Mn2050 Information

Minnesota 2050 (MN2050) is a coalition of partners comprising engineering and infrastructure professional organizations working in the public, private, and educational sectors and striving to provide Minnesota citizens with acceptable infrastructure that meets the needs of the 21st century. MN2050 is not a political organization with party affiliations. We are strictly affiliated with a healthy future for Minnesota. As a not-for-profit organization, we rely on the generosity of our members and sponsors - both public and private. The MN2050 organization was started in December 2009 following a meeting coordinated by the Minnesota Chapters of APWA and ASCE. The meeting included representatives from the University of Minnesota, the engineering community, transportation lobbying organizations, the legislature, and a local elected official. The educators, engineers, and lobbyists generally described infrastructure issues, including the importance of adequate infrastructure funding. The elected officials stressed the importance of delivering the infrastructure message directly to the public. In mid-2011, the MN2050 organization name was reserved as a non-profit organization pursuantto Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 317A along with the ICANN name: MN2050.org. As a nonprofit organization, MN2050 operates under the Minnesota Chapter of APWA as an educational or scientific organization having a tax-exempt status under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 granted to the American Public Works Association.