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Funders & Investors

Propel Nonprofits recognizes and thanks our partners for investing capital in the loan fund and for generous grant support for program services and growth. These organizations make it possible for us to provide guidance, expertise, and capital for nonprofits.

Funders

Providing grant support for program services and growth

  • 3M Foundation
  • American National Bank
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Blandin Foundation
  • Bush Foundation
  • Patrick & Aimee Butler Family Foundation
  • Carlson Family Foundation
  • C.H. Robinson Foundation
  • Choice Bank
  • Ecolab Foundation
  • The Fidelity Charitable Trustees’ Initiative
  • General Mills
  • Grotto Foundation
  • Highland Bank
  • Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
  • Huntington National Bank 
  • Jerome Foundation
  • John Larsen Foundation 
  • Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
  • The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Fund at the Minneapolis Foundation
  • The McKnight Foundation
  • Medica Foundation
  • The Minneapolis Foundation
  • Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
  • Northeast Bank Foundation
  • Northwest Area Foundation
  • Old National Bank Foundation
  • Opportunity Finance Network
  • Otto Bremer Trust
  • Pohlad Family Foundation
  • Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
  • SERVICE Fund of the Minnesota Council on Foundations
  • Synchrony Bank
  • Target Foundation
  • Thrivent
  • U. S. Bank Foundation
  • Wells Fargo Foundation

Investors

Investing capital in the loan fund

  • American National Bank
  • Ameriprise Bank, FSB
  • Bank of America
  • Bush Foundation
  • CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Choice Bank
  • CommunityGiving
  • Community Housing Coalition
  • Deerwood Bank
  • Drake Bank 
  • First Western Bank & Trust
  • Google Endeavor LLC 
  • Headwaters Foundation for Justice
  • Huntington National Bank 
  • John Larsen Foundation 
  • The Minneapolis Foundation
  • Minnesota Bank & Trust
  • Mortenson Family Foundation
  • Northern Trust
  • Northwest Area Foundation
  • Otto Bremer Trust
  • Opportunity Finance Network 
  • Sunrise Banks
  • Synchrony Bank
  • Think Mutual Bank
  • U. S. Bank
  • Wells Fargo Bank
  • Women’s Foundation of Minnesota

Donors 

Providing gifts to support programs and services 

  • Allison Sharkey
  • AmazonSmile Foundation 
  • Beth Haney 
  • Best Buy Employee Giving Program 
  • Bo Thao-Urabe 
  • Bob Nehring, in memory of Mary Nehring
  • Brad Kruse 
  • Cathy Heying 
  • Courtney Colby 
  • David and Maura Mitchell 
  • David Wakefield  
  • Diane Tran 
  • General Mills 
  • Gina Vermilyea 
  • Heidi Meyer and Eoin O’Hara 
  • Heidi Christianson 
  • Jerome Tiller 
  • Joseph Finstrom, in memory of Mary Nehring 
  • Judy Carlson 
  • Lucas Erickson Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation 
  • Medtronic Employee Giving Program 
  • Nilan Johnson Lewis Employee Giving Program 
  • Nanette Goldman 
  • Patty Pannkuk 
  • Paul and Dianna Babcock 
  • Sara Salas Ramirez
  • Sarah Clyne 
  • Scott and Amber Marquardt 
  • Sean Kershaw 
  • Sony Malhotra 
  • Subbu Sastry 
  • Tamara Lowney
  • The Sue A. and David A. Finstrom Charitable Fund at Vanguard Charitable, in memory of Mary Nehring
  • Thomas Adams
  • Tom Walsh