For 20 years, Midtown Global Market has always been more than a place to eat—it’s a vibrant community of small, businesses that represent the heart and culture of Minneapolis.

Over the past several months, the surge of federal immigration enforcement across Minneapolis has had a devastating impact on small local businesses. Families have been disrupted, employees have been unable to work, and customers have stayed home out of fear. The result has been a sharp and immediate drop in foot traffic and revenue across the Market and throughout the city.

For many of the entrepreneurs at Midtown Global Market—many of whom are first-generation business owners—this disruption threatens not just their businesses, but their livelihoods, their families, and the cultural fabric they’ve worked so hard to build.

Why This Matters

Midtown Global Market is home to over 30 independently owned businesses representing cultures from around the world. These businesses:

• Provide jobs and economic opportunity

• Serve as entry points for entrepreneurship

• Preserve and share cultural traditions through food and commerce

• Anchor a vital community space in Minneapolis

When these businesses struggle, the entire community feels it.

How Funds Will Be Used

Funds raised will go to 501c3 Friends of Global Market to be used at Midtown Global Market for:

• Emergency support for impacted small businesses

• Rent and operational assistance

• Marketing and events to bring customers back

• Community programming to restore vibrancy and connection

• Long-term recovery and stabilization efforts

How You Can Help

Your support will help stabilize a community that has been deeply impacted and ensure that these small businesses not only survive—but recover and thrive.

If you’ve ever visited Midtown Global Market, shared a meal, or experienced the cultures that make Minneapolis special, this is your chance to give back. Together, we can help rebuild.