Our Amazing Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors: $50,000+
Allina Health, In-Kind Donation: November 2020 thru November 2021
We can't even put a price on the kindness Allina has shown us! The donated office space in their Corporate Headquarters is the perfect location for our students and they love having their own workstations for distance learning. Thank you for believing in us, Allina!
Gold Sponsors: $20,000-$50,000
Comcast: September 2020
Comcast initially donated $10,000 to support our Hope Youth Center 2021 school year, then an additional $25,000 for our summer program -- all of which funded our staffing and operational needs. Comcast also made an in-kind donation of free high speed internet and 30 Dell laptops.
Vans Shoes, In-Kind Donor: June 2020
Steve Van Doren, son of VANS co-founder Paul Van Doren, donated a whole truckload of Vans shoes and merch allowing us to shine a bright and radiant light on hope to our community that was suffering the most after the murder of George Floyd. We appreciate your bright and loving spirit, Steve. It was needed, and didn't go unnoticed! Stay tuned for an awesome upcoming collab with The Real Minneapolis and Vans!
Silver Sponsors: $5,000 to $20,000
Graves Foundation: July 2020 then March 2021
The Graves Foundation supported us with an in-kind donation of a fabulous little plot of land on the corner of 38th & Chicago, where the community teenagers planted and maintained their sweet little summer vegetable garden! They also gave us a Rapid Response grant of $5,000 that helped us purchase a desperately needed utility trailer to transport and store all of our supplies. We received a second $5,000 from Graves Foundation after they toured our facility and learned of our vital work as public health amassadors.
Best Buy: August 2020
Best Buy was our earliest corporate champion! They contributed $10,000 to help us get our Hope Youth Center going. We started in Phelps Park in tents due to difficulty finding anyone that would rent a space to us. Their contribution helped us purchase incredible "glamping" tents and other supplies to be able to operate the Hope Youth Center in a Park! In addition, they loaned us professional cameras to teach our BIPOC Youth Photo Classes.
T-Mobile: September 2020
T-Mobile donated $10,000 as part of their #CaptureKindness initiative. And can you believe -- they posted the donation on our GoFundme of all places! Their contribution supported our infrastructure and setting up our new facility in Allina headquarters: Hope Youth Center.
NATIFS: January 2021
Being a fledgling nonprofit, our resources were limited, so we reached out to our neighbors at Midtown Global Market. Dana, Sean, and their team at NATIFS heard u and saw us and responded by donating nearly $6k in gift certificates to be used at any of the fabulous BIPOC owned food vendors in Midtown Global Market!
Dorsey & Whitney LLP, In-Kind Donor: February 2021
Dorsey & Whitney LLP has been providing us with Pro Bono Legal Services. Thank you -- we love our attorney Nur!
Bronze Sponsors: $1,000-$5,000
The Minneapolis Foundation
RT Rybak, President & Chief Executive Officer of The Minneapolis Foundation, donated $5,000 out of the Presidential Fund to help us pay for our Summer Youth Garden. The funds were used for gardening needs and to pay community teenagers $14.50 an hour throughout the summer to spearhead the garden and mentor the younger kids!
In-Signity, In-Kind Donor: July 2020
Marty with In•Signity, Chef Mateo of Krewe Cajun & Creole Restaurant, our fabulous team of powerhouse Executive Women that believed in us, mentored us, and advocated for us from the very beginning (you know who you are).
Moms Demand Action, In-Kind Donor: November 2020
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Pham's Deli In-Kind Donor: December 2020
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Creative Kuponya, In-Kind Donor: February 2021
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Patagonia, In-Kind Donor: December 2021
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Minnetonka, In-Kind Donor: January 2022
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Hats & Mittens, In-Kind Donor: February 2022
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