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 Gives
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Bush Foundation
  • Carlson Family Foundation
  • Choice Bank
  • The Corridoni Foundation for Agency and Self-Determination
  • Ecolab Foundation
  • General Mills
  • Grotto Foundation
  • Highland Bank
  • Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
  • Jerome Foundation
  • Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
  • The McKnight Foundation
  • Medica Foundation
  • The Minneapolis Foundation
  • Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
  • Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Opportunity Finance Network
  • Otto Bremer Trust
  • Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation
  • Pohlad Family Foundation
  • Synchrony Financial
  • Target Foundation
  • Thrivent
  • U. S. Bank Foundation
  • Wells Fargo Foundation
  • Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
  • Yield Giving

Investors

Investing capital in the loan fund

  • American National Bank
  • Ameriprise Bank, FSB
  • Banc of America Community Development Corporation
  • Bush Foundation
  • CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Choice Bank
  • CommunityGiving
  • Drake Bank 
  • First Western Bank & Trust
  • Headwaters Foundation for Justice
  • Huntington National Bank 
  • John E. Larsen Foundation 
  • Minnesota Bank & Trust
  • Northern Trust
  • Opportunity Finance Network 
  • Otto Bremer Trust
  • Sunrise Banks
  • Synchrony Financial
  • Think Mutual Bank
  • U. S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank
  • Women’s Foundation of Minnesota

Donors 

Providing gifts to support programs and services 

  • AmazonSmile Foundation 
  • Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
  • Beth Gendler
  • Betsy Roder
  • Bill King
  • Bill Sarvela
  • Bo Thao-Urabe 
  • Brad Kruse 
  • Cathy Heying 
  • Courtney Colby
  • Dana Nelson
  • Danny Nelson 
  • David and Maura Mitchell 
  • Diane Tran 
  • Gema Alvarado-Guerrero
  • General Mills 
  • Glyn Northington
  • Haney Moore Fund at the Bernstein Philanthropic Impact Fund
  • Heidi Christianson
  • Heidi Meyer
  • Jake Blumberg
  • Jay Bulbulian Wells
  • Jean Adams
  • Jerome Tiller 
  • John Sullivan
  • Jon Pratt
  • Judy Alnes
  • Lucas Erickson Fund at the Minneapolis Foundation 
  • Mary Ann Aufderheide
  • Matching Gift Fund at the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
  • McCarthy Opgenorth Family Fund at Fidelity Charitable
  • Medtronic
  • Nanette Goldman 
  • Nilan Johnson Lewis
  • Northeast Bank Foundation
  • Patty and Bob Pannkuk 
  • Paul and Dianna Babcock 
  • Rick Birmingham
  • Sandra Vargas
  • Sarah Clyne 
  • Sarah Duniway
  • SCG Nonprofits
  • Scott and Amber Marquardt 
  • Sean Kershaw 
  • Sony Malhotra 
  • SRI
  • Susan Hammel
  • Tamara Lowney
  • Thrivent
  • Tracy Fischman
  • Wells Fargo