ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

O50

Classification

1000

Street

404 S 8TH STREET SUITE 105

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• CAREER & COLLEGE INITIATIVES PROGRAMS - SEE SCHEDULE OCAREER & COLLEGE INITIATIVES PROGRAMS:SCHOOL-BASED CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES IS A UNIVERSAL CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS PROVIDER, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL COUNSELORS IN 28 HIGH SCHOOLS, WE PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE AND CONNECT STUDENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF POSTSECONDARY AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING TWO AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE, APPRENTICESHIPS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, EMPLOYERS AND OTHER OPTIONS TO HELP THEM EXPLORE AND PLAN FOR PURPOSEFUL, LIFE SUSTAINING CAREERS. THESE SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO 17,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EACH YEAR, WITH OVER 10,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING DIRECTLY IN OUR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING 93% OF SENIORS. OUR PROFESSIONAL TEAM-WHICH INCLUDES LICENSED COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, ADMISSIONS EXPERTS, EDUCATORS AND YOUTH WORKERS-WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH STUDENTS TO BUILD THE KIND OF TRUSTING, LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR CREATING POST-GRADUATION PLANS AND CAREER SUCCESS. THEY OFFER PERSONALIZED CAREER EXPLORATION ADVISING, CAREER EVENTS WITH LOCAL PROFESSIONALS, COLLEGE FAIRS AND TOURS, COLLEGE REP VISITS, ASSISTANCE WITH COLLEGE, FINANCIAL AID AND FAFSA APPLICATIONS, SUPPORT WITH RESUME WRITING AND JOB INTERVIEWING, CONNECTIONS WITH INTERNSHIP AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND LINKS TO OTHER COLLEGE ACCESS PROVIDERS. ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMMING-FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THESE HIGH SCHOOL SERVICES-CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF CAREER AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP THEM PREPARE TO ACCESS FAMILY-SUPPORTING, HIGH-DEMAND AND HIGH-GROWTH CAREERS MORE QUICKLY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES ALSO BRINGS EMPLOYERS INTO HIGH SCHOOLS TO MEET WITH STUDENTS VIA CAREER SPEAKERS AND CAREER FAIR EVENTS. PROGRAM DATA SHOWS THAT 93% OF STUDENTS WHO UTILIZE ACHIEVE'S SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES GRADUATE WITH A CAREER PATHWAY PLAN. LOWER INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO UTILIZE THESE SERVICES ENROLL IN POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS AT 50+% HIGHER RATES THAN THOSE WHO DO NOT. WITH ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES SUPPORT, MORE STUDENTS ARE PURSUING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING THEY NEED FOR MEANINGFUL CAREERS AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.STEP UP YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM: STEP UP PREPARES TODAY'S YOUTH FOR TOMORROW'S CAREERS BY RECRUITING, TRAINING AND PLACING HUNDREDS OF MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH (AGES 14-21) IN PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS WITH OVER 50 REGIONAL EMPLOYERS, FROM FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO PUBLIC AGENCIES AND NONPROFITS. A PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES, THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING, STEP UP IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND LEVERAGES A COLLECTIVE THAT SPANS 15 INDUSTRIES AND MULTIPLE SECTORS. STEP UP SUPPORTS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH IN MINNEAPOLIS WHO ARE READY TO NAVIGATE THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD. IT ALSO HELPS ORGANIZATIONS DIVERSIFY THEIR WORKFORCE AND BUILD A BASE OF YOUNG, SKILLED WORKERS FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. STEP UP HAS PROVIDED OVER 34,500 INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES SINCE 2003, YIELDING A COMPETITIVE TALENT PIPELINE, A STRONGER ECONOMY AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN WAGES FOR STEP UP INTERNS. INTERNS COLLECTIVELY EARN OVER $1.69 MILLION IN SUMMER WAGES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS: EACH YEAR, OVER 300 TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM LOCAL COMPANIES VOLUNTEER WITH ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES TO INTRODUCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO NEW CAREERS, EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SKILLS THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED CAREER EVENTS, STEP UP MOCK INTERVIEWS, AND OTHER CAREER EXPLORATION SUPPORT. SCHOOL-BASED CAREER EXPLORATION EVENTS CONNECT VOLUNTEERS WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR CAREER JOURNEYS AND INSIGHTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF CAREER AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH IN-SCHOOL CAREER SPEAKER EVENTS AND FAIRS, STUDENTS EXPLORE NEW CAREER FIELDS, MEET LOCAL PROFESSIONALS, AND LEARN THE STEPS THEY NEED TO TAKE TOWARD SPECIFIC FIELDS AND INDUSTRIES. IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR, 149 INDIVIDUALS FROM 184 TWIN CITIES COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVED AS CAREER VOLUNTEERS. EACH SPRING, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL STEP UP MOCK INTERVIEWS, INTERVIEWING AND COACHING STEP UP YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ONE-ON-ONE IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR SUMMER INTERNSHIP INTERVIEWS AND OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THE MOCK INTERVIEWS ARE PART OF STEP UP WORK READINESS TRAINING, WHICH EACH INTERN MUST COMPLETE BEFORE THEY ARE MATCHED WITH THEIR SUMMER EMPLOYER. IN SPRING 2025, 160 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THE STEP UP MOCK INTERVIEWS. IN ADDITION TO THESE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYEES FROM ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES PARTNER COMPANIES ALSO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME WITH STEP UP AND ACHIEVE COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS PARTICIPANTS AS WORK READINESS TRAINERS, CAREER EXPOSURE EVENT LEADERS, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY AND CAREER SKILLS EVENT FACILITATORS. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES ALSO HOSTS PUBLIC EVENTS THAT INFORM AND SPARK CONVERSATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES IMPACTING OUR STUDENTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CONNECT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE ANNUAL PRINCIPAL PARTNER DAY MATCHES TWIN CITIES BUSINESS, PHILANTHROPY, MEDIA AND CIVIC LEADERS ONE-ON-ONE WITH PRINCIPALS FOR A HALF-DAY JOB SHADOWING AT THEIR SCHOOLS. PARTICIPANTS GET A RARE BEHIND-THE-SCENES EXPERIENCE AT A MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL, SEE THEIR PRINCIPAL IN ACTION AND INTERACT WITH STAFF AND STUDENTS. FOLLOWING THEIR SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, THEY GATHER WITH OTHER EVENT PARTICIPANTS TO SHARE INSIGHTS AND EXPLORE NEXT STEPS IN RESPONSE TO WHAT THEY'VE SEEN AND HEARD THAT DAY. ACHIEVE 101 AND LUNCHBREAK WITH ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM OUR CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS (CCR) STAFF EXPERTS, VISIT OUR SCHOOL-BASED CENTERS AND EXPLORE CCR AND YOUTH WORKFORCE ISSUES. PARTICIPANTS HEAR FROM ACHIEVE PROGRAM LEADERS AND OTHER PARTNERS IN THIS WORK, MEET YOUNG PEOPLE WHO UTILIZE OUR SERVICES, AND LEARN HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT STUDENTS AS CAREER EVENT VOLUNTEERS, INTERNSHIP EMPLOYERS, DONORS AND PARTNERS.

  Expenses $4,368,777 · Revenue $1,554,035

• MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP - SEE SCHEDULE OMINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MPS) PARTNERSHIP: IN ADDITION TO BEING A STRONG PROGRAM PARTNER THROUGH CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS SERVICES IN MPS HIGH SCHOOLS, ACHIEVE TWIN CITIES ALSO SERVES AS THE NONPROFIT FOUNDATION FOR MPS. IN THIS ROLE IT ADMINISTERS MAJOR GRANTS FOR STEM PROGRAMS, EDUCATOR PATHWAY PROGRAMS AND OTHER DISTRICT PRIORITIES. IT ALSO MANAGES $4-5 MILLION IN PRIVATE FUNDS FOR MPS SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS, ADMINISTERS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MPS GRADUATES AND AWARDS MINI GRANTS FOR DISTRICT STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM PROJECTS.

  Expenses $1,904,954 · Grants $1,655,676 · Revenue $225,680

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $4,650,077

  Expenses

  $7,547,234

  Contributions

  $2,608,293

  Grants paid

  $1,655,676

• 2023

  Revenue

  $6,540,032

  Expenses

  $8,326,721

  Contributions

  $3,443,656

  Grants paid

  $2,333,930

• 2022

  Revenue

  $12,031,094

  Expenses

  $8,233,441

  Contributions

  $9,134,448

  Grants paid

  $2,936,923

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,735,316

  Expenses

  $6,011,622

  Assets (EOY)

  $9,710,050

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,185,598

  Expenses

  $5,196,085

  Assets (EOY)

  $10,302,863

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,507,048

  Expenses

  $5,037,408

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,626,489

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,593,252

  Expenses

  $5,196,212

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,971,738

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,496,379

  Expenses

  $5,317,785

  Assets (EOY)

  $9,561,639

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,520,126

  Expenses

  $5,002,446

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,293,866

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,095,972

  Expenses

  $6,622,585

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,134,418

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,220,438

  Expenses

  $5,348,147

  Assets (EOY)

  $10,282,265

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $4,661,392

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,355,432

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $4,508,021

  Assets (EOY)

  $10,286,753

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL

  $2,096,786

  2023 · AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS

• MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL

  $1,844,895

  2022 · AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS

• MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL

  $1,420,171

  2024 · AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS

• SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  $735,000

  2022 · AID TO DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS

  $332,565

  2023 · General Support

• MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION

  $226,649

  2022 · DONOR-RECOMMENDED, EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

• MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION

  $177,439

  2023 · EDUCATION, DONOR-ADVISED, EDUCATION

• RSM US FOUNDATION

  $152,968

  2024 · YOUTH EDUCATION - POWER OF LOVE AND DOLLARS FOR DOERS

• MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION

  $147,027

  2024 · DONOR ADVISED, EDUCATION

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $126,207

  2022 · CHARITABLE DONATION

• RSM US FOUNDATION

  $120,671

  2022 · YOUTH EDUCATION - POWER OF LOVE GRANT

• RSM US FOUNDATION

  $111,807

  2023 · YOUTH EDUCATION - POWER OF LOVE GRANT

• EDUCATIONAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

  $98,502

  2024 · FAFSA STUDENT SUPPORT

• YOUTHPRISE

  $92,025

  2025 · African Immigrant Youth Career Development

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files