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MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION

· MINNEAPOLIS, MN · private_foundation · program funder

894recipients FY2016–24
$871Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 66% of giving in Minnesota

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A local funder — 66% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 42 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
OTTO BREMER TRUSTSAINT PAUL, MNlarge program funder182
TARGET FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder155
F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555SAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder148
POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder104
BUSH FOUNDATIONST PAUL, MNprogram funder100
UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder98
MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATIONEDEN PRAIRIE, MNprogram funder97
THE MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder94
PROPEL NONPROFITSMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder90
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder85
MARDAG FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder81
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder79
HEADWATERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICEMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder78
NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder78
GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAYMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder76
KRESGE FOUNDATIONTROY, MIlarge program funder74
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK, CAlarge program funder74
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATIONBATTLE CREEK, MIlarge program funder72
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBENTONVILLE, ARlarge program funder70
MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTERSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder69
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONPRINCETON, NJlarge program funder68
WOMENS FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTAMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder67
PATRICK & AIMEE BUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder64
JOYCE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder63
THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNlarge program funder62

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATIONCA52024$75,752,000
MCKNIGHT ENDOWMENT FUND FOR NEUROSCIENCEMN62024$32,840,100
YOUTHPRISEMN62024$31,625,000
MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATIONMN62024$28,723,500
GREATER MINNESOTA HOUSING FUNDMN62024$19,781,500
FAMILY HOUSING FUNDMN62024$16,000,000
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMN62024$13,358,500
PROPEL NONPROFITSMN62024$13,173,000
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATIONNY62024$13,087,000
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMN42024$10,500,000
INITIATIVE FOUNDATIONMN62024$10,281,000
FRESH ENERGYMN62024$10,072,000
NEW VENTURE FUNDDC62024$9,700,000
SOUTHWEST INITIATIVE FOUNDATIONMN62024$9,184,000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INITIATIVE FOUNDATIONMN42024$8,700,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLEWY52024$8,117,500
TAKEACTION MINNESOTA EDUCATION FUNDMN62024$6,856,000
GREAT PLAINS INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTMN62024$6,580,000
NORTHLAND FOUNDATIONMN52024$6,335,000
WEST CENTRAL INITIATIVEMN52024$6,231,000
PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIESMN62024$5,955,000
JUXTAPOSITION INCMN62024$5,403,700
MINNESOTA HOME OWNERSHIP CENTERMN62024$5,381,000
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMN62024$5,000,000
WINDWARD FUNDDC62024$4,575,000
BME NETWORKSFL42024$4,300,000
NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERSMN62024$4,279,000
CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRSNE62024$4,190,000
CONSERVATION MINNESOTAMN62024$4,050,000
ST PAUL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONMN62024$3,975,000
PLAYWRIGHTS CENTER INCMN62024$3,739,000
AMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATIONMN62024$3,651,000
NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORKMN52024$3,404,000
METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ARTS COUNCILMN62024$3,300,000
METROPOLITAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONMN62024$3,194,000
LOFT INCMN62024$3,180,000
SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATIONCA62024$3,166,000
PARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONUT32024$3,150,000
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRPA32024$3,150,000
INNOVIA FOUNDATIONWA32024$3,150,000
MINNESOTA HOUSING PARTNERSHIPMN62024$3,065,000
GREATER HORIZONSMO62024$2,900,000
MINNESOTA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACYMN62024$2,875,000
AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUMMN62024$2,828,000
INQUILINXS UNIDXS POR JUSTICIA-UNITED RENTERS FOR JUSTICMN62024$2,800,000
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INCNY52024$2,790,000
PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING INCMN62024$2,767,400
PENUMBRA THEATRE COMPANY INCMN62024$2,758,500
TIDES FOUNDATIONCA52024$2,705,000
CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD OF MINNESOTAMN52024$2,675,000