
At its core, the work of Youthprise is about reimagining a Minnesota where every youth thrives, catalyzing collective systems leadership, powering broad cross-sector collaborations and creating the conditions to accelerate innovation. Since our inception nearly five years ago, Youthprise has emerged as an intermediary that acts as a catalyst that strives to redefine philanthropy.
We catalyze change by: increasing the capacity of our partners and grantees, investing in the ideas of youth and building systems that enable us to touch the lives of young people across the state of Minnesota. We catalyze philanthropy by challenging ourselves to redefine it – rooting our practices in youth/adult partnerships, power sharing and using leveraging to trigger larger streams of funding, to expand resources for the field and catalyze action.
As we look back to the stories of partners, grantees and peers from 2014, a narrative is clear: our work advances four growth strategies that are central to our future:
In our grantmaking, we take a leveraged philanthropy approach that allows us to use all our resources – money, know-how and influence – to catalyze larger streams of funding that expand the resources for the field in a way that is commensurate with the challenges we face.
Advancing racial equity is foundational to the Youthprise mission. We are working to increase the internal capacity of our board and staff as well as influence and strengthen the practices of our grantees to better address the effects of racism and disparities on underserved youth.
Working with intermediary partners in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Brooklyn Park/Brooklyn Center, we are aligning systems regionally in the Twin Cities to advance youth outcome measurement, data collection and analysis, and program quality.
Most importantly, building on the lessons learned from initial pilots, we are growing the youth role throughout our programs and governance, including expanding youth-led initiatives in research and philanthropy. Youth are—and will always be—central to the way we do business.

2014 was a banner year for dreaming about the interplay between catalyst and philanthropy, and laying a strong foundation for prioritizing racial equity and growing the role of youth as core components of Youthprise’s strategic direction. We welcome you to read the following stories from the past year and join us as we look forward to growing the field, redefining philanthropy and catalyzing change in our communities.

2014 Profiles
Convenings Elevating the conversation to ensure all Minnesota youth thrive
January 18th
Data Summit
Hosted at UROC in Minneapolis
Release of Baseline Study data in partnership with Rainbow Research
Used Design Thinking to explore possibilities
40 partner organizations participate
February 28th
Black History Month
With Minneapolis Public Schools & Saint Paul Public Schools, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts & several partners
Keynote from Naomi Tutu on Honoring the Common Heritage of Minnesota’s Pan-African Population
Hundreds of youth & adults participate
June 19th- 22nd
Allied Media Conference
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinated workshop track on Youth, Media & Movements with Detroit Future Schools
40 Minnesota youth & adults participate
August 18th
Every Hour Counts National Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
With Sprockets, Minneapolis YCB,
Generation Next & 12 National partners
October 10th
Youthprise Annual Summit
At Orchestra Hall
250 adults & youth
The focus for 2014 was Media
The 2015 Youthprise Summit will be on October 15th.
2014 Featured Guests
Talented people Local and Global alike.
Financials Summarized Financial Information
- Assets
2014 2013 Cash:: $1,447,145 $1,384,075 Accounts Receivable:: $6,930 $325 Pledges Receivable, Current:: $219,242 $5,085,856 Prepaid Expenses:: $13,728 $37,107 Fixed Assets, Net:: $157,224 $205,521 Pledges Receivable, Long-Term:: $90,000 $0 Total Assets:: $1,934,269 $6,712,884 - Liabilities and Net Assets
2014 2013 Accounts Payable:: $73,405 $46,875 Accrued Expenses:: $0 $3,627 Grants Payable:: $412,983 $928,598 Accrued Liabilities:: $72,658 $72,991 Unearned Revenue:: $40,000 $0 Funds Held for Others:: $16,887 $13,100 Total Liabilities:: $615,933 $1,065,191 Unrestricted:: $311,964 $309,208 Temporarily Restricted:: $1,006,372 $5,338,485 Total Net Assets:: $1,318,336 $5,647,693 Total Liabilities & Net Assets:: $1,934,269 $6,712,884 - Support and Revenues
For the year ended December 31, 2014 and the six month period ended December 31, 2013
Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted 2014 Total 2013 Total Grants & Contributions:: $322,895 $1,328,643 $1,651,528 $5,270,712 Interest Income:: $5,774 $0 $5,774 $4,906 Gain on Donation Securities:: $13,141 $0 $13,141 $0 Earned Revenues:: $169,432 $0 $169,432 $12,320 Net Assets released from restrictions:: $5,660,756 ($5,660,756) $0 $0 Total Support & Revenues:: $6,171,998 $4,332,113 $1,839,885 $5,287,938 - Expenses
For the year ended December 31, 2014 and the six month period ended December 31, 2013
Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted 2014 Total 2013 Total Grants & Program Services:: $5,595,662 $0 $5,595,662 $3,652,621 Administrative:: $429,345 $0 $429,345 $254,628 Fundraising:: $144,235 $0 $144,235 $28,381 Total Expenses:: $6,169,242 $0 $6,169,242 $3,935,630 Change in Net Assets:: $2,756 ($4,332,113) ($4,329,357) $1,352,308 Net Assets, Beginning of Year:: $309,208 $5,338,485 $5,647,693 $4,295,385 Net Assets, End of Year:: $311,964 $1,006,372 $1,318,336 $5,647,693
Statements of Financial Position
Statements of Activities
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Board of Directors
- Joe Stackhouse, Land O’Lakes, Inc., Chair
- Thompson Aderinkomi, Retrace Health, Vice-Chair
- Lisa Desotelle, CPA, WIPFLI CPAs and Consultants, Treasurer
- Antonio Cardona, MPA, Pillsbury United Communities, Secretary
- Maher Abduselam*, CPA, AGM Financial
- Eric Baudry*, Minnesota Women’s Consortium
- Hon. Tanya Bransford, Hennepin County District Court
- Rev. Kelly Chatman, Redeemer Lutheran Church/Redeemer Center for Life
- Shamari Chism*, Hopkins High School
- Cara Claflin*, University of St. Thomas
- Brynne Crockett*, Minneapolis Beacons Network
- Peter Gabler, UBS Financial Services
- Kit Hadley, Saint Paul Public Library
- Quincy Lewis, University of Minnesota Athletics
- Renelle Mensah*, Breck School
- Juventino Meza, Minneapolis Public Schools
- Jolene Rotich*, Bethel University
- Lue Vang, Children’s Foundation MN
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Foundations, Corporations & Government
- Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
- Best Buy Inc.
- Bremer Bank
- Bush Foundation
- Cargill Foundation
- F.R. Bigelow Foundation
- Heartland Financial USA INC
- Hennepin County
- Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation
- Mardag Foundation
- Minneapolis Public Schools
- Minnesota Department of Education
- Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Neighborhood Hub
- Northwest Area Foundation
- Open Cities Health Center
- Origins Program-Education for Equity
- Otto Bremer Foundation
- Pillsbury United Communities Via Kresge Foundation
- Ramsey County Community Corrections
- Ramsey County Department of Health
- Restorative Justice Community Action
- Robertson Law Office, LLC
- Saint Paul Public Schools
- Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation
- Second Harvest Heartland
- Sundance Family Foundation
- The After-School Corporation
- The McKnight Foundation
- The Minneapolis Foundation
- The Saint Paul Foundation
- UBS Financial Services
- United States Conference of Mayors
- United Way Greater Twin Cities
- Western Bank
- WIPFLI CPAs and Consultants
- YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities
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Leveraging Campaigns
- Brooklyn Campaign for Youth
- Mark G. Allen
- Catherine J. Ballot
- Cornelius L. Boganey
- Paula Helgerson
- Myrna L. Kauth
- Michelle Margo
- Joan E. Schonning
- Douglas Schultz
- Mary J. Yungers
- Brooklyn Center Business Association
- Brooklyn Center Lions Club
- Brooklyn Center Rotary Foundation
- Brooklyn Park Rotary Foundation
- City of Brooklyn Center
- City of Brooklyn Park
- City of Brooklyn Park Rotary
- Community Engagement Initiative
- Seven Dreams Foundation
- Change Fellows
- Leah Avaloz
- Paul Bauer
- Christine Durand
- Linda Her
- Ryan Kroening
- Sheila Lais
- Melody Martagon-Geiger
- Gretchen Musicant
- Alyssa Roach
- Kristine Sorensen
- Kevin Spight
- Lisa Vecoli
- Every Body’s In
- Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
- Bush Foundation
- City of Saint Paul
- Education Minnesota
- MKB & Associates
- St. Paul Federation of Teachers
- United Way Greater Twin Cities
- Ignite Afterschool
- Anne DeGroot
- Lynn Haglin
- Janine Hanson
- Monica Herrera
- Mary Zastrow
- Sheltering Arms Foundation
- State of Minnesota – Department of Education
- United Way Greater Twin Cities
- The Other Ebola Crisis
- Angela Bonfiglio
- Perry Moriearty
- Marcus Pope
- Catherine Sheehan
- Sundance Family Foundation
- James Toole
- Wokie Weah
- Redeemer Center for Life
- John Albanese
- Mary E. Anderson
- Lamar and Elise Bailey
- Laurie Beckman Yetzer
- Angela Bonfiglio
- Dan Brandt
- Babette Chatman
- Kelly Chatman
- Curtis Coats
- Helen Collins
- Theodore Fokken
- Kent Goodroad
- Maren Hulden
- Mary Ann Jurgens
- Charles and Linda Kelly
- Kristi Murray
- Dolores Nord
- Aneesa Parks
- Kelly Schumacher Fuller
- Rebekah Stadie
- Sarah Stadie
- Jacob Terrance
- Karis Thompson
- Shawn Witte
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
- St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church
- Zion Lutheran Church
- Saint Paul Youth Intervention Initiative
- 3M
- Ecolab
- Saint Paul Foundation
- Securian Foundation
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Youthprise Grantees/Partners
- 180 Degrees
- Access Philanthropy
- ACES - Athletes Committed to Educating Students
- Allied Media Projects
- Arts-Us
- Asian Media Access
- Augsburg College-Center for Democracy and Citizenship
- Banyan Community
- Brooklyn Bridge Alliance For Youth
- Brotherhood Inc.
- Burnsville Youth Collaborative
- Center School
- Centro, Inc.
- Charities Review Council of Minnesota
- Community Mediation & Restorative Services
- Connections to Independence
- Cookie Cart
- Cycles for Change
- Detroit Future Schools
- El Colegio High School
- Emerge Community Development
- Every Body’s In
- Every Hour Counts
- Family Tree Clinic
- Friends of the Saint Paul Library
- Generation Next
- Good Life Organization
- Hmong American Partnership
- IFP Minnesota
- Ignite Afterschool
- In Progress
- Indigenous Peoples Task Force
- Intermedia Arts
- Irreducible Grace Foundation
- Isaiah
- Itasca Area Coalition for Youth
- Jabbok Family Services
- Jefferson Awards for Public Service
- Juxtaposition Arts
- Ka Joog
- Kaleidoscope Place
- Kwanzaa Community Church
- La Oportunidad
- Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota
- Legacy Keepers
- Little Earth Residents Association
- Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
- Meeting of the Mindz
- Mentoring Young Adults
- MIGIZI Communications
- Minds Matter
- Minneapolis Beacons Network
- Minneapolis Public Schools
- Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board
- Minnesota African Women’s Association
- Minnesota Alliance With Youth
- Minnesota Council on Foundations
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Native Youth Alliance of Minnesota
- Network for the Development of Children of African Descent
- New American Academy
- Nexus Global Partners
- Northfield Healthy Community Initiative
- Northside Achievement Zone
- One2One Mentoring
- Oromo Community of Minnesota
- OutFront Minnesota
- Oyate Nipi Kte
- Peta Wakan Tipi
- Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
- Pillsbury United Communities
- Plymouth Christian Youth Center
- Power of People Leadership Institute/Girls in Action
- Project for Pride in Living
- Rainbow Research
- Redeemer Center for Life
- Saint Paul Almanac
- Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
- Saint Paul Parks and Recreation
- Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood
- Saint Paul Public Schools
- Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation
- Saint Paul Youth Commission
- Science Museum of Minnesota
- Somali American Parent Association
- Sprockets
- Students Today Leaders Forever
- Sundance Family Foundation
- Tamales y Bicicletas
- TeenWise Minnesota
- Tennis & Education
- The BrandLab
- The Bridge for Youth
- The Cultural Wellness Center
- The Family Partnership
- The Origins Program
- The Sanneh Foundation
- Trans Youth Support Network
- Twin Cities Metro Select
- University of Minnesota, Extension Center for Youth Development
- University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
- University of Minnesota, School of Social Work
- Urban Arts Academy
- Urban Boatbuilders
- Urban Roots
- Venture Youth Alliance
- Vora S.E.R.V.I.C.E.
- Voyager Outward Bound School
- Walker West Music Academy
- WE WIN Institute
- WellShare International
- West 7th Community Center
- Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
- Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment
- YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities
- Youth Farm
- Youth Intervention Programs Association
- Youth Performance Company
- YouthCARE
- youthrive
- YWCA of Minneapolis
- YWCA of Saint Paul
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Individuals
- Anonymous
- Thompson Aderinkomi
- Salah Ali
- Emanuel Barclay
- Tawanna Black
- Tanya Bransford
- Elizabeth Brekke
- Ellis Bullock
- Robert Colbert
- Lisa Desotelle
- Charles DeVries
- Claire Dunlap
- Peter Gabler
- Sheila Gothmann
- Rudy Guglielmo
- Kit Hadley
- Jean Hammink
- Paul Hogrefe
- Wayne Jennings
- Michael & Donna Kaplan
- David Kim
- Karen Kingsley
- Quincy L. Lewis
- Dick McFarland
- Rose McGee
- Juventino Meza Rodriguez
- Deborah Nelson
- Neese Parker
- Luis Perez
- Peggy Pond
- Marcus Pope
- Libby Rau
- Jorge Rivas
- Alyssa Roach
- Elizabeth Shramko
- Derrick Strom
- Lucy Svoboda
- James Toole
- Michelle Vankeulen
- Wokie Weah
- Nancy Williams
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Volunteers
- John Bennett
- Dale Blyth
- Mary K. Boyd
- Ellis Bullock
- Robert Colbert
- Kelly Elkin
- Tami Eshult
- Irene Fernando
- William Hardy
- Joi Lewis
- Jan Mandell
- Kelley Nelson
- Deb Nelson
- Kevin Nguyen
- Kori Redepenning
- Ross VeLure Roholt
- Jim Sauder
- Kelsey Schuster
- Maddy Wegner
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Change Fellows '13/'14
- De’Andre Avaloz
- Taty Benson
- Bianca Dawkins
- Edwin Gonzalez
- Rachel Huss
- Charlen Nyangaresi
- Julia Sewell
- Malaika Smith
- Xue Yang
- Xay Yang

Staff Members 2014
- Salah Ali, Nutrition Manager
- Liz Brekke, Administrative Coordinator
- Claire Dunlap, Executive Assistant to the President
- Sheila Gothmann, Finance & Operations Director
- Sommer Green, Youth Philanthropy Manager
- Rudy Guglielmo Jr., Program Officer
- David Kim, Research Manager
- Karen Kingsley, Director of Public Policy & Communications
- Tracey Mittelstadt, Senior Accounting Manager
- Neese Parker, Philanthropy (re)Designer
- Marcus Pope, Director of Partnerships & External Relations
- Libby Rau, Director of Youth Engagement
- Jorge Rivas, Research Associate
- Lizzy Shramko, Storyteller & Online Community Builder
- Wokie Weah, President