We are committed to working with our donors to address emerging and growing needs in our community. At the height of the economic downturn, we partnered with donors to create the Crisis Assistance Fund, an effort provide immediate food, energy and housing assistance for Twin Cities residents struggling to make ends meet. By pooling their charitable resources, nearly 100 Minneapolis Foundation donors contributed more than $300,000 to the Fund, and their contributions were supplemented by the Foundation's trustees, who contributed $100,000, and the Foundation itself, which committed $100,000.