1000 Friends of Oregon
Mission
Our mission is to promote healthy working lands, great communities, shared prosperity, and a strong democracy with and for all Oregonians.
Bottom Line for Portland
| In the Portland metro area, 1000 Friends of Oregon has a 51-year record of impact. We led Portland for Everyone, helping to reverse a century of exclusionary zoning and establish residential infill—some of the most equitable housing policy in the nation—while advancing forward-thinking statewide housing legislation. Our legal team partners with communities across the region to hold multi-billion-dollar corporations accountable when their expansion threatens Oregon’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. And through our Land Use Leadership Initiative, we’ve now hosted seven cohorts, training more than 150 metro-area residents to become powerful advocates for their communities and Oregon’s land use future. |
Quote
"As a former student at Parkrose High School, I know how important it is to ensure my neighborhood is safe and healthy not only for my family but for future generations. The Prologis freight warehouse puts my community's safety and future at risk. I’m proud to be part of the fight against this project, but I couldn’t do it without the support of 1000 Friends of Oregon. They took action to protect my neighborhood, filing a legal challenge against the warehouse. When the City ignored our concerns, 1000 Friends of Oregon stepped up. Together, we’re advocating for a better future for the Parkrose neighborhood that I love."
- Celeste Ruiz, Parkrose High Graduate, class of 2024
Incentives
All Give!Guide donors to 1000 Friends of Oregon will receive a free 12 oz drip coffee or tea at Parkrose Coffee Shop in North Portland! Parkrose Coffee Shop shares our commitment to Oregon’s working lands—using local ingredients and highlighting farms from the once-agricultural Parkrose area. Together, we celebrate Oregon’s farmland and the people who protect it.
All our donors will also receive a custom 1000 Friends of Oregon sticker and a handwritten thank you note.
All donors over $100 will receive a custom 1000 Friends of Oregon soil map tote (see examples on our socials!).
On November 1, all donors to 1000 Friends over $75 will be entered to win a package at CASCADA Thermal Springs and Spa in NE Portland.
On November 30, all donors to 1000 Friends over $100 will be entered to win a CSA subscription to Stoneboat Farms for the 2026 summer season.
On December 27, every $25 you donate to 1000 Friends earns you one entry to win a five-class package at Barry’s Gym in Portland.
On December 29, the first three donors to 1000 Friends over $125 will win one of three 3-month yoga memberships to Modo Yoga in SE Portland.
Partner(s)
Business Partners
These awesome local businesses are supporting us this Give!Guide season!
- Parkrose Coffee Shop in North Portland is offering all 1000 Friends Give!Guide donors a free 12 oz drip coffee or tea! Parkrose Coffee shares our commitment to Oregon’s working lands, using local ingredients and highlighting nearby farms from the once-agricultural Parkrose area.
- CASCADA Thermal Springs and Spa in NE Portland is giving one lucky donor over $75 (on November 1) a rejuvenating spa package.
- Stoneboat Farms is offering a 2026 CSA subscription to one donor over $100 on November 30. Their regenerative farming practices keep Oregon’s soils healthy and productive.
- Barry’s Gym in Portland is offering a five-class pack as a raffle prize! Each $25 donation to 1000 Friends gets you one entry to win.
- Modo Yoga Portland in SE Portland will gift 3-month memberships to the first three donors over $125 on December 29.
Nonprofit partners
We work with these nonprofit partners year-round, and are teaming up again this Give!Guide season!
- Crag Law Center provides strategic, low-cost legal services to protect Oregon’s land, air, water, and communities.
- WeShine builds and supports neighborhood-based micro-villages that offer safe, transitional housing for unhoused Portlanders.
- Forest Park Conservancy restores and protects Forest Park’s ecosystem while connecting people to nature through stewardship and education.
- Verde builds environmental wealth in Portland’s communities of color through social enterprise, outreach, and advocacy.
- Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts unites more than 30 organizations across Oregon working to conserve and protect natural lands and working farms.
- Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon supports people living with Parkinson’s disease through education, care, and community connection.
(503) 497-1000
Year Founded: 1974
Tax ID: 93-0642086
1000 Friends of Oregon is in the Environment category which is sponsored by A to Z Wineworks.
They're a medium-sized organization with activities in Clackamas Co., Multnomah Co., Washington Co. and beyond.