Yesod mutual aid fund

Yesod means foundation. Sod means secret. Together, they speak to what this fund is: the quiet, essential support that holds people up when everything else feels unstable.

The Yesod Fund is our collective commitment to caring for our neighbors in moments of acute vulnerability. When systems fail, when fear and disruption make daily life precarious, we believe it is our responsibility to become a foundation for one another.
 
The Yesod Fund opened in January 2026 to provide flexible, direct support to individuals and families navigating instability and harm, initially in response to those most impacted by ICE and the occupation of the Twin Cities.

This mutual aid support helps people:

  • Be safely housed

  • Access food and basic needs

  • Cover urgent expenses

  • Respond to sudden crises with dignity and agency

About The Yesod fund

the yesod fund is currently not open for funding requests.

how to

Contribute

to the yesod fund

Make a tax-deductible gift electronically through our portal.

Ways to give:

  • Check (Made payable to Yesod Fund)

  • Stock

  • Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

  • Qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from IRA

  • Electronically via portal

Organized by Shir Tikvah - 501(c)(3) - EIN 41-1632627

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Mutual Aid, including grocery money for the hungry, housing funds for those displaced, and emergency medical bills.

  • We ask that your request reasonably covers your need. Gifts will be distributed in alignment with Yesod balance.

  • Shir Tikvah maintains safe data practices including encryption on digital data and access within our team on a need to know basis only.  

  • Applicants must be located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area or other communities in the greater Minnesota.

  • No.

  • Yes, the Yesod Fund is a 501c(3) and a receipt will be issued.

  • Yesod Fund LLC has a duty to ensure that funds are used for the purposes for which they are intended. If we have follow up questions a trusted staff member will email or call you with any questions related to amount and purpose of a gift.

  • The Yesod Fund is a single member LLC created by Shir Tikvah Congregation. Shir Tikvah staff administer the Yesod Fund, for which Shir Tikvah collects an administrative fee of 10% from individual donors and 15% from institutional donors.

  • Email office@shirtikvahmn.org