About Family Housing Fund
Family Housing Fund works to ensure every person has a safe, decent, affordable home by advancing equitable, regional housing solutions through research, funding, policy, and collaborative partnerships.
Focus Areas
affordable housing production and preservationeviction prevention and rental stabilityemergency financial assistancehousing policy and local policy advocacytenant-landlord mediation and habitabilityaccessory dwelling units (ADUs)homeownership and small multifamily ownershipresearch and data tools
Who They Fund
Black homeowners and prospective Black homebuyerslow-income renters at risk of evictionsmall landlords / owner-occupant owners of 2–4 unit properties
About Family Housing Fund
Family Housing Fund’s grantmaking shows a clear emphasis on housing stability and ownership pathways in the Twin Cities, with some of its largest recent awards going to Buildwealth MN for building equity down payment assistance and to the Minnesota Homeownership Center for advancing Black homeownership post-purchase support and strategy development. The foundation also funds work that reaches beyond direct assistance into the systems that shape housing access: housing data, legal support, tenant remedies, and small multifamily ownership. Recent grants include support for the Housing Justice Center’s Renters Reclaim the Record work and for the Regents of the University of Minnesota to study corporate ownership of single-family rental homes. Across its portfolio, the foundation backs both practical service delivery and structural change. That includes legal aid for renters concerned about housing health and safety, emergency financial assistance redesign, and initiatives aimed at owner-occupant acquisition of 2–4 unit properties. It also supports tools and partnerships that make housing markets easier to navigate, such as affordable housing data systems and community-based homeownership programs. The mix suggests a funder focused on neighborhood-level housing outcomes, but with attention to policy, research, and infrastructure alongside grant dollars.
What Family Housing Fund Funds
In homeownership and wealth-building, Family Housing Fund backed Buildwealth MN with $1,292,400 in 2024 and $200,600 in 2025 for building equity down payment assistance, and gave $835,000 in 2025 to the Minnesota Homeownership Center for Black homeownership post-purchase support and strategy development. It also supported Prepare Prosper with $80,000 to administer a post-purchase savings match program. For renter stability, the foundation gave $250,000 to Legal Aid for Expand Opportunities in Hennepin and Anoka counties, $175,000 to Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services for safety and stability work, and $150,000 to Home Line for its hotline and education and training program. It also funded the Housing Justice Center with $133,000 for emergency financial assistance redesign and Renters Reclaim the Record. On housing supply and small multifamily ownership, grants included $160,000 to Land Bank Twin Cities for small multifamily ownership, $100,000 to Rondo Community Land Trust for Building Equity in Small Multifamily Ownership, and $70,000 to Model Cities for owner-occupants purchasing 2–4 unit properties.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.7M
Total Assets
$48.7M
Total Revenue
$3.1M
Total Expenses
$4.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $100K, with a median of $31K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$31K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ELLEN K SAHLI
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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