2025 Change Matters Slate

We are excited to announce our new Change Matters partners for 2025!

Our Change Matters program generates funds for local, non-profit, and community-enrichment organizations through donations collected at the registers at both Wedge locations. Co-op shoppers are invited to round up their purchases to the next dollar every time they shop, and these small-change donations add up to impactful contributions. We raise on average $10,000 each month, and 100% of the donations go to our partner organizations.

An internal committee reviewed all applications against our mission to rebuild and invest in our direct neighborhoods, address the hunger crisis, and uplift historically under-represented communities. After thoughtful consideration, we chose an incredible slate of organizations who are making a positive impact in our community. Read more about them, below!

January: Elpis Enterprises assists young people as they create an employment pathway that will move them beyond homelessness and toward greater self-sufficiency and an improved quality of life.

February: Northside Residents Redevelopment Council’s goal is to bring about positive social change, foster self-determination, and empower residents to serve as a vehicle for active community involvement in North Minneapolis.

March: Kiwi Cares works on improving maternal health outcomes in Minnesota by offering weekly CSAs, access to childcare for behavioral or physical health appointments, car seats, and strollers.

April: Reuse Minnesota’s mission is to support a more sustainable local food system through the reduction of disposable food packaging and teaching individuals how to opt for more reusable products.

May: East Philips Neighborhood Institute is renovating a 230,000 sq ft historic warehouse in the most diverse, and one of the most cost-burdened neighborhoods in Minneapolis where they will have a aquaponics urban farm, a community composting site, food processing and storage facilities, and a job center with an estimated 500 new jobs for the community.

June: QUEERSPACE Collective creates space for LGBTQ+ youth to feel safe and empowered and offers a network of support to help them develop a strong sense of pride in who they are, where they come from, and where they want to go.

July: eQuality-Pathways to Potential works with individuals with intellectual disabilities, teaches them how to plant, nurture, and harvest pesticide -free vegetables that they sell to the public and deliver CSA’s to group homes and families with members from the disability community.

August: Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees and assists them in gaining legal status, work authorization, and citizenship.

September: Somali American Women Action Center is a refugee-led nonprofit organization that focuses on stabilizing the lives of refugee women and their families so that they can achieve and thrive economically and Socially to build more resilient and healthy futures for themselves and for their children.

October: Sisters’ Camelot is a collectively-run nonprofit that is focused on food justice, waste reduction, sustainable living, community building, and youth education. They rescue food that would otherwise be wasted and share free organic groceries and meals with our community.

November: Groveland Emergency Food Shelf is a food shelf located blocks from our Lyndale location that doesn’t require appointments, proof of need, or identification requirements to access food.

December: Owner’s Choice Vote during the 2025 Election- Agate Housing and Services, Division of Indian Work, The Aliveness Project