Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SUPPORT INTERFAITH ACTION OF GREATER SAINT PAUL (FORMERLY SAINT PAUL AREA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES).
INTERFAITH ACTION OF GREATER SAINT PAUL FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) WAS FORMED AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION TO MANAGED CONTRIBUTED GIFTS TO FUND THE NEEDS OF INTERFAITH ACTION OF GREATER SAINT PAUL. THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY IS TO GRANT INTERFAITH ACTION NO MORE THAN 4% OF A ROLLING FOUR QUARTER MARKET AVERAGE OF PRINCIPAL AND APPRECIATION. THE FOUNDATION DOES PERIODICALLY MAKE ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS PER ITS DISTRIBUTION POLICY. INTERFAITH ACTION OF GREATER SAINT PAUL'S PROGRAM SERVICEACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:ON-THE-GROUND WORK. INTERFAITH ACTION'S ON-THE-GROUND WORK FOCUSES INSEVERAL CORE PROGRAM AREAS:PROJECT HOME. PROJECT HOME PROVIDES MORE THAN 10,000 SHELTER-BED-NIGHTS PER YEAR IN TWENTY-FOUR CONGREGATIONS (TWENTY-TWO CHURCHES, ONE CATHOLIC SCHOOL, AND ONE SYNAGOGUE). THIS SHELTER IS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. EACH HOUSE OF WORSHIP TRANSFORMS ITSELF INTO A SHELTER FOR ONE MONTH AT A TIME. ON THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH, PROJECT HOME ARRIVES AT THE MONTH'S SITES, BRINGING BEDS, LINENS, FOOD, DIAPERS, ETC. PROJECT HOME'S STAFF ALONG WITH 4,000 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE A WARM, WELCOMING HOME TO OUR GUESTS, WHO STAY WITH US AN AVERAGE OF 55 DAYS AS THEY WORK TO SECURE A STABLE HOUSING ARRANGEMENT THAT IS RIGHT FOR THEM. DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN WORK (DIW). DIW PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF WELCOMING SERVICES TO THE LOW-INCOME NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE EAST METRO. WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES INCLUDING A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FOOD SHELF AND A CLOTHING CLOSET. WE PROVIDE A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE (K-5) CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM AND A SUMMER FULL-TIME PROGRAM AT SAINT PAUL'S AMERICAN INDIAN MAGNET SCHOOL (AIMS). AND WE PROVIDE A HARD-HITTING DIABETES PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES POPULAR COOKING CLASSES TAUGHT BY A NATIVE DIETICIAN USING INDIGENOUS FOODS.INTERFAITH YOUTH CONNECTION (IYC). THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH FROM MANY FAITHS IN A YEAR-LONG LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT CULMINATES IN A "DAY OF SERVICE" ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS ON PRESIDENTS' DAY EACH YEAR. THE YOUTH LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER'S RELIGIONS AND ENGAGE IN SERVICE WORK TOGETHER. SYSTEMIC WORK: OPPORTUNITY SAINT PAUL. INTERFAITH ACTION'S SYSTEMIC WORK FOCUSES ON THE BUILDING OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE EAST METRO. THIS WORK DERIVES FROM CONCEPTS EXPLAINED BY MDC, A NATIONAL NONPROFIT BASED IN NORTH CAROLINA, IN ITS BOOK, STATE OF THE SOUTH. OUR PRIMARY SYSTEMIC PROGRAM IS CALLED OPPORTUNITY SAINT PAUL WHICH MATCHES VOLUNTEERS FROM THE FAITH COMMUNITY WITH CAREFULLY VETTED, HIGHLY EFFECTIVE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND INVOLVES THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE NONPROFIT LEADERS IN A DEEPLY MOTIVATING LEARNING COMMUNITY. THIS "CORPS" OF INTERFAITH, MULTI-RACIAL, INTER-GENERATIONAL VOLUNTEERS WILL MULTIPLY THE HORSEPOWER OF THE SELECTED NONPROFITS, ACCOMPLISHING THREE IMPORTANT GOALS: (1) PROVIDING EFFECTIVE SERVICE TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE OF OPPORTUNITY; (2) EDUCATING AND ACTIVATING FAITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS; AND (3) STRENGTHENING FAITH COMMUNITIES.
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 |
|---|
| Roger Katzenmaier | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| James Rubenstein | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Follmer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Misemer | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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