FRIENDS OF CORVALLIS PARKS AND RECREATION

What FRIENDS OF CORVALLIS PARKS AND RECREATION does

Friends of Corvallis Parks and Recreation is an Oregon-registered nonprofit organization founded around 2012–2013 and headquartered at 1310 SW Avery Park Drive in Corvallis, Oregon. It is a small, community-focused 501(c)(3)-style entity with approximately 7 employees whose mission is to advocate for, fundraise on behalf of, and volunteer to support the Corvallis Parks and Recreation Department's parks, trails, natural areas, cultural and historic resources, recreation facilities, and programs. The organization does not build or sell any technology product; its outputs are fundraising campaigns, advocacy efforts, and community volunteer coordination directed at specific municipal park assets.

The organization operates a portfolio of projects spanning completed neighborhood park upgrades (Arnold Park, Franklin Square Park, Avery Park Musical Instruments), recreational facilities (Ron Naasko Playground, Rene Moye Memorial Sports Complex, Pickleball Court Rehabilitation), aquatic infrastructure (Osborn Aquatic Center), and natural area improvements (Marys River Boardwalk Replacement). Currently active large projects include the Osborn Aquatic Center Capital Campaign, Trails development, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Update, and the Eric Scott McKinley Skate Park Expansion Project. Its go-to-market motion is community-led: it solicits individual donations through its website (friendsofcorvallisparks.org) and Facebook page (facebook.com/lovecorvallisparks), and engages local residents in volunteer activities for project execution and advocacy.

Revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary donations and contributions, with capital campaigns such as the Osborn Aquatic Center Capital Campaign functioning as episodic fundraising vehicles tied to specific municipal projects. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed, and the organization has no disclosed commercial pricing model, partnerships, awards, patents, M&A activity, or regulatory actions. The nonprofit's primary customer segment is geographically defined as residents of Corvallis, Oregon, with no named institutional or corporate donor clients.

Name

FRIENDS OF CORVALLIS PARKS AND RECREATION

Legal name

Friends of Corvallis Parks & Recreation

Website

https://lovecorvallisparks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Friends of Corvallis Parks and Recreation is a Corvallis, Oregon-based nonprofit founded around 2012–2013 that fundraises, advocates for, and volunteers to support the city's public parks, trails, recreation facilities, and community programs.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Corvallis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization generates revenue through donations from community members and fundraising campaigns. They run capital campaigns for specific projects such as the Osborn Aquatic Center Capital Campaign. Donations support the operation of public parks, natural areas, cultural and historic resources, recreation facilities and programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Friends of Corvallis Parks & Recreation is a nonprofit organization that supports the Corvallis Parks and Recreation Department through fundraising, advocacy, and volunteer coordination. It delivers and funds park improvements, aquatic facilities, playgrounds, sports complexes, trails, and cultural/historic resource preservation projects for the Corvallis, Oregon community.

Product overview

Friends of Corvallis Parks and Recreation is a nonprofit organization that supports the Corvallis Parks and Recreation Department through fundraising, advocacy, and volunteer activities. The organization manages a portfolio of completed projects including parks (Arnold Park, Franklin Square Park), playgrounds (Ron Naasko Playground), sports facilities (Rene Moye Memorial Sports Complex), aquatic facilities (Osborn Aquatic Center), and natural area improvements (Marys River Boardwalk). Current large projects include the Osborn Aquatic Center Capital Campaign (with companion pages for campaign metrics and community testimonials), Trails development, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Update, and the Eric Scott McKinley Skate Park Expansion. The organization also supports musical instruments at Avery Park, pickleball court rehabilitation, and various small neighborhood projects. The organization does not offer a technology product or platform.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Osborn Aquatic Center Capital Campaign Ongoing capital fundraising campaign supporting upgrades and improvements to the Osborn Aquatic Center, a major community aquatic facility, with companion pages for campaign metrics and community testimonials.
• Trails Development and Maintenance Ongoing development and maintenance of community trails for hiking, biking, and outdoor recreation in the Corvallis area.
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Update Renovation and update project for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park to honor the legacy and serve community recreation needs.
• Eric Scott McKinley Skate Park Expansion Project Expansion of the local skate park facility to provide additional recreation space for skateboarders and action sports enthusiasts.
• Small Neighborhood Park Projects Various smaller-scale park improvement and maintenance projects supporting neighborhood recreational facilities in Corvallis.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• City Parks Alliance: National membership organization that advocates for urban parks and convenes parks nonprofits and city departments. Operates at a broader national scale but addresses the same parks-funding and parks-advocacy problem space as the subject.
• The Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit focused on creating parks and protecting public land, with an active Oregon program. Broader geographic scope and larger scale than the subject, but overlapping parks-advocacy and conservation mission and similar capital-campaign / land-deal funding model.
• National Recreation and Park Association: National nonprofit that supports park and recreation professionals, agencies, and advocates through training, certification, and advocacy. Adjacent mission in advancing parks and recreation funding and programs, but at a much larger professional-association scale.

Direct peers

• Friends of Trees: Portland-based nonprofit that plants and cares for trees and urban natural areas through community engagement, donations, and volunteer events. Same Oregon geography, same nonprofit fundraising + volunteer GTM, and adjacent parks-and-natural-areas mission.
• Oregon Parks Foundation: Statewide nonprofit that supports Oregon State Parks through fundraising and volunteer programs. Directly comparable mission of supplementing public parks funding and engaging volunteers for park improvements.
• SOLVE Oregon: Oregon nonprofit that organizes volunteer cleanup and restoration projects across the state. Same Oregon geography, same nonprofit volunteer-driven model supporting parks and natural areas, and similar donation-and-volunteer GTM motion.
• Portland Parks Foundation: Oregon-based nonprofit that fundraises and advocates for Portland Parks & Recreation. Closest direct peer: same state, same parks-advocacy nonprofit model, same city-department partnership structure, and similar capital-campaign approach.

Regional players

• Willamette Riverkeeper: Oregon-based nonprofit that protects and restores the Willamette River through advocacy, volunteer events, and donations. Operates in the same Oregon geography and adjacent natural-areas mission (the subject's Marys River Boardwalk directly interfaces with this stewardship scope).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lovecorvallisparks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/friends-of-corvallis-parks-and-recreation

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M&A

Investments

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