Donate to Fight Poverty
Every family deserves a life of dignity and the opportunity to thrive. With funders and generous supporters like you, Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County (CAP-HC) helps thousands of families build stability and pave a path to long–term prosperity each year.
You can help families lift themselves out of poverty. Support our work with a donation in any amount today.
“Thank you so much for all your work, and for the help I receive… I can get groceries now.”
—Energy Assistance Program Client
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By making a one-time or recurring donation, you’re building a stronger and more equitable Hennepin County — now, and for generations to come.
CAP-HC is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our U.S. tax identification number is 41-1524088.
More Ways to Give
Donate by check
Please make your check payable to Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County and send to the following address:
Attention: CAP-HC Planning & Development
7101 Northland Circle N, Suite 123
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-advised fund (DAF) donors can direct a one-time grant or recurring grant to CAP-HC by contacting your fund administrator. Invest in CAP-HC’s mission and make a positive impact on the lives of people with low incomes today!
Please have your fund administrator direct your gift to:
Attention: CAP-HC Planning & Development
7101 Northland Circle N, Suite 123
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
Employer Matching Gifts
If your employer has a matching gift program, you might be able to double (or even triple!) your donation to CAP-HC. It’s an easy way to make your donation go even further to support people with low incomes as they lift themselves out of poverty.
Here’s how to do it:
- Make a donation to CAP-HC. If you recently made a donation, skip to step 2.
- Check with your employer to see if your contribution can be matched.
- If your employer is matching your contribution, follow their instructions and select CAP-HC as the recipient of the matching gift. If your employer doesn’t have specific instructions available, contact your Human Resources or Business Office for more information.
Sponsor a FAmily
When the coldest months of the year hit, it can strain budgets and add stress for people who already struggle to provide basic needs for their families. CAP-HC’s Sponsor a Family Program utilizes your generosity to help families with low income build toward stability so they can reclaim the celebratory spirit of the winter season.
The Sponsor a Family Program is no longer accepting sign-up forms for the 2024 winter season, but you can still support families by making a donation in any amount.
Donate with Thrivent
Thrivent Choice
Through this program, Thrivent members can choose to contribute to participating organizations they care about and influence which organizations Thrivent invests in by directing Choice Dollars®. Thrivent members can:
- Make a personal donation to your favorite enrolled organizations, like CAP-HC. Thrivent covers the online processing fees so that 100% of your donation goes to the organization.
- Direct Choice Dollars® to your favorite enrolled organizations, like CAP-HC.
Donate with Confidence
CAP-HC received Candid’s Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest award offered, and met the Charities Review Council’s rigorous standards for accountability.
What is a Donor-Advised Fund?
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is like a charitable investment account that is set up for the sole purpose of supporting charities. You can contribute cash, stocks, or other assets into the DAF and receive an immediate tax deduction. The funds are invested for tax-free growth. You have the flexibility to direct how much and how often money is granted to charities over time.
Donor-advised funds are the fastest-growing charitable giving vehicle because they are the easiest, and most tax-savvy way to give to charities like CAP-HC.
How does a daf work?
- You make an irrevocable tax-deductible contribution (cash, stock, real estate, etc.) to a DAF-sponsoring organization, community foundation, or financial institution to establish the fund.
- You receive a tax receipt and tax benefits when funds are deposited into your DAF.
- The DAF-sponsoring organization oversees the funds, which now legally belong to them, as they grow tax free. You retain advisory privileges over the investment strategy and disbursements made from the DAF.
- You can direct single or recurring donations to tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organizations that are classified as public charities under 509(a).
- Once the DAF-sponsoring organization approves your request, the donation is made to the qualified charitable organization, such as CAP-HC.
What are the benefits of giving through a DAF?
- Support charities you believe in through strategic giving over time.
- Take advantage of immediate tax benefits with the ability to distribute funds later.
- Consolidate all your charitable giving and simplify your tax documentation.
Sponsor A Family FAQs
Who can sponsor a family?
Sponsoring a family is a great opportunity for individuals, businesses, coworkers, faith communities, families, and friends to make a difference in their community this season! Any individual or group with a budget of at least $150 ($75 minimum per family member) can sponsor a family.
If sponsoring a family is out of your group’s budget, make a donation in any amount to support Hennepin County families with low income.
How are sponsorship families chosen?
All families are low-income clients of our Emergency Rental, Vehicle Repair, or Energy Assistance programs and have been selected by staff members.
How long does it take for a sponsor to be matched with a family?
The timing between submitting the sign-up form and being matched with a family can vary based on a number of factors, but all sponsors will be matched with a family by Nov. 20. Sponsors will be notified via the email provided on their sign-up form. If the sponsor has chosen to shop for gifts, the family’s wish list will be included in that email.
If shopping for gifts, when will sponsors receive the family’s wish list?
The family’s wish list will be provided in the email notifying the sponsor they’ve been matched with a family no later than Nov. 20.
Can sponsors meet the family they’re sponsoring?
It is our priority to protect the privacy and safety of our clients and sponsors. For this reason, there will not be an opportunity for sponsors and sponsored families to meet.
If shopping for gifts, is the total spent tax deductible? Will a receipt be sent to sponsors?
CAP-HC is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit (U.S. tax identification number 41-1524088).
CAP-HC is not authorized to place a value on purchased gifts. Sponsors who purchase gifts will receive an acknowledgement letter without a dollar value for their sponsorship via email. We encourage you to keep all receipts for purchased gifts. as well as the acknowledgment email for tax purposes.
If providing gift cards, is their total value tax deductible? Will a receipt be sent to sponsors?
CAP-HC is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit (U.S. tax identification number 41-1524088). Sponsors who purchase gift cards will receive an acknowledgement letter for the total value of the gift cards via email.
What if a sponsor matched with a family finds they are no longer able to be a sponsor?
- If a sponsor has chosen to purchase gifts and is no longer able to do so: Please provide gift cards to support the family instead. Contact Amelia Barkley (abarkley@caphennepin.org) for more information.
- If a sponsor is neither able to purchase gifts nor provide gift cards: Please contact Amelia Barkley (abarkley@caphennepin.org) as soon as possible so that we can make every effort to match the family with a different sponsor.