Grants awarded
Who does Knight Foundation fund?
Knight Foundation has awarded $642 million across 29 grants to 12 organizations between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $5,000,000, with most between $2,000,000 and $40,000,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $6,875,000 versus $1,921,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$642.4M
Typical grant
$5.0M
Grantees
12
Grants
29
Years
2020–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Oregon Foundation
|
$341.0M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OR | |
| S Stanford University | $155.6M | 8 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Ohsu Foundation | $70.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Providence St Vincent Medical Foundation | $42.5M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S SEI INC | $10.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Albina Head Start INC
|
$10.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OR | |
The Barack Obama Foundation
|
$5.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
The Brookings Institution
|
$4.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| F Fanconi Anemia Research Fund | $2.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Blue Meridian Partners INC
|
$1.9M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| T The Phoenix Center | $250K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Mary's Home for Boys | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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