Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County

About Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County

Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County’s recent grantmaking is defined by large community-services awards concentrated in Minneapolis nonprofits. In 2025, it gave $1,444,988 to Salem Inc and $1,278,138 to A Mother’s Love Initiative LLC, both for community services. Those grants show a funder working through local partners rather than through individual aid, which fits its broader role as a community action organization focused on reducing the impact of poverty in Hennepin County. The foundation’s active programs point to a practical service model: energy assistance, rental assistance, vehicle repair assistance, financial wellness and counseling, employment readiness services, and housing-related navigation. It also supports MNsure application assistance, homebuyer and renter workshops, weatherization referrals, and a solar pathway for eligible low-income homeowners through The Solstice Project partnership. Across these efforts, the common thread is stabilizing households facing basic-needs pressures and helping residents connect to services that support housing, utilities, transportation, and income security. Leadership is listed under Clarence Hightower, PhD, and the organization’s giving is local, with all recent grants landing in Minnesota.

What Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County Funds

Housing and utility stability are central to the foundation’s service menu. It supports rental assistance for people with low incomes, energy assistance to help households avoid shut-offs, and energy-related repair work that aims to improve efficiency and reduce long-term energy burden. The CAP-HC Solar Program, delivered with All Energy Solar through The Solstice Project, extends that energy work to selected low-income homeowners. Transportation and household capacity are another clear theme. The Vehicle Repair Assistance program helps low-income clients maintain transportation needed for work and family needs, while financial wellness and counseling sit alongside employment readiness services. The foundation also invests in benefits access and housing navigation. Its active programs include MNsure application assistance, homebuyer workshops and counseling, renter workshops and counseling, and VITA tax-filing resources that help eligible taxpayers claim credits such as the Minnesota Child Tax Credit.

How Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County Gives