Pillsbury United Communities
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE ARE COMMUNITY BUILDERS CO-CREATING CHANGE TOWARDS A JUST SOCIETY. WE IMAGINE THRIVING COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERY PERSON HAS PERSON, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC POWER.
- Income
- $11.4 million
- Spending
- $13.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- -3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 41%
- Employees
- 367
- Volunteers
- 250
- Highest pay
- $188,148, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 31 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $10.6 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O.SOCIAL ENTERPRISES - PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES OPERATED 8 SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT ALSO MEET AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NEED. THEY INCLUDE: NORTH MARKET COMMUNITY GROCERY STORE EMPLOYING 20+ INDIVIDUALS AND SERVING 2500 CUSTOMERS WEEKLY IN AN AREA OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS DESIGNATED AS A FOOD DESERT; SISTERHOOD BOUTIQUE RESALE SHOP EMPLOYING 25 YOUTH INTERNS AND PROVIDING HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, LOW COST CLOTHING; KRSM RADIO LOW POWER FM COMMUNITY RADIO STATION TRAINING 51 HOSTS WHO PROVIDED PROGRAMMING IN 6 LANGUAGES TO THOUSANDS OF LISTENERS; NORTH NEWS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER EMPLOYING SUMMER 13 YOUTH INTERNS AND HIGHLIGHTING UNDERHEARD STORIES OF MINNEAPOLIS' NORTHSIDE TO A CIRCULATION OF 10,000; BREAKING ICE THEATRE BASED INCLUSION AND BELONGING TRAINING EMPLOYING 40 THEATRE ARTISTS TO DELIVER PERFORMANCES TO MORE THAN 7500 PEOPLE; FULL CYCLE BIKE SHOP EMPLOYING 12 UNHOUSED YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN BIKE MECHANICS, SUPPLYING BIKES TO 200+ UNHOUSED YOUNG PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES THROUGH STREET OUTREACH TO MORE THAN 850 YOUTH; PILLSBURY HOUSE THEATRE EMPLOYING OVER 200 ARTISTS AND PLAYING TO 2500+ AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH AN ECONOMICALLY ACCESSIBLE PICK-YOUR-PRICE TICKET MODEL; AND PILLSBURY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER BELOW MARKET RATE ARTS INFUSED EARLY EDUCATION FOR 12 TODDLERS AND 20 PRESCHOOLERS WITH A 100% READY FOR KINDERGARTEN TRACK RECORD.SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS - PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING BEDROCK SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR 147 YEARS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN GAINING ACCESS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAOLS AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND TALENTS, AND TO FOSTER CONNECTIONS AND WEAVE NETWORKS THAT BUILD COMMUNITY POWER. PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE: FOOD SYSTEMS SERVING 1400 HOT MEALS PER WEEK THROUGH 3 CAFE LOCATIONS, MOVING 1.6 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGH 2 FOOD SHELVES, RESCUING HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD AND DELIVERING IT TO YOUTH SERVING HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND GROWING FRESH PRODUCE THROUGH A YEAR-ROUND HYDROPONIC FARM AND MULTIPLE OUTDOOR GARDENS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVING 600+ ELDERS IN THE CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND NEAR NORTH NEIGHBORHOODS IN LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS, PROVIDING NAVIGATION SERVICES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES TO 1500+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S ADVOCACY ASSISTING 150 PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC ABUSE WITH SAFETY PLANNING AND EMERGENCY RESOURCES, ACCESS TO LEGAL AID 3 DAYS PER WEEK IN 2 LOCATIONS, LEAD INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR 60 PEOPLE AT RISK OF BEING INCARCERATED DUE TO UNDERLYING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LONG TERM POVERTY, ALONG WITH HEALTH FAIRS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, FLU SHOT CLINICS AND OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION; YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CAREER AND FUTURE READINESS PROGRAMS SUPPORTING 540 TOTAL YOUNG PEOPLE IN FUTHERING THEIR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE READINESS, 62 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE FANS PROGRAM GRADUTED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND EARNED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE, 112 YOUTH COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS IN 7 CONTENT AREAS, AND 171 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH 9 PARTNER SCHOOLS; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BRINGING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER TO MAKE CONNECTIONS, AND DEVELOP AND MOVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPED AGENDAS THROUGH EVENTS LIKE THE CEDAR RIVERSIDE MULTICULTURAL DINNER, THE INSIDE OUT CHICAGO AVENUE BLOCK PARTY, THE OAK PARK JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND THE WAITE HOUSE HARVEST DINNER. SYSTEMS INITIATIVES - JUSTICE BUILT COMMUNITIES A COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE OF PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES MAINTAINED 7 PROPERTIES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS ACQUIRED BETWEEN 2020 AND 2023 WHILE FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DRIVEN REDEVELOPMENT. THE PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES OFFICE OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AUTHORIZED 16 SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 9000 K-12 STUDENTS WITH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODELS SUCH AS STEM AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. POLICY INITIATIVES INCLUDED VOTER EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT AND EARLY VOTING IN 2 PUC LOCATIONS, INTERVIEWS WITH 20+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PRODUCTION OF AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO AS PART OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE 'BENEFITS CLIFF', AND PARTICIPATION IN 8 CROSS-SECTOR COALITIONS COLLABORATING TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, SEXUAL ABUSE, ETC...
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1968.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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