N Northside Warm Beds
Minneapolis · MN Give
Volunteers serving warm food and welcoming neighbors at a community gathering
Winter shelter fund

Nobody in Minneapolis should sleep in the cold

We fund overnight beds and hot meals for neighbors with nowhere warm to go, through the coldest months of the year.

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$48,200 raised of $75,000 goal

Funds 312 more warm nights · 89 donors · campaign ends March 15

Last winter, together

Real warmth, counted honestly

1,240
nights of shelter funded across the season
318
neighbors who slept somewhere warm
87¢
of every dollar goes straight to beds and meals
What your gift does

Every amount is a night someone stays warm

We partner with three shelter sites across North and Northeast Minneapolis. Here is exactly what your gift covers.

$25 One warm bedA safe place to sleep for a single freezing night.
$75 Three nights + mealsA bed plus hot dinners and a warm breakfast each day.
$250 A full week of shelterSeven nights of rest, food, and a moment to catch a breath.
$1,000 A family, kept wholeShelter for a family through the coldest month of winter.

Give any amount that feels right — these are just guideposts. Choose your gift on the next step.

Portrait of a person who found shelter through the warm beds program
A story · Ray's winter

"I'd forgotten what warm felt like."

Ray lost his apartment in November after his hours got cut. He spent two weeks riding the light rail to stay out of the wind. A street outreach worker handed him our card. That night he slept in a real bed for the first time in a month — and stayed warm through January while he got back on his feet. He starts a new job downtown next week.

Ray's story and photo shared with his permission. Some details changed for privacy.

Where the money goes

Lean by design, transparent by habit

87%Direct program — beds, meals, blankets, and shelter-site costs.
9%Operations — insurance, bookkeeping, and a single part-time coordinator.
4%Fundraising — printing, postage, and this campaign.
Ways to give

Three honest ways to fund a warm night

Pick whatever works for you. Your gift goes to work the same week.

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The fastest way to fund a bed. Secure checkout — give once or set any amount you like.

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By check

Prefer to mail it? Make checks payable to Northside Warm Beds.

Northside Warm Beds
2210 Lowry Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418

Monthly giving circle

Sustained giving keeps beds open all winter. Email us to set up a monthly gift — any amount.

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Northside Warm Beds is a registered 501(c)(3). Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.