community forestry nonprofit

Friends of Trees

A Portland-based nonprofit that plants trees and native shrubs through volunteer and community partnerships across the region. It scores this way because community forestry, watershed restoration, paid youth partnerships, and accessible tree-planting services are stronger than ordinary landscaping retail, though governance is nonprofit-board mediated.

Why this matters: Friends of Trees adds a major Oregon community-forestry service organization with a precise Portland address.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 16, 2026

Final Score 55* A - Good

AGOOD55 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material51

Bonus+4

Cap66No structure cap

After Cap55

Penalties0

!Not Verified

Represent this organization?

Request verification to have the evidence record checked against primary materials and organization-supplied documents. Verification does not buy a higher score; scores change only when review finds factual errors, omissions, or miscalibration.

Request verification

Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

Ownership7/10
Extraction7/10
Solidarity with the Unemployed6/7

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims8
Direct axis claims8
Coverage8/12

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	7 / 10	The linked record identifies Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and as a regional community-forestry organization. The linked record identifies Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and as a regional community-forestry organization. That puts Friends of Trees high on Ownership relative to conventional private retail, consulting, or charity models because the activity shifts resources, voice, or practical capacity toward affected residents, workers, or low-income users. It stays below the maximum where the record does not show full democratic ownership by all users or workers. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization. [1] context Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [2] context Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. [3]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	5 / 10	Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. That gives Friends of Trees positive but limited Governance credit: it is more aligned than baseline market comparators, but the available sources show nonprofit or program accountability rather than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled lock. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization. [1] context Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [2] context Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	7 / 10	Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. That puts Friends of Trees high on Extraction relative to conventional private retail, consulting, or charity models because the activity shifts resources, voice, or practical capacity toward affected residents, workers, or low-income users. It stays below the maximum where the record does not show full democratic ownership by all users or workers. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization. [1] context Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [2] context Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	5 / 7	Friends of Trees has invested more than $1 million in community partnerships through contracts and shared funding arrangements since 2010. Friends of Trees has invested more than $1 million in community partnerships through contracts and shared funding arrangements since 2010. That gives Friends of Trees positive but limited Labor Sovereignty credit: it is more aligned than baseline market comparators, but the available sources show nonprofit or program accountability rather than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled lock. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization. [1] context Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [2] context Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. [3] Friends of Trees has invested more than $1 million in community partnerships through contracts and shared funding arrangements since 2010. [4]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	6 / 7	Friends of Trees reports partnerships that pay high-school interns stipends for job training and leadership opportunities. Friends of Trees reports partnerships that pay high-school interns stipends for job training and leadership opportunities. That puts Friends of Trees high on Solidarity with the Unemployed relative to conventional private retail, consulting, or charity models because the activity shifts resources, voice, or practical capacity toward affected residents, workers, or low-income users. It stays below the maximum where the record does not show full democratic ownership by all users or workers. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization. [1] context Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [2] context Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. [3] Friends of Trees reports partnerships that pay high-school interns stipends for job training and leadership opportunities. [5]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	6 / 7	Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. That puts Friends of Trees high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity relative to conventional private retail, consulting, or charity models because the activity shifts resources, voice, or practical capacity toward affected residents, workers, or low-income users. It stays below the maximum where the record does not show full democratic ownership by all users or workers. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization. [1] context Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [2] context Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	5 / 5	Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization. [1] Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [2] context Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. That gives Friends of Trees positive but limited Product Integrity credit: it is more aligned than baseline market comparators, but the available sources show nonprofit or program accountability rather than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled lock. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization. [1] context Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [2] Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. [3]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	5 / 5	Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. That gives Friends of Trees positive but limited Scale Integrity credit: it is more aligned than baseline market comparators, but the available sources show nonprofit or program accountability rather than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled lock. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization. [1] context Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [2] context Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. [3]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Openness to Dissent ? Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.	1 / 3	Friends of Trees channels resident and volunteer participation into local urban-forest and watershed decisions. Friends of Trees channels resident and volunteer participation into local urban-forest and watershed decisions. That supports a limited Openness to Dissent bonus because the organization supplies unusually accessible, practical, anti-poverty, or civic value compared with ordinary paid providers. The bonus is capped because the evidence does not show universal access or a binding entitlement for every possible user. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence Friends of Trees channels resident and volunteer participation into local urban-forest and watershed decisions. [6]
Constitutional Spirit ? Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms even where private law does not strictly require it.	1 / 3	Friends of Trees builds shared ecological infrastructure through community plantings rather than privatizing environmental benefits. Friends of Trees builds shared ecological infrastructure through community plantings rather than privatizing environmental benefits. That supports a limited Constitutional Spirit bonus because the organization supplies unusually accessible, practical, anti-poverty, or civic value compared with ordinary paid providers. The bonus is capped because the evidence does not show universal access or a binding entitlement for every possible user. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence Friends of Trees builds shared ecological infrastructure through community plantings rather than privatizing environmental benefits. [7]
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	2 / 3	Friends of Trees makes tree planting and community planting participation accessible through a nonprofit service model. Friends of Trees makes tree planting and community planting participation accessible through a nonprofit service model. That supports a limited Good Deal bonus because the organization supplies unusually accessible, practical, anti-poverty, or civic value compared with ordinary paid providers. The bonus is capped because the evidence does not show universal access or a binding entitlement for every possible user. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing food-justice nonprofits, worker centers, environmental-justice groups, furniture banks, reuse stores, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence Friends of Trees makes tree planting and community planting participation accessible through a nonprofit service model. [8]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 77/100

8 verified linked claims 8 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 8/12 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

8 verified linked claims

Source quality 12/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

8 direct claims across 12 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 16, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 7/10

8/12 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

Correction routeUse “Challenge this rating” for factual errors, missing counterevidence, source problems, or calculation mistakes.

Company responseCompany representatives can submit source-backed corrections; payment never changes scores or reviewer authority.

Claims and Sources

Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1Friends of Trees is listed as a Portland nonprofit and describes itself as a regional community-forestry organization.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 16, 2026

Friends of Trees aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

2Friends of Trees has a public Portland address at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 16, 2026

Oregon Cultural Trust Friends of Trees profileGeneral web source · 58%

3Friends of Trees improves urban tree canopy and restores sensitive natural areas through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 16, 2026

Friends of Trees aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

4Friends of Trees has invested more than $1 million in community partnerships through contracts and shared funding arrangements since 2010.

Labor Sovereignty Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 16, 2026

Friends of Trees aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

5Friends of Trees reports partnerships that pay high-school interns stipends for job training and leadership opportunities.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 16, 2026

Friends of Trees aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

6Friends of Trees channels resident and volunteer participation into local urban-forest and watershed decisions.

Openness To Dissent Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 16, 2026

Friends of Trees aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

7Friends of Trees builds shared ecological infrastructure through community plantings rather than privatizing environmental benefits.

Constitutional Spirit Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 16, 2026

Friends of Trees aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

8Friends of Trees makes tree planting and community planting participation accessible through a nonprofit service model.

Good Deal Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 16, 2026

Friends of Trees aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

Alternatives

AGOOD61 Casa Latina Latino immigrant worker center · Washington, Pacific Northwest AGOOD58 Inspiration Corporation meals, housing, and job-training nonprofit · Illinois, Midwest AGOOD57 Blanchet House hospitality, meals, shelter, and recovery nonprofit · Oregon, Pacific Northwest AGOOD56 Duwamish River Community Coalition environmental justice community coalition · Washington, Pacific Northwest AGOOD56 Little Village Environmental Justice Organization community environmental justice nonprofit · Illinois, Midwest

Competitors

Help Improve This Profile

Submit source-backed evidence or challenge a specific claim, source, axis value, or calculation below.

How This Page Is Maintained

Evidence comes in through contributors, is checked by verifiers, and is synthesized by reviewers. Founder authority remains narrow and visible; scores recalculate when verified claims or the rubric change.

Civic Note

Incorporation, limited liability, market access, and other institutional privileges are public grants. Good Companies Directory treats those privileges as conditional on accountability to workers, users, communities, and the public.

Submit evidence for Friends of Trees Add one source-backed fact for review.

Challenge this rating Point to a specific score, claim, source, or calculation problem.

Audit Log

Recent public changes for this company or group. The full audit log is part of the Transparency record.

No company-specific audit entries have been published yet.

View Full Audit Log