Minnesota Housing Partnership
Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) expands housing and community development opportunity by leading collaborative work to promote systems change and grow develoopment capacity.
Minnesota Housing Partnership at a glance
In short: Minnesota Housing Partnership gave $94K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $94,069
- -64.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -54.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,814
- -22.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,383
- Total assets
- $2,191,936
- +26.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (66% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Minnesota Housing Partnership funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Acer ($30K). Together the top 5 received $94K.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 39 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Minnesota Housing Partnership gives
- Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2019) to $267K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $94K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Acer Brooklyn Park, MN | Co-Convener Erase Grant | $30,000 |
| Housing Justice Center Saint Paul, MN | Co-Convener Erase Grant | $22,000 |
| United Way of Chatham County Marion, OH | C-HUD | $19,383 |
| Sweet Grass Consulting LLC Loceland, CO | C-HUD | $12,203 |
| Widseth Smith Nolting & Assoc Inc Baxter, MN | C-HUD | $10,483 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,191,936 | $3,303,665 | $2,805,576 | $94,069 | 5 | $20,004 |
| 2024 | $1,730,673 | $2,746,530 | $3,131,543 | $267,152 | 11 | $23,226 |
| 2023 | $2,220,440 | $3,135,018 | $3,339,506 | $161,250 | 7 | $22,467 |
| 2022 | $2,330,685 | $2,401,116 | $2,629,052 | $147,333 | 9 | $6,498 |
| 2021 | $2,932,109 | $3,031,294 | $2,495,674 | $122,523 | 7 | $10,601 |
| 2020 | $2,287,715 | $1,945,503 | $2,567,808 | $25,000 | 5 | $4,870 |
| 2019 | $2,670,749 | $3,288,585 | $2,705,334 | $25,000 | 5 | $11,043 |
About Minnesota Housing Partnership
Based on IRS filings
Minnesota Housing Partnership is a public charity, based in Saint Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $94K. Net investment income was $20K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Minnesota Housing Partnership is led by Anne Mavity, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 6 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Mavity
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$133K (2019) → $167K (2025)
Lucas Franco
Chair
Member → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Atunah-Jay
Director of Finance
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $111K (2025)
Leah Hall Leraas
Director of Community Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$120K (2025)
Libby Murphy
Director of Policy
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Luke Avery
Director of Fund Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$103K (2025)
Elizabeth Glidden
Deputy Executive Director
Deputy Executive Director & Director of Policy → Deputy Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$104K (2021) → $127K (2025)
Erin Mathern
Member
Member → Chair, 2020
Chair → Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Place
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cecile Bedor
Member
Member → Chair, 2024
Chair → Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Larson
Vice Chair
Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Nelmark
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elfric Porte II
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Prahl
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Beard
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trent Bowman
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Novak
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leann Littlewolf
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Taphorn
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miranda Walker
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Buffalo
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Jim Wabindato (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tony Schertler (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Buffy Beranek (2020–2024) — Secretary-Treasurer
- Former: Jennifer Larson (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Eric Anthony Johnson (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Johnny Opara (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Dan Smith (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: George Sherman (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Chris Coleman (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Harry Melander (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Mark Moorhouse (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Patrish Kunesh (2022) — Member
- Former: Andrea Brennan (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Jacqueline Ann Dionne (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Alisha Gehlert (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Brittany Lewis (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Kayla Schuchman (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Warren Kramer (2021) — Former Community Development Director
- Former: Deidre Schmidt (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Jamie Thelen (2019–2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Jay Jensen (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Pamela Wheelock (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Skip Duchesneau (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Carilee Witta Warner (2019) — Member
- Former: Joe Wheeler (2019) — Member
- Former: Kristin Beckmann (2019) — Member
- Former: Patty Lilledahl (2019) — Member
- Former: Paul Sween (2019) — Chair
- Former: Rick Goodemann (2019) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $167K, to Anne Mavity (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Minnesota Housing Partnership
How much does Minnesota Housing Partnership give each year?
Minnesota Housing Partnership gave $94K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $267K across 11 grants.
What is Minnesota Housing Partnership's typical grant size?
Minnesota Housing Partnership's median grant in 2025 was $19,383, and its average grant was $18,814, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Minnesota Housing Partnership give grants?
Minnesota Housing Partnership gives mostly in Minnesota: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Ohio (21%) and Colorado (13%).
Does Minnesota Housing Partnership give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Minnesota Housing Partnership's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "C-HUD" (3 grants).
Who are Minnesota Housing Partnership's largest grantees?
Minnesota Housing Partnership's largest 2025 grantees include Acer ($30,000), Housing Justice Center ($22,000) and United Way of Chatham County ($19,383), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Minnesota Housing Partnership?
Minnesota Housing Partnership reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.3M.
What is Minnesota Housing Partnership's EIN?
Minnesota Housing Partnership's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1649643. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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