MPS School Funds

You can make a gift to your MPS public school fund through AchieveMpls, which manages dedicated accounts for each school. AchieveMpls receives no administrative fees from individual donations or matching gifts for school funds.

Please note that 100% of school fund gifts made by cash or check go directly to the fund. However, if you make a gift by other means, these current processing fees are deducted by the companies handling the transaction, including

  • Credit card gifts through AchieveMpls: 3.1% plus .30 cents transaction fee per donation
  • Gifts via GiveMN or other Razoo site: 2.9% fee per transaction
  • Gifts via United Way: 12% fee per transaction
  • Stock gifts: brokerage fees are deducted

To make a school fund gift:
  • Send check or cash gifts to AchieveMpls, attn: Gina Rysdon, 111 3rd Ave South #5, Minneapolis, MN 55401-2510
  • Make a secure on-line gift with your credit card, designating your school in the on-line giving form.
  • Make an on-line gift via GiveMN. Be sure to check "add a designation" and write in the name of your school
  • For gifts of stock or planned gifts, contact Development Director Kristi Pearson at kpearson@achievempls.org or 612.455.1552

For more information on school fund gifts, contact Gina Rysdon at grysdon@achievempls.org or 612.455.1557.