Charitable federations
The U has teamed up with respected, well-run organizations that support social services, education, arts, health, and other important community needs.
Community Health Charities Minnesota
The ALS Association, Minnesota ChapterAlzheimer's Association, Minnesota - North Dakota
American Diabetes Association Minnesota Area
American Lung Association in Minnesota
Arthritis Foundation North Central Chapter
Association for Nonsmokers - Minnesota
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
Cancer Kids Fund of Children's Hospitals & Clinics
Caring Bridge
Children's Cancer Research Fund
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter
Faiths Lodge
Fraser
Hazelden
Hemophilia Foundation of Minnesota/Dakotas
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation MinnDakotas
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Minnesota Chapter
The Lupus Foundation of Minnesota
March of Dimes
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Memorial Blood Centers
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Minnesota AIDS Project
Minnesota Stroke Association
The Miracles of Mitch Foundation
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Minnesota Chapter
One Heartland
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Minnesota Affiliate
United Arts
AchieveMpls/Arts for Academic AchievementArtStart
Cantus
Children's Theatre Company
Franconia Sculpture Park
Illusion Theater and School
In Progress
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
Independent Feature Project-North
Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota/Sumunar
Jungle Theater
Juxtaposition Arts
Katha Dance Theater
Kulture Klub Collaborative
Loft, Inc.
MacPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra
Minnesota Chorale
Minnesota Fringe Festival
Minnesota Opera
Minnesota Sinfonia
Mixed Blood Theater
MU Performing Arts
Northern Clay Center
Off-Leash Area
Open Eye Figure Theatre
Paramount Arts Resource Trust
Park Square Theatre
People, Inc.
Pillsbury United Communities
Playwrights' Center
Plymouth Christian Youth Center
Project Success
Selby Ave Community Development Corporation
St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra
Ten Thousand Things Theater
The History Theatre, Inc.
Tu Dance
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus
Upstream Arts
VSA MN
Zenon Dance Company
Greater Twin Cities United Way
360 CommunitiesA Chance to Grow
AccessAbility, Inc.
Accessible Space, Inc.
Admission Possible
African American Family Services, Inc.
Alexandra House, Inc.
American Indian OIC, Inc.
American Red Cross of the Twin Cities
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Anew Dimension Child Enrichment Center
Annex Teen Clinic
Anoka County Community Action Program, Inc.
Arc Greater Twin Cities
Baby’s Space: A Place To Grow
Bethel University
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities
Bloomington Division of Public Health
Bolder Options
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
Braham Food Shelf
The Bridge for Youth
Camp Fire USA Minnesota Council
CAPI USA
Carver County Community Social Services
Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative
Casa de Esperanza
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud
Center School, Inc.
Centro Cultural Chicano, Inc.
Charities Review Council of Minnesota, Inc.
Children's Home Society & Family Services
Chisago-Isanti County Heartland Express
CommonBond Communities
Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties
Community Emergency Assistance Program, Inc.
Community Involvement Programs
Community Partnership with Youth and Families
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio, Inc.
Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota
Cornerstone Advocacy Service
Council on Crime and Justice
Courage Center
Dakota Communities
DARTS
District 286
Division of Indian Work of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
Domestic Abuse Project, Inc.
East Metro Women's Council
East Side Learning Center
East Side Neighborhood Services, Inc.
Ebenezer Society Foundation
Emerge Community Development
Emergency FoodShelf Network, Inc.
Episcopal Community Services, Inc.
Face to Face Health and Counseling Service, Inc.
Fairview Foundation
Faith Community Nurse Network of the Greater Twin Cities
The Family Partnership
Family Pathways
FamilyMeans
Freeport West, Inc.
Genesis II for Families, Inc.
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys, Inc.
Goodwill/Easter Seals Minnesota
Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery
Guadalupe Alternative Programs
Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc.
Hamline University of Minnesota
Hennepin Health Foundation
Hennepin Healthcare System
HIRED
Hmong American Partnership
Home Free Battered Women's Services (Missions, Inc. Programs)
House of Charity
Human Services, Inc. in Washington County, Minnesota
Illusion Theater & School, Inc.
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, Inc.
Industries, Inc.
Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners
International Institute of Minnesota
Jewish Community Center of the Greater Saint Paul Area
Jewish Family & Children's Service
Jewish Family Service of St. Paul
Joyce Preschool
Kaleidoscope Place
Keystone Community Services
La Oportunidad
Lakes Area Youth Service Bureau
Lakes and Pines Community Action Council
Lee Carlson Center for Mental Health and Well-Being
Lifetrack Resources, Inc.
Loaves and Fishes Too
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits, Inc.
Mental Health Association of Minnesota
Merrick Community Services
Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance
Midwest Special Services, Inc.
Minneapolis American Indian Center
Minneapolis Public Schools
Minneapolis Urban League
Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board
Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency
Model Cities of St. Paul, Inc.
Neighborhood HealthSource (formerly Fremont)
Neighborhood House
Neighborhood Involvement Program, Inc.
Neighbors, Inc.
Network for the Development of Children of African Descent
New Foundations, Inc. (merged with Project for Pride in Living)
New Pathways, Inc.
Northern Star Council, Boy Scouts of America
Northpoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc.
Open Cities Health Center, Inc.
Opportunity Partners, Inc.
Parents in Community Action, Inc.
Parmly LifePointes—Ecumen Corp.
Perspectives, Inc.
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, Inc.
Pillsbury United Communities
Plymouth Christian Youth Center
Portico Healthnet
PPL Industries, Inc.
ProAct, Inc.
Project for Pride in Living, Inc. (and New Foundations)
The Refuge Network
The Regents of the University of Minnesota/Community-University Health Care Center/ Variety Children’s Clinic
RESOURCE, Inc.
Reuben Lindh Family Services (merged with The Family Partnership)
Rise, Inc.
River Valley Community Partnerships
Rush City Cares
Sabathani Community Center, Inc.
The Salvation Army
Scott-Carver-Dakota CAP Agency, Inc.
Second Harvest Heartland
Senior Community Services
ServeMinnesota
Sharing Korner
Sight & Hearing Association
Simpson Housing Services, Inc.
Sojourner Project, Inc.
Southeast Asian Community Council, Inc.
Southeast Asian Refugee Community Home
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.
Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women
Southside Family Nurturing Center
Special School District No. 1
St. David's Child Development and Family Services
St. Mary's Health Clinic
St. Paul Area Council of Churches
St. Paul Intervention Project, Inc.
St. Stephen's Human Services, Inc.
Summit Academy OIC
Summit University Teen Center, Inc.
Tubman
Twin Cities RISE!
United Cambodian Association of Minnesota, Inc.
United Family Practice Health Center
Vail Place
Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota
Vision Loss Resources, Inc.
Volunteer Lawyers Network, Ltd.
Volunteer Resource Center, Inc.
Volunteers of America of Minnesota
Washburn Center for Children
Way To Grow
The Wayside House
WellShare International West Seventh Community Center, Inc.
Women of Nations
Women's Advocates, Inc.
WomenVenture
YMCA of Greater St. Paul
YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis
YouthLink
YWCA of Minneapolis
YWCA of St. Paul
Minnesota Environmental Fund
Audubon Minnesota of the National Audubon SocietyClean Water Fund
Environmental Initiative
Eureka Recycling
Fresh Energy
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
Friends of the Mississippi River
Green Institute
Izaak Walton League of America, Minnesota Division
Land Stewardship Project
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Minnesota Conservation Federation
Minnesota Food Association
The Minnesota Project
The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota
North American Water Office
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota
Sierra Club Foundation
Tree Trust
The Trust for Public Land
Voyageurs National Park Association
Wilderness Inquiry
Will Steger Foundation
Women’s Environmental Institute
Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless
Does not accept designations.
360 Communities, BurnsvilleAeon, Minneapolis
Ain Dah Yung Center, St. Paul
Al-Maa’uun, Minneapolis
Alexandra House, Blaine
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul
Ascension Place and St. Anne’s Place, Minneapolis
Asian Media Access / Ramen Ya Transitional Living Program, Minneapolis
Avenues for Homeless Youth, Minneapolis
Bluff Country Family Resources (f.k.a. Houston County Women’s Resources), Hokah
Bridge for Youth, Minneapolis
Building Blocks of Islam, Minneapolis
Care and Share, Crookston
Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minneapolis
Central Minnesota Task Force on Battered Women, St. Cloud
Christians Reaching Out in Social Service (CROSS), Rogers
Churches United in Ministry (CHUM), Duluth
Clear Waters Life Center, Clearbrook
Community Café, Grand Rapids
Cornerstone Advocacy Service, Bloomington
Dakota Woodlands, Eagan
Damiano of Duluth, Duluth
East Metro Women’s Council, White Bear Lake
Elim Transitional Housing, Minneapolis
Emergency Foodshelf Network, New Hope
Emma Norton Services, St. Paul
The Evergreen House, Bemidji
Faith United Methodist Church / Harbor House Crisis Shelters, Superior, WI
Families Moving Forward, Minneapolis
Family Housing Fund / Project Homeless Connect, Minneapolis
Family Housing Fund / Project Homeless Connect, St. Paul
Helping Hands Emergency Services, Mahnomen
HOPE Coalition, Red Wing
Hope Community, Minneapolis
House of Charity, Minneapolis
Hunger Solutions Minnesota, Statewide*
Intercongregation Communities Association, Minnetonka
Kingswood Church, Blaine
The Link / Lindquist Apartments, Minneapolis
The Link / Lincoln Place, Eagan
Listening House of St. Paul, St. Paul
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Metro-Wide Engagement on Shelter and Housing (MESH), Minneapolis
Mid-Minnesota Women’s Center, Brainerd
Milaca Area Pantry, Milaca
Minneapolis Public Schools, Minneapolis
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV), St. Paul
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, St. Paul
New Foundations (now merged with Project for Pride in Living), St. Paul
Northwoods Coalition for Family Safety, Bemidji
Our Saviour’s Outreach Ministries / Our Saviour’s Housing, Minneapolis
Partners for Affordable Housing, Mankato
People Incorporated, St. Paul
People Responding in Social Ministry (PRISM), Golden Valley
People Serving People, Minneapolis
Perspectives, St. Louis Park
RESOURCE Recovery Center, Minneapolis
Ruth’s House of Hope, Faribault
Safe Avenues (f.k.a. Shelter House), Willmar
Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women, Duluth
Safe Haven Shelter for Youth, Shakopee
The Salvation Army – Austin, Austin
The Salvation Army – Duluth, Duluth
The Salvation Army – Harbor Light Center, Minneapolis
The Salvation Army – St. Cloud, St. Cloud
The Salvation Army – Twin Cities Social Services, Roseville
Scott-Carver-Dakota CAP Agency, Shakopee
Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Grand Rapids
Sharing and Caring Hands, Minneapolis
Sharing Korner Foodshelf, St. Paul
Simpson Housing Services, Minneapolis
Sojourner Project, Hopkins
Someplace Safe, Fergus Falls
St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP), St. Louis Park
St. Stephen’s Human Services, Minneapolis
Theresa Living Center, St. Paul
Tubman, Minneapolis
Union Gospel Mission of St. Paul, St. Paul
Union Gospel Mission of Duluth, Duluth
Victory Celebration Church and World Ministries, Roseville
Waseca Area Neighborhood Service Center, Waseca
Winona Volunteer Services, Winona
Women’s Advocates, St. Paul
YWCA of Cass Clay, Fargo, ND
YWCA of Duluth, Duluth
YWCA of St. Paul, St. Paul
*Open Your Heart funds statewide food distribution through Hunger Solutions Minnesota. This support provides funding for the six Feeding America food banks serving Minnesota and more than 150 local food shelves.
United Negro College Fund
Does not accept designations.
Allen UniversityBenedict College
Bennett College
Bethune-Cookman University
Claflin University
Clark Atlanta University
Dillard University
Edward Waters College
Fisk University
Florida Memorial University
Huston-Tillotson University
Interdenominational Theological Center
Jarvis Christian College
Johnson C. Smith University
Lane College
LeMoyne-Owen College
Livingstone College
Miles College
Morehouse College
Morris College
Oakwood University
Paine College
Philander Smith College
Rust College
Saint Augustine's College
Saint Paul's College
Shaw University
Spelman College
Stillman College
Talladega College
Texas College
Tougaloo College
Tuskegee University
Virginia Union University
Voorhees College
Wilberforce University
Wiley College
Xavier University
List of all Federations and Affiliated Agencies (Word Document)
Federation Administrative and Fundraising Expenses (PDF document - new window)
