Twin Cities Prosper
UpTogether (formerly Family Independence Initiative) is a national nonprofit that channels unrestricted cash to families and individuals facing financial hardship, in partnership with philanthropic funders, corporations, and government agencies across dozens of U.S. cities and counties. Seed data describes 'Twin Cities Prosper' as an UpTogether program funded by the Target Foundation for 135 families in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, but this specific program name could not be independently confirmed through public sources. Target Foundation, Target Corporation's philanthropic arm, is a verified funder with a stated focus on advancing shared prosperity in the Twin Cities, so a partnership of this kind is plausible but unproven.
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- UpTogether
- Country
- United States
Contact
- Website
- https://www.uptogether.org/
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
Benefits
- Benefit details
Seed data indicated a $400 quarterly benefit (which per program taxonomy would map to 'Variable' frequency) and 135 total participants over 24 months (Aug 2022-Jul 2024), but these figures could not be verified for a Minneapolis/St. Paul program. The $400 quarterly amount matches a documented UpTogether pilot in San Antonio, TX (1,000 families, $400 every quarter), and the 135-participant figure matches a documented UpTogether pilot expansion in Austin, TX (85 city-funded households plus 50 philanthropy-funded families). Left blank pending verification rather than carried over from unconfirmed seed data.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
Seed data described 'Families' as the target demographic with income as an eligibility factor, consistent with UpTogether's general model of investing in financially-strained families, but no program-specific eligibility criteria for a 'Twin Cities Prosper' initiative could be located. Left blank pending verification.
