Mahalo
Minneapolis, MN

LITTLE EARTH NEIGHBORHOOD EARLY LEARNING CENTER CORPORATION

EIN 41-1909680
Education & Youth Development Early Childhood & Preschool Indigenous communities Children & youth
Mission

To provide a neighborhood facility for culturally based early learning programs that serve the Little Earth community and the broader American Indian community, supporting children and families through high-quality, relationship‑based early childhood education and family services.

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

About LITTLE EARTH NEIGHBORHOOD EARLY LEARNING CENTER CORPORATION

Little Earth Neighborhood Early Learning Center Corporation (EIN 41-1909680) is a Minneapolis-based 501(c)(3) organization that operates culturally grounded early childhood education and family-support programming focused on the Little Earth community, an urban American Indian neighborhood in South Minneapolis. The organization is home to and closely aligned with the Baby’s Space model (Baby’s Space: A Place to Grow), which provides full‑day, year‑round infant, toddler and preschool services along with parent education and family supports designed from the baby’s point of view. In recent years LENELC has continued operations as an active, donor-facing nonprofit: it appears in IRS/990-based nonprofit records, is included in state early-childhood program listings, and was named in a 2023 state capital-appropriations item for facility upgrades. Recent filings show program services account for the vast majority of its revenue and reflect ongoing program delivery and asset holdings.

Notable achievements

Anchor site for the Baby’s Space model

The Little Earth center serves as the original/anchor location for the Baby’s Space model of neighborhood‑based, full‑service early childhood programming, linking childcare with family supports and parent education to improve child and family outcomes.

Designated Community Resource Hub

Participated as a community resource hub in statewide Preschool Development Grant planning and local early‑childhood coordination efforts, strengthening partnerships with Hennepin County, Minneapolis Public Schools and other local providers to better serve children and families.

State capital support for facility upgrades (2023)

Identified in 2023 state capital appropriation language for a $1.25 million grant to predesign, design and complete HVAC/code upgrades and improve outdoor play area safety — recognition of its role and infrastructure needs in the community.

At a glance

Total assets
$613K
Annual revenue
$316K
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
41-1909680
Location
Minneapolis, MN
On Mahalo since
May 2026

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

Recognition

Verified tax‑exempt 501(c)(3) organization with EIN 41-1909680 in nonprofit/IRS filing records and nonprofit data platforms.
Featured in Minnesota Department of Education materials as a neighborhood early‑childhood service site (Baby’s Space) and listed as a Community Resource Hub in state early childhood planning.
Baby’s Space model (operating at the Little Earth site) has been the subject of outcome and ROI analyses demonstrating strong community impact and a favorable social-return profile for investment in the model.

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