Hope Community

9 Grants from 1995 - 2021

  • Total Amount Received: $1,832,000
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN

General operating support to recognize Hope Community for successfully testing the idea of supporting people to buy duplexes in their community, live in one unit and maintain the other as an affordable land trust rental. This idea is being expanded by Family Housing Fund as a wealth creation strategy for families living in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs.

Grants received

$100,000 in 2021

  • Term: 12 Months

General operating support to recognize Hope Community for successfully testing the idea of supporting people to buy duplexes in their community, live in one unit and maintain the other as an affordable land trust rental. This idea is being expanded by Family Housing Fund as a wealth creation strategy for families living in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs.

$207,000 in 2019

  • Term: 24 Months

To pilot a Community Ownership model to preserve affordable housing and reduce displacement in the Phillips Neighborhood of Minneapolis

$500,000 in 2015

  • Program: Bush Prize
  • Term: 35 Months

In recognition of winning a 2015 Bush Prize for Community Innovation, this grant will advance this organization's charitable mission

$90,000 in 2005

  • Term: 23 Months

To expand and evaluate the programs of a learning center for low-income and immigrant adults

$150,000 in 2003

  • Term: 24 Months

For planning and organizational development to guide long-term growth

$400,000 in 2002

  • Term: 14 Months

To complete the Children's Village

$200,000 in 2000

  • Term: 36 Months

To support staff to organize leadership training, youth activities, and community events in a low-income Minneapolis neighborhood

$75,000 in 1999

  • Term: 12 Months

To expand a community education program in a low-income neighborhood

$110,000 in 1995

  • Term: 35 Months

To help start an education program for parents and children