Let’s bring a positive, fun, and transformative change to our city. Together, we can be proactive and embrace innovative, cost-effective, and proven best practices.

For nine years, Frog Ferry, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has conducted the research, planning, and community engagement — with support from private, philanthropic, and nonprofit partners (many contributing pro bono and low bono) — delivering an estimated $40 million in value.

The project is shovel ready. We have secured permission from the City of Portland to use the two public docks. $22 million will put a vessel into operation within three years of funding. This is a time for leadership, and the community must lead through a Community Ownership Campaign.

What Is Community Ownership?

The public can invest directly in Frog Ferry as an owned and operated community asset. Public investors (“Donors”) are issued Community Ownership Shares to provide capital funding, structured as charitable contributions that are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. You may make your donation a gift. Once you complete your checkout, email susan@frogferry.com with your subscription number and the recipient’s physical address. We’ll send a certificate issued in their name. Please review the Summary Document for full donor information.

Donors may receive non-monetary benefits such as early special ticket sales and complimentary ferry rides. Shares are not a security, investment contract, or financial product — they are a charitable contribution acknowledging your participation in a community capital project supporting the passenger ferry initiative. Share certificates and donation letters will be provided to every contributor.

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*Preliminary, subject to change. Benefits are intended to be tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Why Now?

Portland is at a crossroads. With two public dock permits secured and nine years of groundwork laid, Frog Ferry is the most shovel-ready civic transportation project in the region. Every day without a ferry is another day of congestion, emissions, and missed opportunity to reconnect Portland with its rivers. The community must lead — and this is how you do it.

The Frog Ferry route connects Cathedral Park to RiverPlace across the Willamette River, serving commuters and residents with a low-carbon, scenic alternative to car and bus travel. Long term, the service will connect Vancouver, WA to Oregon City and locations beyond. This is a visible symbol of civic renewal — a forward-looking investment grounded in climate leadership, equitable mobility, and river reconnection.