MN Fundraising Initiative

MNFI’s mission is to enrich the lives of youth by providing grants to fund opportunities they would otherwise not be able to experience. Our goal is to involve as many community members as possible in volunteer opportunities to raise grant funds. We want to be able to offer an enrichment grant to any youth who is in need.

MNFI's main grant building strategy is local community volunteer opportunities. We are building a team of volunteers who help at local events/venues and in return MNFI receives a donation to our grant pool. Secondly, we are researching and writing grant requests from companies and foundations that will increase our available grant funds. Lastly, we are working on building an investment program with a portion of our capital to create our own endowment fund with which we can offer more enrichment grants.

MNFI is building a group of volunteers who can independently reach out to local community leaders to find future volunteer opportunities for our group. We have a website to promote MNFI and both our volunteer group and the grant program we run. We have a board made up of volunteers with different experiences and wider community connections allowing us to further spread the word and mission of MNFI.

As of January 2021, MNFI is just over 18 months old and we have successfully secured contracts with all Twin Cities sporting and concert venues that utilize volunteers. This has allowed our volunteers to raise donations and grant funds in excess of $240,000 and has given our board the privilege of awarding grants totaling over $197,000.
Next, we want grow our volunteer group, add to our volunteer opportunities, and continue to increase our grant revenue which will increase our grant giving capabilities.