'America's First Nonprofit Pub' Has Already Raised $100K for Charities

At first glance, the Oregon Public House looks like any other hipster pub in Portland. There are lovingly-crafted local beers. Someone’s playing a ukulele. The only thing missing are the free-range chickens.

But take a closer look, and you’ll notice something unusual: a sign reading “nonprofit pub.”

“This is the most Portland thing I’ve ever heard,” laughed Burbank.

“Yeah, I know, right?” said Ryan Saari. “And it really feels a little like that. Like, ‘Oh, a nonprofit pub, oh, jeez. Oh, Portland, what are you gonna do next?’”

Yes, the Oregon Public House calls itself America’s first nonprofit pub. The idea came to founder Ryan Saari exactly how you’d think it would: “I was having a beer, I was drinking, sitting in the backyard with my buddy and I thought, ‘What about a pub?’ ‘Cause there’s nothing more Portland than nonprofits and breweries.”