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Who does The McKnight Foundation fund?

The McKnight Foundation has awarded $782 million across 5,460 grants to 1,088 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $75,000, with most between $30,000 and $125,000.

Total awarded
$782.4M
Typical grant
$75K
Grantees
1,088
Grants
5,460
Years
2020–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 1,088 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
United States Energy Foundation $65.9M132020–20242024CA
The Minneapolis Foundation $28.4M492020–20242024MN
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience $25.5M232020–20242024MN
Youthprise $23.7M152020–20242024MN
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund $15.2M122020–20242024MN
Family Housing Fund $12.5M92020–20242024MN
Local Initiatives Support Corporation $10.7M242020–20242024NY
U University of Minnesota Foundation $9.6M752020–20242024— —
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation $9.5M92020–20242024MN
Propel Nonprofits $9.2M402020–20242024MN
New Venture Fund $9.2M262020–20242024DC
Initiative Foundation $8.6M182020–20242024MN
Fresh Energy $8.5M182020–20242024MN
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole $8.1M182020–20242024WY
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation $7.7M72020–20242024MN
Advancing Equity Coalition $5.7M1220212021MN
Southwest Initiative Foundation $5.4M142020–20242024MN
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development $5.3M112020–20242024MN
T Takeaction Minnesota Education Fund $5.2M262020–20242024— —
Pillsbury United Communities $4.9M412020–20242024MN
Minnesota Home Ownership Center $4.6M112020–20242024MN
Windward Fund $4.2M162020–20242024DC
West Central Initiative $4.2M112020–20242024MN
J Juxtaposition INC $4.2M172020–20242024— —
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation $4.0M302020–20242024MN
Meridian Institute $3.9M152020–20242024CO
H Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota INC $3.8M42023–20242024— —
N Northland Foundation $3.7M72020–20242024— —
Nexus Community Partners $3.5M112020–20242024MN
Bme Networks $3.5M52021–20242024FL
Center for Rural Affairs $3.3M212020–20242024NE
Conservation Minnesota $3.3M182020–20242024MN
Park City Community Foundation $3.1M42022–20242024UT
Innovia Foundation $3.1M42022–20242024WA
National Philanthropic Trust $3.1M42022–20242024PA
Amherst H Wilder Foundation $3.0M332020–20242024MN
B Brick by Brick Training & Development Corporation $3.0M220242024— —
S St Paul Transportation Management Organization $2.9M102021–20242024— —
Playwrights Center INC $2.9M212020–20242024MN
Land Bank Twin Cities INC $2.8M82020–20222022MN
Metropolitan Economic Development Association $2.8M142020–20242024MN
N Northcountry Cooperative Foundation $2.7M102020–20242024— —
L Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources $2.6M252020–20242024— —
Minnesota Housing Partnership $2.5M102020–20242024MN
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund $2.5M220242024DC
Northside Economic Opportunity Network $2.5M112020–20242024MN
Sierra Club Foundation $2.4M122020–20242024CA
Seward Redesign INC $2.4M112020–20242024MN
Tides Foundation $2.4M102020–20242024CA
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council $2.4M92020–20242024MN
Penumbra Theatre Company INC $2.4M212020–20242024MN
Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota $2.4M72020–20242024MN
T The Loft INC $2.3M142020–20242024— —
Towerside Innovation District $2.3M620212021MN
Project for Pride in Living INC $2.3M112020–20242024MN
V3 Sports INC $2.2M72022–20242024MN
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy $2.2M92020–20242024MN
The Brookings Institution $2.2M62020–20212021DC
Clean Up the River Environment $2.2M102020–20242024MN
Clean Grid Alliance (fna Wind on the Wires) $2.2M82020–20242024MN
N Navigate $2.1M142020–20242024PA
American Composers Forum $2.1M112020–20242024MN
Clean Energy Economy Minnesota $2.1M152020–20242024MN
Filmnorth $2.0M162020–20242024MN
Minnesota Public Radio $2.0M342020–20242024MN
Headwaters Foundation for Justice $2.0M72020–20242024MN
Rewiring America INC $2.0M120242024DC
M Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music $2.0M122020–20212021— —
Greater Horizons $1.9M182020–20242024MO
P Partnership Project INC $1.9M92020–20242024— —
Global Philanthropy Partnership $1.9M92020–20242024IL
Minneapolis College of Art & Design $1.9M72020–20242024MN
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation INC $1.9M112020–20242024VT
S Statistics for Sustainable Development $1.9M62021–20242024— —
Alliance for Metropolitan Stability $1.9M122020–20242024MN
Northern Clay Center $1.9M152020–20232023MN
Springboard for the Arts $1.9M222020–20242024MN
Neighborhood Development Center INC $1.9M142020–20242024MN
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits INC $1.9M242020–20242024MN
M Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership $1.8M142020–20242024— —
Inclusive Prosperity Capital INC $1.8M142020–20242024CT
Aeon $1.8M72020–20242024MN
Alliance of Artists Communities $1.8M72020–20242024RI
Center for Economic Inclusion $1.7M102020–20232023MN
Hourcar $1.7M112020–20242024MN
Forth Mobility Fund $1.7M92020–20242024OR
M Minnesota Voice $1.7M112020–20242024MN
M Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers $1.7M132020–20242024— —
F Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations $1.7M82020–20242024— —
C Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En La Lucha $1.7M82020–20242024— —
Native Governance Center $1.7M92020–20242024MN
C Center for Energy and Environment $1.7M112020–20242024— —
Minnesota Community Land Trust Coalition $1.7M62021–20242024MN
Coalition of Asian American Leaders $1.6M112020–20242024MN
Minnesota Council on Foundations $1.6M252020–20242024MN
N Native American Community Development Institute $1.6M162020–20242024— —
Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Accion Latina Copal Education $1.6M212020–20242024MN
Commonbond Communities $1.6M92020–20242024MN
Clean Wisconsin INC $1.6M92020–20242024WI
Renew Wisconsin INC $1.6M72020–20242024WI

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