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    Alliance for Metropolitan Stability

    ActivePublic CharityCommunity Improvement
    MINNEAPOLIS, MNWebsite

    About Alliance for Metropolitan Stability

    Builds power at the intersection of racial justice and community development by organizing coalitions and strengthening BIPOC-led organizations to advance regional equity in the Twin Cities.

    Focus Areas

    affordable housingtenant organizinganti-displacement policyequitable developmenttransportation/transit equityenvironmental justicecommunity capacity building

    Who They Fund

    nonprofit organizationsunspecified/various communities

    Funding Style

    program supportproject-specific fundingrestricted program funding

    About Alliance for Metropolitan Stability

    Alliance for Metropolitan Stability centers its grantmaking on housing justice, racial equity, and community power in the Twin Cities. A defining feature of the portfolio is support for BIPOC-led and community-based organizations that are organizing around housing stability, anti-displacement policy, and equitable development. Recent awards show that this work is not limited to one issue area: the foundation has backed housing advocates, transit and greenway engagement efforts, and environmental justice groups working in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Among the larger recent grants, it gave $65,250 to Nexus Community Partners for program support and $57,600 to Housing Justice Center for program support, both reflecting its emphasis on organizations that build collective capacity and policy influence. The foundation also supported groups such as African Career Education & Resource, New American Development Center, and Pueblos De Lucha Y Esperanza, indicating a consistent focus on communities that are organizing for regional equity. Its active programs reinforce this pattern through housing stability grants, greenway micro-grants, and organizational power-building for housing justice.

    What Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Funds

    Housing justice is a core thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $57,600 to Housing Justice Center for program support and $40,000 to Homeline for program support, both tied to work that supports renters and housing stability. Community organizing is another recurring focus: $40,000 went to Pueblos De Lucha Y Esperanza for program support, and $22,875 to Northside Residents Redevelopment Council for program support. The portfolio also includes transportation and land-use engagement. Alliance for Metropolitan Stability awarded $20,000 to Our Streets Minneapolis for program support and $20,000 to Mn350 Action for program support, alongside environmental justice support through $20,000 to Mn350 and $20,000 to Cure (clean Up the River Envmnt) for program support. These grants align with active programs that use micro-grants, stipends, and cohort-based support to build local organizing capacity.

    How Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Gives

    Typical grants cluster around the mid-$20,000 range, with a p25 of $20,469, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $40,000. The recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across years, including Homeline, New American Development Center, Housing Justice Center, Urban Homeworks Inc, and Pueblos De Lucha Y Esperanza, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. Alliance for Metropolitan Stability is a public charity and does not fund individuals. Its active programs include both unsolicited opportunities and short-term, project-based support, ranging from $100–$500 connector stipends to grants up to $50,000 in the Stable Ground cohort.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $125K

    Total Assets

    $2.2M

    Total Revenue

    $950K

    Total Expenses

    $1M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $20K and $40K, with a median of $25K.

    25th Percentile

    $20K

    Median

    $25K

    75th Percentile

    $40K

    Geographic Reach

    Local2 states funded
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    Topics

    general program deliveryprogrammatic operationsservice delivery support

    Where Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Makes Grants

    Giving is entirely within the United States, and every recent grant in the provided data went to Minnesota recipients. Saint Paul and Minneapolis appear most often, with additional grants in Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Montevideo, and Oakland appearing in the recent list. The top state by grant count is Minnesota, which accounts for 100% of grants in the recipient distribution. The active programs also concentrate on the Twin Cities region, with specific attention to North Minneapolis and local housing-justice work across Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Alliance for Metropolitan Stability

    What kinds of organizations does Alliance for Metropolitan Stability fund?

    The foundation funds nonprofit organizations working on housing justice, tenant organizing, anti-displacement policy, equitable development, transportation and transit equity, environmental justice, and community capacity building. Recent grants include support for organizations such as Nexus Community Partners, Housing Justice Center, and Our Streets Minneapolis.

    Does Alliance for Metropolitan Stability support only one-time project grants or ongoing work?

    The recent record shows both repeat funding and program-specific support. Organizations such as Homeline, New American Development Center, Housing Justice Center, Urban Homeworks Inc, and Pueblos De Lucha Y Esperanza appear in multiple years, while the grant descriptions are consistently labeled program support.

    What is a typical grant size?

    Typical grants are in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $20,469, median grant size is $25,000, and p75 is $40,000. Recent awards also include smaller micro-grants and stipends through active programs, including amounts as low as $100.

    Is the giving local or broader than that?

    The giving is local. All 27 grants in the provided recipient distribution went to U.S. organizations, and 100% of grants were made to recipients in Minnesota.

    Are unsolicited applications accepted?

    Yes. The active programs listed for Housing Stability Grants, the North Minneapolis Greenway Demonstration micro-grants, and Stable Ground all note that they accept unsolicited applications.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Current and upcoming funding from Alliance for Metropolitan Stability that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

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    North Minneapolis Greenway Demonstration: Neighborhood Connectors & Micro-Grants

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    Who can apply: Neighborhood Connectors: individuals who live and/or have significant connections to North Minneapolis. Micro-grants: entities that are place-based or have significant connections to North Minneapolis.

    Deadline: Neighborhood Connectors: selected on a monthly, rolling basis; Individuals first applications due May 13 (2016 example). Micro-Grants: examples show a specific deadline of May 13 (2016).

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    FRESH ENERGYSAINT PAUL, MN$45,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CA$20,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    MN350MINNEAPOLIS, MN$20,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    CURE (CLEAN UP THE RIVER ENVMNT)MONTEVIDEO, MN$20,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    HEALTH PROF FOR A HEALTHY CLIMATEMINNEAPOLIS, MN$20,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERSST PAUL, MN$65,2502024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    HOUSING JUSTICE CENTERSAINT PAUL, MN$57,6002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    PUEBLOS DE LUCHA Y ESPERANZAMINNEAPOLIS, MN$40,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    ALL PARKS ALLIANCE FOR CHANGESAINT PAUL, MN$40,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    AFRICAN CAREER EDUCATION & RESOURCEBROOKLYN PARK, MN$40,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    HOMELINEBLOOMINGTON, MN$40,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    NEW AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CENTERMINNEAPOLIS, MN$40,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    URBAN HOMEWORKS INCMINNEAPOLIS, MN$30,0002024PROGRAM SUPPORT
    AFRICAN CAREER EDUCATION & RESOURCEBROOKLYN PARK, MN$47,8752023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    NEW AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CENTERMINNEAPOLIS, MN$25,0002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    HOMELINEBLOOMINGTON, MN$25,0002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    HOUSING JUSTICE CENTERSAINT PAUL, MN$25,0002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    NORTHSIDE RESIDENTS REDEVELOPMENT COUNCILMINNEAPOLIS, MN$22,8752023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    LAO ASSISTANCE CENTERMINNEAPOLIS, MN$22,8752023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    CAPI USABROOKLYN CENTER, MN$22,7852023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    HARRISON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MN$21,8752023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    POWDERHORN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCMINNEAPOLIS, MN$20,0002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    MN350 ACTIONMINNEAPOLIS, MN$12,5002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    PUEBLOS DE LUCHA Y ESPERANZAMINNEAPOLIS, MN$12,5002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    METROPOLITAN INTERFAITH COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSINGSAINT PAUL, MN$12,5002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    URBAN HOMEWORKS INCMINNEAPOLIS, MN$12,5002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    OUR STREETS MINNEAPOLISMINNEAPOLIS, MN$12,5002023PROGRAM SUPPORT

    FRESH ENERGY

    $45,000
    SAINT PAUL, MN2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION

    $20,000
    OAKLAND, CA2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    MN350

    $20,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    CURE (CLEAN UP THE RIVER ENVMNT)

    $20,000
    MONTEVIDEO, MN2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    HEALTH PROF FOR A HEALTHY CLIMATE

    $20,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS

    $65,250
    ST PAUL, MN2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER

    $57,600
    SAINT PAUL, MN2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    PUEBLOS DE LUCHA Y ESPERANZA

    $40,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    ALL PARKS ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE

    $40,000
    SAINT PAUL, MN2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    AFRICAN CAREER EDUCATION & RESOURCE

    $40,000
    BROOKLYN PARK, MN2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    HOMELINE

    $40,000
    BLOOMINGTON, MN2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    NEW AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER

    $40,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    URBAN HOMEWORKS INC

    $30,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2024

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    AFRICAN CAREER EDUCATION & RESOURCE

    $47,875
    BROOKLYN PARK, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    NEW AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER

    $25,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    HOMELINE

    $25,000
    BLOOMINGTON, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER

    $25,000
    SAINT PAUL, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    NORTHSIDE RESIDENTS REDEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

    $22,875
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    LAO ASSISTANCE CENTER

    $22,875
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    CAPI USA

    $22,785
    BROOKLYN CENTER, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    HARRISON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

    $21,875
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    POWDERHORN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOC

    $20,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    MN350 ACTION

    $12,500
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    PUEBLOS DE LUCHA Y ESPERANZA

    $12,500
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    METROPOLITAN INTERFAITH COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING

    $12,500
    SAINT PAUL, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    URBAN HOMEWORKS INC

    $12,500
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    OUR STREETS MINNEAPOLIS

    $12,500
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT