Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties

What Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties does

Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties (CAPRW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1964 and headquartered at 450 N Syndicate Street in St. Paul, Minnesota. As the designated Community Action agency for Ramsey and Washington Counties, the organization administers federally and state-funded anti-poverty programs on behalf of low-income households. Its service portfolio is organized into three lines: Energy Services (Minnesota Energy Assistance Program, Weatherization/Energy Conservation, Energy Related Repair, and Water Bill Assistance via the WaterWorks joint initiative with Saint Paul Regional Water Services); Head Start and Early Head Start (no-cost early childhood education across 19 center locations serving birth through age 5); and Financial Opportunity Programs (Employment Services, SNAP application assistance, Affordable Housing, and Vehicle Repair Grants). In 2024 the organization reported serving 52,000 households through Energy Assistance, enrolling 1,454 children in Head Start, and preventing 170 households from losing their homes.

The business model is grant-funded rather than revenue-generating. The majority of operating support flows from federal sources — HHS Office of Head Start (Grant 05CH012718), USDA (SNAP administration under Grant Contract 280852), and the Minnesota Department of Commerce (Energy Assistance and Weatherization Assistance Program grants including PY25-27) — with supplementary funding from charitable donations, planned giving (wills, trusts, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions), and program-related revenue (Affordable Housing rents). All social services are delivered free of charge to eligible income-qualified households; the Affordable Housing line is the only revenue-generating program, charging below-market rents for duplex and triplex units. Services are accessed through in-person Resource Centers, 19 Head Start satellite sites, phone/email intake, and online application portals. The organization is governed by a tri-representational board (community, private, and public sector representatives) as required of Community Action agencies. CAPRW employs 251–500 staff and operates exclusively within a two-county Minnesota service area.

Name

Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties

Legal name

Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties

Website

https://caprw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit administering federal and state anti-poverty programs — Energy Assistance, Head Start, and Financial Opportunity services — for low-income households across Ramsey and Washington Counties, Minnesota.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Federal Funding: CAPRW receives the majority of its funding from federal, state, and local government grants. Major sources include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Office of Head Start), Minnesota Department of Commerce (Energy Assistance Program, Weatherization Assistance Program), USDA (SNAP program administration), and other government sources.
2. Private Donations and Contributions: The organization accepts charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donations support program operations and may be designated for specific purposes or general operations.
3. Planned Giving and Estate Gifts: CAPRW offers planned giving options including wills and trusts, beneficiary designations, and Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CAPRW is a nonprofit Community Action agency that administers federal, state, and locally funded anti-poverty programs in Ramsey and Washington Counties, Minnesota. Its core offerings are free social services to income-eligible households, including energy bill assistance and weatherization, Head Start and Early Head Start early childhood education, and financial opportunity programs covering employment support, SNAP application assistance, affordable rental housing, and vehicle repair grants.

Product overview

Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of social service programs rather than a technology product. The organization provides Energy Assistance programs (including Energy Assistance, Weatherization/Energy Conservation, Energy Related Repair, and Water Bill Assistance), Head Start and Early Head Start child development programs, and Financial Opportunity Programs (including Employment Services, Food Support/SNAP Assistance, Affordable Housing, and Vehicle Repair Grants). These programs are administered locally in Ramsey and Washington Counties, Minnesota, with funding from federal, state, and private sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 52,000 households received energy assistance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Minnesota Department of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPRW administers the Minnesota Energy Assistance Program and Weatherization Assistance Program under grant agreements with the MN Department of Commerce. The Department provides federal LIHEAP funding and state resources that CAPRW distributes to eligible households in Ramsey and Washington Counties.
• MN Department of Commerce (Weatherization Assistance Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant Number PY25-27 State of Minnesota Weatherization Assistance Program Grant issued by MN Department of Commerce. CAPRW's Energy Conservation Department provides weatherization services to eligible households.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPRW administers SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) eligibility screenings and application assistance under USDA oversight. The program is funded at least in part with Federal Funds from USDA. Grant Contract 280852.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Head StartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPRW receives Grant Number 05CH012718 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to operate Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
• Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaterWorks is a joint initiative between Saint Paul Regional Water Services and CAPRW to assist low-income customers with water and sewer costs. CAPRW administers the program jointly with SPRWS.
• Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHead Start and SPPS partnership offering a no-cost Pre-Kindergarten program for eligible families inside St. Paul Public School buildings. Includes family support, parent involvement opportunities, and health support.
• YMCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHead Start centers operate at YMCA locations including Eastside YMCA and Midway YMCA, providing early childhood education services at these partner facilities.
• Child Care Partnership SitesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHead Start services provided at community partner locations including Community Child Care Center, Fraser Day Treatment, Wilder Child Development Center, and Rainbow Child Development Center.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Project for Pride in Living (PPL): Minneapolis-based nonprofit focused on affordable housing development and workforce training for low-income residents. Comparable to CAPRW because both combine housing-asset building with employment services and serve the Twin Cities low-income population on similar federal funding streams.
• Neighborhood House: St. Paul-based nonprofit providing wraparound family services including early childhood, youth, basic needs, and immigration support in Ramsey County. Comparable to CAPRW because both deliver HUD/federally-funded self-sufficiency programming in St. Paul with similar income-eligibility models.
• Amherst H. Wilder Foundation: St. Paul-based nonprofit delivering integrated social services including housing, early childhood, mental health, and workforce programs in Ramsey County. Comparable to CAPRW because both operate a multi-program community-services portfolio inside the same Twin Cities east-metro geography.
• Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota: Minnesota-wide social services nonprofit operating refugee resettlement, foster care, housing, and senior programs. Comparable to CAPRW as a multi-program human services nonprofit operating in the Twin Cities with overlapping housing and family-stability missions.

Emerging players

• The Food Group Minnesota: Twin Cities food bank distributing meals and grocery supplies to low-income households. Comparable to CAPRW's SNAP assistance and food-support program on the same federal nutrition-assistance mission, though The Food Group operates upstream food distribution rather than eligibility screening.
• Aeon: Twin Cities nonprofit that develops, owns, and manages affordable rental housing for low-income individuals and families. Overlaps with CAPRW's Affordable Housing acquisition/rehab program and serves a comparable client base in the same metro.
• Heading Home Minnesota (subcontractor: Ramsey County): Statewide initiative and network coordinating housing and homelessness services, with implementations in Ramsey County. Comparable to CAPRW's housing-stabilization and homelessness-prevention outcomes (170 households prevented from losing homes).

Regional players

• Minnesota Community Action Partnership (MnCAP): State association representing all 28 Community Action Agencies in Minnesota including CAPRW. Comparable as an umbrella that shares the federal CSBG/weatherization/Head Start mission across rural and metro counties, but functions as a coordinating body rather than direct service provider.

Others

• Greater Twin Cities United Way: Regional funder and convener of poverty-fighting nonprofits in the Twin Cities, including CAPRW partners. Comparable as an ecosystem participant that channels private and workplace-giving dollars into the same community-services programs CAPRW delivers.
• St. Paul Public Schools Community Education: Public school district delivering Pre-K, family engagement, and wraparound services to low-income families in St. Paul. Comparable to CAPRW because of the explicit Head Start-in-SPPS co-location partnership and shared mission serving the same pre-K-to-family-support population in Ramsey County.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/caprw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-action-partnership-of-ramsey-&-washington-counties/?viewAsMember=true
• Instagraminstagram.com/cap_ramsey_washington

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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