Saint Paul, MN

HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER

EIN 41-1930525

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Affordable Housing & Tenant Rights Low-income

Mission

Housing Justice Center is a Minnesota nonprofit public interest advocacy and legal organization whose primary mission is to preserve and expand affordable housing for low-income individuals and families and to protect tenants from displacement and discrimination.

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

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About HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER

Housing Justice Center (HJC), founded in 1999 as the Housing Preservation Project, provides impact litigation, policy advocacy, organizing support, and legal services aimed at preserving and producing affordable housing and protecting renters’ rights. HJC works with tenant organizations, funders, developers, and policymakers in Minnesota and nationally to prevent displacement, enforce tenant protections, and defend federally subsidized housing.

This profile was prepared after verifying that EIN 41-1930525 corresponds to Housing Justice Center in Saint Paul using state and national nonprofit registries and the organization’s own filings and web presence. In recent years HJC has published a 2024 annual report, staffed multiple new organizers and litigators (team growth 2022–2025), and remained active in campaigns and litigation addressing rent stabilization, eviction prevention, and manufactured-home park protections.

Notable achievements

Impact litigation and preservation work

HJC has filed and litigated impact cases on behalf of tenants and communities to preserve affordable and federally subsidized housing and to stop landlord practices that force out low-income renters; its litigation team brings decades of federal- and state-level housing preservation experience.

Support for rent-stabilization and tenant campaigns

HJC played a leading role in supporting renter-led campaigns and policy work around St. Paul rent stabilization (efforts that included signature drives and voter education) and produced policy analysis and guidance for cities and tenants navigating new local protections.

Organizational growth & public reporting

HJC expanded its staff of litigators, organizers, and policy advocates in 2022–2025 and published a 2024 annual report summarizing its recent casework, organizing efforts, and statewide tenant assistance activities.

At a glance

Total assets: $996K
Annual revenue: $1.3M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 41-1930525
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Website: www.hjcmn.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Regular coverage and engagement with major Minnesota media outlets (including Star Tribune, MinnPost and local TV) on eviction, rent stabilization, and tenant rights issues.

Listed and registered in state and national nonprofit databases and charity registries (Minnesota Attorney General charity registration and national nonprofit databases), confirming public nonprofit status and filings.

Partner and coalition member in statewide campaigns and coalitions (for example the Minnesota ERASE campaign and other tenant-rights coalitions), recognized by peer housing and advocacy organizations for coalition leadership.

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