Because of you, thousands of families in South Minneapolis experienced something rare: a place that's with them from the first day of school to the first day of a real job. From cradle to career.
Urban Ventures has been planted in South Minneapolis for over 30 years. Not as a program that passes through, but as a neighbor. A constant presence. What you see on this page didn't happen because of one organization or one donor. It happened because families did the hard work, Urban Ventures stayed present, and you made it possible.
Representing 3,400 households working toward something better for themselves and their families.
Urban Ventures delivered 177,000+ hours of programming across 15 programs in 2025. Hours spent learning, healing, growing, and belonging. And in program after program, the story wasn't just who showed up. It was how long they stayed.
Programs that saw growing participation also saw growing depth of engagement: more hours per person, more weeks of consistent attendance, more of the sustained contact that produces real change.
In 2025, the programs that grew didn't just add participants. They added depth. People came back more often, stayed longer, and engaged more consistently. That kind of sustained contact is where real change happens.
Carlos shares how one soccer invitation at Urban Ventures opened the door to mentors who believed in him, pushed him, and helped him step into opportunities he never imagined.
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We take seriously the trust you place in us when you give. Urban Ventures holds a four-star rating from Charity Navigator and Platinum Transparency status from Candid, and our finances are independently audited every year. Your generosity is protected, accounted for, and put to work.
This is what you made possible. We're honored to do this work alongside you.
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Urban Ventures • South Minneapolis • urbanventures.org • 2025 Impact Report