Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA

2 grants from 2018-2021
Minneapolis
MN

Grants Received

$300,000
in
2021
Program
Community Innovation Grants
Term
25 months

Minneapolis, MN — This grant supports the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to expand the use of its community organizing model to protect consumers where payday lending is prevalent. This effort aims to make payday lenders modify terms of loan products under more competitive market conditions and transform how individuals access loans. This grant builds on a previous Community Innovation grant to support this work.

$207,000
in
2018
Program
Community Innovation Grants
Term
29 months

Minneapolis, MN — To identify community-led solutions to decrease use of payday loans in Minnesota