Who Pays for Sunstone Way’s Billboards?

Homeless shelter provider Sunstone Way, which announced it will close July 1 citing financial constraints, has been running billboard advertisements around Portland despite its claimed budget shortfall. Multnomah County and city officials confirmed they do not reimburse contractors for advertising expenses, though Sunstone Way did not respond to questions about how the billboards are funded. Commissioner Meghan Moyer expressed concerns about oversight of reimbursements for administrative costs and whether the county is receiving adequate services for its payments to the nonprofit.