Latino Nonprofit Report

API Nonprofit Report

African Nonprofit Report

LATINO NONPROFIT REPORT

This report provides an overview of nonprofit organizations that serve the Latino community in Minnesota. The data was collected through a survey that was sent to 120 organizations. The organizations are categorized by size, location, types of services provided and funding sources.

Principal Fndings

• Fourteen percent of the organizations that responded to the survey were founded between 2001 and 2008.
• 1,278 people are employed by Latino nonprofits as either full-time or part-time employees. The median Latino organization had 7.5 full time staff, 2 part time staff, 30 volunteers and 11 board members.
• Latino organizations provide services in multiple activity areas; the main ones are health and human services related, crime related and legal and education
  related.
• Together, all responding organizations have a total operating budget of $44,784,549. Seventy-five percent of organizations rely on grants as their
  largest source of revenue. In comparison, only 20percent of all nonprofits in Minnesota reported grants as their largest source of revenue in the December 2009 Current Conditions Report. Eightysix percent of respondents report personnel costs as their highest expenditure, this is similar to the general
  population for the sector.

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Asian Pacific Islander Nonprofit Report

The Asian Pacific Islander Nonprofit Economy Report provides an overview of nonprofit organizations led by and serving Minnesota's Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities. The report highlights the number, size, geographic area served, types of services, and funding sources of API nonprofits. In addition, the report summarizes financial data and trends for API nonprofits in Minnesota since 2000. Overall, this report suggests that more can be done to better understand the contributions made by API nonprofits within API communities and the community-at-large, and to address their concerns in managing and strengthening their organizations to serve APIs, especially their financial situations. As a result of the report findings, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in
Philanthropy Minnesota Chapter (AAPIP-MN) are making13 recommendations in three areas: board and executive leadership, relationships among organizations, and philanthropy.

Principal findings

• Research finds that 75 API nonprofits either exceed the $25,000 in annual revenues (the threshold requiring them to report their financial information to the Internal Revenue Service and the Minnesota Attorney General's Office) or report
  their financial information voluntarily. Twenty-two of these API nonprofits responded to the MCN online survey during January – June of 2004. Twenty-one of those respondents also multi-year financial data publicly available
• Most API nonprofits (94 percent) are tax-exempt organizations. The length of time they have been in operation ranges from a minimum of less than a year to a maximum of 33 years. The average number of years in operation is currently 11.6 years.
• The majority of API nonprofits operate in the Twin Cities Metro area, where the largest API communities are established, especially recent immigrants. Many organizations involve or serve several different API ethnic groups as well as serving non-API persons.
• Most API nonprofits reported offering programs and services during 2004. The number of persons served ranged from a high of 55,000 to a low of five with higher numbers reported by arts and culture organizations that offer performances and other cultural events. Organizations providing human services, education, and similar programs were generally in the range of 300 to 4,000 served in 2004.
• API nonprofits play an important role in serving API communities, including high
  percentages of low income individuals (77 percent) and/or recent immigrants (17 percent).
• API nonprofits, particularly those providing human services, education, and
  similar programs, obtain their revenues primarily from grants, government contracts,
  and other charitable contributions. As a result, their finances are vulnerable to volatility in foundation funding and government spending, especially since the 2000 economic recession.
• API nonprofits reported employing an average of 8.4 full-time staff and 7.6 part-time staff. An average of 61.4 volunteers are utilized.
• API nonprofits are largely governed by the leadership of Asian Pacific Islanders on the boards of directors.

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AFRICAN NONPROFIT REPORT

Minnesota’s African population has seen more than a threefold increase since 2000, including representation from more than 45 nationalities. As this African population has grown, so too has the number of African-led nonprofit organizations in Minnesota, many of which have been organized to provide key services to immigrants, refugees and asylees. The aim of this study was to investigate the scope and impact of financially active (revenues greater than $25,000 per year) African-led nonprofit organizations in Minnesota whose primary mission is to serve African immigrants, refugees and asylees. Thirty-two organizations fit within this category, and 18 returned completed surveys.

Of the 18 organizations that returned surveys, a majority were formed between 2000 and 2006 and are situated in the Twin Cities metro area. All 18 organizations could be described as multi-service, as opposed to focusing on a single type of activity. Several African nationalities are represented in the clientele of these organizations, which offer written and spoken translation services incorporating a widerange of African languages and dialects. All 18 nonprofits also engage in some form of collaborative and referral process.

In terms of financial activity, 77 percent of the organizations’ combined total revenue
in 2005 came from charitable contributions, gifts and grants, and 50 percent of expenses were for salaries, other employee compensations and employee benefits.
The greatest challenge reported by the executive directors of these organizations is obtaining sufficient funds to sustain their organization’s presence and growth. Executive directors also expressed a need for training specifically focused on grantwriting, financial management, leadership development, program planning and evaluation, networking skills and cultural competency to improve the growth of their nonprofit organizations.

African-led nonprofits provide a vital connection and source of information and advocacy for Minnesota’s African communities. As the number of African immigrants, refugees and asylees has grown, community demands for services and support has also grown, often stretching these organizations beyond available resources. This report concludes with recommendations for funders, nonprofits and future research in this area in advancing Minnesota’s African nonprofit sector. African Nonprofits

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