Minnesota Without Poverty to become 501(c)(3)

I received an email today from A Minnesota Without Poverty, which stated in part:

We are writing to make sure you are up-to-date about the new home of "A Minnesota Without Poverty" and to solicit your financial support. A Minnesota Without Poverty is now on its own. That's right. AMWOP is now becoming its own 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. This is an exciting change!

With its early roots in the Lutheran faith community, in 2008 AMWOP expanded its ecumenical and interfaith focus by becoming a program of Minnesota Council of Churches, seeking to engage all people of faith in building the public will to end poverty as fundamental to their life of faith. In January 2009 the recommendations of the Legislative Commission to End Poverty were reported, and the Steering Committee decided that the best structure for AMWOP to serve as a catalyst in implementing these potentially powerful recommendations is as a separate 501(c)(3) organization.

A Minnesota Without Poverty will continue to be rooted in our faith traditions while also seeking to engage all sectors of society—faith, government, business, people in poverty, education, communities of color, non-profits, and foundations,—in this crucial work to end poverty.

Along with some other information, they were also asking for donations from anyone who would be willing to help out financially. Their address is:

A Minnesota Without Poverty—NDC

663 University Avenue

Suite 200

St. Paul, MN 55104