
PROPEL NONPROFITS
PROPEL NONPROFITS
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US
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501(c)(3)
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EIN
41-1916337
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Single Organization Support
Regional Funder

PROPEL NONPROFITS
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US
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501(c)(3)
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EIN
41-1916337
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Single Organization Support
Regional Funder
Programs
Community Development Lending
LENDING:AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (CDFI) CERTIFIED BY THE U.S. TREASURY, PROPEL NONPROFITS MAKES LOANS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, BRIDGE CASH FLOW GAPS, CONSOLIDATE DEBT, AND MAKE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. WE BELIEVE THAT ACCESS TO CAPITAL IS ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH AND STABILITY OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. PROPEL NONPROFITS MAKES LOANS TO NONPROFITS OF ALL SIZES AND STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDER-SERVED BY TRADITIONAL MARKETS. LOANS ARE AS LARGE AS $1.2 MILLION AND AS SMALL AS $5,000. OVERALL, WE MADE 73 NEW LOANS IN FY2025 TOTALING $17,120,090. OUR LENDING IMPACTED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN HEALTH CARE, HUMAN SERVICES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES, CHARTER SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND MORE. BY PARTNERING WITH OTHER CAPITAL PROVIDERS, WE ALSO LEVERAGED ADDITIONAL FUNDS OF $5.1 MILLION INTO THE COMMUNITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.9MCapacity Building Initiatives
CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES:PROPEL NONPROFITS INTERMEDIARY CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES AIM TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND RELEVANT INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT MINNESOTA NONPROFITS. IN FY25, THERE WERE FOUR ACTIVE INITIATIVES: SEEDING CULTURAL TREASURES, NONPROFIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM (NIGP), CBI TARGET, AND ROOTED TO LAST.IN FY25, PROPEL AWARDED $2.2 MILLION TO 55 CULTURALLY LED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THROUGH NIGP. THE 2023 - 2025 ROUND OF NIGP FUNDING IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A $4 MILLION APPROPRIATION COMING THROUGH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DEED)ALSO IN FY25, PROPEL CONTINUED WORK ON THE SEEDING CULTURAL TREASURES INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO NOURISH AND CULTIVATE THE LANDSCAPE OF EMERGING ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS RUN BY AND FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3MFiscal Sponsorship Program
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP:PROPEL NONPROFITS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS EMERGING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE CHARITABLE CAUSES AND UPLIFT THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES, CONSULTING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND THE ABILITY TO ACCEPT DONATIONS TO OUR FISCALLY SPONSORED PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS.-60 FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS IN FY25-$5,111,256 RAISED BY/FOR CLIENTS IN FY25-63% BIPOC-LED-10% GREATER MINNESOTAGeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.4M
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