Help make Portland legible.
Portland Civic Lab builds public dashboards, civic surveys, and practical tools — and gives them all away free. Backing the Lab helps keep them free, current, and independent, and funds what we build next.
One thing up front: because the Lab is a company that gives its work away — not a charity — your support isn't a tax-deductible donation. You're backing free, public tools, eyes open. We think that's a better deal than a write-off, and we'd rather say so plainly.
Keep public dashboards current
Fund data refreshes, source checks, and the unglamorous maintenance that makes public dashboards trustworthy.
Run independent civic measurement
Support surveys and public methods that show what Portlanders think, not just what institutions report.
Turn public records into usable tools
Help convert scattered PDFs, portals, hearings, and spreadsheets into decision-ready public infrastructure.
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Back the lab
Monthly support gives us predictable runway to keep dashboards current and launch the next Civic Lab tools.
Secure payment is handled by Stripe. Portland Civic Lab does not store card numbers.
You can use cards and other payment methods enabled in Stripe Checkout.
Your support isn't a tax-deductible charitable donation — you're backing a company that gives its tools away free.
Why recurring
Recurring support keeps the work from becoming a one-off.
The hard part is not launching one chart. It is keeping the source data fresh, documenting what changed, building tools people can actually use, and staying independent enough to call the numbers straight.
Payments run through Stripe Checkout.
You choose the amount and frequency here, then Stripe handles the secure payment page. We never store card information on Portland Civic Lab servers. Monthly support can be canceled anytime — just email us and we'll stop the next charge.
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