Ways to Give

Donate Now

Give Monthly

Designate Your Gift

Legacy and Endowment Giving

Mail a Gift

Donor-Advised Fund Direct Widget

Give Stock

Jane Williams Society

Crowdfund for Outside In

Donate Items

Your Gift Changes Lives

Since 1968, Outside In has transformed thousands of lives by helping break the cycles of chronic homelessness, poverty, and poor health among Portland’s LGBTQIA+ community, people of color, immigrants, and the underserved.

Help us transform lives by making an online donation today!

Designate Your Gift

Your contribution can go directly to helping clients with access to education, food, medical care, and more. Have questions? Our Development Department is here to help you. Please call or email 503.535.3866 or development@outsidein.org.

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Mail a check to:

Outside In
c/o Development Department
1132 SW 13th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Legacy and Endowment Giving

Including Outside In in your will or estate plan is a powerful way you can support communities facing homeless and poverty. Have you already included us in your Estate Plans? Let us know by clicking here. Have questions? Please call or email us at 503.535.3855 or development@outsidein.org.

Legacy and Endowment Giving Guide
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Sample Bequest Language

Use the Donor-Advised Fund Direct Widget

DAF Direct enables you to make grants to Outside In, conveniently and directly from your donor-advised fund (DAF).

If your DAF holder doesn’t participate in DAF Direct, direct your gift to:

Outside In
1132 SW 13th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
(Tax ID = 93-0567549)

Give Stock

Are you interested in donating stock? Fill out this stock donation transfer form. Have questions? Our Development Director is here to help you. Please call or email Justine Ziegler at 503.535.3867 or justinez@outsidein.org.

Jane Williams Society

Outside In’s Jane Williams Society brings together a community of philanthropists who play an important role in caring for some of Portland’s most at risk citizens.

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Crowdfund For Outside In

Fundraise for Outside In with your friends and family. 

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Donate Cryptocurrency

Interested in donating cryptocurrency to Outside In? Cryptocurrency can be donated just like you might give stock or other assets. With our partner, Engiven, you can make a gift of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others.

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Donate Items

We take donations year-round and have a list of needs that fluctuates by season. Take a look at our wish lists below to see what our current needs are. To coordinate a donation drop-off or ask questions email Wishlist@outsidein.org.

Holiday Giving

The holidays are a great  time to donate items! We have seasonal basic needs as well as the opportunity to purchase a gift so the every youth gets a present during the holidays. See our holiday wish list below.

Amazon Wish List

Used Clothing

We do take used clothing on a case-by-case basis based upon need and quality of the item. If you have used clothing or other used items for donation, please email us at Wishlist@outsidein.org before bringing in your donation.

Non-profit Status and Financial Information

Anthony

As a patient at Outside In, the dignity, compassion, and respect that I was shown by staff truly had a lasting impact on me and directly resulted in me wanting to get involved in helping my community.

Shay

Outside In made me want to be around excellence. Outside In shaped me. It taught me how to be kind to people less fortunate.

River

When I came out as trans and reached out to the community for help, everyone had something good to say about Outside In.

Rei

Through these connections I was able to get into school and graduate as a Certified Medical Assistant

Jason

Through Outside In’s guidance and support, I was in my own apartment completely self-sufficient within a week.

Anna

If you met me today, you might never imagine I spent countless nights sleeping under the Burnside Bridge.

Ollie

I wanted independence and stability. I wanted to belong. I found Outside In.

Courtney

Housing at Outside In is so much more than a roof over your head. The staff is helpful and amazing. They were always there for us anticipating our needs. Finally, we weren’t hungry anymore and we were safe.

Ramad

I feel safe at Outside In. I love Outside In people. How they love us, care for us. The wonderful and fresh food, the health care, the accommodations, the hospitalities. People talking to me, listening to me. Changing lives. It is a great moment.

Adrianna

By the time I was 17, I didn't trust anybody...except Outside In. The staff took my concerns seriously, and took a holistic approach. They protected me.