The Portland Business Alliance understands that in order to ensure economic prosperity in the Portland region it is important to build partnerships with and give support to other non-profit organizations. In some cases, the burden of administrative and human resource requirements can overwhelm small organizations so the Alliance created the Charitable Institute, a 501(c)(3) corporation. 

Since 1982, the Charitable Institute has served as an umbrella organization and provides administrative and human resource services for other nonprofits that align with the Alliance mission of ensuring economic prosperity in the Portland region.