Minnesota Freedom Fund
organization that provides bail funds
Minnesota Freedom Fund is a nonprofit organization based in the U.S. city of Minneapolis. The organization works to dismantle wealth-based detention, reform courts, and uphold community power in the voting booth.
History
Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2016 and is based in the U.S. city of Minneapolis. From 2016 to 2025, the organization operated a bail fund, paying bail for people who had been arrested and were awaiting trial. Initially a small organization with a $100,000 in financial assets by 2017, the organization raised $40 million in 2020, following the murder of George Floyd. By May 2021, the organization had spent $19 million largely on posting bail for local cases. Money returned to the organization when a person appeared in court and it was reallocated to other bail posts. The organization did not make bail determinations based on the types of crimes allegedly committed and the posting of bond was made without details of a particular case. Leaders of the organization have expressed support for the abolition of all bail fees.
Strategic Shift
In 2025, MFF underwent an organizational shift to respond to systemic issues behind wealth-based detention.
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