[1][2] According to Willamette Week, WPU's mission "includes everything from awarding grants to emerging talent with an eye for eccentricity to acting as a clearinghouse for events and places with a flair for the bizarre".

The newspaper said the organization also "aims to make our time stuck in traffic spiked with quirk by purchasing billboard space throughout the city and reserving them for weird-use only.

"[3] The Oregonian has said WPU was established to "[raise] and [distribute] money to keep Portland's unique creative spirit alive and kicking".

[4] "Weirdo Memberships" cost $10 per month, or $100 per year, and the group also accepts donations from businesses and individuals.

[14] WPU's first major public event, called Portland Weird Fest, was held at Oaks Amusement Park in 2024.