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The McKnight Foundation: all 4,463 grants

Largest first · $656.9M across 2020–2024 · back to the overview

$150,000
Minnesota Home Ownership Center · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
For general operating support, and to build the capacity of down payment assistance players across the state
$150,000
Native Sun Community Power Development · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For general operating support
$150,000
Neighborhood Funders Group · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the capacity building of Midwest rural-based organizations working at the intersection of climate, agriculture, economic justice, and racial equity
$150,000
Nextstage · Bloomington, MN · 2023
For general operating support - NextStage's mission is to support entrepreneurs at every stage. They are experts in helping entrepreneurs refine their business plans, start new enterprises, and thrive in competitive and… read allFor general operating support - NextStage's mission is to support entrepreneurs at every stage. They are experts in helping entrepreneurs refine their business plans, start new enterprises, and thrive in competitive and changing business landscapes. less
$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
$150,000
Pillsbury United Communities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For the Pillsbury Creative Commons campus capital development project
$150,000
Pollen Midwest · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For general operating support
$150,000
Propel Nonprofits · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To cultivate the purpose, prosperity, and power of all young people in Minnesota
$150,000
Propel Nonprofits · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For general operating support - Propel supports Minnesota's nonprofit sector by providing technical assistance, capital deployment, leadership support and development, and strategic services.
$150,000
Restaurant Opportunities Centers United · New York City, NY · 2023
To build ROC-MN's capacity to organize and advocate for high quality work and a just and dignified food-service industry in the Twin Cities Metro
$150,000
Rondo Community Land Trust · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
For general operating support
$150,000
Tending the Soil Mn · Minneapolis Mn, MN · 2023
For general operating support - Tending the Soil seeks to fundamentally shift the center of public decision-making power towards working-class BIPOC communities by strengthening the infrastructure for BIPOC-led communit… read allFor general operating support - Tending the Soil seeks to fundamentally shift the center of public decision-making power towards working-class BIPOC communities by strengthening the infrastructure for BIPOC-led community organizing in Minnesota. less
$150,000
University of Greenwich · 2023
Farmer research networks for ecological pest and disease management
$150,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To build capacity for grassroots, frontline, and base-building organizations and leaders in communities of color and low-income communities to support their self-determined priorities in building electrification efforts
$150,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To synthesize opportunities for the Midwest to lead on equitable and impactful climate mitigation in the agricultural sector
$150,000
Young Women'S Christian Association of St Paul Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023
To explore relocating the YWCA's headquarters to build a new state-of-the-art and clean-energy facility on the Saint Paul College campus
$150,000
All Square · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Build Wealth Mn · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Building Decarbonization Coalition · Petaluma, CA · 2022
To support the Thermal Utility Reform Initiative and launch thermal network pilot projects in the Midwest
$150,000
Center for Earth Energy and Democracy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En La Lucha · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
City of Brooklyn Center · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2022
To help build community capacity and relationships to innovate and co-create strategies to dismantle systemic racism and disparities
$150,000
City of St Paul · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
To support implementation of the city's Climate Action Plan
$150,000
Clean Up the River Environment · Montevideo, MN · 2022
To engage rural communities in Minnesota around clean energy and efficiency opportunities as well as to support a working lands strategy
$150,000
Climate Jobs National Resource Center · New York, NY · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Farmers Union Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
To empower family farmers to lead on climate action, developing and building support for farmer-informed solutions that position agriculture to play a greater role in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate ch… read allTo empower family farmers to lead on climate action, developing and building support for farmer-informed solutions that position agriculture to play a greater role in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change less
$150,000
Hired · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support, and to advance critical workforce development efforts through the Minnesota Employment Services Consortium
$150,000
Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment Through Research · St Paul, MN · 2022
To research Latine women entreprenuership within the informal economy and bring resources to bear to increase success
$150,000
Hmong American Farmers Association · West Saint Paul, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support revitalization work along the Lake Street Corridor
$150,000
Home Line · Bloomington, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Honor the Earth · Ponsford, MN · 2022
To catalyze a Just Transition on the White Earth reservation and region through transforming systems to access necessary infrastructure and capital for work in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and local microe… read allTo catalyze a Just Transition on the White Earth reservation and region through transforming systems to access necessary infrastructure and capital for work in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and local microenterprises less
$150,000
Hope Community · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To provide leadership for the GroundBreak Coalition rental housing work group
$150,000
Indigenous Roots · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
For a fellowship program for Culture Bearers
$150,000
Institute for Local Self-Reliance · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To accelerate equitable clean energy in Minnesota cities via movement-building, education, and breaking energy barriers
$150,000
Jobs Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
To build capacity to scale Tech Dump's Program of Choice
$150,000
Lake Street Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Majority Action · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
To drive the fundamental transformation of corporate behavior through investor-led accountability campaigns at climate-critical companies necessary to decarbonize the U.S. energy system
$150,000
Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support, and for capacity building for community wealth work
$150,000
Minnesota - State of · St Paul, MN · 2022
To build capacity for incarcerated students in Minnesota to access federal Pell grant dollars and help reduce a systemic barrier to economic mobility, a college degree
$150,000
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits · St Paul, MN · 2022
To increase voter knowledge, engagement, and participation statewide ahead of 2022 Minnesota state elections
$150,000
Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2022
To engage Minnesota Public Radio's audience on the topic of climate change
$150,000
National Lead for America · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
To support the Lead For Minnesota Fellowship program
$150,000
Native Sun Community Power Development · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Northside Economic Opportunity Network · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating and capital support
$150,000
Our Streets Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Penumbra Theatre Company · St Paul, MN · 2022
For general operating support, and to build capacity for program piloting and business plan development for Penumbra's next lifecycle as a center for racial healing and performing arts campus
$150,000
Pillsbury United Communities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To build Black generational wealth, strengthen Black women owned businesses through technical and financial support, and strengthen local neighborhood economies
$150,000
Pollen Midwest · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Rondo Community Land Trust · St Paul, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Sahan Journal · St Paul, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
Smart Growth America · Washington, DC · 2022
To steer transportation program implementation in the Midwest toward better climate and equity outcomes to better assess the climate and equity impacts of potential transportation investments
$150,000
St Paul Transportation Management Organization · St Paul, MN · 2022
For general operating support
$150,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
To tackle climate change across Iowa and Minnesota by sparking energy system transformation and developing natural climate solutions to drive inclusive conversations and meaningful impact
$150,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To build capacity for grassroots, frontline, and base-building organizations and leaders in communities of color and low-income communities to support their self-determined priorities in building electrification efforts
$150,000
All Square · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
All Square · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Build Wealth Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Build Wealth Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Climate Jobs National Resource Center · New York, NY · 2021
to create state-based and state-led Climate Jobs coalitions in Wisconsin
$150,000
Climate Jobs National Resource Center · New York, NY · 2021
to create state-based and state-led Climate Jobs coalitions in Wisconsin
$150,000
Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency · Rochester, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency · Rochester, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Ed Allies · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support, and to enhance capacity for educator effectiveness work
$150,000
Ed Allies · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support, and to enhance capacity for educator effectiveness work
$150,000
Hired · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support, and to advance critical workforce development efforts through the Minnesota Employment Services Consortium
$150,000
Hired · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support, and to advance critical workforce development efforts through the Minnesota Employment Services Consortium
$150,000
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to support revitalization work along the Lake Street Corridor
$150,000
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to support revitalization work along the Lake Street Corridor
$150,000
Home Line · Bloomington, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Home Line · Bloomington, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Honor the Earth · Callaway, MN · 2021
to catalyze a Just Transition on the White Earth reservation and region through transforming systems to access necessary infrastructure and capital for work in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and local microe… read allto catalyze a Just Transition on the White Earth reservation and region through transforming systems to access necessary infrastructure and capital for work in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and local microenterprises less
$150,000
Honor the Earth · Callaway, MN · 2021
to catalyze a Just Transition on the White Earth reservation and region through transforming systems to access necessary infrastructure and capital for work in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and local microe… read allto catalyze a Just Transition on the White Earth reservation and region through transforming systems to access necessary infrastructure and capital for work in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and local microenterprises less
$150,000
Institute for Local Self-Reliance · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to accelerate equitable clean energy in Minnesota cities via movement-building, education, and breaking energy barriers
$150,000
Institute for Local Self-Reliance · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to accelerate equitable clean energy in Minnesota cities via movement-building, education, and breaking energy barriers
$150,000
Isuroon · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Isuroon · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Lower Sioux Indian Community · Morton, MN · 2021
for general operating support, to support arts programming at the Intergenerational Cultural Incubator at Lower Sioux, to close the final gap in the incubator capital budget, and to help sustain the newly established tr… read allfor general operating support, to support arts programming at the Intergenerational Cultural Incubator at Lower Sioux, to close the final gap in the incubator capital budget, and to help sustain the newly established tribal education department less
$150,000
Lower Sioux Indian Community · Morton, MN · 2021
for general operating support, to support arts programming at the Intergenerational Cultural Incubator at Lower Sioux, to close the final gap in the incubator capital budget, and to help sustain the newly established tr… read allfor general operating support, to support arts programming at the Intergenerational Cultural Incubator at Lower Sioux, to close the final gap in the incubator capital budget, and to help sustain the newly established tribal education department less
$150,000
Majority Action · Silver Spring, MD · 2021
to drive wholesale transformation of fossil fuel-intensive and fossil adjacent companies through investor-led accountability campaigns that involve high-level investor organizing and partnerships with racial justice and… read allto drive wholesale transformation of fossil fuel-intensive and fossil adjacent companies through investor-led accountability campaigns that involve high-level investor organizing and partnerships with racial justice and climate activist organizations less
$150,000
Majority Action · Silver Spring, MD · 2021
to drive wholesale transformation of fossil fuel-intensive and fossil adjacent companies through investor-led accountability campaigns that involve high-level investor organizing and partnerships with racial justice and… read allto drive wholesale transformation of fossil fuel-intensive and fossil adjacent companies through investor-led accountability campaigns that involve high-level investor organizing and partnerships with racial justice and climate activist organizations less
$150,000
Minnesota - State of · St Paul, MN · 2021
to build capacity for incarcerated students in Minnesota to access federal Pell grant dollars and help reduce a systemic barrier to economic mobility, a college degree
$150,000
Minnesota - State of · St Paul, MN · 2021
to build capacity for incarcerated students in Minnesota to access federal Pell grant dollars and help reduce a systemic barrier to economic mobility, a college degree
$150,000
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2021
to engage Minnesota Public Radio's audience on the topic of climate change
$150,000
Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2021
to engage Minnesota Public Radio's audience on the topic of climate change
$150,000
National Lead for America · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
to support the Lead For Minnesota Fellowship program
$150,000
National Lead for America · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
to support the Lead For Minnesota Fellowship program
$150,000
Our Streets Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Our Streets Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Penumbra Theatre Company · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support, and to build capacity for program piloting and business plan development for Penumbra's next lifecycle as a center for racial healing and performing arts campus
$150,000
Penumbra Theatre Company · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support, and to build capacity for program piloting and business plan development for Penumbra's next lifecycle as a center for racial healing and performing arts campus
$150,000
Sahan Journal · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Sahan Journal · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
$150,000
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
to support the East Side Funders Group
$150,000
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
to support the East Side Funders Group
$150,000
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
or the People's Prosperity Pilot, a guaranteed income demonstration project in the City of Saint Paul
$150,000
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
or the People's Prosperity Pilot, a guaranteed income demonstration project in the City of Saint Paul
$150,000
St Paul Transportation Management Organization · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support