Funding search · The McKnight Foundation · grants
The McKnight Foundation: all 4,463 grants
Largest first · $656.9M across 2020–2024 · back to the overview
- $50,000
Sokoine University of Agriculture · 2021
Introgressing Bruchid Resistance, Reducing Post-harvest Losses and Strengthening Disease Resistance in Farmers'-preferred Bean Varieties for Adaptation to Local Agro-ecological Conditions
- $50,000
Solar United Neighbors · Washington, DC · 2021
to build broad and deep momentum toward a clean energy transition with distributed solar and community benefits with a focus on greater Minnesota
- $50,000
Solar United Neighbors · Washington, DC · 2021
to build broad and deep momentum toward a clean energy transition with distributed solar and community benefits with a focus on greater Minnesota
- $50,000
St Paul Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
to organize stakeholders in the east metro to advance a clean transportation system-electrification and a strong transit system
- $50,000
St Paul Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
to organize stakeholders in the east metro to advance a clean transportation system-electrification and a strong transit system
- $50,000
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Teton Raptor Center · Wilson, WY · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Teton Raptor Center · Wilson, WY · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Teton Youth & Family Services · Jackson, WY · 2021
for program support
- $50,000
Teton Youth & Family Services · Jackson, WY · 2021
for program support
- $50,000
Textile Center of Minnesota · Minneaplis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Textile Center of Minnesota · Minneaplis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
The Children'S Learning Center · Jackson, WY · 2021
for STEAM curriculum and staff development
- $50,000
The Children'S Learning Center · Jackson, WY · 2021
for STEAM curriculum and staff development
- $50,000
The New York Community Trust · New York, NY · 2021
for the Ragin Family Fund donor advised fund
- $50,000
The New York Community Trust · New York, NY · 2021
for the Ragin Family Fund donor advised fund
- $50,000
The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2021
to fund the construction of Astoria Hot Springs and the community outreach associated with the project; specifically facilities and signage for the Latino community
- $50,000
The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2021
to fund the construction of Astoria Hot Springs and the community outreach associated with the project; specifically facilities and signage for the Latino community
- $50,000
Twin Cities Rise · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Twin Cities Rise · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
University of Eldoret · 2021
Collaborative research with dryland-farmers to identify adapted multipurpose food crops, fodder and trees to restore ecosystem services in West Pokot
- $50,000
University of Eldoret · 2021
Collaborative research with dryland-farmers to identify adapted multipurpose food crops, fodder and trees to restore ecosystem services in West Pokot
- $50,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to expand a research engagement platform with Minnesota's municipal and cooperative utilities to advance clean energy
- $50,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to fund MBA student consulting projects related to equitable accessibility, and to support two additional student projects
- $50,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to fund MBA student consulting projects related to equitable accessibility, and to support two additional student projects
- $50,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
to expand a research engagement platform with Minnesota's municipal and cooperative utilities to advance clean energy
- $50,000
Vote Solar · Oakland, CA · 2021
to support regulatory intervention work across the Midwest to support clean energy transition
- $50,000
Vote Solar · Oakland, CA · 2021
to support regulatory intervention work across the Midwest to support clean energy transition
- $50,000
West Bank Business Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
West Bank Business Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
West Broadway Area Coalition · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
West Broadway Area Coalition · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
West Side Citizens Organization · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
West Side Citizens Organization · St Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Women for Political Change Education and Advocacy Fund · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Women for Political Change Education and Advocacy Fund · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Womenventure · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
Womenventure · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
for general operating support
- $50,000
African American Leadership Forum · Saint Louis Park, MN · 2020
For the Josie R. Johnson Leadership Academy
- $50,000
African Development Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support, and to help cover costs associated with CARES Act funding
- $50,000
Ananya Dance Theatre · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Asian Economic Development Association · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
For general operating support, and for capital to redevelop a vacant commercial space in Little Mekong as a new Creative Makers Business Incubator
- $50,000
Asian Economic Development Association · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Bemidji State University · Bemidji, MN · 2020
To update Bemidji State University's Climate Action Plan
- $50,000
Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2020
For support of an aspiring teaching fellow internship and the implementation of a Breakthrough Collaborative Salesforce data management system
- $50,000
Breakthrough Twin Cities · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Cannon River Watershed Partnership · Northfield, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Capi USA · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2020
For the Immigrant Opportunity Center capital campaign, and for general operating support
- $50,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2020
To mobilize Ceres' company and investor partners to make the business case for state policies that spur the transition to clean transportation and a clean energy economy in the Midwest
- $50,000
Citizens League · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
To fund the Capitol Pathways Leadership Program
- $50,000
Community Safety Network · Jackson, WY · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
To serve at-risk, economically disadvantaged youth from communities of color in the Twin Cities metro area, preparing them to successfully enter and advance in high-growth, in-demand IT careers, and for general operatin… read allTo serve at-risk, economically disadvantaged youth from communities of color in the Twin Cities metro area, preparing them to successfully enter and advance in high-growth, in-demand IT careers, and for general operating support less
- $50,000
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
To prepare Latino parents to more actively participate in their children's education and to create leaders and advocates within the Latino community who will inform and influence education policy and systems change, and… read allTo prepare Latino parents to more actively participate in their children's education and to create leaders and advocates within the Latino community who will inform and influence education policy and systems change, and for general operating support less
- $50,000
Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Accion Latina Copal Education · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
To build a network of civically engaged Latinx parents who have enhanced capacity to advocate for their Minneapolis Public School children in the pursuit of equitable access to academic and social emotional learning opp… read allTo build a network of civically engaged Latinx parents who have enhanced capacity to advocate for their Minneapolis Public School children in the pursuit of equitable access to academic and social emotional learning opportunities less
- $50,000
Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Accion Latina Copal Education · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
East Metro Integration District 6067 · Woodbury, MN · 2020
To increase teacher diversity in Minnesota schools by helping school district HR directors identify and address barriers to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting teachers of color and indigenous teachers
- $50,000
East Side Neighborhood Development Company · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Environmental and Energy Study Institute · Washington, DC · 2020
To engage and assist Midwestern rural electric cooperatives to develop beneficial electrification programs
- $50,000
Fairview Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
To grow an employer-led delivery system for increasing workforce diversity and raising incomes in communities in Saint Paul and Minneapolis through health care career pathways employment
- $50,000
Food and Environment Reporting Network · New York, NY · 2020
To support a multiplatform investigation into the conflicts between large-scale animal production facilities and rural communities, examining the opposition to these facilities through a strong environmental justice len… read allTo support a multiplatform investigation into the conflicts between large-scale animal production facilities and rural communities, examining the opposition to these facilities through a strong environmental justice lens, and for general operating support less
- $50,000
Fresh Energy · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
To move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic reductions in carbon pollution in the near term
- $50,000
Friends of the Mississippi River · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Goodwill Industries · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
To build on the successful model of the East Side xChange and Goodwill's integrated participation in this collaborative, to connect employers to potential employees on the East Side
- $50,000
Grand Marais Arts · Grand Marais, MN · 2020
To acquire and renovate two new buildings to expand and improve programming
- $50,000
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations · Washington, DC · 2020
To support GEO's 2021 Learning Conference in Minneapolis
- $50,000
Guthrie Theatre Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Hope Community · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For Hope's Community Building and Organizing program to increase community stability, vitality, resilience, equity, and power
- $50,000
Housing Link · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Illusion Theater and School · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Institute for Strategic and Equitable Development · New York, NY · 2020
To support the Presidents' Forum on Racial Equity in Philanthropy
- $50,000
Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District Commission · Des Moines, IA · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Jungle Theatre · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Latino Youth Development Collaborative-Lydc · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources · 2020
LUANAR Connectivity Improvement project
- $50,000
Little Earth Residents Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Services · Spring Valley, WI · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Minneapolis Parks Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For the Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program
- $50,000
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
For the Homes for All coalition and advocacy
- $50,000
Minnesota Orchestral Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Mixed Blood Theatre Company · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture · San Antonio, TX · 2020
To support the Intercultural Leadership Institute partnership in establishing a fund to support BIPOC artists
- $50,000
National Center for Family Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2020
To support the creation of a racial equity learning and action network for family foundations
- $50,000
Native American Community Development Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For support for Native artists within All My Relations Arts (AMRA)
- $50,000
Navigate · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
To engage Latinx families in K-12 public education
- $50,000
Neighborworks Home Partners · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
To grow the capacity of a Twin Cities based Neighborworks Homeownership Center through expansion of current community lending programs and operationalizing the first mortgage program, and for general operating support
- $50,000
New American Development Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Northside Economic Opportunity Network · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support, and to help cover costs associated with CARES Act funding
- $50,000
One22 · Jackson, WY · 2020
For the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund
- $50,000
Park Square Theatre Company · Saint Paul, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Pillsbury United Communities · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
To support continuation of the School Board Academy to support community members in acting as engaged, informed leaders on charter school boards
- $50,000
Pillsbury United Communities · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For the continuation of the Environmental Justice Coordinating Council in North Minneapolis
- $50,000
Plymouth Christian Youth Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
To support artists and arts programs at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis
- $50,000
Policy Innovators in Education Network · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
For general operating support
- $50,000
Popular Knowledge Womens Initiative Farmer To Farmer Coop Society · 2020
FRN-based community phytosanitation initiative for the control of cassava virus diseases in Bukedea district, Eastern Uganda
- $50,000
Propel Nonprofits · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
To launch a program supporting low-income parents and parents of color to use their power to hold the education system accountable for high quality, culturally affirming experiences

