About Us

The One Percent Project was founded by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design (JHID). As the need for housing and services increased in Portland, Oregon, it became critical to examine and address the stark contrast between the lovely spaces they were designing and the tent camps that peppered the sidewalks right outside their office doors.

Within a year of launching at Design Week Portland 2019, the initiative had raised over $100,000 for Portland non-profits. See the impact of those grants.

The JHID team works with clients nation-wide and has projects in many cities where housing and services are not meeting surging demands. They decided to broaden the scope of the initiative in 2020 and use the platform to rally those in the business of home across the United States.

Learn more about how JHID incorporated donations in to their business practices, see the FAQ page.

Read the article, Ways to Incorporate Giving Back Into Your Business, featuring The One Percent Project.