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Funders & Partners

We are stronger with you by our side

The investments made by funders and partners are what enable us to transform lives, build opportunities, and strengthen communities. We are always seeking advocates, neighbors, community partners, and committed allies to join us in our mission. Together, we are creating an equitable community where all people can thrive.

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Shelter & Housing

See how our Safe Space shelter and supportive housing provides a first step for many out of homelessness.

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Financial Education

Sign up for money management classes, homebuyer education, pre-purchase counseling, or other financial workshops.

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Business Support

Find out about BROWNStone’s commercial space leasing for entrepreneurs and our coaching, counseling, and training opportunities.

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Community Development

Learn how we support our community through real estate development and property and facility management.

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What sets us apart

Frogtown focus

If you live in the Frogtown/Rondo community, chances are good you already know us. As your neighbor, we’re able to identify real community problems and work to solve them with you every step of the way, every day.

Real perspective

For over 50 years, we’ve been an African American, woman-led nonprofit that understands the challenges in our community. The diversity of our staff and clients keeps us connected and guides us to work with heart, soul, and a belief in a better world for all.

Continuum of services

The community’s evolving needs shape our offerings. That’s because we serve people all along their life paths, offering interconnected programs of support delivered with care and respect.

Our impact

3,397

Individuals served agency-wide in 2024 across all programs

360

Volunteer hours given from nearly 60 volunteers across all programs

729

Individuals received homeownership education, 1:1 advising, and financial coaching services, creating better pathways toward wealth creation and financial stability

2,465

Unsheltered adults accessed emergency overnight shelter and services at Safe Space Shelter

Key documents

Our financial documents, annual reports, and strategic plan guide our work and report on our progress. These documents are available here to provide more insight into the importance of the work we do, the impact we are making, and the lives we are changing.

Financial documents

Each year, our audited annual report shares stories of impact, financial outcomes, and a list of our donors, partners, and volunteers.

Our audited financials show and 990s (990s are available by entity) show how Model Cities has sustained fiscal wellness to support our community.

2023 financial documents

2023 AR
2023 Audited Financial Statement
2023 MCSP 990
2023 MCP 990
2023 MCCDC 990

2022 financial documents

2022 AR
2022 Audited Financial Statement
2022 MCSP 990
2022 MCP 990
2022 MCCDC 990

Strategic plan

Our 3-year strategic plan began in 2024 with a continued focus on strengthening internal infrastructure and helping people along the housing continuum thrive.

2024 – 2026 Strategic Plan
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We lift up those who need it most.

We develop healthy communities by offering interconnected programs of support delivered with care and respect.

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Volunteer with us

Put your talents and passions to use and create an equitable community where all people thrive.

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Featured Funders & Partners

9000 Equities logo

9000 Equities

A collaboration of sixteen organizations consisting of financial coaching and housing counseling agencies, lenders, realtors, and other partners that are dedicated to closing the homeownership gap between African American and white households in Minnesota.

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Saint Paul Promise logo

Saint Paul Promise

An education partnership that works to close the opportunity gap through inclusive consideration of the well-being of the whole family and by recognizing the brilliance of the people in the Frogtown, Rondo, and Summit-University neighborhoods of Saint Paul.

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Shared Ownership Collaborative

BIPOC-led organizations working to create intentional space and capacity to dream, design, and activate cross-organizational strategies that increase BIPOC community ownership of their land, labor, and housing.

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Thank you to all of our Funders and Partners

825 Arts
9000 Equities
Allianz Life
Andersen Corporate Foundation
Associated Bank
Bell Bank
Bremer Bank
Build Wealth Minnesota
C.H. Robinson Foundation
City of Saint Paul
Edina Realty
F.R. Bigelow Foundation
Family Housing Fund
Frogtown Neighborhood Association
Greater Twin Cities United Way
H.B Fuller Foundation
Historic Saint Paul

Hope Community
Housing Justice Center (HJC)
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Mardag Foundation
MATTER
Metropolitan Council
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota Homeownership Center
Minnesota Housing
Mobile Loaves Twin Cities
NAREB Twin Cities
Neighborhood Development Center (NDC)
Old National Bank
Otto Bremer Trust
Pilgrim Lutheran
Pohlad Family Foundation

Propel Nonprofits
Ramsey County
Results Foundation
Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
Rondo Community Land Trust
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Saint Paul Promise
Saint Paul Public Housing Agency
Scoular Foundation
Shared Ownership Collaborative Saint Paul
Target Foundation
The Drawer
The Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation
Turner Family Foundation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
USBank

Model Cities is a proud member of these associations

Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
Minnesota Social Service Association
Minnesota Multi-Housing Association

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Target Foundation
Saint Paul Public Housing Agency
Scoular Foundation
9000 Equities
Allianz Life
City of Saint Paul
FR Bigelow Foundation
Frogtown Neighborhood Association
Greater Twin Cities United Way
Hope Community
Housing Justice Center (HJC)
825 Arts
Otto Bremer Trust
Pohlad Family Foundation
Ramsey County
Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Saint Paul Minnesota Foundation
Saint Paul Promise
NAREB Twin Cities
Rondo CLT
Butler Foundation
HUD
MN Dept of Human Services
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