Frog Ferry

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Frog Ferry

A RENAISSANCE FOR PORTLAND.

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Our Mission

To create a safe and sustainable river-friendly public passenger ferry service to connect people to their river - and one another - and help build a more livable community.

The time is now for a ferry service for Portland.

Let’s bring a positive, fun and transformative change for Portland. Let's be proactive and embrace innovative, cost effective, and proven best practices.

Public agencies have been clear that they are unable to lead this effort. For nine years, Frog Ferry, a 501(c)(3), has conducted the research, planning, and community engagement with support from private, philanthropic, and nonprofit (many pro bono and low bono) contributions delivering an estimated $40M in value.

The project is ready to proceed since we secured permission from the City to use the two public docks. $22M will put a vessel into operation within three years of funding.

This is a time for leadership, and the community must lead by providing critical funding via a Community Ownership Campaign.


Invest Now!

Click the Invest Now button above to get started. You'll first need to create an account with our record-keeping service, Transfer Online, through their SOS system, to track Share registrations. After you've completed your account, you'll be taken to the Donor section where you'll be able to enter the number of shares for your contribution. Please bookmark this page as it will provide up-to-date communications regarding your shares and the progress of the campaign. 


Gifting this donation?

Complete checkout, then email susan@frogferry.com with your subscription number and the recipient's physical address. We'll send a certificate issued in their name.

SUBSCRIPTION

$2,000,000
3,000 Shares
$900,000.00
1 Shares
$300.00
$300.00

Campaign Documents

  1. Summary Document 04/08/2026 (117.00 KB)
  2. Community Ownership Campaign (1.00 MB)

Frog Ferry

Commitment to Radical Transparency

At a time of limited trust and confidence in significant transportation projects, Frog Ferry commits to a model of integrity reflecting clear, accountable, and transparent communications.

Guided by ferry experts, curiosity, data, commitment to creating a better Portland. We are learning as we go and will make mistakes, but we are actively pursuing a new operation that has layers of unknowns and complexity.

To date, the vast majority of work completed has been possible through individual donations (at $5-$10,000), the unpaid work and loans of our Founder/President, and dozens of professional services providers who have donated their time and treasure to the cause.

It is true that it is extremely unusual to have a nonprofit lead a new public transit mode. At a time of limited resources but substantial need, Frog Ferry is working through systems that do not have a clear path. Grant opportunities are limited, let alone for a nonprofit to pursue. Most state and federal funding is allocated solely to public agencies. The majority of foundations do not include transportation as a central area of focus. 

Yet, the immediate need is clear, that if we don’t come together as a community to build a ferry system, we simply won’t get one in our lifetime.