Large Event Sponsorships
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Events must align with Travel Portland's strategic objectives
- Focus on driving leisure demand
- Focus on enhancing destination reputation
- Focus on advancing equity, diversity and inclusion
Overview
Program Status: Active (Ongoing Opportunity)
Geographic Scope: Portland, Oregon
Travel Portland provides sponsorship support for events that align with strategic objectives to drive leisure demand, enhance destination reputation and advance equity, diversity and inclusion in the destination.
Eligibility
- Events must align with Travel Portland's strategic objectives
- Focus on driving leisure demand
- Focus on enhancing destination reputation
- Focus on advancing equity, diversity and inclusion
Award Timeline
- Requests for sponsorship are reviewed biannually
- Event organizers should apply based on the date of the event
Contact Information
- Address: Travel Portland, 100 S.W. Main St., Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204
How to Apply
Application Process
- Requests for sponsorship are reviewed biannually
- Event organizers should apply based on the date of the event
- See sponsorship program page for specific application deadlines based on event date
What Travel Portland actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 8
- Total given
- $360K
- Median grant
- $48K
- Range
- $26K–$50K
- By dollars: Oregon 100%. Top recipient cities: Portland, OR.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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$50K
Creativehomies HQ LLC · Portland, OR
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$48K
Vive Northwest · Portland, OR
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Travel and tourism
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