When you make a gift to Phyllis Whealey Community Center, you're becoming a part of a legacy — one that spans 100 years and several generations' efforts to create equity where there is none and find reasons to hope for better futures, despite persistent challenges.
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Help Us Celebrate a Century of Service:
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Centennial Celebration
On October 17, 1924, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center opened its doors — Minneapolis' first agency dedicated to serving African Americans. The visionary women of the WCA Foundations saw a need, and established Phyllis Wheatley House.
Originally established to provide housing for young Black women coming to the city to attend the University, only to find that they were not allowed to lodge in the college dorms due to harsh segregation laws, Phyllis Wheatley House quickly became a place of refuge for the whole African American community, where they gathered, found needed resources, and together built the community of North Minneapolis.
Today, generations of Northsiders have passed through Phyllis Wheatley Community Center's doors, where they know they can find what they need, when they need it most. Though we, alongside our community, have made great strides throughout the decades, our work is not done, and Phyllis Wheatley Community Center will not rest until true equity has been achieved.
Join us in celebrating our milestones, and looking to the future, full of possibilities for all. Join us in creating hope for North Minneapolis families. Join us in closing gaps and opening doors, creating pathways for individuals to discover their strengths and take control of their futures.
To learn about our centennial gala sponsorship opportunities, contact Patricia Harris, Chief Development Officer and Organizational Strategist, at PatriciaH@phylliswheatley.org.
Donate to support our centennial below, or on our GiveMN page here.
More info to come! Check back here often. Thank you for being a part of our Phyllis Wheatley community!
For a century, the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center has stood as a guiding light for African Americans in Minneapolis. It has earned the trust of the community, serving as a place of cherished memories for grandparents and a vital resource for parents. This is a collective space, purpose-built for the community's needs, consistently adapting and evolving alongside its members.
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center strives to serve as a constant for families in our Northside community, a place they can go when they need help, hope, and healing; a place where they know their children are safe, learning, growing, and building skills for better lives; a place that belongs not to those who work here, but to the community.
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center has, for 100 years, been a beacon for African Americans in Minneapolis. It's a place they trust, their parents turned to, and that their grandparents have fond memories of. IIt's a place that is theirs, collectively, built for them and always adapting and evolving alongside them.
Other ways to give
Mail to:
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
attn: Katy Nelson, Senior Director of Development & Communications
1301 N. 10th Avenue | Minneapolis, MN 55411
EIN #41-0706132
Support Camp Katharine Parsons Capital Campaign by advising a grant or making a direct donation to our Phyllis Wheatley's Camp Parsons Restoration Project Community Giving Fund at Minneapolis Foundation!
Donor-advisors — you can make grants to PWCC through your fund. Just advise your fund administrator to make a gift to Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, EIN #41-0706132.
Gifts of stock — Make your money work for the causes you care about, investing in the community you love and live in. Donations of appreciated stock carry two benefits: supporting the programs and the people you care about, while avoiding tax penalties on capital gains.
Charitable IRA Distributions — It's easy to make a donation from and individual retirement plan, and it also carries tax benefits for you, To make a gift from your IRA, simply call your financial advisor or the person who administers your account and ask that they make a distribution to Phyllis Wheatley Community Center. It's that simple!
Include PWCC in your will — when planning your estate, speak to your attorney about leaving a legacy gift that will help support our mission when you're no longer able to.
Please speak to your financial advisor about other ways you can support PWCC.
Note: In order to qualify for maximum tax benefits for your IRA donation you must ask your advisor to make the distribution directly from your account.
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
EIN #41-0706132
1301 10th Avenue N. | Minneapolis, MN | 55411