EIN 41-1417198

Capi Usa

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
74
Year formed
1982
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Founded in 1982 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, CAPI USA's mission is to guide refugees and immigrants in their journey toward self-determination and social equality.
Total revenues
$5,193,017
2022
Total expenses
$5,615,636
2022
Total assets
$5,047,212
2022
Num. employees
74
2022

Program areas at Capi Usa

In 2022, Capi's basic needs programming served upward of 10,000 unduplicated individuals across 7 unique programs and 3 sub-programs. Key outputs and outcomes of this unit's programs included:food shelf & nutrition services Capi's client choice food shelf served 1,177 households and 7,915 individuals in 2022. Its services distributed 293,365 pounds of food, hosted 8 different large fresh produce distributions, provided monthly home delivery services to 52 seniors, and operated 23 community gardening plots. Capi also hosted 10 additional distributions (food, baby supplies, household goods, covid kits) to 575 households. (continued on sched. O)public benefit enrollments 1,234 Capi clients enrolled in at least one public benefit to enhance their economic position; 518 enrolled in mnsure and 716 enrolled in either snap, unemployment benefits, energy assistance, rental assistance, or another public benefit. Capi submitted a total of 2,567 applications on behalf of community membersan average of 2.1 benefit applications per client. Hmong senior support services 60 hmong seniors achieved at least one independent living goal and 50 hmong adult caregivers indicated that they had acquired new skills and/or accessed assistance services.covid community connections & community health programing Capi reached 3,613 individuals through education/outreach efforts, facilitated 20 in-person outreach events/vaccine & testing clinics, and vaccinated 1,241 persons at 30 vaccination clinics. A total of 81 individuals (largely seniors) participated in group based mental health programing pilots. 33% of these participants self-reported reduced trauma symptoms following the 2-week programing. Housing stability program 41 families at risk of homelessness received intensive case managed support. Capi provided 25 of these families with direct one-time rental subsidies designed to prevent eviction or identify emergency housing for avoiding homelessness. Capi connected 102 families with emergency housing financial assistance through rent help and project hope.
Civic engagement:capi's civic engagement programming unit works on behalf of legislative public policy and systems change priorities most vital to the immigrants, refugees, and bipoc hennepin county residents it serves. This includes a focus on equitable transit development along the blue line, representation at the ballot box, affordable housing, economic and racial justice. In 2022, Capi's civic engagement programming achieved the following: Capi's ignite Minnesota asian power (imap) coalition this collaboration of 6 sub-granted bipoc agency partners received a total of $76.5k and registered 720 voters. (continued on sched. O)outreach efforts filled 115 volunteer slots to make 118,883 outreach calls, resulting in 2,338 people canvassed/direct conversations about voting. Also, 38 community members participated in redistricting sessions and testimony was given to the mn house special redistricting committee and the mn judicial branch special redistricting panel.tcylb- "twin cities youth leadership board" this new youth group (ages 14-18) was launched in 2022 as Capi aimed to direct more energy toward base building with youth than in years past. The purpose of the group is to develop leadership and organizational skills, first by understanding their passions and their identities, then by creating a product that creates awareness of their particular passion. This year participants tackled such issues as teen substance abuse and the importance of voting. Collaboration with Capi's senior services team the civic engagement staff worked with Capi's senior team to host several focus groups and community forums that enabled participant seniors to engage with public officials and candidates. The seniors had the opportunity to voice their concerns and share ideas to address community issues. Public policy platform Capi completed its first-ever board approved public policy platform in 2022.active participation in coalitions/tables Capi's civic engagement unit coordinated the full Capi staff's active involvement in 9 coalitions/tables that advanced the agency's mission and programming. These included: asian Minnesota alliance for justice (amaj), blue line coalition (blc), brooklyn center housing project's advisory council, brooklyn's heritage, Minnesota employment services consortium (mesc), ignite Minnesota's asian power (imap), and the navigator coalition. Capi's twin cities world refugee day (tcwrd) Capi hosted its 15th annual tcwrd. Given ongoing covid-19 concerns, the event took on a hybrid in-person/online format. With support from 4 sponsors, tcwrd featured 8 local artist performances and drew 75-80 in-person attendees. 4,900+ watched and participated online.
Economic empowerment: jobs and tranining: in 2022, Capi served 467 unduplicated individuals through mn family investment program, jobs, training programming, financial and homeownership services, and free tax services. Job placement, income gains, & credentials earned 151 individuals secured and maintained employment with an average hourly wage of $18.40; 59 individuals successfully completed training; 26 earned at least one industry recognized credential in healthcare, manufacturing and/or green energy. 294 mfip participants completed career plans in 2022. This program greatly expanded by adding (1) property maintenance training in partnership with century college and robbinsdale adult education; (continued on sched. O)(2) green energy training in partnership with the center for energy and environment; (3) african immigrant community job placement and training services (with a subgrant to the willmar-based community integration center); and (4) a new internationally trained healthcare professionals program to help individuals acquire international credentials/transcripts reviewed from world education services, connect with and pass board/national certification exams, access credit for prior higher learning & credit, and obtain equivalent healthcare careers in the united states. Further, Capi renewed its nursing assistant and southeast asian equity jobs and training programs. Employment development and general job search general job search services served 44+ individuals in 2022. In january 2022, Capi expanded employer partnerships including: property maintenance: aeon, sherman associates, dominium and ebenezer senior livinghealthcare: m health fairview, north memorial, children's mn, ebenezer senior living and risen home care; and general employer partners (not related to trainings): medtronic, medline, hilton downtown and great wolf lodge. Capi's financial opportunity center (foc) continued to make financial services increasingly accessible to bipoc communities, placing a special emphasis on connections to the 600+ mfip and career pathways program participants served annually. Key 2022 outputs and outcomes include:financial coaching and financial education the integrated services of Capi's financial opportunity center (foc) provided 83 individuals (mostly career pathways & mfip clients) with 1:1 financial coaching; 75% of participants indicated improvements in savings and/or credit scores. Foc staff worked with 38 individuals to complete a family budget, 35 increased their credit scores, and 77 clients completed financial education classes (with 85% indicating enhanced knowledge).homebuyer services 72 clients completed 8-hour home stretch homebuyer workshops; 39 received homebuyer financial wellness or homebuyer counseling with 10 purchasing homes. Further, Capi added a second financial & homeownership coach (financial & homeownership counseling is now offered in hmong, spanish and english), expanded funding with mhfa and national funders while securing new city of minneapolis funding, finalized a hud application for 2023 submission, and offered matching savings product for the first time. Home stretch workshops were expanded with broadening partnerships with realtors and banks and are now offered in both spanish and english.
Afghan emergency resettlement Capi assisted in the emergency resettlement case management of approximately 250 afghan households arriving in Minnesota after the u.s. Evacuation of afghanistan in september 2021. In all, Capi provided just over 450 individuals with full resettlement services throughout the first 6 months of 2022. Afghan housing stability program 81 families in unstable and unsustainable housing situations were provided case management services and 100% received rental subsidies for 3-month increments to further help stabilize their living situation. A total of 451 individuals have been supported through this program so far. Upcoming new programing in 2022, Capi received an orr grant to provide afghan career coaching and will be launching that program in early 2023. It will run until end of 2025 and will assist many newly arrived afghan individuals in finding stable and dignified work. Further, Capi is exploring the creation of a robust urban garden program, separate from its food shelf. The program would seek to create many new urban gardens in the north metro (an area with very few gardening options and limited access to affordable fresh produce) and will help connect bipoc community members to plots on which they can grow culturally relevant, nutritious food. Capi has also submitted several grants for other new programming including expanded holistic health & wellbeing services and is currently exploring programming options for ukrainian refugee support.

Grants made by Capi Usa

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Community Integration CenterCommunity Services$105,946
Karen Organization of MinnesotaCommunity Services$72,967
Vietnamese Social Services of MinnesotaCommunity Services$47,152
...and 8 more grants made

Who funds Capi Usa

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Wallace H Coulter TrustGeneral Support$275,000
The McKnight FoundationFor General Operating Support$200,000
Target FoundationEconomic Opportunity - Hometown$150,000
...and 33 more grants received totalling $2,053,647

Personnel at Capi Usa

NameTitleCompensation
Ekta PrakashPresident$127,634
Vinothini AmbroseChair$0
Nkechi AnyameleBoard Secretary$0
Mike ThorsteinsonBoard Vice Chair$0
Valerie BosmansTreasurer$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Capi Usa

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,125,647
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$703
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$52,925
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$13,742
Total revenues$5,193,017

Form 990s for Capi Usa

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-10-16990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122021-07-23990View PDF
2019-122020-10-16990View PDF
2018-122019-08-17990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 2, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
November 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $131,750 from Greater Twin Cities United Way
August 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 26 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from The McKnight Foundation
July 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsHuman service organizationsEthnic centersCharities
Issues
Human servicesImmigrationForeign affairs
Characteristics
Political advocacyState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
5930 Brooklyn Blvd
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Hennepin County, MN
Website URL
capiusa.org/ 
Phone
(612) 721-0122
Facebook page
CAPIUSA1982 
Twitter profile
@capiusa 
IRS details
EIN
41-1417198
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1982
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P84: Ethnic, Immigrant Centers and Services
NAICS code, primary
813410: Civic and Social Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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