Our Vision is that every Minnesotan is free from hunger and homelessness.
Our mission is to provide support to hungry and homeless people in Minnesota through financial grants to nonprofit agencies or organizations for direct support services, capital improvements, educational resources for children, and/or systemic efforts to end hunger and homelessness in Minnesota.
Our purpose- Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is uniquely positioned to serve nonprofit agencies or organizations by offering a quick response to requests that are not traditionally funded by other sources. Open Your Heart is solely focused on the needs in Minnesota and committed to helping Minnesotans who are hungry and homeless.
As a mission-driven organization, Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless assists the community in three primary areas- statewide food distribution, funding homeless shelters and transitional and permanent supportive housing programs, and helping homeless school children.
We meet the frequently over-looked needs of homeless school children by giving education grants to homeless shelters and housing programs that serve them. By providing students with school supplies, activity fees and other necessities for a good education we help them to succeed in school. More…
WE ARE RESULTS-ORIENTED
Our experience and dedication enable us to be good stewards of your contributions and to operate efficiently and effectively. Approximately 87 percent of all contributions are distributed to our grantees. And by targeting aid to specific requests, we provide tangible results. Your tax-deductible donation allows us to continue providing crucial resources to Minnesotans in need.
We operate with minimal overhead expenses under the direction of a volunteer board and with small groups of volunteers who work together to achieve our goals. There are three part-time permanent staff people and any number of volunteers involved in every aspect of the organization, allowing us to maintain a low administrative cost.
See evaluations of Open Heart to the Hungry and Homeless from independent charity reviewers: Charities Navigator and Charities Review Council
Download our most recent annual report, or our Form 990.
