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Providing lasting and meaningful work, life and leadership skills to teens
through experience and training in an urban nonprofit bakery.
2015 Board of Directors
James Altman, Xcel Energy
Nathan Austin, MYTECH Partners
Bill Barrier, American Dairy Queen Corp.
Jim Berg, Thrivent Financial
Charlie Broadnax, U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
Tim Engeldinger, Grant Thornton
Becky Finnigan, Intrepid Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Beth Fritcher, 3M
Christie Grandbois, RBC Wealth Management
Anne Johnson, Union Gospel Mission
Mary Kloehn, Navigate Forward
Susan Kujava, Kujava Consulting
Susan MacHolda, CARLSON
Patrick O’Neill, Larson King, LLP
Christopher Pham, Lindquist & Vennum
Alissa Raddatz, Allina Health
Felicia Ravelomanantsoa, BMO Harris Bank
Allison Rojas, Nonprofit Management Consultant
Bill Sarvela, TCF National Bank
Riff Yeager, Environmental Resources Management
“I’d probably be on the street, because there is a lot of that in the neighborhood. But Cookie Cart took me
away from that and it pushed me away from the streets. Because why would you want to be on the
streets when you could have a job and save money?”
- Damarean, Cookie Cart Alumni
Dear Friends,
When I reflect back on the amazing year Cookie Cart had in 2015, and the accomplishments of the teens who completed over 35,000 hours of employment and classroom training, partnerships come into focus as a significant contributing factor for success.
Our partners played a critical role in making sure that young people from low-income communities in the Twin Cities have a safe, youth-centered space to gain essential job readiness and life skills.
For a teenager, a successful first job experience can mean the difference between moving forward on a viable career path or being pulled into a negative life on the streets. That dichotomy was eloquently described by Damarean, a 16-year-old Cookie Cart youth participant. He represented us when Julián Castro, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, toured North Minneapolis in August. Damarean told a reporter with the StarTribune about the limited options for teens in our neighborhood and where he would be without his job at Cookie Cart.
Our partners are vital to giving Damarean, and the 200 other teens at Cookie Cart, an alternative to the streets. Here are just a few ways that partnerships strengthen our programming:
We are able to invest 100% of our cookie sales back into our youth employment program because of in-kind ingredient donations from companies including United Sugars, JR Watkins, Land O’Lakes, Michael Foods, Cargill, and Ardent Mills.
Dairy Queen, General Mills, TCF, Xcel Energy, and many others hosted Cookie Cart teens at 184 community events, sales events, and workplace tours.
Employee volunteer groups, including Citizens Bank, Comcast, and Wells Fargo, worked side-by-side with teens scooping cookies, assisting in preparing resumes, and practicing interview skills.
We are deeply touched by the generous support of business and community groups year after year. And we are especially excited about the new partnerships we are building to achieve our expansion into St. Paul. Xcel Energy, Sunrise Banks, Kemps, and Johnson High School have already stepped up to support the vision of bringing Cookie Cart programming to the East Metro.
Thank you for supporting Twin Cities young people on their path to bright futures!
Matt Halley, Executive Director
46% after one quarter
63% after one
year
77% after three
years
88% achieved employment readiness skills
73% improved critical thinking skills
76% gained interpersonal skills
56% developed future goal orientation
73% felt connected to new communities
Employment success of Cookie Cart graduates
Program goal outcomes Cookie Cart programming aims to support participating youth in gaining or strengthening resources, skills or knowledge in five key outcome areas:
95% of teens report they’re
ready to find and keep a job
Our Impact
184 community engagement
activities
35,328 hours of hands-on
work and classroom experience
193 teens employed for their
first paid job experience
Bakery Program:
The first stop for Cookie Cart teen employees, and the very foundation of our youth employment training, is the Bakery Program. In this hands-on job training, we teach the fundamentals of job readiness to equip every teen with skills in responsibility, collaboration, and initiative.
In 2015, 193 teens mastered basic job skills in
the bakery.
Experiential Learning
“Cookie Cart has taught me to
be a responsible young man
because I get the chance to step
up and be responsible for myself
and others.”
- Ali, Youth Staff
Customer Service Training:
After learning the ins and outs of the bakery, it’s time for our employees to learn the concepts and skills required to provide exceptional customer service. At the core of this training is an exploration of interpersonal communication. Teens who complete this training are eligible to begin practicing these new skills at Cookie Cart’s front counter as well as at local promotional events.
Classroom Learning
practiced skills at 184 community
events, workplace visits, and post-secondary education tours.
In 2015, 102 teens completed
customer service training and
program. As a result, 93% felt
comfortable talking to potential
employers, and 97% were able to
present themselves as experienced employees.
360° Program:
As teens begin to transition into the mainstream workforce, this advanced work readiness program gives teens the opportunity to meet with adult staff to identify areas of potential interest for future jobs. We equip teens for work after Cookie Cart by teaching resume and cover letter writing, job search tools, and interviewing skills.
In 2015, 68 teens completed the
“There are plenty of strong ingredients for
neighborhood success here in north Minneapolis.
[…] The Cookie Cart shows a level of initiative
and civic-mindedness that is essential to lift up
neighborhoods.”
- Julián Castro, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Classroom and Credential Learning Financial Literacy Training:
Cookie Cart has developed hands-on curriculum to provide valuable life skills training to teens who have the new responsibility of a paycheck. This, along with other financial decisions, makes teaching the basic concepts of personal financial management so important. In partnership with area financial institutions, workshops cover the essential building blocks of personal finance: budgeting & saving, checking accounts, and personal credit. In 2015,
84 teens completed Financial Literacy Training.
National Career Readiness Certificates:
At Cookie Cart, we are proud to offer teens the chance to take the National Career Readiness Certification (NCRC) exam. This is an assessment and certification issued by ACT and shows prospective employers that a teen has the foundational skills necessary to be successful in the workplace. The test measures skills employers have identified as essential to job success, including applied math, reading for information, and locating information. In 2015,
34 teens earned NCRC certification.
ServSafe Food Handler Certification:
Cookie Cart began offering ServSafe as a certification option in 2015 thanks to our community partner at Pillsbury Community’s Waite House. The certification meets standards set by the Minnesota Department of Health and shows prospective employers in the restaurant industry that youth staff have received food safety training in the areas of personal hygiene, allergens, time & temperature control, cross-contamination, and cleaning & sanitation. In 2015,
19 teens earned ServSafe Food Handler Certification.
“Cookie Cart goes beyond just a job
training program. It creates a
holistic approach to setting up
youth for future success.”
- Chris, Volunteer
Saint Paul Expansion Working cooperatively with Eastside neighborhood leaders, schools, and businesses, in 2015, Cookie Cart began to
put into motion plans to offer Saint Paul teens the opportunity to learn the skills they need to better prepare for
their futures. In June, Cookie Cart purchased a vacant grocery store at 946 Payne Avenue. The vision is to renovate
the building to include classroom space, a commercial bakery, a store front café, and offices. Once completed this
empty building will be converted into an economic hub dedicated to building self-sufficiency skills in 100
neighborhood teens annually.
To make these plans a reality, in November, Cookie Cart launched a $3.2 million fundraising campaign. Leadership
gifts are building momentum to ensure that the goal of creating a safe, youth-centered place where Saint Paul teens
can build better lives becomes a reality.
Rendering by U+B Architecture
Minneapolis youth staff member Jaharee and Cart Captain Raven stand in front of Cookie Cart’s Saint Paul location: 946 Payne Avenue.
You Helped Bake Bright Futures
25 partners invested in
the futures of our youth staff.
2,713 hours given by 688 volunteers.
$513,786 total cookie sales.
56 1,351
$748,433
grants &
gifts totaling
$174,028 total in-kind contributions.
$157,154 in net proceeds at
fundraising events. 4
“Working at Cookie Cart, I developed networking, marketing, and
public speaking skills. I was also able to build my confidence . I use
these skills in my everyday life.”
-Quincy, Cookie Cart Alumni
Our Partners Our partnership model relies on organizations that share our investment in the futures of young people. The following 2015 partners were instrumental in funding program operations, volunteering, providing important exposure to career opportunities, and raising awareness of our mission. Thank you; we’re so grateful for your partnership!
“Consistent with previous evaluation years, parent and youth survey results, coupled with the long-term employment of program graduates, suggest confidence that Cookie Cart’s hands-on programming, caring staff and work environment provides skill development,
socialization, and leadership opportunities that get youth participants to think about their future and prepare them to find future jobs.”
Wilder Research
Annual Donors Foundations
3M Foundation / Adkins Consulting Group / Affinity Plus Foundation / Amazon Smile Foundation
America / Anchor Bank Family Foundation / Aon Foundation / Bakken Family WRC Foundation /
Bank of America Foundation, Inc. / Beim Foundation / Best Buy Children's Foundation / Carlson
& The Carlson Family Foundation / Catholic Community Foundation / Citizens Independent
Bank Community Foundation / Deluxe Corporation Foundation / Eau Claire Community
Foundation / Fingerhut Family Foundation / General Mills Foundation / Giving WoMN / Greater
Twin Cities United Way / Hardenbergh Foundation / J.A. Wedum Foundation / James R. Thorpe
Foundation / Kopp Family Foundation / Margaret Rivers Fund / Marie Paulson Wold Charitable
Trust / Minneapolis Health Department / Northside Achievement Zone / Opus Foundation / Otto
Bremer Trust / Pentair Foundation / Prudential Foundation (The) / RBC Foundation - USA /
Robert E. Fraser Foundation / Rose Francis Foundation / Sam and Vera Fund of the Minneapolis
Foundation / Slaggie Family Foundation / Sundance Family Foundation / TCF Foundation / The
Beverly Foundation / The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation / The Jay and Rose Phillips Family
Foundation of Minnesota / The McKnight Foundation / The Nash Foundation / The Palmer
Family Foundation / Therese Foundation / Thrivent Financial Foundation / U.S. Bank,
Foundation / Xcel Energy Foundation / Youthprise
Individuals & Organizations
Abdo Eick & Meyers, LLP / Accenture / Stefanie and Bob Adams / Athena and Dan Adkins / Mary
Adkins / Michael Agar / Peggy Agar / Lisa and Verlynn Agrimonti / Barnaby and Alissa Allen /
Jarod Allerheiligen / Alliance Bernstein / Allianz Life Insurance / Jeanne and Robert Alm / Anne
Almli / Ellen and James Altman / Robert Altman and Devi Segal / Amy Alworth / American Dairy
Queen Corporation / Ameriprise Financial / Scott and Teresa Anderson / Virginia Anderson /
Anderson Insurance and Investment Agency, Inc. / Ernest Anunciacion / Mary Lou and Gregory
Arnold / Clinton and Clarene Asche / Nathan and Shaina Austin / Michael and Christine
Autenrieth / Cathy Ann Bailey / Rachel Bailey / Dr. George and JoAnne Baker / Rosalind Bakion /
Dennis and Nannette Bakko / Dr. William and Judith Barrier / Caitlin Bayer / Ashlee Becker /
Sharon Beem / James Behnke / Linda Belden / Bell State Bank & Trust / James and Janice Berg /
Paul and Julie Berg / Beth El Synagogue / Clem and Barb Birch / Blackbaud / Neal Blooflat / Neil
and Pete Bluth / BMO Harris Bank N.A. / Francis and Virginia Bodine / Alice Bolton / James
Bolton / Robert and Peggy Bonicatto / Dale Borgeson / Sue Bosshardt / Mary Bostrom / Pat Bowe /
Anne Bowen Olson / Beverly Bowler / Margaret Bozesky / Deborah Bozic / Nicole Braegelmann /
Patrick and Sandra Braegelmann / Carol Brahms / Bob Braun / Teresa Bredahl / Mary Bredt /
Bremer Bank / Ryan Bren / Karen Bretson / Charlie and Carol Ann Broadnax / Richard and Cheryl
Broich / Diane Brower / Beth Burgstahler / Josh and Tonya Bushard / Loren and Krista Butler /
Bruce Button / Robert and Gail Buuck / Kay Buzza / Tim and Carolyn Buzza / Melissa Caffes / Cari
Campion / Edward and Judy Cannon / Betty Carbert / Paula Cardinal / Andrea Carey / Gail Carey /
Cargill Malt / Kayla Carlson / CARLSON / Barb Carroll / Sarah Carroll / Mary Casey / Meghan
Casey / CenterPoint Energy / Dr. Lyn Chapman / Anne Charn / Mike Chiodin / Gaye Christensen /
Chubb & Son / Chubb Federal Insurance Co. / Church of the Epiphany / Nancy Clairmont Carr /
Karla Clark / Whitney Clark / Don Clarke / Ann and Kirk Clowser / John Colwell / Thomas and
Traci Colwell / Francis and Meg Connolly / Gloria and Joe Connolly / Kathy Coon / Mary Ann
Coopmans / T. Delores Cornell / Monica Coulter / James and Pamela Crenna /Theresa and Matthew
Crist / Scott and Tracy Cummings / Joe Currie / Chas Dabby / Doug and Lauri Dahlberg / Laura
Dale / Brian Danaher / Steven Davidheiser-Kroll / Dona Davidson / Jeannine Dawson / Jenna
Detko / Digi International / Gaea Dill-D'Ascoli / Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc. / Thomas and
Marie Divine / Lindy Donat / Sue Doran / W.E. Dorsey / Merrillyn Dow / Julie Drake / Fred and
Cynthia Drantch / David Drummond / Erik Ducker / Pat Dufek / Taylor Easterling / Eaton
Corporation / Marylin Eberlein / Susan and Rashaan Eder / Kay Ehrhard / Kristin Elizondo / Waldo
Emerson / Tim and Elizabeth Engeldinger / Daniel and Corinne Engstrand / James Erickson / Susan
Erickson Bloyer / Sara Ernst / Bonnie Lou Esposito and Ron Elwood / Thomas and Victoria Estrem /
Lisa Fahey / Marina Falcon / Darcy Fastner / Mary Beth Fencl / Susan Fink / Becky Finnigan /
Mallory Fitts / Nicole Flagel / Terrence Fleming / Timothy and Ann Fleming / Ticiea Fletcher /
Michele Fondell / David and Carol Forsberg / Laura French / Mary Frey / Jeffrey and Beth Fritcher /
Jeffrey and Mary Frush / Mike Fucci / Audrey Gabe / Daniel and Colette Gallagher / Deborah
Gallagher / Mike and Marie Gallagher / Danielle Gangelhoff / Andrew and Kathy Garon / Lori
Gerdts / Helen Getzkin / Paul and Deanne Gieser / Geri Ginder / GiveMN / GN Hearing Care
Corporation / Katie and Christian Goeman / Shelly Golden / Courtney Golin / Gretchen H.
Goodman / Marcella Gordon / Nancy Gove / Tracey and Darrell Gradford / Christie and Gary
Grandbois / Grant Thornton LLP / Molly Granzow / Claire and Jim Graupmann / Tyler
Graupmann / Billie Gray / Shannon Gray / Susan and Doug Greenberg / Kathy Gremillion / Sharon
Grice / Pam Grimm / Alicia Groh / Michael Groth / Bobbie Grunwald / Rochelle Gunn and Jim
Mayer / Gary and Kathleen Hadley / Janice and William Hajny / Thalia Hall / Fred and Judith
Halley / Matt Halley and Grant Watkins / Beth Haney and Scott Moore / Larry Hanke and Roberta
Rott / Sara Hanly / William and Robyn Hansen / Matthew Hanzlik / Eric Harkins / Diana Harms /
Rachelle Haroldson / Laura Harper / Christine Harvey / Barbara Haugen / Todd Hauschildt / Amy
Hawkins / Claire Hawkins / Chuck and Diane Haynor / Jim Heller / Mary Herber / Sue Herber /
William Herber / John Herron / Harold Herum / Lee and Jonathan Herum / Joan and Dick Hilden /
Melissa Hill / Molly and Jeffrey Hill / Monica Hjellming / Viane and Tim Hoefs / Elizabeth Hogan /
Marilyn Holland / Holy Cross Church - Rosary Society / Holy Name of Jesus Catholic
Community / Barry and Pamela Hoppe / Erik Horvik / Craig Hotvedt / Kesha Hovdet / Luann
Hufstedler / Dianna Hunt / Intentional Eucharistic Community / Micah Intermill / Kari Issaca /
Wendy Ivins / Izzy's Ice Cream Headquarters / Craig Jaakkola / Betsy Jackelen / Katherine
Jacobson / Licia Jacques / Jill and Seth James / Marsha Jarvela / Craig and Jean Jentz / Ashika
Johnson / Brent and Anne Johnson / Colleen Johnson / Dorothy Johnson / Janet Johnson / John
and Alice Johnson / Josh Johnson / Lisa Johnson / Margaret Johnson / Paul Johnson / Cliff
Johnson and Amanda Lindorfer / Lynne Johnston / Sherry Johnston / David and Kristin Jones /
Elizabeth Jones / Elizabeth Jones / Janet Jones / Gwen Jorgens / Mary and Joseph Joyce / Rose
Jungquist / Dorenne Just / Cynthia Kaiser and Catherine Fejes / Sundraya and Jeff Kase / Aaron
Kauffmann / Roberta Kemp / Desiree Kempcke and Karen Duke / Kemps, LLC / Ryan Kent / Jean
Keske / Jill Kielblock / Ruth Kildow / Chip, Melissa, Zach, Fred and Zatorri King / Russell and
Andrea King / Catherine Kinsella / Crystal Kirchner / Robert Klas, Sr. / Josh Kleindl / Tammy
Klinkhamer / Mary and Royce Kloehn / Dorothy Knapp / Sue Knight / Robert
Knoll / Leah Knox / Michael and Jacqueline Knutson / Chris Koch / Allan and
Elaine Kolles / Greg Konat and Teresa Daly / Jason and Tami Koosmann /
Christopher Kopka and Anna Dvorak / Valerie Kosky / Ken Krenz / Kevin Kretsch /
Andrea Krohnberg / Pamela Krominga / Clarence Kuhl / Susan and Eugene Kujava /
Jim Ladner and Sarah Abbott Ladner / Deborah and John Lande / Jackie and Steve
Langanki / Leslie and Ryan Langsev / Lori Larson / Margaret Larson / Robert and
Carolyn Laskey / Joel and Karen Latterell / Michelle Lechner / Jerald Lee / Julie
Lee / Lydia Lee / Delonte LeFlore / Jeannie LeMere / Debra Leslie / Shaundra Lex
and Kevin Mashuga / Gary and Juliann L'Herault / Michelle Libby / Liberty Diversified
Industries / John Lilly and Katherine Moore-Lilly / Karen Lindgren / Donald Loberger / Luci
Locsin / Larissa Loden / George Logan / Ann Longfellow / Linda Lorentzen and Joseph Hedberg /
Lavelle Lundby / David and Teresa Lunt / Luther Automotive Group / Carol and Thomas
Luukkonen / Joni and Dennis Luxem / Barbara Lynch / Eddie and Susan MacHolda / Lisa
Maciej / Mary Mackey / Brian Mair / Josh Mann / Rhonda and Mike Manning / Carol Marek /
Carol Markham-Cousins and Rick Cousins / Laura Marquardt / Susan Marsnik / Carol Martin /
Christopher and Sheila Martin / John and Maryanne Mauriel / Elizabeth Max / Ann Mayers /
Pam McCarthy-Kern and David Kern / Kelly McCleary / Michael and Frances McCloskey / Rita
McConnell / J. Patrick and Pam McDavitt / Abbie Mcguire / Courtney McKeown / Joseph
McMahon / Barb McMorris / Marit Mechels / Medtronic / Mercy Missionaries / Marie
Merrigan / Michael Meyer / Thomas and Rose Mary Meyer / Kelby Mezzenga / Roger and Marian
Michael / Kerry and Jennifer Middleton / Denise Miller / Doug and Martha Miller / Minneapolis
Convention Center / Minneapolis Rotaract Club / Michael and Elizabeth Mino / Daniel and
Kristin Minotti / Michael and Susan Minsberg / Donald and Patricia Moberg / Heidi, Brad and
Lauren Moe / Glenda Moen / Jackie Moen / Mary Moench and Michael Gotzsche / Theresa
Moerbitz / Julie and Tom Moore / Quentin Moore / Lydia Morley / Deirdre Morrison / Sue
Moulder / Cathleen and Thomas Moynihan / Deborah and Gary Mullen / Joanne Mullen / David and
Kelli Muller / Gail and William Munsell / Mytech Partners, Inc. / Navigate Forward, Inc. / Rachel
Nearhood / Anita Nelson / Curt Nelson / Dana Nelson / Deborah Nelson / Diane Nelson / Stuart and
Ann Nelson / Cari Nesje / Helen Ng / Nikki Lou Niermann / Josh and Angie Nixon / Bradley Nolan /
Norway House / John Novak / Christine Nsajja / Alan O'Donnell / Patricia and Daniel O'Leary /
Marc Olivier / Kelly Olsen / Rhoda Olsen / Josephine Olson / Phillip O'Neill / Patrick O'Neill and
Kelley Malone O'Neill / Matt and Kari Oquist / Margaret and Brad Osmundson / Judy Ostendorff /
Charmaine Ouellette / Timothy and Susan Palmer / Annette Pantel / Lisa Patrick / David and Jean
Paulsrud / Alan and Barbara Peppersack / Peregrine Capital Management / Eric Perich / Tom
Perry / Charmiqua and Christopher Pham / Mary Pickard / Francis A. and Patricia Pink / Eileen
Pinto / Piper Jaffray / Dan and Barb Pjevach / Karen and Richard Ploetz / Plymouth Lions Club /
Larye and Melissa Pohlman / Susan and Jim Pokorney / Karen Post / Prudential
Financial / Michael Pysno / Catherine Quinlan / Molly Quinlan / Peter and Linda
Quinn / Alissa Raddatz / Carol Radunz / Erica and John Ramer / Felicia
Ravelomanantsoa / RBC Wealth Management / John and Phyllis Reardon /
Amanda Reddy / Heather Reed / Michelle Reek / Barbara Rees / Hilary Reeves /
Bruce Rehberg / Christine Reichow / Barbara and Jack Reis / Sr. Mary Francis
Reis / Joseph Reis, Jr. and Kathleen Reis / Amy Reiter / Suzanne Renwick / Loren
and Connie Retzlaff / Cathy Richards / Taronda Richardson / Sue Richey /
Riverport Insurance Services / Mark Roberts / Robert Robinson / Allison Rojas /
Robert and Joan Roos / Steven Rorem / Amanda Rosandich / Robert and Linda Roscoe / Melissa
Roslanic / Jeff and Diane Roznowski / Angela Rubasch / Jackie Ruddy / Annette Ruhnke / LeAnn
Runke / Harvey Rupert and Aretha Green-Rupert / E. Anne Ryan / Alyssa Rydberg / Saint Ambrose
of Woodbury / Saint Joan of Arc Church / Saint Joseph the Worker / Pamela Sakayan / Hunter and
Karen Saklad / Bill Sarvela / Art Sauter / Diana and Rudolf Schaefer / John Schaidler / Dennis
Schapiro and Jeanne Andre / Beverly Schauer / Cody Schimelpfenig / Carol Schirmers / Stacy
Schleeter / Karen Schlichting / Lucille and Gerald Schlichting / Christine and Matt Schmidt /
Vernon Schmitz / Debra Schuhwerck / Barbara Schultz / Molly Schultz / Dan Schulzetenberg /
George and Terri Seck / Paul and Carol Seifert / Marsha Seltz / Alida Seningen / Steven Severson /
Justin Shepherd / Shiloh Temple / Annaka Sikkink / Candice Simmons / Steven Simon / Lorraine
Sitarz / Karen Smidt / Allegra Smisek / Chris Smith / Nicola Smith / Randall Smith / Todd Smith /
Sharon Soenen / Mark Solheim / Sarah Solsvig / Allen Sommerfeld / Jessie Sorensen / Jennifer
Sorenson / John Sorteberg and Christina Kennedy / Christine Spencer / Mary Lou and Gregory
Spurrier / Courtney Standish / Sharon Stanton / Sharon Stark / Greg and Wendy Steiner / Lori
Stevenson / Mary Stieber Reynhout / Sue Stillman / Samantha Strong / Mary Stuart Snyder /
Annual Donors Continued Richard Student / Study Club / Kate and Joe Summers / Anne Supplee / Supportive Living Solutions,
LLC / Eric Swanson / Helen Swanson / Jan and Sharon Swanson / Salina Swanson / Francis and Alice
Tangney / Jennifer Taplin / TCF National Bank / Linda Tetzlaff / The Purple Tree / Steve and Kayla
Thimjon / Laura Thrane / Thrivent Financial / Nicole Tokach / Lica Tomizuka Sanborn and Theodore
Sanborn / Gail Torgerson / Trent Tosseth / Karen Totten / Patrick Troska / John Trucano / Robert and
Margaret Turner / U.S. Bank, Minneapolis Branch / United Way of Central Minnesota / Chris
Vanecek / Tate Vaughan / Becky and Jacob Vik / Monica Villa / Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis /
Michael Wahoske / Andrea Walker / Natalia Walton / Eugene and Claudith Washington / David and
Ruth Waterbury / Watson Forsberg / Derek and Chantal Weatherford / Elaine Weber / Amy and Steve
Wehr / Wendy Wehr / Joe Weiner / Wells Fargo / Tammy Wenning / Jill Wentland / James Wentzell /
Western National Mutual Insurance Company / Janelle Westrick / Roger Wherry / Lynne and Chip
Whitacre / Kieran White / Nalaka Wijesooriya / Margaret Williams / Philip Wilson / Diane
Wojtanowicz / Max Wojtanowicz / Marsha Wolk and Frank Freedman / Lynn and Ron Woodruff /
Mary Worley / Kimberlee Wright / Gretchen Wronka / WSB & Associates, Inc. / Carol Wylde / Xcel
Energy / Neil Yaeger / Riff and Lori Yeager / Dr. Alivin and Sue Zelickson / Tawny Lynn Ziemke /
Amanda Zweerink
Cookie Customers
Danielle Aase / Accenture / Amy Acheson / AchieveMpls / Athena Adkins / Mary Adkins / Adkins
Consulting Group / Advantage Foam Insulators, Inc. / AEON / Aerospace Welding Minneapolis,
Inc. / Amy Alexander / Ilga Alexander / Peter Allen / Allianz Life Insurance / James Altman /
Marta Alvani / American Indian OIC / AmeriCorps / Ameriprise Financial Services / Amherst H.
Wilder Foundation / Amy Herbert LLC / Alyssa Anderson / Andrea Anderson / Kim Anderson /
Teri Anderson / Animal Humane Society / AOMS / Christina Apikelis / Eliza Appert / Apprize
Technology / Apres Party & Tent / Arbor Philanthropy / ArcStone / ARKRAY USA, Inc. / Alyssa
Arminio / Ascension Catholic School / Sarah Aschbrenner / AXA Advisors / Rebecca Bahn /
Cathy Ann Bailey / Brendon Bain / Anoop Balan / Bank of America / Sativa Banks / Nicholas
Banovetz / Jill Barnes / Lisa Baron / BAYADA Home Health Care / BBB of Minnesota and North
Dakota / Ann Beaty / Andrea Beegle / Beehive PR / Sharon Beem / Beft Academy / Lindsay Berg /
Tom Bergstrom / Rebekah Bernard / Janine Bessemer / Best Buy Co., Inc. / Bid Partner / Tiffany
Bils / Clem Birch / Heather Bjerstedt / Blackbaud / John Blix / Neal Blooflat / Blu Dot / Nell
Bluth / BMO Harris Bank N.A. / Lisa Bonds / Mary Bostrom / Janice M. Bostrom / Katie
Brabant / Terence Brashear / Tim Bray / Breck School / Nicole Breidel / Bremer Bank / Ryan
Bren / Bright Horizons / BrightPeak Financial / Sally Brinza / Patricia Briseno / Broadhead /
Carol Ann Broadnax / Patricia Brodsky / Brothers EMpowered / Brownbody, Inc / Elizabeth
Bryan / Bryn Mawrs Elementary / Jennifer Burdick / Jeanna Burger / Theresa Burgess / Beth
Burgstahler / Anna Burneske / Burnomatic Mooney & Ridler / Bush Foundation / Joshua
Buysse / BWN Music / Calhoun Cycle / Krystel Calubayan / Calvary Church / Nancy
Cambronne / Kristin Camery / Kelly Campbell / Can Can Wonderland / Canadian
Transportation Benefit Plan / Jon Canfield / Capri Theater / Ray Carlson / Carlson Caspers /
Barb Carroll / Krista Carroll / Sarah Carroll / Fabiola Carstensen / Meghan Casey / Heidi
Caskey / CastleVisions / Catholic Charities of Saint Paul & Minneapolis / CBRE / CEB / CEMS /
Central MN Legal Services / Children's Defense Fund - Minnesota / Children's Foundation /
Children's Heartlink / Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota / Children's Theatre
Company / Mike Chiodin / Chrestomathy, Inc. / Gaye Christensen / Penni Christianson / Dave
Christofferson / City of Golden Valley / City of Minneapolis / CityKid Java / Clarity Coverdale
Fury / Don Clarke / Cleveland Neighborhood Association / Caroline Clifford / Brenna Clift /
Clifton Larson Allen / Donald Cody / Coleman Mason / Colle+McVoy / Colliers International /
Marion Coltman / Danessa Colvin / Comcast / Common Bond / CommScope / Community
Involvement Program / Como Friends / John Conlin / Joel Conner / Gloria Connolly / Renae
Connoy / Alexandra Cook / Copeland Buchl & Company / Copilot / Cornerstone Capital
Management / Colleen Corona / Covidien/Medtronic / CPI Twins Cities / Jennifer Crooks /
Crossfit Nordeast / CTSI / Curb Crowser / Joe Currie / Marcia Cutler / Melissa Czumak / Chas
Dabby / Craig Dahlstrom / Debra Dalbec / Dallas Theater Center / DARTS / Nandini DasGupta /
Alisha Davidson / Lina Davis / Davis Center / Dean's Professional Plumbing / Lucie
DeCristofaro / Rebecca DeGroot / DeLaSalle High School / Heather Denike / Michael Devine /
Andrea Diehl / Digi International / Carina Dillon / Katherine Dillon / Beth Dimmitt / Dining
Delivered / Discount Steel / Sandra Dobbles / Heidi Dodd / Kelley Doehling / Lindsey Doggett /
Lori Dossett / Jeffrey Drayton / Jessica Driscoll / Driving Finanical / David Drummond / Erik
Ducker / Amy Dunker / Craig Dunn / Irene Duong / E.G. Rud and Sons, Inc. / East Side
Neighborhood Services / Eat for Equity / Eaton's Cooper Power Systems / Edina High school /
Edina Realty / Kelsey Elke / Chad Ellsworth / Elpis Enterprises / Emerge Community
Development / Emerge Enterprises / Episcopal Homes / Erickson Insurance Agency / Sara
Ernst / E-Tech Laundry Automation / Alex Everest / Faegre Baker Daniels LLP / Fairview
Hospital / Marina Falcon / Daniel Farnum / Darcy Fastner / Kerry Jo Felder / Erin Fenlon /
Grace Ferderer / Claire Ferrara / John Fetzer / Nicole Flagel / Thomas Flaherty /
FMBC / Nicole Ford / Edward Foster / Laurie Frattallone / Judy Fredrickson / Beth
Fremming / Fremont Clinic / Fresh Grounds Coffee Shop / Mary Frey / Carrie
Fritzinger / G&K Services / Audrey Gabe / Danielle Gangelhoff / Helen Gelbianco /
General Mills / Richard George / Angie Gerber / Athena Gergen / GHR Foundation /
Peggy Gilligan / Courtney Glotzbach / Angela Goepferd / Lissa Golanowski / Theresa
Goldberg / Margie Goldfine / Melinda Goodman / Caryn Gorney / Cassidy Gossfeld /
Jackie Gotthold / Gov Delivery / Nancy Gove / Kiley Graf / Joanna Graham / Maria
Granados / Grant Thornton LLP / Louise Grass / Grassroots Solutions / Tia
Grayton / Great Clips, Inc. / Great Plains Inc / Greater Metropolitan Housing
Corporation / Sabrina Greene / Jasmine Greenlee / Gretchen Berry Design Co. /
Sharon Grice / Genny Grilli / Josh Grussendorf / Kristin Guild / Gustafson Gluek PLLC / Guthrie
Theater / Raquel Guzman / Annalee Habstritt / Sean Haezebrouck / Libby Hager / Becki Hall /
Brenda Hall / Carolyn Hall / Matt Halley / Joseph Hammell / Beth Haney / Matthew Hanzlik /
Jeff Harmening / Laura Harper / Harrison Neighborhood Association / Darcy Hatch / Barbara
Haugen / Todd Hauschildt / HDMG / Health Care REIT / HealthPartners / Katherine Heiland /
HelpSystems / Hennepin County / Kelly Henry / Heritage Park Neighborhood Association /
Heritage Park Senior Services Center / Olga Herrera / Laura Hertz / Jennifer Heywood / Mark
Hiemenz / Angela Higgins / Joan Hilden / Danette Hill / Melissa Hill / Naheeda Hirji-Walji /
William Hittler / Hockenberg Search / David Hoopes / Jim Hornbacher / Janet Horn-Turner /
Victoria Hoshal / Cynthia Hrupek / Paul Huff / Erin Hughes / Eric Hulsizer / Humphrey School
of Public Affairs / Dianna Hunt / Nancy Hylden / Initiative Foundation / Internal Revenue
Service / Intrepid Real Estate Advisors LLC / Intrinxec Management, Inc. / Isthmus Engineering,
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Your orders made it possible for
teens to learn basic job skills
while baking and preparing more
than 625,000 cookies!
Cookie Sales Growth
Dear friends of Cookie Cart,
This past year, Cookie Cart fulfilled our promise to the community of North Minneapolis by doubling the number of teens enrolled in our employment, life and leadership skills programming.
The journey began five years ago in response to a growing waitlist of young people looking for the chance at a first job and the skills experience necessary for a successful career after high school.
Achievement of that goal required a strategic investment in our building on West Broadway. With the renovation completed, our storefront café and bakery are not only a place of learning, but also a community gathering place where youth, community leaders, elected officials and neighbors can gather over a cup of coffee and cookie. A place where dreams are defined and future paths are set.
In 2015 the board, staff, youth participants, and community partners began to frame the next five years at Cookie Cart. Together we reaffirmed our mission to provide teens with lasting and meaningful work, life and leadership skills through experience and training in an urban nonprofit bakery.
Then, working cooperatively with neighborhood leaders in Saint Paul, we crafted a plan to provide teens from Saint Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood a safe, youth-centered space to obtain essential job readiness and life skills.
In July, we purchased a vacant building at 946 Payne Avenue. We look forward to sharing with you as our Saint Paul space evolves into a safe, nurturing place for teens to gather, work and attend classes.
Thank you for partnering with us. Your support and belief in empowering teens has made our North Minneapolis programming a success and enabled us to take the first step to establishing Cookie Cart Saint Paul. Together we will bake brighter futures across the Twin Cities.
Alissa Raddatz, Board Chair 2013-2015
2015 Audited Financials
Program Services: Education/Bakery $1,239,130
Fundraising – General $193,972
Fundraising – Capacity Campaign** $137,192
Administration $119,530
Total $1,689,824
Sales of Cookies $513,786
Grants $555,250
Gifts $193,183
Special Events (net of expenses) $157,154
Donated Materials and Services $174,028
Rental and Other $13,402
Campaign Revenue* $71,686
Total $1,678,489
Revenue
Expenses *Represents revenue from Cookie Cart’s capital
campaign, conducted to address the need for teen
employment opportunities in Saint Paul.
**Due to capital campaign, fundraising expenses are
not typical.
For additional financial information
or to view Cookie Cart’s audited
financial statements, please visit
cookiecart.org/2015-audit.
Expenses