A nonprofit paid millions for a historic mansion in Minneapolis. Now it’s in foreclosure.

The historic Gale Mansion on Stevens Avenue in Minneapolis has a pending “Notice of Foreclosure” and could be sold at auction before the end of this year. 

That revelation underscores a significant change in the fortunes of the property’s owner, Somali Community Resettlement Services, according to public records reviewed by 5 INVESTIGATES.

The nonprofit purchased the Gale Mansion for $2.6 million in 2022 and began listing the property as the organization’s headquarters.

Founded in 1999 to provide a variety of services to immigrant communities near Rochester, Somali Community Resettlement’s annual revenues spiked from less than $500,000 in 2019 to more than $4.1 million in 2021. 

Most of that money came in the form of public tax dollars from government grants, according to IRS tax filings. 

But the latest records show much of that funding has dried up. Somali ...