Funding search · EIN 410754835 · Minneapolis, MN

The McKnight Foundation

Name: The McKnight Foundation grants, 2020–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

4,463
grants reported: $656.9M
total given: 2020–2024
filing years: $75,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

minnesota climate community build capacity artists through midwest

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Midwest climate policy, decarbonization, and clean energy implementation
Twin Cities affordable housing, homeownership, and community wealth building
Arts and artist fellowships in Minnesota, including capital projects
International agroecology and farmer-research networks (West Africa, Andes)
Civic engagement and democracy work in MN, MI, WI, OH
Neuroscience awards, routed through the McKnight Endowment Fund

Typical grant

The median grant is $75,000 and half of everything falls between $30,000 and $125,000, so most of the portfolio is modest, multi-purpose support. The seven-figure checks go almost entirely to funds and intermediaries (GroundBreak Coalition at the Minneapolis Foundation, Energy Foundation, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, Family Housing Fund) rather than to project teams. Repeat giving is heavy: the same regional intermediaries, community foundations, and policy shops appear year after year, sometimes twice in the same year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“for general operating support”
“equitably decarbonize the Midwest”
“equity-centered”
“capacity building”
“underserved communities”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie research to Midwest state policy implementation, especially IRA federal funds deployment and building or transportation decarbonization.
Ask $200,000 to $500,000 for a defined body of work; reserve seven-figure framing for pooled funds and intermediaries.
Name the affected communities and who leads the work; they fund BIPOC-led and community-governed structures explicitly.
For agriculture, mirror their farmer-research network and seed systems language rather than generic food security framing.

Worth knowing: Roughly two-thirds of grants go to Minnesota recipients, and the DC and California addresses are mostly national intermediaries funded to work in the Midwest, not to work nationally. The Wyoming, Utah, and Washington community foundation grants are family-directed donor giving and unrelated to programmatic strategy; neuroscience money moves through the foundation's own endowment fund rather than to outside labs directly.

153 grants matching “agroecology” · $16.4M

$342,000
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics · 2024
Networking4Seed II: Strengthening seed systems through farmer-research networks in a context of agroecological transition in West Africa
$200,000
Tmg Research Ggmbh · 2024
Shaping policies for an agroecological food system transformation
$200,000
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization · 2024
Using promising agroecological management practices to facilitate landscape restoration and enhance environmental conservation and sustainable productivity of western Kenya smallholder systems
$175,000
Idems International Community Interest Company · 2024
Methods support for agroecological research in West Africa
$175,000
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources · 2024
Strengthening capacity, decision making and action on Agricultural and Food Systems Transformation through multi-stakeholder processes of the Malawi Agroecology Hub
$175,000
Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Smallholder Soil Health Assessment - Supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions
$160,000
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 2024
Strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation on Agroecology through integrated tools to enable transformative change
$152,000
Universite Dan Dicko Dankoulodo De Maradi · 2024
Sahel-IPM_II: Agroecological management of the main insect pests of cereal-legume and vegetable cropping systems in the SAHEL
$150,000
Institut De Recherche Pour Le Developpement · 2024
Agroecological valorization of organic waste (AgrOW)
$150,000
Centro International De Agricultura Tropical · 2024
Advancing Climate Data Integration in Agroecological Research
$128,000
Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa · 2024
Promoting healthy soil ecosystems through agroecology for climate adaptation and mitigation in Africa
$125,000
Ong Ciudadania Comunidad De Estudios Sociales Y Accion Publica · 2024
EcoFarmers: Mobilizing actors to strengthen the agroecological food supply in the Kanata Metropolitan Region
$125,000
International Panel of Experts On Sustainable Food Systems · 2024
Beyond the Tech Divide: Rethinking Innovation for Agroecological Transformation
$120,000
Les Amis Des Iles De Paix Et De L'Action Pain De La Paixisland of Peace · 2024
Advancing Agroecological Enterprises For Healthy Local Food Economies (Eco-Food) in Tanzania
$111,000
Centro International De Agricultura Tropical · 2024
Assessing agroecological practices as non-market approaches for climate action: A synthesis of evidence from the Andes
$107,000
L'Institut D'Economie Rurale · 2024
Advancing agroecological transitions and climate resilience through multi-level scaling and co-learning for food system transformation in southern Mali
$106,000
Minga Foundation for Rural Action and Cooperation Marco · 2024
Agroecological management of purple top and the psyllid in the Andes - Purple top project
$104,000
Soils Food and Healthy Communities Organization · 2024
Agroecology Gender-transformative Living labs for Climate Resilience (AGILE4Climate)
$100,000
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization · 2024
Using promising agroecological management practices to facilitate landscape restoration and enhance environmental conservation and sustainable productivity of western Kenya smallholder systems
$100,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024
to support Transformative Agroecology
$100,000
Fundacin Aliados · 2024
Case study research, Enabling rural farm enterprises to improve local livelihoods and increase ecosystem services; and to enable a farmer research network to validate agroecological options that respond to local context
$100,000
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Strengthening agroecology at the interface of national and international policies
$100,000
The Foundation for the Promotion and Investigation of Andean Products · 2024
Youth-led social mobilization to promote food security through agroecological transition in Bolivia
$100,000
Asociacion Nacional De Productores Ecologicos Del Peru · 2024
Agroecological Youth in Action for Peru
$100,000
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources · 2024
to develop and test a model for facilitating participatory, holistic agroecological landscape management in Northern and Central Malawi
$100,000
Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania · 2024
Farmer-Centred Agroecology Research in Tanzania
$86,000
Association Malienne D'Eveil Au Developpement Durable · 2024
for Enhancing Agroecological Intensification and Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Mali and Burkina Faso
$82,000
Institut De L'Environnement Et De Recherches Agricoles · 2024
Integrating value chain, Farming Research Network and Agroecological intensification approaches on Bambara nut based farming system for food systems transformation
$80,000
Bioversity International · 2024
to provide bridge funding support for agroecology organizations accelerating the transformation of food systems
$75,000
L'Institut D'Economie Rurale · 2024
Dual-Purpose Sorghum and Cowpeas Phase III: Strengthening agroecological systems: Improving smallholder farmers' resilience through combination of sorghum and cowpea grain and fodder
$75,000
Groundswell International · Washington, DC · 2024
Agroecological Intensification - Phase IV: Co-evaluation and scaling of integrated agroecological production systems adapted to climatic variability in Burkina Faso
$74,500
Raffaella Foundation · Nordland, WA · 2024
Agrobiodiversity interventions as an agroecology option for climate change adaptation in Bolivia and Niger
$74,000
Association Malienne D'Eveil Au Developpement Durable · 2024
for Enhancing Agroecological Intensification and Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Mali and Burkina Faso
$60,000
Vermont Caribbean Institute · Burlington, VT · 2024
to promote agroecology through participatory action research and the integration of diverse knowledge systems to attain sustainable rural communities and food systems in Latin America
$60,000
International Potato Center · 2024
Andean Insights and Narrative: Agrobiodiversity and Seed systems to empower Agroecology (Insights)
$49,000
Institut De L'Environnement Et De Recherches Agricoles · 2024
Agroecological valorization of slaughterhouse waste for more productive and resilient agricultural systems in West Africa
$45,000
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry · 2024
Co-developing a proposal for a multi-year partnership between CIFOR-ICRAF and McKnight Foundation under the framework of the Agroecology TPP
$45,000
L'Institut D'Economie Rurale · 2024
for Strengthening the Contributions of Fonio to Agroecological Production and Nutritious Food Systems in West Africa
$45,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Developing UMN Agroecology Graduate Curriculum: An Initial Pilot Project
$42,000
Institut De Recherches En Sciences Appliquees Et Technologies · 2024
Novel agroecological practices for post-harvest management of cereals and legumes to achieve sustainable food and nutritional security in rural Burkina Faso
$42,000
Universit Norbert Zongo · 2024
Towards Sustainable Rice Production in Burkina Faso: Integration of Agroecological Practices and Monitoring for the Management of Bioaggregators RIZAGRO-BF (Agroecological Rice Production in Burkina Faso)
$40,000
Uganda Martyrs University-Acalise · 2024
Inclusive Learning, Co-creation and Sharing of knowledge on Transitioning to Agroecology catalyzed by access to markets
$25,000
Association Minim Song Panga · 2024
to support ownership by farmers of the association AMSP-BURKINA of the FRN approach for agroecological transition and the transformations of their food systems
$9,000
Institut De L'Environnement Et De Recherches Agricoles · 2024
Integrating value chain, Farming Research Network and Agroecological intensification approaches on Bambara nut based farming system for food systems transformation
$675,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2023
To support Transformative Agroecology
$320,000
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 2023
Strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation on Agroecology through integrated tools to enable transformative change
$201,000
Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Smallholder Soil Health Assessment - Supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions
$175,000
Idems International Community Interest Company · 2023
Methods support for agroecological research in West Africa
$169,000
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics · 2023
Networking4Seed II: Strengthening seed systems through farmer-research networks in a context of agroecological transition in West Africa
$167,000
Universite Dan Dicko Dankoulodo De Maradi · 2023
Sahel-IPM_II: Agroecological management of the main insect pests of cereal-legume and vegetable cropping systems in the SAHEL
$150,000
Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network · Bainbridge, NY · 2023
To support agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub II
$136,000
Wageningen University · 2023
Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of Southern Mali - III
$120,000
Umu-Acalise · 2023
Inclusive Learning, Co-creation and Sharing of knowledge on Transitioning to Agroecology catalyzed by access to markets
$108,000
Idems International Community Interest Company · 2023
Kenya AE Hub 3: Supporting FRN priorities through agroecological research, capacity strengthening, and farmer empowerment
$107,000
Institut De L'Environnement Et De Recherches Agricoles · 2023
Integrating value chain, Farming Research Network and Agroecological intensification approaches on Bambara nut based farming system for food systems transformation
$100,000
Institut De Recherche Pour Le Developpement · 2023
Agroecological valorization of organic waste (AgrOW)
$100,000
Asociacion Nacional De Productores Ecologicos Del Peru · 2023
Agroecological Youth in Action for Peru
$100,000
Fundacin Aliados · 2023
Case study research, Enabling rural farm enterprises to improve local livelihoods and increase ecosystem services; and to enable a farmer research network to validate agroecological options that respond to local context
$100,000
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources · 2023
Agroecology hub for scaling out agro-ecological intensification in maize-legume systems in Malawi
$100,000
Soils Food and Healthy Community Organization · 2023
Scaling out agroecological pest management and gender equity (SAGE) through farmer-centered approaches
$100,000
Sokoine University of Agriculture · 2023
Agroecology Hub in Tanzania
$100,000
Swissaid Swiss Foundation for Development Cooperation · 2023
Supporting agroecology peasant schools in the Andes
$80,000
Instituto Estudios Ecuatorianos · 2023
For the importance of public policy for Agroecology in Ecuador
$77,000
Groundswell International · Washington, DC · 2023
Agroecological Intensification - Phase IV: Co-evaluation and scaling of integrated agroecological production systems adapted to climatic variability in Burkina Faso
$75,000
Imaan Research · 2023
To support the development of evidence-based solutions for agroecological transition in smallholder farmers' contexts at territory level in Niger
$75,000
L'Institut D'Economie Rurale · 2023
Dual-Purpose Sorghum and Cowpeas Phase III: Strengthening agroecological systems: Improving smallholder farmers' resilience through combination of sorghum and cowpea grain and fodder
$75,000
Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania · 2023
To Support Farmer-Centered Agroecology Research in Tanzania
$70,000
L'Institut D'Economie Rurale · 2023
For Strengthening the Contributions of Fonio to Agroecological Production and Nutritious Food Systems in West Africa
$70,000
Asociacion Nacional De Productores Ecologicos Del Peru · 2023
Agroecological Youth in Action for Peru
$69,000
Cirad · 2023
CowpeaSquare 2: Co-designing and scaling-up of cropping systems through the integration of decentralized varietal selection and agroecological crop management options
$50,000
Association Ecology Technology and Culture in the Andes · 2023
Spread Agroecology: Responding to New Challenges
$45,000
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For exploring global policy options for an agroecological transition
$43,000
Fundacion Agrecol Andes · 2023
Promoting agroecological consumption in Cochabamba, Bolivia
$31,000
Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Smallholder Soil Health Assessment - Supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions
$25,000
Association Minim Song Panga · 2023
To support ownership by farmers of the association AMSP-BURKINA of the FRN approach for agroecological transition and the transformations of their food systems
$10,000
Idems International Community Interest Company · 2023
Kenya AE Hub 3: Supporting FRN priorities through agroecological research, capacity strengthening, and farmer empowerment
$230,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2022
Agroecology Support for CCRP
$206,000
Universite Dan Dicko Dankoulodo De Maradi · 2022
Sahel-IPM_II: Agroecological management of the main insect pests of cereal-legume and vegetable cropping systems in the SAHEL
$189,000
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics · 2022
Networking4Seed II: Strengthening seed systems through farmer-research networks in a context of agroecological transition in West Africa
$158,000
Idems International Community Interest Company · 2022
Kenya AE Hub 3: Supporting FRN priorities through agroecological research, capacity strengthening, and farmer empowerment
$120,000
Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network · Bainbridge, NY · 2022
To support agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub II
$116,000
Agro Insight · 2022
Agroecological Videos Bolivia
$115,000
Imaan Research · 2022
To support the development of evidence-based solutions for agroecological transition in smallholder farmers' contexts at territory level in Niger
$111,000
Institut De L'Environnement Et De Recherches Agricoles · 2022
Integrating value chain, Farming Research Network and Agroecological intensification approaches on Bambara nut based farming system for food systems transformation
$110,000
The Foundation for the Promotion and Investigation of Andean Products Proin · 2022
Agroecological intensification in the agro-food systems of the arid and semiarid regions of the Altiplano in Bolivia
$109,000
Fundacion Agrecol Andes · 2022
Promoting agroecological consumption in Cochabamba, Bolivia
$100,000
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources · 2022
Agroecology hub for scaling out agro-ecological intensification in maize-legume systems in Malawi
$100,000
Asociacion Nacional De Productores Ecologicos Del Peru · 2022
Agroecological Youth in Action for Peru
$100,000
Fundacin Aliados · 2022
Case study research, Enabling rural farm enterprises to improve local livelihoods and increase ecosystem services; and to enable a farmer research network to validate agroecological options that respond to local context
$100,000
National Forestry Resources Research Institute (Naforri) · 2022
Co-developing agroecological options for Food-Energy-Environment nexus in watersheds of eastern Uganda
$100,000
Programa De Promocion De La Sustentabilidad Y Conocimientos Compartidos Pro · 2022
Collective actions motivated by innovations and local services to improve the agroecological efficiency of production systems in the communities
$100,000
Soils Food and Healthy Community Organization · 2022
Scaling out agroecological pest management and gender equity (SAGE) through farmer-centered approaches
$100,000
Sokoine University of Agriculture · 2022
Agroecology Hub in Tanzania
$100,000
Swissaid Swiss Foundation for Development Cooperation · 2022
Supporting agroecology peasant schools in the Andes
$80,000
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry · 2022
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$75,000
Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania · 2022
To Support Farmer-Centered Agroecology Research in Tanzania
$68,000
Centre De Cooperation Internationale En Recherche Agronomique Pour Le Devel · 2022
CowpeaSquare 2: Co-designing and scaling-up of cropping systems through the integration of decentralized varietal selection and agroecological crop management options
$60,000
Fundacin Aliados · 2022
Case study research, Enabling rural farm enterprises to improve local livelihoods and increase ecosystem services; and to enable a farmer research network to validate agroecological options that respond to local context
$52,000
Wageningen University · 2022
Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of Southern Mali - III
$50,000
Association Ecology Technology and Culture in the Andes · 2022
Spread Agroecology: Responding to New Challenges
$25,000
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics · 2022
Networking4Seed II: Strengthening seed systems through farmer-research networks in a context of agroecological transition in West Africa
$25,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2022
To convene scientists, activists, farmers, and community organizers from across the United States to build a roadmap for promoting agroecology in the US
$25,000
Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa · 2022
To support African Agroecological Entrepreneurship and Territorial Markets Convening on May 24-26, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda
$20,000
Soils Food and Healthy Community Organization · 2022
Scaling out agroecological pest management and gender equity (SAGE) through farmer-centered approaches
$210,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2021
Agroecology Support for CCRP
$210,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2021
Agroecology Support for CCRP
$200,000
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 2021
Strengthening multistakeholder cooperation on agroecological approaches for sustainable agriculture
$200,000
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 2021
Strengthening multistakeholder cooperation on agroecological approaches for sustainable agriculture
$122,000
Wageningen University · 2021
Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of Southern Mali - III
$122,000
Wageningen University · 2021
Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of Southern Mali - III
$118,000
National Forestry Resources Research Institute (Naforri) · 2021
Co-developing agroecological options for Food-Energy-Environment nexus in watersheds of eastern Uganda
$118,000
National Forestry Resources Research Institute (Naforri) · 2021
Co-developing agroecological options for Food-Energy-Environment nexus in watersheds of eastern Uganda
$113,000
Cirad · 2021
CowpeaSquare 2: Co-designing and scaling-up of cropping systems through the integration of decentralized varietal selection and agroecological crop management options
$113,000
Cirad · 2021
CowpeaSquare 2: Co-designing and scaling-up of cropping systems through the integration of decentralized varietal selection and agroecological crop management options
$110,000
Proinpa · 2021
Agroecological intensification in the agro-food systems of the arid and semiarid regions of the Altiplano in Bolivia
$110,000
Proinpa · 2021
Agroecological intensification in the agro-food systems of the arid and semiarid regions of the Altiplano in Bolivia
$100,000
Groundswell International · Washington, DC · 2021
Learning, Innovation and Collaboration to Strengthen and Scale Agroecology and Sustainable Local Food Systems
$100,000
Fundacion Agrecol Andes · 2021
Promoting agroecological consumption in Cochabamba, Bolivia
$100,000
Fundacion Agrecol Andes · 2021
Promoting agroecological consumption in Cochabamba, Bolivia
$100,000
Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network · Bainbridge, NY · 2021
Supporting agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub
$100,000
Prosuco · 2021
Collective actions motivated by innovations and local services to improve the agroecological efficiency of production systems in the communities
$100,000
Soils Food and Healthy Community Organization · 2021
Scaling out agroecological pest management and gender equity (SAGE) through farmer-centered approaches
$100,000
Sokoine University of Agriculture · 2021
Agroecology Hub in Tanzania
$100,000
Swissaid Swiss Foundation for Development Cooperation · 2021
Supporting agroecology peasant schools in the Andes
$100,000
Groundswell International · Washington, DC · 2021
Learning, Innovation and Collaboration to Strengthen and Scale Agroecology and Sustainable Local Food Systems
$100,000
Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network · Bainbridge, NY · 2021
Supporting agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub
$100,000
Prosuco · 2021
Collective actions motivated by innovations and local services to improve the agroecological efficiency of production systems in the communities
$100,000
Soils Food and Healthy Community Organization · 2021
Scaling out agroecological pest management and gender equity (SAGE) through farmer-centered approaches
$100,000
Sokoine University of Agriculture · 2021
Agroecology Hub in Tanzania
$100,000
Swissaid Swiss Foundation for Development Cooperation · 2021
Supporting agroecology peasant schools in the Andes
$74,000
Wageningen University · 2021
Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of Southern Mali - III
$74,000
Wageningen University · 2021
Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of Southern Mali - III
$70,000
Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network · Bainbridge, NY · 2021
Supporting agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub
$70,000
Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network · Bainbridge, NY · 2021
Supporting agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub
$50,000
Agricultural Non State Actors Forum (Ansaf) · 2021
Enhancing Agroecology Friendly Policies and Practices in Tanzania
$50,000
Agricultural Non State Actors Forum (Ansaf) · 2021
Enhancing Agroecology Friendly Policies and Practices in Tanzania
$20,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2021
Agroecology Support for CCRP
$20,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2021
Agroecology Support for CCRP
$210,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2020
Agroecology Support for CCRP
$200,000
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 2020
Strengthening multistakeholder cooperation on agroecological approaches for sustainable agriculture
$136,000
Centre De Cooperation Intle Recherche Agronomique Dvlpmt · 2020
CowpeaSquare 2: Co-designing and scaling-up of cropping systems through the integration of decentralized varietal selection and agroecological crop management options
$136,000
Wageningen University · 2020
Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of Southern Mali - III
$130,000
Latin American Council of Social Sciences · 2020
Regional Research, Training, and Practices Program on small farming agroecological system
$100,000
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources · 2020
Agroecology hub for scaling out agro-ecological intensification in maize-legume systems in Malawi
$100,000
Fundacion Agrecol Andes · 2020
Promoting agroecological consumption in Cochabamba, Bolivia
$100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
Fund to scale agroecology
$100,000
Sokoine University of Agriculture · 2020
Agroecology Hub in Tanzania
$100,000
The Fndn for Promotion and Investigation of Andean Products Proinpa · 2020
Agroecological alternatives for the sustainable production of quinoa in Bolivia
$95,000
Institut De Recherche Pour Le Developpement · 2020
Agro2EcoS: Agroecological valorization of ecological sanitation waste
$80,000
Agro Insight · 2020
Videos on agroecological intensification in Ecuador
$70,000
Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network · Bainbridge, NY · 2020
Supporting agroecological research, development, and information-sharing at the Kenya AE Hub
$46,000
Association Ecology Technology and Culture in the Andes · 2020
Dissemination and multiplication of innovative proposals on commercialization, consumption and agroecological practice adapted to climate change II
$6,000
Wageningen University · 2020
Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Crop-Livestock Farming Systems of Southern Mali - III

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

United States Energy Foundation11 grants · $57.2M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience19 grants · $22.1M
Youthprise11 grants · $17.8M
Minneapolis Foundation8 grants · $16.6M
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund11 grants · $12.7M
The Minneapolis Foundation33 grants · $11.1M
Family Housing Fund8 grants · $10.5M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation21 grants · $9.2M
Propel Nonprofits26 grants · $8.4M
New Venture Fund20 grants · $8.0M

Giving over time

$99.6M

2020

$191.0M

2021

$115.3M

2022

$108.2M

2023

$142.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 4,463 grants.

$10.0M
Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
for the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund
$9.6M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
to equitably decarbonize the Midwest by supporting powerful and inclusive coalitions with the ability to transform markets and the economy through state action in seven states
$9.6M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To build and support the Midwest network of advocates in pursuit of ambitious and equitable climate action
$9.6M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To build and support the Midwest network of advocates in pursuit of ambitious and equitable climate action
$9.6M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
to equitably decarbonize the Midwest power, transportation, and building sectors
$9.6M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
to equitably decarbonize the Midwest power, transportation, and building sectors
$8.7M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2020
To accelerate decarbonization of the Midwest power, transportation, and buildings sectors
$5.0M
Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
for the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund
$3.4M
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$3.4M
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$2.6M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For award programs supporting research in neuroscience
$2.5M
Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
For a recoverable grant to expedite deployment of newly appropriated Homeownership Investments Grant program ($40M) and leverage expanded resources in Workforce & Affordable Homeownership Program, Challenge Program ($60… read allFor a recoverable grant to expedite deployment of newly appropriated Homeownership Investments Grant program ($40M) and leverage expanded resources in Workforce & Affordable Homeownership Program, Challenge Program ($60M), and Housing Infrastructure Bonds less
$2.5M
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$2.5M
Propel Nonprofits · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for the Seeding Cultural Treasures Initiative
$2.5M
Propel Nonprofits · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for the Seeding Cultural Treasures Initiative
$2.5M
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
For general operating support
$2.2M
Minnesota Home Ownership Center · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
to bridge capacity needs and scale the deployment capacity of GroundBreak Coalition supported down payment assistance products
$2.1M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For an awards program supporting research in neuroscience
$2.0M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for an awards program supporting research in neuroscience
$2.0M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for an awards program supporting research in neuroscience
$2.0M
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
for general operating support
$2.0M
Rewiring America · Washington, DC · 2024
to advance equitable electrification in the Midwest through place-based demonstration projects and policy development
$2.0M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
for award programs supporting research in neuroscience
$2.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support grantmaking and technical assistance for BIPOC organizing on climate and clean energy in the Midwest
$2.0M
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For McKnight's Donor Advised Fund
$2.0M
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund · St Paul, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$2.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To support grantmaking and technical assistance for BIPOC organizing on climate and clean energy in the Midwest
$2.0M
V3 Sports · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support phase one of the V3 Sports Center capital campaign in north Minneapolis
$2.0M
Advancing Equity Coalition · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to support the Regional Cultural Treasures special purpose fund
$2.0M
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$2.0M
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$2.0M
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to support the Regional Cultural Treasures special purpose fund
$2.0M
Family Housing Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
$2.0M
Northwest Minnesota Foundation · Bemidji, MN · 2020
For general operating support
$2.0M
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For one-time strategic capital
$1.9M
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For general operating support, and one-time project support to assist Youthprise in business model planning
$1.9M
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
$1.9M
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2024
for family-directed giving
$1.9M
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2022
For family-directed giving
$1.8M
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund · St Paul, MN · 2024
for general operating support
$1.8M
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund · St Paul, MN · 2022
To advance the creation/preservation of affordable housing for urban, rural, and Native communities by mobilizing capital, building public will, increasing community engagement, empowering local leaders, creating housin… read allTo advance the creation/preservation of affordable housing for urban, rural, and Native communities by mobilizing capital, building public will, increasing community engagement, empowering local leaders, creating housing solutions, and advancing policy less
$1.7M
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2023
For family-directed giving
$1.5M
Brick By Brick Training & Development Corporation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
to purchase a 400+ single family rental portfolio of properties and equitably reposition them for homeownership
$1.5M
Region Nine Development Commission · Mankato, MN · 2024
to provide technical assistance to cities, counties, and towns in Greater Minnesota applying for federal and state funding and deploying climate and clean energy projects
$1.5M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
for award programs supporting research in neuroscience
$1.5M
Youthprise · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
for general operating support
$1.5M
Minnesota Community Land Trust Coalition · Duluth, MN · 2023
To create a 0% loan fund to leverage state appropriations and support the 13 MN Community Land Trusts with acquisition, pre-development, and development costs associated with creating perpetually affordable homes across… read allTo create a 0% loan fund to leverage state appropriations and support the 13 MN Community Land Trusts with acquisition, pre-development, and development costs associated with creating perpetually affordable homes across Minnesota less
$1.5M
Family Housing Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$1.5M
Family Housing Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To build a housing system that ensures housing access, stability, and affordability for everyone
$1.5M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For an awards program supporting research in neuroscience
$1.5M
Family Housing Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$1.5M
Family Housing Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$1.5M
Initiative Foundation · Little Falls, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$1.5M
Initiative Foundation · Little Falls, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$1.5M
Juxtaposition · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for a recoverable grant for capital campaign financing
$1.5M
Juxtaposition · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for a recoverable grant for capital campaign financing
$1.5M
Initiative Foundation · Little Falls, MN · 2020
For general operating support
$1.5M
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation · Owatonna, MN · 2020
For general operating support
$1.5M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For an awards program supporting research in neuroscience
$1.4M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for an awards program supporting research in neuroscience
$1.4M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for an awards program supporting research in neuroscience
$1.4M
Fresh Energy · St Paul, MN · 2022
To move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnerships, and innovation
$1.4M
Advancing Equity Coalition · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for McKnight's Donor Advised Fund
$1.4M
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for McKnight's Donor Advised Fund
$1.3M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2024
to support the operations of LISC Twin Cities
$1.3M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2023
To support the operations of LISC Twin Cities
$1.2M
Fresh Energy · St Paul, MN · 2024
to move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnerships, and innovation
$1.2M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2020
To help people thrive in the places they love by accelerating affordable housing production/preservation and advancing equitable economic development and family financial stability, and for general operating support
$1.1M
Family Housing Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
for general operating support
$1.1M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For award programs supporting research in neuroscience
$1.1M
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For an awards program supporting research in neuroscience
$1.1M
Innovia Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2024
for family-directed giving
$1.1M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2024
for family-directed giving
$1.1M
Park City Community Foundation · Park City, UT · 2024
for family-directed giving
$1.1M
Innovia Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2022
For family-directed giving
$1.1M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022
For family-directed giving
$1.1M
Park City Community Foundation · Park City, UT · 2022
For family-directed giving
$1.0M
Family Housing Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
to support the stabilization of affordable rental housing properties and providers
$1.0M
Global Philanthropy Partnership · Chicago, IL · 2024
to transform the transportation sector while centering equity, climate, and people
$1.0M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For program support
$1.0M
Build Wealth Mn · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For lending and seed capital for the 9000 Equities Targeted Mortgage Program
$1.0M
Northcountry Cooperative Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023
For a recoverable grant for capital to lend to low-income communities
$1.0M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To position clean energy, low-carbon jobs, and climate-friendly agriculture practices as a primary driver of abundant, equitable job creation in rural America
$1.0M
Land Bank Twin Cities · Saint Anthony, MN · 2022
To support the acquisition, hold, sale of, and lending related to, a private equity housing portfolio project of 143 units
$1.0M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2022
For general operating support, and to advance an equitable recovery by linking community partners together to transform neighborhoods through affordable housing, arts and culture, economic development, and financial too… read allFor general operating support, and to advance an equitable recovery by linking community partners together to transform neighborhoods through affordable housing, arts and culture, economic development, and financial tools less
$1.0M
Metropolitan Economic Development Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To seed the 10,000 Black Businesses Initiative and invest in Black entrepreneurship
$1.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To support BIPOC leadership development and movement building in the Midwest
$1.0M
Northland Foundation · Duluth, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$1.0M
Seward Redesign · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support the redevelopment of the Coliseum Building in Minneapolis as a community hub for black business and entrepreneurship
$1.0M
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation · Owatonna, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$1.0M
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For McKnight's Donor Advised Fund
$1.0M
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To continue building power in vulnerable communities of the Midwest through the Movement Voters Fund
$1.0M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To position clean energy, low-carbon jobs, and climate-friendly agriculture practices as a primary driver of abundant, equitable job creation in rural America
$1.0M
Advancing Equity Coalition · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to support local business organizations and owners along Lake St., Midway, and W. Broadway, in restoring, rebuilding, and renovating damaged property following the summer unrest of 2020
$1.0M
Fresh Energy · St Paul, MN · 2021
to move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic reductions in carbon pollution in the near term
$1.0M
Fresh Energy · St Paul, MN · 2021
to move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic reductions in carbon pollution in the near term
$1.0M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2021
for general operating support, and to advance an equitable recovery by linking community partners together to transform neighborhoods through affordable housing, arts and culture, economic development, and financial too… read allfor general operating support, and to advance an equitable recovery by linking community partners together to transform neighborhoods through affordable housing, arts and culture, economic development, and financial tools less
$1.0M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2021
for general operating support, and to advance an equitable recovery by linking community partners together to transform neighborhoods through affordable housing, arts and culture, economic development, and financial too… read allfor general operating support, and to advance an equitable recovery by linking community partners together to transform neighborhoods through affordable housing, arts and culture, economic development, and financial tools less
$1.0M
Southwest Initiative Foundation · Hutchinson, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$1.0M
Southwest Initiative Foundation · Hutchinson, MN · 2021
for general operating support

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