Minneapolis, MN

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TASK FORCE

EIN 36-3617906

Health & Wellness Community Health & Medical Care Indigenous communities Children & youth

Mission

To strengthen the wellness of Indigenous communities through culturally grounded health, healing, arts, and food systems programming that centers Indigenous values, knowledge, and self-determination.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TASK FORCE

Indigenous Peoples Task Force (IPTF) is a Native-led 501(c)(3) community organization based in Minneapolis that was founded in 1986 (originally as the Minnesota American Indian AIDS Task Force) to provide culturally specific HIV education and services. Over time IPTF expanded its work to include harm reduction, housing navigation, youth arts and leadership, traditional food and food sovereignty, and culturally rooted healing programs. IPTF operates direct-service programs (including HIV/Hepatitis C prevention and testing, case management, housing support, the Indigi-Baby food sovereignty project, and youth programs such as the Ikidowin theater ensemble) and has developed a multi-year capital project to centralize arts, wellness, and community services in the Mikwanedun Audisookon Center. The organization emphasizes Indigenous cultural practices and community leadership in program design and delivery to serve urban Indigenous people and affiliated youth in the Twin Cities region.

Notable achievements

Opened Mikwanedun Audisookon Center (2026)

Completed construction and held the grand opening of the Mikwanedun Audisookon Center for Art and Wellness, a new multi-service Indigenous cultural, arts, and wellness facility in the Phillips neighborhood that consolidates IPTF programs and expands community space, training, and food-production capacity.

Demonstrated measurable public-health reach

Through prevention and outreach programming IPTF reported reaching more than 1,548 people with HIV and Hepatitis C prevention education and providing HIV/Hep C testing to roughly 942 individuals in a recent reporting period, alongside case management and housing supports for people living with HIV.

Built sustainable programmatic enterprises

Launched and grew the Indigi-Baby food sovereignty enterprise and related traditional-food projects to create apprenticeships, workforce training, and local food production that link cultural practice to economic opportunity and healthier infant/child nutrition.

At a glance

Total assets: $5.9M
Annual revenue: $4.1M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 36-3617906
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website: indigenouspeoplestf.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recipient of a $4,000,000 appropriation from the Minnesota Legislature’s Urban Indigenous Legacy Initiative to support development of the Mikwanedun Audisookon Center.

Awarded philanthropic capital and project grants including support from the Minneapolis Foundation and other funders to advance construction, programming, and food-sovereignty work.

Approved for local support including a forgivable loan through the Clyde Bellecourt Urban Indigenous Legacy Initiative and featured in regional media coverage for its capital project and community impact.

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