EIN 41-1957358

Isaiah

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
60
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Isaiah is a state-wide coalition of congregations and allies, serving as a vehicle for people of faith to drive change towards racial and economic justice in Minnesota. The core strategy of Isaiah revolves around developing leadership, providing training, and building the capacity of individuals to advance public campaigns that shift public opinion and policies. Based in Saint Paul, MN, Isaiah empowers communities to create positive change through faith-driven activism.
Total revenues
$4,386,778
2022
Total expenses
$4,971,026
2022
Total assets
$7,670,294
2022
Num. employees
60
2022

Program areas at Isaiah

Leadership development, training and capacity building is the core strategy ofisaiah to advance public campaigns to shift public opinion and toadvance policies for racial and economic justice in Minnesota. Programs to develop the capacity and leadership of community-rooted institutions lead to the creation of distinct coalitions and programs such as the muslim coalition of Isaiah; kids count on us (a coalition of over 500 childcare centers); Isaiah leadership chapters in small towns and regional centers across central and southern Minnesota; the young adult coalition; and the barbershop and black congregations cooperative.civic engagement and public campaigns:isaiah provides strategic capacities for the members and coalitionsconnected to Isaiah in order to effectively do public campaigns definedby the members of the organization. Isaiah develops policy andresearch, strategic communications, digital and online organizingcapacity, data tracking and tools for scaled civic engagement. Thestrategic capacities of the organization are deployed in the service of continued public development of grassroots leadership for racial and economic justice in minnesotamidwest collaborative for training and capacity building: Isaiah acts as a home for a midwest organizing training andcapacity-building program. Isaiah, along with organizations in mo, oh,mi, wi and in, have built a shared organizing training program todevelop grassroots leaders, organizing staff and operations staff tobuild powerful organizing organizations in states across the midwest.in addition to training, this project works to build strategiccapacities such as shifting public narrative and strategiccommunications, policy research and campaign development and sharedresearch and development to make community-based organizations morepowerful and effective. National partners include faith in action, seiu and community change.muslim coalition of Isaiah and ending islamophobia:the muslim coalition of Isaiah is a network of 24 mosques and muslimorganizations that work collectively to advance muslim publicleadership, change the narrative about muslims in Minnesota and worktoward ensuring civil rights for muslims in Minnesota. Isaiah supportsthe steering team and leadership teams of the muslim coalition throughtraining, capacity building, strategic communications, policydevelopment and strategic campaignskids count on us campaign and childcare:kids count on us is a coalition of 512 community-based childcare centers that serve low income families across Minnesota. Kcou is led by a steering committee of early childhood educators and workers, parents, and childcare center directors and owners. Isaiah supports the kcoucampaign through training and capacity-building, strategiccommunications and researching and developing policy campaigns toincrease support for affordable childcare for low and middle incomefamilies. Staff of kcou also work with childcare centers to ensure thatstate regulatory agencies are supporting culturally competent,community-run, locally owned childcare centers.barbershop and black congregations collaborative:the bbcc is a coalition of black owned barbershops and congregations inbrooklyn park, brooklyn center, and north minneapolisworking to build the public voice and engagement of african americanand african immigrants. Bbcc facilitates regular trainings, publicforums, public education and civic engagement through barbershops andcongregations. Bbcc is working collectively on tenants' rights,affordable housing, restoring the vote for formerly incarcerated people, transforming public safety, and criminal justice reform.building an inclusive economy:a shared project across Isaiah is to build an economy that works forall of Minnesota's families. Isaiah is working to advance paid familyand medical leave, affordable childcare, expanding public health careand affordable housing at the state level. Isaiah conducts scaledpublic education for its members on these issues, creates communityconversations, engages with policy makers, trains members to engagewith local press and media, participates in coalitions with partnerorganizations and creates ongoing opportunities for Isaiah members tohave a public voices on these issues at the state, regional and locallevel.100% clean energy and addressing climate change:isaiah is a core member of a state-wide campaign to get Minnesota to100% clean and renewable energy. Isaiah has launched a state-widepublic education drive to about climate change and what minnesotans cando together to move toward being a 100% clean energy state. This includes engaging policy-makers at the state level as well as workingwith local leadership teams on local solutions and actions.democracy campaignthe democracy campaign is a state by state project aimed at protecting and expanding key democratic freedoms and institutions. Isaiah is the Minnesota host for this project. The goals of the project are to pass legislative reforms in 2023 that protect and strengthen democracy, such as automatic voter registration, restoring the right to vote to people with felonies, modernizing election equipment, pre-registration of 16- and 17-year-olds, additionally, we aim to build public and decision-maker support for democracy. This is a massive and long-term goal, which includes (a) shaping public opinion through strategic communications; (b) giving more people first-hand experience of democracy in action through participation in public life; and (c) connecting democracy in the public eye to more tangible changes like living wages, police accountability, and housing security.

Who funds Isaiah

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Tides FoundationHealthy Individuals and Communities$1,114,250
Telescope FundGeneral Support$450,000
The Ford FoundationGeneral Support and Core Support for Institutional Strengthening$409,375
...and 32 more grants received totalling $5,414,780

Personnel at Isaiah

NameTitleCompensation
Doran SchrantzExecutive Director$108,061
Brian KaoOperations Director$80,843
Janae BatesDirector of Communications
Lars NegstadPolicy Director$96,519
Javen SwansonDonor Engagement Director
...and 12 more key personnel

Financials for Isaiah

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,224,848
Program services$128,565
Investment income and dividends$25,705
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
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$7,660
Total revenues$4,386,778

Form 990s for Isaiah

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-12-19990View PDF
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-08990View PDF
2020-122021-10-27990View PDF
2019-122021-03-02990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 8, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
December 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
November 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $275,500 from Amalgamated Charitable Foundation
August 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Charities
Issues
Human rightsReligionCriminal justiceVoting rights
Characteristics
ReligiousPolitical advocacyLobbyingReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
2356 University Ave W Ste 405
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Ramsey County, MN
Website URL
isaiahmn.org/ 
Phone
(651) 376-1001
Facebook page
ISAIAHMN 
Twitter profile
@isaiahmn 
IRS details
EIN
41-1957358
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X00: Religion: General
NAICS code, primary
813110: Religious Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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