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Takeaction Minnesota

TAKEACTION MINNESOTA envisions a minnesota dedicated to the principles of strong communities, democracy, and equal opportunity for all.

$101k
Granted FY2025still arriving
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Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Public Benefit$746kEducation$200kCivil Rights$102kArts & Culture$60kHousing & Shelter$55kCrime & Legal$50kEmployment$30kCommunity Improvement$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$100,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$4.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND$100,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%BLUEPRINT CAMPAIGNS: $5k → 6%YES 4 MINNEAPOLIS: $205k → 11%TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND: $211k → 14%ALL SQUARE: $50k → 11%FAITH IN MINNESOTA: $100k → 14%UNIDOS MN: $100k → 11%TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND: $100k → 14%UNIDOS MN: $100k → 11%TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND: $75k → 14%612 MASH: $50k → 11%ISAIAH: $50k → 14%HOME TO STAY MINNEAPOLIS: $25k → 11%TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND: $40k → 14%SASSAFRAS HEALING ARTS: $8k → 11%FAITH IN MINNESOTA: $27k → 14%THE THIRD RAIL: $10k → 11%MINNESOTA YOUTH COLLECTIVE EDUCATION FUND: $15k → 14%HOME LINE: $15k → 11%HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER: $15k → 14%WESTSIDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: $15k → 14%MINNESOTA AFL-CIO: $25k → 14%SEIU LOCAL 26 & MSPCCA LABOR MANA: $30k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

59%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$753k · 3 repeat orgs$517k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +250% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

3 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
14

Total granted

$753k
$517k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+250%
0%

Still filing today

67%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHousing & ShelterReligionArts & CultureCivil RightsEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TM
    TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND
    5× · 2020–2025 · $426k
  • UM
    UNIDOS MINNESOTA EDUCATION FUND
    2× · 2022–2023 · $200k · revenue +214%
  • FI
    FAITH IN MINNESOTA
    2× · 2018–2023 · $127k · revenue +250%

Funded once

  • VY
    VOTE YES 4 MINNEAPOLIS
    one grant, 2022 · $205k
  • AS
    ALL SQUARE
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -46%
  • I
    ISAIAHgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +57%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Minnesota Voice

Minnesota Voice is a collaboration of organizations working toward permanent change in social, racial, and economic justice by increasing civic engagement and voter participation across the state.

Public Benefit
2
Leadership Matters Mn

Leadership matters mn is focused on advancing a policy agenda that places working minnesotans first. we support economic growth, job creation and equitable tax and education policies that will allow every minnesotan to thrive.

Education
3
Growth & Justice

To develop and advocate for public policy that makes Minnesota's economy more prosperous and fair for all Minnesotans.

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4
MN350

Mn350 unites minnesotans with the global movement to end the pollution damaging our climate, speed the transition to clean energy, and create a just and healthy future for all.

Environment
5
Minnesota Youth Collective

Minnesota Youth Collective is an organization that centers leadership development of the new generation of movement leaders, build a more representative and progressive state for all Minnesotans. equitable and just state for all people.

Civil Rights
6
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless

To ensure every minnesotan has a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home. we engage in community education activities, public policy advocacy, and providing technical assistance to service providers across the state.

Human Services
7
Takeaction Minnesota

Takeaction minnesota envisions a minnesota dedicated to the principles of strong communities, democracy, and equal opportunity for all.

Public Benefit
8
Alliance for a Better Minnesota

We specialize in using digital and social media, media relations, and original content like videos, graphics, and blogs to increase support for progressive ideals. Together, we can build a Minnesota that works for everyone.

Community Improvement
9
Minnesota Cdfi Coalition

The mission of the Minnesota CDFI Coalition is to activate the collective superpowers of Minnesota CDFIs to achieve economic justice.

Community Improvement
10
Minnesota Jobs Coalition

Minnesota jobs coalition is organized to conduct research and promote citizen engagement regarding policies that lead to job creation and economic growth.

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11
Minneapolis Climate Action

Minneapolis Climate Action is a 501c(3) nonprofit founded in 2007 by a group of dedicated individuals committed to addressing climate change in their community. After almost 10 years of working at the neighborhood level and piloting the…

Environment
12
Elevate Minnesota

To educate the public about the history, purpose and importance of Minnesota unions working in construction, truck driving, and other industrial operations to solidify public support for unions and show the public who the members of unions…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Vote Yes 4 Minneapolis; the most unlike its peers is Seiu Local 26 and Mspcca Labor Mana. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 17 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/16
Grantees still filing
6/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUND: $426,289 · OtherTAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUNDVOTE YES 4 MINNEAPOLIS: $205,000 · OtherVOTE YES 4 MINNEAPOLISALL SQUARE: $50,000 · OtherALL SQUARE612 MASH: $50,000 · Other612 MASH+4 more: $63,000 · Other+4 moreUNIDOS MINNESOTA EDUCATION FUND: $200,000 · EducationUNIDOS MINNESOTA ED…MINNESOTA YOUTH COLLECTIVE EDUCATION FUND: $14,777 · EducationMINNESOTA YOUTH COL…FAITH IN MINNESOTA: $126,800 · Civil RightsFAITH IN MI…ISAIAH: $50,000 · ReligionSEIU LOCAL 26 AND MSPCCA LABOR MANA: $30,000 · EmploymentHOUSING JUSTICE CENTER: $14,777 · Housing & ShelterHOME LINE: $14,777 · Housing & ShelterWEST SIDE CITIZENS ORGANIZATION: $14,777 · Community ImprovementTHE THIRD RAIL: $10,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$794,289Education$214,777Civil Rights$126,800Religion$50,000Employment$30,000Housing & Shelter$29,554Community Improvement$14,777Arts & Culture$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVOTE YES 4 MINNEAPOLIS: $205,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetUNIDOS MINNESOTA EDUCATION FUND: $200,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetFAITH IN MINNESOTA: $126,800 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetALL SQUARE: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetISAIAH: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSEIU LOCAL 26 AND MSPCCA LABOR MANA: $30,000 over 1y, 28% of budgetMINNESOTA AFL-CIO: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHOME TO STAY MINNEAPOLIS: $25,000 over 1y, 62% of budgetMINNESOTA YOUTH COLLECTIVE EDUCATION FUND: $14,777 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetWEST SIDE CITIZENS ORGANIZATION: $14,777 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetHOUSING JUSTICE CENTER: $14,777 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHOME LINE: $14,777 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE THIRD RAIL: $10,000 over 1y, 30% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The McKnight Foundati…Saint Paul & Minnesot…The Minneapolis Found…Takeaction Mn Educati…Pohlad Family Foundat…Otto Bremer TrustMightycause Charitabl…Alliance for Metropol…John and Denise Grave…Women's Foundation of…Headwaters Foundation…Target Foundation
The McKnight FoundationMN19.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The McKnight Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Takeaction Mn Education Fund · Pohlad Family Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Alliance for Metropolitan Stability · John and Denise Graves Foundation · Women's Foundation of Minnesota · Headwaters Foundation for Justice · Target Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Takeaction Minnesota funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Takeaction Minnesota. Bigger dots raise more.

2022
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 17 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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