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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.
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www.mcknight.org
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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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Recent News from McKnight Foundation
Iowa State University STRIPS research project receives grants to expand training
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation grant awarded the project nearly $359,000 for two years, ending in July 2018. The McKnight Foundation grant...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation grant awarded the project nearly $359,000 for two years, ending in July 2018. The McKnight Foundation grant...more
McKnight Foundation Awards $33.8 Million in Fourth-Quarter Grants
Foundation: Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
In the fourth quarter, the foundation awarded a hundred and fifty-five grants to a hundred and thirty-eight nonprofit organizations working to the...more
Foundation: Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
In the fourth quarter, the foundation awarded a hundred and fifty-five grants to a hundred and thirty-eight nonprofit organizations working to the...more
McKnight Foundation Announces Quarterly Grants, Impact Investments
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation has announced second-quarter grants totaling $15.2 million to sixty-six nonprofit organizations...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation has announced second-quarter grants totaling $15.2 million to sixty-six nonprofit organizations...more
6 Twin Cities Somali Organizations Receive Grants to Combat Terrorism
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
A nonprofit called Youthprise was founded in 2011 by the McKnight Foundation as a Twin Cities-based funding partner, and it is administering...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
A nonprofit called Youthprise was founded in 2011 by the McKnight Foundation as a Twin Cities-based funding partner, and it is administering...more
West Central Initiative receives $30000 for education grants
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation, West Central Initiative
This arose from observations by the McKnight Foundation, the Minnesota Initiative Foundations, and the Department of Education that the lack...more
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation, West Central Initiative
This arose from observations by the McKnight Foundation, the Minnesota Initiative Foundations, and the Department of Education that the lack...more
Eight Minnesota visual artists receive McKnight Foundation grants
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
A MCAD staff member finished installing the last McKnight Foundation ... When the exhibitions were cancelled, the number of visual art grants also...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
A MCAD staff member finished installing the last McKnight Foundation ... When the exhibitions were cancelled, the number of visual art grants also...more
Community Foundation updates website
Foundation: Community Foundation of Henderson County, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce has received a $750,000 community and economic development grant from the McKnight Foundation to launch...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Henderson County, Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce has received a $750,000 community and economic development grant from the McKnight Foundation to launch...more
St. Paul chamber receives $750000 grant to tout transit initiative
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce has received a $750,000 community and economic development grant from the McKnight Foundation to launch...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce has received a $750,000 community and economic development grant from the McKnight Foundation to launch...more
McKnight Foundation announces $6 million for Northwest Minnesota Foundation
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Northwest Minnesota Foundation, McKnight Foundation
BEMIDJI — Northwest Minnesota Foundation will receive $6 million from the McKnight Foundation over five years to support NMF's programs, build the organization's endowment and support its...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Northwest Minnesota Foundation, McKnight Foundation
BEMIDJI — Northwest Minnesota Foundation will receive $6 million from the McKnight Foundation over five years to support NMF's programs, build the organization's endowment and support its...more
McKnight Foundation Awards Grants
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation Development received a grant from the McKnight Foundation to hire a feedlot technician to work within a 12-county area. The foundation makes grants that...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation
Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation Development received a grant from the McKnight Foundation to hire a feedlot technician to work within a 12-county area. The foundation makes grants that...more
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