PROP Endowment Campaign

This year marks our 50th year serving the Eden Prairie and Chanhassen communities. A lot has changed over the years, but our mission to help people in need has remained the same. What started out as Thanksgiving baskets for a few families now supports over 1000 families each year.

50 years.

PROP Yesterday. PROP Today. 

And PROP for Tomorrow.

Building a Strong Community by Funding the Future

The leadership of PROP Food Shelf is dedicated to being at the center of change for generations to come and has embarked on a campaign to set a course for our neighbors in need. Through PROP’s Endowment Campaign, PROP is joining forces with our philanthropic partners and friends to raise $50,000 to continue to invest in our core mission to strengthen Eden Prairie and Chanhassen's only Food Shelf and fuel our mission to end hunger in the community.

Why Endowment?

Give a gift that benefits Eden Prairie and Chanhassen forever. Endowment funds grow wealth over time and help to positively impact our community in perpetuity. The principal balance of an endowment fund is not spent, which protects the earning power and enables donors and PROP to continuously donate earnings, or grow our endowment by reinvesting in the principal. Essentially, an endowment allows PROP to be much more sustainable and more flexible on where to direct our efforts and resources. The ebbs and flows of annual giving are bound to occur in the future but having an endowment helps smooth the road and is vital to ensuring the food shelf will continue to fulfill its mission of feeding, nourishing and strengthening our community.

It's A Match.

Double your impact with a gift to PROP's Endowment Campaign. Now through end of the 2021 calendar year, every dollar donated, up to $25,000, will be matched dollar-for-dollar. We are on a mission to feed, nourish and strengthen our community for years to come…please join us for this exciting journey.

Your campaign gifts drive: 

Our capacity to fulfill our mission to help those in crisis

Our commitment to make a difference in our community

Our promise to the future to leave a legacy to help our neighbors in need

Many services. One goal.

PROP was founded on the principle of neighbors helping neighbors, by donating time, food, and money to those in need. We offer support through an array of programs to help people get back on their feet, regain control, and live a life where they can thrive - today and tomorrow.

Investing Safely with the St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation is a statewide community foundation that began in 1940, serves all of Minnesota and today stewards $1.7 billion in charitable assets for community good. The St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation PROP Endowment Fund channels charitable gifts into a single investment fund that builds over time and provides PROP with a reliable source of annual income — now and in the future.  The Foundation’s expert team provides professional management of our endowment assets to ensure the longevity of PROP. 

There are also many ways to make a planned gift to support PROP. We encourage you to work with your financial advisor to choose an option that is right for you.

Questions? Email Mary Brown at maryb@propfood.org or call 952-200-5731

All contributions to PROP, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Internal Revenue Services (IRS) regulations requires us to inform you that, in return for your contribution, you receive no goods or services.