About MinneMinds
Who We Are
MinneMinds, is a broad coalition of over 100 statewide organizations including foundations, nonprofits and advocacy groups, all united in prioritizing Minnesota’s youngest children as the most important investment for a stronger Minnesota. The MinneMinds agenda is supported by parents, early childhood care and education leaders, teachers, business leaders and community members united in making access to high-quality early care and education possible for every child in Minnesota.
For more information, please contact:
Alberto Monserrate, MinneMinds Campaign Manager
(612) 730-2071
alberto@newpublica.com
MinneMinds Executive Committee
• Acooa Ellis, MinneMinds Co-Chair, Greater Twin Cities United Way
• Ann Mulholland, MinneMinds Co-Chair, St. Paul & Minnesota Foundations
• Gertrude Matemba-Mutasa, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
• Jim Bartholomew, Minnesota Business Partnership
• Denise Mayotte, Sheltering Arms Foundation
• Kelly Wolfe, Children’s Hospitals
• Carolyn Smallwood, Way to Grow
• Daniel Gumnit, People Serving People
• Barb Fabre, Consultant
• Laura La Croix Dalluhn, LaCroix Dalluhn Consulting
• Bharti Wahi, Children’s Defense Fund
• Patina Park, MN Indian Women’s Resource Center
• Andre Dukes, Northside Achievement Zone
• Kazoua Kong Thao, Hmong American Partnership
• Nancy Jost, West Central Initiative
MinneMinds Supporting Organizations
- 360 Communities
- A Chance to Grow
- Adopt A Classroom
- African American Leadership Forum
- Aldrich School
- Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
- Becker County Early Childhood Initiative
- Bloom Early Learning
- Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
- Centro Tyrone Guzman
- Child Care Providers Together Local 3400–AFSCME
- Children’s Defense Fund
- Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Children’s Theatre Company
- Children, Youth and Family Services Program – RCTC
- Clay County Early Childhood Initiative
- Close Gaps by 5
- CLUES
- City of Saint Paul
- Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
- Creative Kids Academy
- Dodge Nature Preschool
- Douglas County Early Childhood Initiative
- East Neighborhood Services
- Educators 4 Excellence
- FamilyWise
- First Children’s Finance
- Focus on the Children Conference
- Grant County Early Childhood Initiative
- Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery
- Growth and Justice
- Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
- Health Partners
- Hmong American Partnership
- Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners
- Jewish Community Action
- Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis
- Joyce Preschool
- Kids At Risk Action
- LDA Minnesota
- Lifetrack Resources
- Mayflower Early Childhood Center
- Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board
- Minnesota Achievement Gap Committee
- Minnesota Association for Family and Early Education
- Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children
- Minnesota Career College Association
- Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Minnesota Child Care Association
- Minnesota Child Care Aware
- Minnesota Coalition for Targeted Home Visiting
- Minnesota Community Education Association
- Minnesota Council of Churches
- Minnesota Council of Latino Affairs
- Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association
- Minnesota Head Start Association, Inc.
- Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association
- Minnesota Literacy Council
- Minnesota Montessori Network
- Minnesota Parent Teacher Association
- Minnesota School-Age Care Alliance
- Minnesota State Alliance of YMCA’s
- Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency (MVNA)
- Minnesota Working Family Resource Center
- Montessori Center of Minnesota
- Mountian Lake Early Childhood Initiative
- Northside Achievement Zone
- Nurse-Family Partnership
- Parents as Teachers
- People Serving People
- Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
- Pillsbury United Communities
- Playworks
- Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota
- Ramsey County Attorney’s Office
- Rasmussen College
- Rochester Area Foundation
- Rochester Community and Technical College
- Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota
- Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood
- ServeMinnesota
- Southside Family Nurturing Center
- St. David’s Center
- Stevens County Early Childhood Initiative
- The Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
- The Family Partnership
- The Family Place
- Think Small
- Way to Grow
- White Earth Tribal Council
- Working Family Resource Center
- YWCA of Minneapolis
Select Research Sources
• Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
• University of Minnesota
• Wilder Research
(Updated June 17, 2015)
MinneMinds Supporting Coalitions
Start Early Funders Coalition:
• Blandin Foundation
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and Foundation
• Delta Dental of MN Foundation
• F. R. Bigelow Foundation
• GHR Foundation
• Greater Twin Cities United Way
• Health Partners
• Initiative Foundation
• Knowledge Fund
• Mardag Foundation
• Medica Foundation
• Northland Foundation
• Northwest Minnesota Foundation
• Park Nicollet
• Sauer Children’s Renew Foundation
• Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
• Southwest Initiative Foundation
• The Minneapolis Foundation
• The Saint Paul Foundation
• The Sheltering Arms Foundation
• The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
• United Ways of Minnesota
• West Central Initiative