The McKnight Foundation
Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-0754835 · reported 2021–2024
2,265grants reported
$75Kmedian award
$35Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$352.9Mtotal paid
36states reached
2years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 32 of its 2,265 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3.2M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Foundation For the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000,000 |
| United States Energy Foundation To equitably decarbonize the Midwest power, transportation, and building sectors | San Francisco, CA | $9,600,000 |
| United States Energy Foundation To build and support the Midwest network of advocates in pursuit of ambitious and equitable climate | San Francisco, CA | $9,600,000 |
| United States Energy Foundation To equitably decarbonize the Midwest by supporting powerful and inclusive coalitions with the abilit | San Francisco, CA | $9,600,000 |
| Minneapolis Foundation For the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000,000 |
| Youthprise For general operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $3,400,000 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | Minneapolis, MN | $2,580,000 |
| Propel Nonprofits For the Seeding Cultural Treasures Initiative | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota INC For a recoverable grant to expedite deployment of newly appropriated Homeownership Investments Grant | Saint Paul, MN | $2,500,000 |
| Minnesota Home Ownership Center To bridge capacity needs and scale the deployment capacity of GroundBreak Coalition supported down p | Saint Paul, MN | $2,200,000 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience For an awards program supporting research in neuroscience | Minneapolis, MN | $2,035,000 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation To support the Regional Cultural Treasures special purpose fund | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000,000 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund For general operating support | St Paul, MN | $2,000,000 |
| New Venture Fund To support grantmaking and technical assistance for BIPOC organizing on climate and clean energy in | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation For McKnight's Donor Advised Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000,000 |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund For general operating support | Washington DC, DC | $2,000,000 |
| Rewiring America INC To advance equitable electrification in the Midwest through place-based demonstration projects and p | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000,000 |
| Youthprise For one-time strategic capital | Minneapolis, MN | $1,960,420 |
| Youthprise For general operating support, and one-time project support to assist Youthprise in business model p | Minneapolis, MN | $1,925,000 |
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole For family-directed giving | Jackson, WY | $1,850,000 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund For general operating support | St Paul, MN | $1,750,000 |
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole For family-directed giving | Jackson, WY | $1,741,140 |
| Family Housing Fund For general operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500,000 |
| Initiative Foundation For general operating support | Little Falls, MN | $1,500,000 |
| Juxtaposition INC For a recoverable grant for capital campaign financing | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500,000 |
| Minnesota Community Land Trust Coalition To create a 0% loan fund to leverage state appropriations and support the 13 MN Community Land Trust | Duluth, MN | $1,500,000 |
| Brick By Brick Training & Development Corporation To purchase a 400+ single family rental portfolio of properties and equitably reposition them for ho | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500,000 |
| Brick By Brick Training & Development Corporation To purchase a 400+ single family rental portfolio of properties and equitably reposition them for ho | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500,000 |
| Region Nine Development Commission To provide technical assistance to cities, counties, and towns in Greater Minnesota applying for fed | Mankato, MN | $1,500,000 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500,000 |
| Youthprise For general operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500,000 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience For an awards program supporting research in neuroscience | Minneapolis, MN | $1,445,000 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation For McKnight's Donor Advised Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $1,400,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation To support the operations of LISC Twin Cities | New York, NY | $1,300,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation To support the operations of LISC Twin Cities | New York, NY | $1,251,460 |
| Fresh Energy To move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through e | St Paul, MN | $1,215,000 |
| Family Housing Fund For general operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $1,125,000 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | Minneapolis, MN | $1,100,000 |
| Innovia Foundation For family-directed giving | Spokane, WA | $1,050,000 |
| National Philanthropic Trust For family-directed giving | Jenkintown, PA | $1,050,000 |
| Park City Community Foundation For family-directed giving | Park City, UT | $1,050,000 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation To support local business organizations and owners along Lake St., Midway, and W. Broadway, in resto | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Fresh Energy To move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic reductions in carbon pollution in the near term | St Paul, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation For general operating support, and to advance an equitable recovery by linking community partners to | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Southwest Initiative Foundation For general operating support | Hutchinson, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Towerside Innovation District To complete an innovative low-carbon district energy system | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Build Wealth MN INC For lending and seed capital for the 9000 Equities Targeted Mortgage Program | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Northcountry Cooperative Foundation For a recoverable grant for capital to lend to low-income communities | St Paul, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Windward Fund To position clean energy, low-carbon jobs, and climate-friendly agriculture practices as a primary d | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 |
| Family Housing Fund To support the stabilization of affordable rental housing properties and providers | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 |
| Global Philanthropy Partnership To transform the transportation sector while centering equity, climate, and people | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 |
| Windward Fund For program support | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation To increase the availability of and access to quality affordable housing throughout the state of Min | New York, NY | $981,330 |
| Innovia Foundation For family-directed giving | Spokane, WA | $921,780 |
| National Philanthropic Trust For family-directed giving | Jenkintown, PA | $921,780 |
| Park City Community Foundation For family-directed giving | Park City, UT | $921,780 |
| Bme Networks To support Black leaders in Minnesota to build relational trust, shared analysis, and strategies tha | Miami, FL | $850,000 |
| Northside Economic Opportunity Network For general operating and capital support | Minneapolis, MN | $850,000 |
| Metropolitan Economic Development Association To build capacity for the Access To Capital 2025 Initiative | Minneapolis, MN | $820,000 |
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