Lyndale Neighborhood Association

What it reported doing in 2025

Education & Outreach LNAs adult education programs served hundreds of students across five sites, offering courses in adult English, computer basics, and drivers license permit education, including a new adult education to teach targeted classes in Spanish to better serve our Latino neighbors. In 2025, we partnered with Hosmer Library to host our first Computer Basics course entirely in Spanish and also hosted our first fully Spanish language Drivers License Permit Education course at our office. This allowed us to engage with our Latino neighbors in new ways and share information in places that were convenient and comfortable in their native language. Community Engagement LNA conducted outreach or events at 37 different locations in and around the Lyndale neighborhood.These were focused on education, engagement, environment, housing, and community safety. This included three workshops for Horn Towers residents attending our adult education classes Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Fair Housing, a Hennepin County Child and Teen Check Ups, and MN DHS held a health insurance workshop. A total of 24 Horn Tower residents attended these trainings to learn about programs that impact them and their families. Communications In collaboration with two neighboring communities, LNA publishes a bilingual print newsletter for Lyndale, Kingfield, and Tangletown, sharing local news, events, and infrastructure updates which reaches 9500 households. We also distribute a weekly eNewsletter, spotlighting local businesses, events, volunteer opportunities, and government news which goes to over 2000 addresses. Sustainability & Food Security. LNAs Pillsbury Farm Donation Garden provided fresh produce to the community as well as to a local food shelf. Additionally in 2025, LNA hosted two exchanges. Free Fest was held in January at Painter Park with 213 attendees shopping from the generosity of neighbors who volunteered to share from their abundance. Items shared included books, clothes, household items, art, and much more. LNA also hosted Book Fest as part of our Annual Gathering. At Book Fest, 115 neighbors attended to shop for free books donated by neighbors and sorted by LNA staff and volunteers. Housing and Development LNA, in partnership with the Whittier Alliance, hosted a New Nicollet Open House event on February 25, 2025 with 100 people attending at Whittier Elementary to learn about the project and provide feedback. In addition, the two organizations also hosted a New Nicollet RFP Open House in September with 40 attendees and a New Nicollet Developers and Nonprofit Mixer in October with 47 people attending to learn about next steps in the projectX#39; s development and ways to be involved. LNA is currently partnering with two Lyndale neighbors on a project through America Walks to coordinate Walk Audits in the neighborhood, targeting traditionally underserved neighbors, so their voices can be heard as part of roadwork planned in and around Lyndale. In October a Walk and Talk was held focusing on auditing 35th and 36th Streets which are set for redevelopment in the coming years. This event started at Hosmer Library and had 6 attendees. LNAs Housing Committee meets monthly to discuss housing and infrastructure in the neighborhood. In 2025, the Housing Committee hosted presentations and feedback sessions on the planned redevelopment of Lyndalee Lyndale Avenue, 35th and 36th Streets, Simpson Housing Services shelter and Hennepin Countys Safe Shelters program, among other topics. Small Business & Economic Developoment LNA fosters engagement between residents and local businesses, connecting them with grant funding to strengthen commercial corridors. In 2025, LNA facilitated a business faced grant in 2025 and approved three projects for local businesses. Additionally, LNA launched a new business spotlight program called the Swigs and Swags Passport. Over 100 passports were sold to unlock special deals for the month of September at each of the 24 participati

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 76.8%; rating input score 77
• Program expense ratio: 81.5%; rating input score 81
• Fundraising efficiency: $50.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 5.7%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 17.4%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings