MODEL CITIES OF ST PAUL INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P30

Classification

1000

Street

839 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE 100

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 · 2025

• MODEL CITIES' SERVICE CONTINUUM CREATES PATHWAYS TO MOVE PEOPLE FROM HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY TO HOUSING STABILITY AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. OUTCOMES FROM 2025 DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:PROVIDED SERVICES TO 2,324 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS.PROVIDED HOMEOWNERSHIP EDUCATION, 1:1 ADVISING, AND FINANCIAL COACHING SERVICES TO 544 INDIVIDUALS, REDUCING HOMEOWNERSHIP GAPS AND CREATING BETTER PATHWAYS TOWARD WEALTH CREATION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.SERVED 1,598 ADULTS AT OUR SAFE SPACE SHELTERMODEL CITIES SAFE SPACE SHELTER INTRODUCED A 7DAY BEDRESERVATION PILOT THAT REDUCED DAILY ACCESS BARRIERS AND SUPPORTED GUESTS' WORK AND APPOINTMENT SCHEDULES.SECURED FUNDING TO LAUNCH A TRAUMAINFORMED HOMEOWNERSHIP ACCELERATOR PROGRAM THAT WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO FINANCIAL EDUCATION, CREDIT REPAIR, AND HOMEBUYER READINESS SUPPORT FOR BIPOC HOUSEHOLDS.LAUNCHED A NEW AGENCY WEBSITE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY, ELEVATE TRANSPARENCY, AND BETTER CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND IMPACT.INCREASED AWARENESS OF MODEL CITIES THROUGH A HOST OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, AND NATIONAL EXPOSURE, WHILE DEEPENING LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR MISSION AND IMPACT.OUR CORE OFFERINGS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:CORE PROGRAM OFFERINGSMODEL CITIES' CORE PROGRAM OFFERINGS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HOUSING STABILITY, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND LONGTERM SELFSUFFICIENCY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS SAINT PAUL. THESE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED THROUGH AN INTEGRATED CONTINUUM OF HOUSING, HOMEOWNERSHIP, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, SHELTER, AND COMMUNITYBASED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES (HSS)ADDRESSING HOUSING INSTABILITY REQUIRES A WHOLEPERSON APPROACH THAT RESPONDS TO THE DIVERSE AND INTERCONNECTED NEEDS OF HOUSEHOLDS. IN 2025, MODEL CITIES PROVIDED HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:FAMILIES FIRST SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (FFSH):FFSH PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WHERE ONE OR MORE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HAVE A CHRONIC DISABILITY AND/OR THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD IS IN RECOVERY FROM CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.SANKOFA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING:SANKOFA PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO YOUNG ADULTS AGES 1725 WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PARENTING A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF THREE. SERVICES FOCUS ON HOUSING STABILITY, PARENTING SUPPORT, AND LONGTERM ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.HOMEOWNERSHIP SERVICESMODEL CITIES OFFERS A RANGE OF HOMEOWNERSHIP AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITY SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE PATH TO OWNING A HOME.HOME STRETCH HOMEBUYER EDUCATION:HOME STRETCH IS AN 8HOUR EDUCATIONAL COURSE OFFERED IN BOTH WEEKDAY AND WEEKEND FORMATS TO ACCOMMODATE VARIED SCHEDULES. THE CURRICULUM COVERS TOPICS SUCH AS MORTGAGE SELECTION, PREPARING FOR CLOSING, AVOIDING PREDATORY PRACTICES, AND UNDERSTANDING THE HOMEBUYING PROCESS. INSTRUCTION IS DELIVERED THROUGH INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS, MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES, AND PRESENTATIONS FROM VOLUNTEER PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERTISE IN HOUSING, LENDING, AND REAL ESTATE.PREPURCHASE COUNSELING:PREPURCHASE COUNSELING PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED, ONEONONE SUPPORT TO HOUSEHOLDS WORKING TOWARD HOMEOWNERSHIP. HOMEOWNERSHIP ADVISORS ASSESS INCOME, CREDIT, DEBT, AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND COLLABORATE WITH HOUSEHOLDS TO DEVELOP ACTION PLANS TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP.HOMEOWNERSHIP ACCELERATOR (DEVELOPED 2025; LAUNCH PLANNED MARCH 2026):IN 2025, MODEL CITIES DEVELOPED THE HOMEOWNERSHIP ACCELERATOR, A STRUCTURED, COHORTBASED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEEPEN AND ACCELERATE SUPPORT FOR HOUSEHOLDS PREPARING TO PURCHASE A HOME. THE ACCELERATOR BUILDS UPON EXISTING EDUCATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES BY OFFERING MORE INTENSIVE COACHING, GOAL TRACKING, AND COORDINATED FINANCIAL READINESS SUPPORTS. THE PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH IN MARCH 2026 AND IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN HOMEOWNERSHIP OUTCOMES, PARTICULARLY FOR HOUSEHOLDS HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.FISCALLY FIT:FISCALLY FIT PROVIDES FINANCIAL WELLNESS EDUCATION AND COACHING TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, YOUTH, INDIVIDUALS, AND LOWINCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BUILDING FINANCIAL SKILLS, REDUCING ECONOMIC DISPARITIES, AND PROMOTING LONGTERM FINANCIAL HEALTH AND STABILITY.SHELTER SERVICESIN NOVEMBER 2019, MODEL CITIES BEGAN OPERATING SAFE SPACE, A LOWBARRIER EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDING OVERNIGHT SHELTER TO UNSHELTERED ADULTS. EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR UP TO 64 INDIVIDUALS NIGHTLY, OPERATING DAILY FROM 10:00 P.M. TO 9:00 A.M. SAFE SPACE SERVES INDIVIDUALS BROUGHT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER AUTHORIZED PARTNERS FROM LOCATIONS SUCH AS LIGHT RAIL PLATFORMS, SKYWAYS, AND OTHER UNAUTHORIZED SPACES. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE WHILE INDIVIDUALS PURSUE LONGERTERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS. IN NOVEMBER 2024, MODEL CITIES RELOCATED SAFE SPACE OPERATIONS TO CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH IN SAINT PAUL'S MIDWAY AREA.BROWNSTONE SERVICESSINCE OPENING IN 2017, THE BROWNSTONE PROPERTY HAS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED HIGH OCCUPANCY FOR ITS 35 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AVERAGING APPROXIMATELY 97% OCCUPANCY ANNUALLY. RESIDENTS REFLECT A DIVERSE MIX OF HOUSEHOLDS, AND DEMAND FOR UNITS REMAINS STRONG, WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS TYPICALLY RECEIVED FOR EACH VACANCY.IN ADDITION TO RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, MODEL CITIES OPERATES AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL RETAIL SPACE WITHIN THE BROWNSTONE BUILDING. AS OF 2024, ALL FIVE COMMERCIAL UNITS WERE FULLY LEASED AND OPERATED BY BIPOCOWNED BUSINESSES, SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND COMMUNITYBASED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY.

  Expenses $2,347,192 · Grants $50,858

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $3,007,900

  Expenses

  $3,018,681

  Contributions

  $2,660,671

  Grants paid

  $50,858

• 2024

  Revenue

  $3,288,120

  Expenses

  $2,847,482

  Contributions

  $2,911,040

  Grants paid

  $37,909

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,906,619

  Expenses

  $2,582,681

  Contributions

  $2,530,533

  Grants paid

  $14,839

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,319,636

  Expenses

  $2,367,807

  Contributions

  $1,997,720

  Grants paid

  $13,362

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

  $3,015,597

  Expenses

  $2,251,394

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,500,285

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,149,257

  Expenses

  $2,304,232

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,094,043

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,641,418

  Expenses

  $1,561,781

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,238,301

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,430,733

  Expenses

  $1,926,302

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,431,784

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,502,352

  Expenses

  $2,201,284

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,935,040

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,519,693

  Expenses

  $2,403,521

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,903,207

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,746,989

  Expenses

  $2,349,125

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,234,324

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,832,255

  Expenses

  $2,648,178

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,282,112

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,711,344

  Expenses

  $2,119,686

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,881,653

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $2,439,747

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,093,060

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION

  $305,000

  2023 · SEE PART IV

• GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY

  $155,510

  2022 · PROGRAM COSTS

• GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY

  $147,300

  2023 · PROGRAM COSTS

• GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY

  $141,900

  2025 · PROGRAM COSTS

• BUILD WEALTH MN INC

  $90,000

  2024 · Equities Partnership

• RONDO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST

  $70,000

  2023 · OPERATIONS

• FAMILY HOUSING FUND

  $70,000

  2022 · OWNER-OCCUPANTS PURCHASE 2-4 UNIT PROPERTIES

• SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION

  $61,400

  2023 · MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES

• SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION

  $35,750

  2022 · MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES

• CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

  $25,000

  2022 · FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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