Godfather of Minnesota s nonprofit movement steps down Jon Pratt, who has led the state Council of Nonprofits for three decades, will stay on as a research fellow. December 25, 2020 7:17pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Jon Pratt has championed Minnesota nonprofits for three decades, starting and leading one of the first and the largest statewide nonprofit associations in the country.
Pratt, executive director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, announced this week he will step down in 2021 after years of pushing for policy changes at the Legislature, advocating for nonprofits and leading research on the sector. He will make way for a new leader at a critical time for charitable groups responding to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
St. Peter CPA Marie Dranttel knows more than most about navigating the federal Payroll Protection Program that provided forgivable loans to business as part of the CARES Act.
The $659 billion in funding was aimed at providing money for keeping employees on the payroll and for some other qualifying expenses. Businesses can get the loans forgiven after documenting they used them for qualifying expenses.
Drantell received a $23,400 PPP loan to help pay her staff.
âIt helped. It paid wages. Thatâs what it was there for and I used it,â said Drantell, who is also a Nicollet County commissioner. âIt was a big help to businesses early on (in the pandemic).â
Millions in federal relief goes to Minnesota companies with ties to lawmakers Lawmaker-linked Minnesota companies got nearly $18M in federal aid this year. December 11, 2020 3:24pm Text size Copy shortlink:
More than three dozen Minnesota companies owned by or connected to state and federal lawmakers received millions in federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the Small Business Administration.
Recipients include a Duluth hockey company owned by Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber; and the Washington, D.C.-based political consulting firm co-owned by the husband of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, got relief for his Baxter insurance agency. Rep. John Lesch, a St. Paul Democrat, used aid to make payroll at his St. Paul law firm.