Nonprofits in Minneapolis
Drivers and businesses on Lunar can pick these nonprofits.
- Aeon — Develops and manages thousands of affordable homes with support services.
- Avenues for Youth — Avenues for Youth provides shelter and housing to homeless youth, with dedicated support.
- Avivo — Runs Avivo Village tiny-home shelter plus recovery and housing-stability services.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities — Matches adult mentors one-to-one with Twin Cities kids in sustained relationships.
- Bolder Options — Pairs at-risk Minneapolis middle-schoolers with mentors through year-long fitness goals.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities — Runs clubs and activities for Twin Cities kids ages 5-18 after school.
- CAPI USA — Supports immigrant and refugee families in Minneapolis with food, employment and social.
- Children's Minnesota Foundation — Funds pediatric services at Children's Minnesota hospitals in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
- COMPAS — Sends teaching artists into Minnesota schools and communities to lead creative programs.
- Environmental Initiative — Brings business, nonprofit and government leaders together on environmental problems.
- Friends of the Mississippi River — Protects and restores the Mississippi River and Twin Cities watershed.
- Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery — Provides 24-hour crisis helpline and emergency child care for families in crisis.
- Greater Twin Cities United Way — Raises and grants funds across Twin Cities nonprofits fighting poverty.
- Harrison Neighborhood Association — Provides housing, food and legal aid to North Minneapolis families and residents.
- Hennepin Healthcare Foundation — Funds Hennepin Healthcare's safety-net hospital and trauma services in Minneapolis.
- Hennepin History Museum — Preserves and exhibits Hennepin County history in a restored 1919 mansion.
- Hmong American Partnership — Serves Hmong and immigrant families with job training, health and family programs.
- Joyce Uptown Food Shelf — Distributes food with dignity to Uptown Minneapolis neighbors in need.
- Juxtaposition Arts — Juxtaposition Arts offers art and design education, gallery exhibitions, and studio.
- KFAI Fresh Air Community Radio — Broadcasts Twin Cities news, music and culture through noncommercial volunteer radio.
- KMOJ 89.9FM — North Minneapolis's community radio station serving the Black community since 1976.
- Land of Lakes Bird Alliance — Volunteer bird group running conservation projects, field trips and public education.
- Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans — Helps Minnesota veterans find and maintain stable housing in their communities.
- Minnesota Military Family Foundation — Gives emergency grants to Minnesota military families during deployment.
- Minnesota Youth Symphonies — Five auditioned youth orchestras perform classical music across the Twin Cities.
- Neighborhood House — Century-old settlement house serving immigrant and low-income families.
- North Memorial Health Foundation — Funds health services at North Memorial's Robbinsdale and Maple Grove hospitals.
- Open Arms of Minnesota — Cooks and delivers medically tailored meals free to people with serious illness.
- Page Education Foundation — Funds college scholarships for Minnesota students of color who mentor younger students.
- People Serving People — Runs Minnesota's largest emergency shelter network for homeless families with children.
- Pet Haven of Minnesota — Minnesota's first foster-based rescue rehabilitates and rehomes dogs and cats.
- Sabathani Community Center — Distributes ~47,000 lbs of food monthly to South Minneapolis residents.
- Second Harvest Heartland — Twin Cities' main food bank, sourcing and distributing food to hundreds of pantries.
- Simpson Housing Services — Houses people experiencing homelessness using a Housing First model across Minneapolis.
- Springboard for the Arts — Offers workshops, resources and grants helping Minnesota artists build careers.
- The Bakken Museum — Museum in Minneapolis exploring the history of electricity and invention.
- The Bridge for Youth — Operates Hennepin County's largest emergency shelter for homeless and runaway youth ages.
- The Food Group — Distributes nutritious food through 200+ partner food shelves and meal programs.
- Theatre in the Round Players — Minneapolis's oldest continuously operating community theatre presents plays in-the-round.
- Tree Trust — Plants trees and trains workers in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
- Urban Roots MN — Trains East Side youth in conservation, market gardening and food work.
- VocalEssence — Presents choral concerts and arts education programs across the Twin Cities since 1969.
- Wilderness Inquiry — Leads inclusive canoe, camping and nature trips on Minneapolis lakes and rivers.
- YouthLink — Runs a downtown Minneapolis drop-in center ending homelessness for youth ages 16-24.