United Nations Association Of Minnesota

What United Nations Association Of Minnesota does

The United Nations Association of Minnesota (UNA-MN) is a Minnesota 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 1948 as the Harold E. Stassen division of the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA), and now operates as a program of the United Nations Foundation. Headquartered at 821 Raymond Avenue, #400, St. Paul, MN, the organization's stated mission is to educate, inspire, and mobilize Minnesotans to support the principles and vital work of the United Nations. It serves U.S. citizens and residents committed to the UN, Minnesota junior and senior high school students, young people under 30, and immigrant and diaspora communities including Minnesota's 60,000+ Somali residents.

UNA-MN's core programs are the Model UN conference program (fall and spring events held at venues including Macalester College, engaging 28,000+ students since 2004), UN Advocacy programs focused on the Sustainable Development Goals, peacekeeping, nuclear arms control, refugee protection, and UN Reform, and educational events such as Sustainable Fashion and Restorative Development gatherings. The organization also distributes monthly newsletters and runs the Pact for the Future initiative covering the UN's Global Digital Compact and Declaration on Future Generations. The technology footprint is minimal: the website is built on Wix, there is no proprietary software, no mobile app, no public API, and no AI/ML capabilities.

The business model is a nonprofit mix of membership dues (tiers from free youth to $1,000 lifetime, with annual subscriptions at $25–$500), tax-deductible individual donations processed through the no-fee Zeffy platform, and foundation grants including support from the Mendon F. Schutt Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation. Memberships and donations are processed primarily through the national UNA-USA platform, with the local chapter receiving allocated support. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and the organization is governed by a volunteer board of directors with no disclosed paid headcount.

Name

United Nations Association Of Minnesota

Legal name

United Nations Association of Minnesota

Website

https://unamn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The United Nations Association of Minnesota (UNA-MN) is a 501c3 nonprofit, founded in 1948, that educates and mobilizes Minnesotans to support the United Nations through Model UN programs for high school students, advocacy campaigns, and membership-based community engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Advocacy and Civic Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

United Nations System & Specialized Agencies (BPADAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

Keywords

• Model UN education
• UN advocacy programs
• Nonprofit chapter membership
• Sustainable development education
• Youth civic engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees ranging from free (youth under 26) to $1,000 (lifetime), with tiers at $50 (standard), $100 (bronze), $250 (silver), and $500 (gold). Members receive access to events, networking, advocacy resources, and national UNA-USA benefits.
2. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting the UN and UNA-MN's mission. The organization uses a 100% no-fee donation platform (Zeffy) ensuring all contributions go directly to the chapter. Donations support Model UN program participation for high school students across Minnesota.
3. Corporate/Foundation Grants: Institutional funding from foundations, such as the Mendon F. Schutt Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation, which partially supports UNA-MN's operations and programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UNA-MN is the Minnesota chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA). It delivers the Model UN educational program for junior and senior high school students through fall and spring conferences, runs UN advocacy initiatives on Sustainable Development Goals and human rights, and offers a tiered membership program connecting Minnesotans to a national network of more than 200 chapters and 20,000+ members.

Product overview

The United Nations Association of Minnesota (UNA-MN) is a nonprofit organization offering educational, advocacy, and youth engagement programs. The core offerings include the Model UN Program (simulating UN deliberations for students at fall and spring conferences), UN Advocacy Programs (focused on SDGs, peacekeeping, human rights, and UN Reform), and membership programs with multiple tiers. Additional offerings include newsletter publications, the Harold E. Stassen Award recognizing exceptional service, donation-based fundraising supporting Model UN student participation, educational events including Sustainable Fashion and Restorative Development programs, and the Pact for the Future initiative. The organization operates as a chapter of UNA-USA under the United Nations Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Model UN Program A simulation of the UN General Assembly and multilateral bodies for Minnesota junior and senior high school students, who perform delegate roles debating topics such as gender equality, climate action, global health, human rights, arms control, peacekeeping, and sustainable development. UNA-MN hosts fall and spring conferences annually.
• UN Advocacy Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 28,000+ students have participated in Model UN since 2004
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNA-MN is the Minnesota chapter of UNA-USA, a movement of Americans dedicated to supporting the United Nations with over 20,000 members and more than 200 chapters nationwide. UNA-USA was founded in 1943 and played an instrumental role in creating the UN Charter. UNA-MN was founded in 1948 as the Harold E. Stassen division of UNA-USA and now operates as a program of the United Nations Foundation.
• United Nations FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNA-MN is a program of the United Nations Foundation, which provides programmatic support, resources, and institutional backing for the chapter's operations and mission alignment.
• Macalester CollegeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUNA-MN hosts its Model UN conferences at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. The Fall 2024 Model UN Conference was held on November 15, 2024 at this venue.
• Eleanor Roosevelt (Historical)coreOthersEleanor Roosevelt, who served as U.S. Ambassador to the UN General Assembly, built UNA-USA's national membership as a volunteer leader from 1953 until her death in 1962, crisscrossing the country to inspire local leaders and establish the chapter network that still forms the foundation of UNA-USA's work today.
• St. Anthony Middle School (New Brighton, MN)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSt. Anthony Middle School students conducted capstone projects promoting UN Sustainable Development Goals, with 150 eighth-graders presenting 63 projects at a May 2025 symposium attended by UNA-MN members.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• World Federalist Movement: A global advocacy organization promoting strengthened international institutions and UN reform. Shares UNA-MN's focus on multilateral cooperation, UN Charter advocacy, and citizen engagement with global governance.
• World Affairs Councils of America: A national network of community-based councils providing civic education on international affairs, similar to UNA-MN's Model UN and educational events model. The chapter-level operating model, donor mix, and educational programming are highly comparable.
• Better World Campaign: An affiliated advocacy organization within the UN Foundation family that focuses specifically on U.S. support for the UN. Action alerts from UNA-MN link directly to Better World Campaign, evidencing shared mission and overlapping Congressional advocacy work.
• United Nations Association - New York Chapter: A peer UNA-USA chapter operating in New York. Both chapters share the same national platform, advocacy playbook, and Model UN programming model, making them the most direct comparable for chapter-level program design, membership conversion, and event execution.
• UNA-USA California Chapter: A peer UNA-USA chapter operating at scale in California. Provides direct comparison for chapter-level fundraising, programmatic depth, and educational event execution within the same national chapter network.

Regional players

• International Peace Institute: An international policy-focused organization addressing UN reform, peace and security, and sustainable development. Operates at a more policy-research altitude than UNA-MN, but addresses overlapping SDG and UN advocacy themes relevant to the chapter's mission.

Broad incumbents

• United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA): The national parent organization of which UNA-MN is a chapter. UNA-USA operates the central membership platform, advocacy campaigns, and 200+ chapter network. It is the most direct comparator because UNA-MN's membership, brand, and advocacy infrastructure are entirely nested within UNA-USA.
• United Nations Foundation: The parent foundation to which UNA-MN belongs as a program. It provides programmatic support, content, and institutional resources to UNA-MN. Comparing against UN Foundation contextualizes the operational scale and funding capacity that supports a chapter like UNA-MN.
• Council on Foreign Relations: A larger, more established civic education and foreign policy organization. While not a direct competitor, CFR's civic education programming and member engagement model offers a benchmark for the upper-scaling trajectory of UNA-MN's advocacy and educational mission.
• Amnesty International USA: A larger human rights advocacy organization with a similar member-driven, donation-funded model. UNA-MN's human rights work (e.g., the Human Rights Day statement on Minnesota's Somali community) overlaps with Amnesty's positioning, making it a useful comparator for human rights advocacy scale and execution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/UNAMinnesota
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unaminnesota
• Instagraminstagram.com/unaminnesota
• Xx.com/UNAMinnesota

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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