Neighborhood Development Center Inc
Neighborhood Development Center Inc. (NDC) is a public charity based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that supports entrepreneurs and community partners through business training, lending, business services, and real estate resources. Founded in 1993, NDC says its work is intended to empower entrepreneurs and transform neighborhood economies from within.
Neighborhood Development Center Inc at a glance
In short: Neighborhood Development Center Inc gave $10.2M across 571 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,220,597
- +325.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 571
- +428.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,899
- -19.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,500
- Total assets
- $55,325,210
- +28.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Neighborhood Development Center Inc
- Review Cycle
- The 2024 RFP lists a submission deadline as “4/30/2,” an incomplete date; the cycle is past.
- Deadline
- The 2024 RFP lists a submission deadline as “4/30/2,” an incomplete date; the cycle is past.
- Contact
Mailing address: 625 University Avenue W, Saint Paul, MN 55104
Phone: (651) 291-2480
Website: https://ndc-mn.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Neighborhood Development Center Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Finnovation Lab ($207K). Together the top 10 received $712K.
Grant Size Distribution
1,006 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 992 grants of 1,006 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
NDC describes its work as serving entrepreneurs in Saint Paul and Minneapolis and identifies priority low-income neighborhoods in its filing. All grant dollars listed for 2025 went to recipients in Minnesota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 571 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Neighborhood Development Center Inc gives
- Giving grew 249% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $455K (2023) to $10.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 571 grants totaling $10.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Finnovation Lab Minneapolis, MN | Bush Grant Pass Thru Grant | $207,211 |
| Friends of Global Market Minneapolis, MN | NDC | $108,000 |
| Arbeiter Brewing Company LLC Minneapolis, MN | Promise Act Grant | $50,000 |
| Cornerstone Home Health Careinc Minneapolis, MN | Promise Act Grant | $50,000 |
| Friendly Grocery LLC Saint Paul, MN | Promise Act Grant | $50,000 |
| Granada Theater LLC Minneapolis, MN | Promise Act Grant | $50,000 |
| Neighborhood Commercial Spaces LLC St. Paul, MN | NDC | $50,000 |
| Fields of Joy LLC Minneapolis, MN | Promise Act Grant | $49,500 |
| Epiphany Family Services Minneapolis, MN | Promise Act Grant | $48,700 |
| P3 Specialized Performance Minneapolis, MN | Promise Act Grant | $48,100 |
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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 | $55,325,210 | $28,158,842 | $20,405,631 | $10,220,597 | 571 | $386,654 |
| 2024 | $43,224,139 | $14,198,019 | $11,999,558 | $2,404,500 | 108 | $436,965 |
| 2023 | $42,614,419 | $10,163,231 | $7,569,563 | $454,589 | 24 | $218,361 |
| 2022 | $39,676,153 | $11,058,060 | $11,928,537 | $2,925,000 | 217 | $9,778 |
| 2021 | $31,605,903 | $8,166,037 | $6,906,110 | $961,187 | 86 | $688 |
| 2020 | $27,377,284 | $17,057,172 | $7,875,271 | $2,558,500 | 229 | $26,965 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
NDC’s stated mission is “to empower entrepreneurs and community partners to transform low-income neighborhood economies from within.” Its work includes lending to start-up and existing businesses, business services and coaching, entrepreneur training, and real estate initiatives that support neighborhood revitalization and affordable commercial space.
NDC’s 2025 grants included support for a range of local recipients. For example, Friends of Global Market Inc., which received $108,000, describes its mission as supporting Midtown Global Market as a community resource for small business, cultural diversity, and free or low-cost programming. Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, which received $45,100, says it inspires hands, hearts, and minds through art forms produced by heat, spark, or flame.
Grantmaking
NDC reported 571 grants totaling $10,220,597 in 2025. Grant amounts ranged from $5,100 to $207,211, with a median of $13,500. Among the largest listed grants were $207,211 to Finnovation Lab for a “Bush Grant Pass Thru Grant”; $108,000 to Friends of Global Market; and $50,000 each to Arbeiter Brewing Company, Cornerstone Home Health Care Inc., Friendly Grocery LLC, and Granada Theater LLC, each for a “Promise Act Grant.”
NDC also posted a specific Request for Proposal for a Small Business Innovation Grant for software companies. The application described $73,720 in total funding and a one-year grant period. Eligible businesses were required to have less than $1 million in annual revenue, be registered and in good standing in Minnesota, be located in an Opportunity Zone, and propose a product addressing employee engagement and workplace culture. The listed eligible uses included research and development and direct business expenses. The application called for a cover letter and proposal narrative; the available description also mentions further application requirements but does not provide them in full. This was a past cycle issued April 1, 2024. No general policy on unsolicited requests is stated.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lachelle Cunningham as chair, Andrea Mardock as secretary, and Karen Gries as treasurer. Board members listed are Raazon King, Mike Goze, Juliet Mitchell, William Sands, Erik Splett, Anthony Robinson, and Gebi Tufaa.
Neighborhood Development Center Inc is led by Renay Dossman, President & Chief Executive since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Renay Dossman
President & Chief Executive
Executive Director → President & Chief Executive Officer, 2024
President & Chief Executive Officer → President & Chief Executive, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$179K (2020) → $247K (2025)
Lachelle Cunningham
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Perla Mayo
Senior Director of Lending
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$103K (2024) → $112K (2025)
Marlyse Blihovde
Senior Director of Human Services
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Ben Johnson
Vice President & Real Estat
Senior Real Estate Director → Vice President, Real Estate & Development, 2024
Vice President, Real Estate & Development → Vice President & Real Estat, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $154K (2025)
Tammie Nasseff
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$105K (2022) → $158K (2025)
Elisa Pluhar
Chief Development & Communications Officer
Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer → Chief Development & Communications Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$105K (2023) → $121K (2025)
Shahir Admed-Riddle
Vice President & Business S
Vice President Business Services → Vice President & Business Services, 2024
Vice President & Business Services → Vice President & Business S, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$109K (2023) → $132K (2025)
Gebi Tufaa
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Goze
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Sands
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erik Splett
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jasmine Vasquez
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juliet Mitchell
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Mardock
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Robinson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Gries
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Sterling
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raazon King
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Noya Woodrich (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jon Borden (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mihailo Temali (2020–2023) — CEO
- Former: Kathy Moriarty (2021–2023) — Chief Administrative Officer
- Former: Darin Zielsdorf (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dennis Prchal (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Juliana Tanning (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Patti Tototzintle (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Sandra Sponem (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Terri Fleming (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Mike McKee (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Asad Aliweyd (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Graves (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Leigh-Erin Irons (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Marcus Owens (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Margo Geffen (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Teshite Wako (2020) — CFO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $247K, to Renay Dossman (President and Chief Execut). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Neighborhood Development Center Inc
How much does Neighborhood Development Center Inc give each year?
Neighborhood Development Center Inc gave $10.2M across 571 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.4M across 108 grants.
What is Neighborhood Development Center Inc's typical grant size?
Neighborhood Development Center Inc's median grant in 2025 was $13,500, and its average grant was $17,899, across 571 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Neighborhood Development Center Inc give grants?
Neighborhood Development Center Inc gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (398 grants), St. Paul, MN (157 grants), St. Paul, MN (3 grants) and Minnneapolis, MN (2 grants).
Does Neighborhood Development Center Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 571 grants with a stated purpose on Neighborhood Development Center Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Promise Act Grant" (556 grants) and "NDC" (9 grants).
Who are Neighborhood Development Center Inc's largest grantees?
Neighborhood Development Center Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Finnovation Lab ($207,211), Friends of Global Market ($108,000) and Arbeiter Brewing Company LLC ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 4% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Neighborhood Development Center Inc?
Neighborhood Development Center Inc reported $55.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $28.2M.
What does Neighborhood Development Center Inc fund?
NDC’s stated mission is “to empower entrepreneurs and community partners to transform low-income neighborhood economies from within.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Neighborhood Development Center Inc?
Neighborhood Development Center Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ndc-mn.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Neighborhood Development Center Inc's EIN?
Neighborhood Development Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1738791. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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