2026-08-13T11:03:01-07:00 2025-12-31 931157146 KERN & THOMPSON LLC 13221 SW 68TH PKWY STE 520 PORTLAND OR 97223 990 2025-01-01 237079356 Friends of Tryon Creek FRIE 5036364398 11321 S Terwilliger Blvd Portland OR 97219 ELIZABETH KENNEDY-WONG Executive Director 2026-08-11 true Jonna Vercellini CPA P01922749 5032223338 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELIZABETH KENNEDY-WONG 2399138 false X WWW.TRYONFRIENDS.ORG X 1970 OR THE MISSION OF FRIENDS OF TRYON CREEK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OREGON STATE PARKS, IS TO INSPIRE EVERY COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY, CULTIVATE OR RECLAIM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE IN THIS CHERISHED URBAN FOREST. 14 14 26 145 0 1695246 1965763 314739 285055 7084 11881 17068 27163 2034137 2289862 0 0 880800 973842 0 346773 1176529 1878390 2057329 2852232 -23192 -562370 2460494 2226183 5888 196220 2454606 2029963 THE MISSION OF FRIENDS OF TRYON CREEK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OREGON STATE PARKS, IS TO INSPIRE EVERY COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY, CULTIVATE OR RECLAIM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE IN THIS CHERISHED URBAN FOREST. false false 1543266 IN 2025, FOTC COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EDUCATIONAL FACILITY ON-SITE AT TRYON CREEK STATE NATURAL AREA. THIS COST INCLUDES PERMITTING, MATERIAL COST AND CONSTRUCTION LABOR. FOTC PROVIDED MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND DIRECTION FOR THE PROJECT. NEW FACILITY WAS COMPLETED IN 2025, ALLOWING FOR PROGRAM EXPANSION AND FURTHERING PARTNERSHIPS WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF PARK STEWARDS.FOTC FUNDRAISED THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE OWNED BY OREGON STATE PARKS. FACILITY HONORS THE INDIGENOUS CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN AND WILL SERVE THOUSANDS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 496849 315739 NATURE DAY CAMPS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, CULTURAL ECOLOGY PROGRAMMING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ADULT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.FOTC FACILITATES CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY THROUGH DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAT SUPPORTS TRYON CREEK STATE NATURAL AREA. CULTURAL ECOLOGY PROMOTES THE AUTHENTIC CULTURAL NARRATIVE OF THE TRYON CREEK LANDSCAPE. FOTC WORKS TO BENEFIT INTERGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES THROUGH A CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. 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