The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Portland

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the private foundations whose grant funds are derived primarily from the contributions of a profit-making business organization.

MISSION:

FEED'EM FREEDOM FOUNDATION (FFF) IGNITES AND CENTERS BLACK AGRICULTURISTS TO PARTICIPATE AS OWNERS AND MOVEMENT LEADERS WITHIN AGRICULTURE, LAND STEWARDSHIP, REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY RESPONSE, AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.

MISSION:

SUPPORT AND PROMOTE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN REGENERATIVE LOCAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION IN A BIOREGIONAL SYSTEM OF WATERSHEDS THAT MAKE UP THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST.

MISSION:

ANIMAL AID OF PORTLAND ENHANCES THE WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED CARE AND LIFELONG COMMITMENT, RESCUE AND ADOPTION, RESOURCES AND EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

MISSION:

TO ENCOURAGE AND ABET GRADUATING SENIOR STUDENTS OF DUFUR HIGH SCHOOL TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION BY OFFERING GRANTS TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR COLLEGE TUITION AND OTHER DIRECT STUDY MATERIALS.

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The goal of this organization is to provide services relating to public affairs or society benefit where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.

MISSION:

DMTF (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE) CREATES OPEN MANAGEABILITY STANDARDS SPANNING DIVERSE EMERGING AND TRADITIONAL IT INFRASTRUCTURES INCLUDING CLOUD, VIRTUALIZATION, NETWORK, SERVERS AND STORAGE. MEMBER COMPANIES AND ALLIANCE PARTNERS WORLDWIDE COLLABORATE ON STANDARDS TO IMPROVE THE INTEROPERABLE MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BY ANSI AND ISO, DMTF STANDARDS ENABLE A MORE INTEGRATED AND COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT THROUGH INTEROPERABLE SOLUTIONS. SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN SOURCE AND OPEN STANDARDS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY DMTF, WHICH HAS THE SUPPORT, TOOLS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION.

MISSION:

PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the organizations like chambers of commerce, business leagues and commercial trade associations whose members are businessmen and women and merchants who have affiliated for the purpose of promoting the general commercial interests of the community or the interests of their own trade. [Many of these are found in section 501(c)(6) business leagues; and 501(c)(6) chambers of commerce.]

MISSION:

ECO INSPIRES STUDENTS TO CARE FOR NATURE AND THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION AND CLIMATE ACTION.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the private foundations that make grants based on charitable endowments. Because of their endowments, they are focused primarily on grantmaking and generally do not actively raise funds or seek public financial support. These are the most common type of private foundation. They are generally endowed, usually from a single individual or family. Private foundations are considered family foundations if relatives or the original donor are still active on the board of trustees or in the operation of the foundation.

MISSION:

AIRWAY SCIENCE FOR KIDS (ASK) EXPOSES YOUTH, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED, TO ACTIVITIES THAT INSPIRE THEIR INTEREST AND GROWTH TOWARD HIGHER LEARNING AND CAREERS IN AEROSPACE, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS.

MISSION:

TO INSPIRE UNDERSTANDING AND STEWARDSHIP OF PORTLAND HISTORY THROUGH PITTOCK MANSION, ITS COLLECTIONS, AND PROGRAMS

MISSION:

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF THE JEWISH AND BROADER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE PORTLAND METRO AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH JEWISH VALUES.

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF THE FOREST PARK CONSERVANCY IS TO PROTECT AND FOSTER THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF FOREST PARK, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE PARK'S EXTENSIVE TRAILS NETWORK, AND INSPIRE COMMUNITY APPRECIATION AND FUTURE STEWARDSHIP OF THIS ICONIC URBAN FOREST AS A GIFT FOR GENERATIONS.

MISSION:

THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN'S CANCER ASSOCIATION.

MISSION:

THE OREGON MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION (OMEF) IF DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCE THROUGH EDUCATION.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to provide a broad range of social services for individuals or families.

MISSION:

TO SECURE IMPROVED WAGES, HOURS, WORKING CONDITIONS, AND OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES THROUGH ORGANIZATION, NEGOTIATIONS, AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE A GATHERING PLACE FOR WORSHIPERS AND BELIEVERS TO PRACTICE BUDDHISM IN THE GREATER PORTLAND AREA AND IN THE STATE OF OREGON.