WHO WE ARE

Collaboration & Partnership

Steering Committee

  • Portrait of Terri Thao

    Terri Thao, Chair

    Program Director - Local Initiatives, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

  • Portrait of Alfonso Wenker

    Alfonso Wenker

    VP, Community Impact, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

  • Portrait of Andrea Brennan

    Andrea Brennan

    President & CEO, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

  • Portrait of Chad Schwitters

    Chad Schwitters

    Senior Program Officer, McKnight Foundation

  • Portrait of Sommer Green

    Sommer Green

    Program Officer, Housing Stability, Pohlad Family Foundation

  • Portrait of Stephannie Lewis

    Stephannie Lewis

    Associate VP, Community Impact, Greater Twin Cities United Way

Our Member Network

Logo of Blandin Foundation with brown text and a leaf-like graphic, promoting strengthening rural Minnesota.
LOGO with a stylized yellow and white design reading 'CO LAB'
Logo of the Frey Foundation of Minnesota with a blue hexagon and black circle.
Logo for the Family Housing Fund with stylized orange and black graphic above the text
The Graves Foundation logo features an abstract tree with multicolored branches in yellow, teal, and light blue, above the text 'GRAVES FOUNDATION' in large, light blue letters.
Logo for Greater Minnesota Housing Fund with red background, white text, and an illustration of a house with a chimney.
Logo for Greater Twin Cities United Way featuring a red human figure with arms raised inside a blue hand, with a yellow arc above and the text 'Greater Twin Cities UNITED WAY' in blue
Logo of Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies with a geometric diamond shape made of purple, blue, and red blocks and the organization name below.
Logo of the 'McKnight Foundation' with white text in capital letters on a red background.
Logo of Minneapolis Foundation featuring a red circle with a white wavy line and red text that says 'Minneapolis Foundation'.
Northwest Minnesota Foundation logo with stylized sun, river, and field symbols
Logo of 'Open Your Heart' organization with a red and black heart-shaped symbol and a tagline that reads 'Think Outside the Box'.
Logo for Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation with a gold star symbol.
Logo of Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation with a blue and white color scheme and a bridge graphic.
Logo of Pohlad Family Foundation with a stylized blue and white feather next to the text
Logo for the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation featuring a stylized plant with green leaves and a red flower, alongside the foundation's name in black text.

Staff

Patrick Ness

Executive Director
patrick@mnfoundationsforhome.org

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Emily Lamberty

Operations & Grants Manager
emily@mnfoundationsforhome.org

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