Organizations Filed Purposes:
Youthprise is a nonprofit intermediary that invests in the future of Minnesota by investing in youth. Youthprise's mission is to reduce disparities with and for Minnesota youth in the areas of learning and leadership, economic opportunity, and health and safety.
Youthprise (the Organization) is a Minnesota not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established in October 2010 by The McKnight Foundation. Youthprise is a youth-centered philanthropic organization that invests in the future of Minnesota by investing in youth. Our mission is to reduce racial disparities with and for Minnesota youth with a focus in the areas of learning and leadership, economic opportunity, and health and safety. We strategically combine funding, capacity building, policy advocacy, and research and authentic engagement of young people in our work, governance, and operations.
Health and Safety: Youthprise supports programs and initiatives that promote the health and safety of young people. In addition to meeting basic food needs through our Nutrition Hub, we work with community-based organizations and support them in accessing the federal and state food resources so that families in need can access free food in community settings they frequent. Youthprise takes a culturally informed wrap-around approach to advance intervention strategies that prevent the criminalization of youth, which can pose a threat to public safety. In 2019 Youthprise expanded our Nutrition Hub which served 65 sites, serving over 280K meals, and 5,500 youth in five counties. Additionally, we support a number of initiatives that seek to reduce youth homelessness, teen pregnancies, disparities in the juvenile justice system, and contact between non-violent youth and law enforcement.
Learning and Leadership: Youthprise promotes the learning, leadership, and social-emotional development of youth. Programs and initiatives supported in this area expose youth to arts and culture, enrichment activities, technical assistance, and leadership opportunities including 55 convenings, five publications, and engaging 2,056 plus people. We seek to shift how programs interact with youth and support programs that engage youth in leadership and governance, a practice that we model at Youthprise. We embed young people across all areas of our organization, and we have 50% representation of youth on our Board of Directors, committees, and most are co-chaired by a young person.
Economic Opportunity: Youthprise creates opportunities for economic prosperity by supporting programs and initiatives that build workforce skills, promote youth entrepreneurship, and expose youth to career pathways. We work with a range of stakeholders across sectors to equip young people with the economic tools to thrive. In 2019, Youthprise awarded grants to connect young people with career pathways in high demand industries such as healthcare, information technology, automotive, and customer service in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota communities. Opportunity Reboot program served 1,449 youth, placed 634 youth in jobs, and provided support for 337 youth to retain employment.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Wokie Weah | President | 40 | $133,483 |
| Marcus Pope | Vice President | 40 | $123,428 |
| Tracy Mittelstadt | Finance Director | 40 | $86,846 |
| Sheila Gothmann | Chief Financial Officer (Part Year) | 34 | $10,980 |
| Sarah Zalanga | Director | 1 | $758 |
| Donte Curtis | Director | 1 | $600 |
| Elizabeth Zalanga | Director | 1 | $200 |
| Shiranthi Goonathilaka | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Malcolm Yearby | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Nichole White | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Haugen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Smith | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Luis Salado-Herrera | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Senuri Rauf | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Phuc Nguyen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Maher Adduselam | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Renelle Mensah | Co-chair | 3 | $0 |
| Antonio Cardona | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Chad Lassen | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Thompson Aderinkomi | Co-chair | 3 | $0 |
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