CLIENT STORYbuilding grant infrastructure
for minnesota’s economic justice leader
How Exodus Lending partnered with Holistic Grants to scale funding capacity, streamline grants management, and deepen funder relationships — freeing their team to focus on the mission that matters most.
ABOUT THE CLIENTfighting predatory lending for minnesotans
ORGANIZATION TYPE
501(c)3 NonprofitANNUAL BUDGET
$1.76 millionLOCATION
501(c)3 NonprofitHG PARTNERSHIP SINCE
$1.76 millionFOUNDED
2014 (organized in 2011)SERVICE PACKAGE
Growing ImpactExodus Lending works with financially excluded Minnesotans to advance economic justice through consumer lending, community organizing, and advocacy. Exodus Lending’s loan programs offer affordable alternatives and create conditions for greater economic security, with a particular focus on those that the current consumer credit system excludes and exploits, primarily low-income communities and communities of color. Exodus Lending is a unique nonprofit lender addressing inequities in Minnesota’s financial marketplace through a two-tiered approach: its Resiliency and Refinancing Loan Programs offer immediate relief to Minnesotans experiencing financial stress and trauma, while its fiscally sponsored, nonpartisan advocacy coalition, Minnesotans for Consumer Financial Protection (MCFP), invites impacted communities in to reform financially extractive and exclusionary structures and systems. As of July 2026, Exodus Lending has served 1,200 participants statewide, with an average intake credit score of 476, and more than 60% identifying as Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC).
ABOUT THE CLIENTfighting predatory lending for minnesotans
Exodus Lending works with financially excluded Minnesotans to advance economic justice through consumer lending, community organizing, and advocacy. Exodus Lending’s loan programs offer affordable alternatives and create conditions for greater economic security, with a particular focus on those that the current consumer credit system excludes and exploits, primarily low-income communities and communities of color. Exodus Lending is a unique nonprofit lender addressing inequities in Minnesota’s financial marketplace through a two-tiered approach: its Resiliency and Refinancing Loan Programs offer immediate relief to Minnesotans experiencing financial stress and trauma, while its fiscally sponsored, nonpartisan advocacy coalition, Minnesotans for Consumer Financial Protection (MCFP), invites impacted communities in to reform financially extractive and exclusionary structures and systems. As of July 2026, Exodus Lending has served 1,200 participants statewide, with an average intake credit score of 476, and more than 60% identifying as Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC).
SINCE 2020
our track record
We've helped mid-size social justice nonprofits in Minnesota and across the Midwest raise over $27 million in grants to advance their missions.
$27M+
raised for clients since 202056%
average grant win ratemulti-year
funding secured, not one-off awardsstronger
renewal rates and funder relationshipsSINCE 2020
every strategy engagement includes
We customize the engagement to your organization's needs, but it typically includes:
discovery meetings
Working sessions with leadership and program staff to establish shared clarity on your funding opportunities and existing institutional relationships.a grants plan
An annual grants plan that identifies and prioritizes funding opportunities, capturing deadlines, contact information, and recommended requests.cultivation strategy
Recommendations for the priority institutional funders that your leadership should focus relationship-building efforts on.fundraising forecast
An institutional fundraising forecast giving your team a realistic view of what's ahead and how it supports operational and programmatic needs.grant language review
A review of existing grant language and materials, with recommendations to strengthen positioning, clarity, and alignment with funder priorities.prospect research
Targeted research to identify corporate, foundation, and government funders aligned with your mission, programs, and long-term goals.INVESTMENT
pricing
Strategy engagements are scoped to your organization, and pricing starts at $5,000.
strategic grant consulting package
starting at $5,000
Typical timeline: four to six weeks from kickoff.ready to build a grants strategy your team can actually run with?
Let's talk about where your grants program is today and what a Strategy engagement could look like.