Metropolitan Economic Development
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-0977257. Reported 86 grants totalling $2,080,667 to 80 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 80 distinct organizations, with 48% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $7,740 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce Incorporated | Saint Paul, MN | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Intent Energy LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $89,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charles Carter Dba Tasted of Rhondo | Saint Paul, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christina's Child Care Center Inc Dba Christi's Daycare | Crystal, MN | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midwest Select Contracting LLC | Brooklyn Park, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Objective Biotechnology Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turnsignl | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wugs Vending | Edina, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| C Stone Landscape LLC | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gramskeys Sandwiches LLC | Hopkins, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Howard's Bar Inc | Stillwater, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Fusion Restaurant LLC Dba La Fusion Cafe | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Novart Media Group | Minnetonka, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| ' the Harvest ' Enterprise LLC | Coon Rapids, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Plus Universal Child Care and Learning Center | Shakopee, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archived Expressions LLC Dba Mind's Eye Comics | Burnsville, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carepoint Home Health LLC | Shakopee, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eggroll Queen | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| H2OVERHAUL Inc | Burnsville, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Howard's Bar Inc | Stillwater, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jab Holdings LLC | Woodbury, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tlc Millimeter Wave Products Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tacos El Kevin | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yahweh Laundromat and Cleaning Services | Maplewood, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I a Z Corporation Dba Minuteman Press Uptown | Minneapolis, MN | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fitz Realestate | Roseville, MN | $10,427 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 4 the Love LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Accord Medical Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anytime Fitness | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bkb Luxury Transportation | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bw Limited Holdings Dba Olu's Home | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bom Dia Treats LLC | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Code White Teeth Whitening | Eden Prairie, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dg Pilot LLC | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dragon Wok LLC Dba Dragon Wok Delivery | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| F and G Beauty Supply | Brooklyn Park, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faithful Consulting LLC | Woodbury, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fearless Commerce | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fit LLC | Saint Louis Park, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fit Studio | Saint Louis Park, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Group Balboa LLC Dba Guacaya Bistreaux | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hair Beauty & Wellness | Minnetonka, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Happypeople LLC | Mankato, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hire Up Staff LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hour Kids Walk-in Child Care Dba Little Feet | Eagan, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Incontrol LLC | Woodbury, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Introspect Mental Health | Wyoming, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Irie Vibes | Blaine, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jnt Social Enterprise | Maple Grove, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joy Catering | Ramsey, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keyhubs LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Koficore Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lm Display | Bloomington, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Me and I LLC Dba Me and I Fitness | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midwest Bakery Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midwest Recovery Inc | Bloomington, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neoo Development | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Next Global Security | Bloomington, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Noshposh LLC | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Onyx Coffeehouse LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Park Salon LLC | Brooklyn Park, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pauls Perfume Paradise | Blaine, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Performance Athletix | Eden Prairie, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planting People Growing Justice LLC | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Platinum Staffing Grouop Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Porksuit Solutions LLC | Maple Grove, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rochester Home Care | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ruvaafricwear | Columbia Heights, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sbes LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sab Company LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Satisfied Carpet Cleaning | Brooklyn Center, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shanghai Wholesale | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Slice Pizza LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| T Will Sports Inc | Saint Louis Park, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Fit Laboratory | Falcon Heights, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Ovation Group | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trust Home Care LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodbury Spanish Immersion Early Learning Academy LLC | Woodbury, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Privilage Cuts and Grooming | St Paul, MN | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boss Lady Shoetique LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $7,740 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
5 of 80 (6%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce
Pass Thorugh Grant from McKnight Foundation - C Stone Landscape LLC
COVID Mitigation/Recovery Grants
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1 of 80 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $325,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 24 | $295,427 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | $346,240 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | $1,114,000 | $89,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Metropolitan Economic Development's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 1 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1256 Penn Avenue North 4800, Minneapolis, MN, 55411.
EIN 41-0977257 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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