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The McKnight Foundation
The McKnight Foundation was established in Minneapolis during 1953 by William L. McKnight and his wife, Maude L. mcKnight.
The foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grantmaking, coalition-building, and encouragement of strategic policy reform.
The foundation makes grants in support of children and youth, region and communities, the environment, the arts, neuroscience research, and selected international efforts.
Web Address
www.mcknight.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @mcknightfdn
Facebook - www.facebook.com/McKnightFdn
The foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grantmaking, coalition-building, and encouragement of strategic policy reform.
The foundation makes grants in support of children and youth, region and communities, the environment, the arts, neuroscience research, and selected international efforts.
Web Address
www.mcknight.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @mcknightfdn
Facebook - www.facebook.com/McKnightFdn
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An encore performance: John Paulson Big Band's free Sunday show at Winona State to be turned ...
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The term “big band” dates back to the 1910s, starting as accompaniment for dancing, and was a staple in the rise of jazz music and swing during the 1940s. ... to make another CD probably wouldn't...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The term “big band” dates back to the 1910s, starting as accompaniment for dancing, and was a staple in the rise of jazz music and swing during the 1940s. ... to make another CD probably wouldn't...more
Student, elder programs get grants
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
Created in 1986 by the McKnight Foundation, the Northland Foundation is a regional foundation serving the seven-county area of Koochiching, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
Created in 1986 by the McKnight Foundation, the Northland Foundation is a regional foundation serving the seven-county area of Koochiching, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, and St. Louis...more
Around the Arts, December 17
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
BEMIDJI—The deadline to apply for The Region 2 Arts Council Individual Artist Grant Program, made available with funding from the McKnight Foundation, is Jan. 15. The program provides financial...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
BEMIDJI—The deadline to apply for The Region 2 Arts Council Individual Artist Grant Program, made available with funding from the McKnight Foundation, is Jan. 15. The program provides financial...more
Night of Improvised Music at the Black Dog: Nathan Hanson Trio, Lease-Moriarty Quartet on ...
Foundation: Jerome Foundation, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
He has received Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grants, McKnight Foundation Fellowships, a State Arts Board Grant, and a West Bank School...more
Foundation: Jerome Foundation, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
He has received Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grants, McKnight Foundation Fellowships, a State Arts Board Grant, and a West Bank School...more
O'Shaughnessy wins $145000 Knight Foundation grant to collaborate with Rosy Simas Danse and ...
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
When the McKnight Foundation put out a call this January for “the best” arts ideas in St. Paul, it received hundreds of submissions. Among them, a...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
When the McKnight Foundation put out a call this January for “the best” arts ideas in St. Paul, it received hundreds of submissions. Among them, a...more
3rd Quarter 2017 Grantmaking Highlights
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The McKnight Foundation awarded 51 grants totaling $11,642,000 in its third-quarter 2017 grantmaking. Of the $11.6 million approved, $445,000...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The McKnight Foundation awarded 51 grants totaling $11,642,000 in its third-quarter 2017 grantmaking. Of the $11.6 million approved, $445,000...more
McKnight Foundation Awards $13.2 Million in Q2 Grants
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation has announced second-quarter grants totaling more than $13.2 million. The grants include nearly...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation has announced second-quarter grants totaling more than $13.2 million. The grants include nearly...more
McKnight Foundation Awards More Than $8 Million in Grants
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation has announced first-quarter grants totaling more than $8 million to fifty-two...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation has announced first-quarter grants totaling more than $8 million to fifty-two...more
How Can Philanthropy Help the Working Class?
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
With urban-rural tensions rising, regional spinoffs of Minneapolis's McKnight Foundation offer a model for partnership between the big city and...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
With urban-rural tensions rising, regional spinoffs of Minneapolis's McKnight Foundation offer a model for partnership between the big city and...more
Wrenshall YES! Team receives grant for local climate change mitigation project
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
Team who received a $1,000 grant from the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) Program and The McKnight Foundation. The team will use the grant for...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
Team who received a $1,000 grant from the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) Program and The McKnight Foundation. The team will use the grant for...more
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