Private foundation · EIN 41-0754835 · Minneapolis, MN · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The McKnight Foundation's grants went
It reported $109M in grants paid across 753 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 88.8% of those dollars to 461 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $96.8M 637 lines
- No confident match $5.88M 53
- Individuals, not shown $50K 1
- Outside the US $6.16M 61
- Not itemized $150K 1
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- Please see the end of the return for the additional attachments containing the information for Lines 2b - 2d.
- Deadlines
- See Attached
- Restrictions
- See Attached
- Website on filing
- https://www.mcknight.org/
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 731 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 83-1740146 | $9,600,000 | To build and support the Midwest network of advocates in pursuit of ambitious and equitable climate action | Same address 1.00 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1563321 | $2,580,000 | For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | Same city 1.00 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1889904 | $2,500,000 | For a recoverable grant to expedite deployment of newly appropriated Homeownership Investments Grant program ($40M) and leverage expanded r… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $2,000,000 | To support grantmaking and technical assistance for BIPOC organizing on climate and clean energy in the Midwest | Same address 1.00 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-6029402 | $2,000,000 | For McKnight's Donor Advised Fund | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Youthprise Minneapolis, MN · EIN 27-4126970 | $1,960,420 | For one-time strategic capital | Same city 1.00 |
| Youthprise Minneapolis, MN · EIN 27-4126970 | $1,925,000 | For general operating support, and one-time project support to assist Youthprise in business model planning | Same city 1.00 |
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY · EIN 83-0308856 | $1,741,140 | For family-directed giving | Same address 1.00 |
| Minnesota Community Land Trust Coalition Saint Paul, MN · EIN 05-0617260 | $1,500,000 | To create a 0% loan fund to leverage state appropriations and support the 13 MN Community Land Trusts with acquisition, pre-development, an… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY · EIN 13-3030229 | $1,251,460 | To support the operations of LISC Twin Cities | Same street 1.00 |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1563321 | $1,100,000 | For award programs supporting research in neuroscience | Same city 1.00 |
| Build Wealth Mn Minneapolis, MN · EIN 25-1918239 | $1,000,000 | For lending and seed capital for the 9000 Equities Targeted Mortgage Program | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Northcountry Cooperative Foundation Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1953515 | $1,000,000 | For a recoverable grant for capital to lend to low-income communities | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Windward Fund Washington, DC · EIN 47-3522162 | $1,000,000 | To position clean energy, low-carbon jobs, and climate-friendly agriculture practices as a primary driver of abundant, equitable job creati… | Same address 1.00 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY · EIN 13-3030229 | $981,330 | To increase the availability of and access to quality affordable housing throughout the state of Minnesota | Same street 1.00 |
| Innovia Foundation Spokane, WA · EIN 91-0941053 | $921,780 | For family-directed giving | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA · EIN 23-7825575 | $921,780 | For family-directed giving | Known alias 1.00 |
| Park City Community Foundation Park City, UT · EIN 30-0171971 | $921,780 | For family-directed giving | Same address 1.00 |
| Metropolitan Economic Development Association Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-0977257 | $820,000 | To build capacity for the Access To Capital 2025 Initiative | Same address 1.00 |
| Meridian Institute Dillon, CO · no confident EIN match | $800,000 | To support the Regen10 initiative | Unmatched Help match |
| Bme Networks Hollywood, FL · EIN 46-3083316 | $750,000 | To support Black leaders in Minnesota to effectively respond to our current moment and the future and to support the SOAR effort | Exact name 1.00 |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Burlington, VT · EIN 45-1556038 | $675,000 | To support Transformative Agroecology | Same address 1.00 |
| Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1921126 | $600,000 | To engage and support interested and affected parties toward equitably implementing the 100% clean energy legislation and reducing emission… | Same street 1.00 |
| Greater Horizons Kansas City, MO · EIN 20-0849590 | $600,000 | FOR MATCHING GIFTS | Same address 0.91 |
| Nexus Community Partners Minneapolis, MN · EIN 30-0658898 | $550,000 | For general operating support | Exact name 1.00 |
| Fresh Energy Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1735501 | $506,000 | To move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnership… | Same city 1.00 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1889904 | $500,000 | For general operating support | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice Minneapolis, MN · EIN 36-3359386 | $500,000 | For general operating support | Same address 1.00 |
| Inclusive Prosperity Capital Hartford, CT · EIN 83-0808658 | $500,000 | For general operating support | Same address 1.00 |
| Minnesota Home Ownership Center St Paul, MN · EIN 41-1741817 | $500,000 | For general operating support, and to build the capacity of down payment assistance players across the state | Same address 1.00 |
| Northcountry Cooperative Foundation Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1953515 | $500,000 | For general operating support, and for equity capital for NCF's loan fund, and to build organizational capacity to access and absorb state… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Saint Paul, MN · EIN 36-3363171 | $500,000 | To build capacity and expand a Special Purpose Credit Program (SPCP) to increase Black homeownership in the Twin Cities and regionally in a… | Same address 1.00 |
| Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation Detroit Lakes, MN · EIN 41-0972298 | $480,000 | To support start-up costs for a statewide First-Generation Homebuyers Down Payment Assistance Fund to reduce the racial homeownership gap,… | Same address 1.00 |
| St Paul Transportation Management Organization Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1906261 | $475,000 | For general operating support | Same address 1.00 |
| Minnesota Housing Partnership Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1649643 | $400,000 | To advance a housing narrative campaign that advances equitable housing outcomes, assumptions, and attitudes to drive transformational chan… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-6029402 | $400,000 | To build regional environmental justice capacity for collaboration, network building, and policy and projects related to climate, energy, h… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Working Partnerships Minneapolis, MN · EIN 20-3244371 | $400,000 | To support efforts that broker knowledge and resources, nurture collaboration, and build relationships among worker centers and union partn… | Same address 1.00 |
| Center for Economic Inclusion St Paul, MN · no confident EIN match | $400,000 | For general operating support | Unmatched Help match |
| Family Housing Fund Minneapolis, MN · no confident EIN match | $375,000 | For general operating support to build a housing system that ensures equitable housing access, stability, and affordability for the Twin Cities region | Unmatched Help match |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $350,000 | To engage several key stakeholder groups in increasing the visibility of impact investing while also strengthening the capacity of the field | Same address 1.00 |
| Statistics for Sustainable Development Reading, UK · outside the US | $350,000 | Research Methods Support | Foreign |
| University of Minnesota Foundation Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-6042488 | $340,000 | For program and regranting support for CURA Community Programs to nourish an ecosystem for reparative policy change through data, research,… | Same city 1.00 |
| Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN · EIN 81-2175430 | $325,000 | For general operating support | Same address 1.00 |
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, IT · outside the US | $320,000 | Strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation on Agroecology through integrated tools to enable transformative change | Foreign |
| Center for Energy and Environment Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1647799 | $300,000 | To advance equitable building decarbonization in Minnesota | Same address 1.00 |
| Clean Grid Alliance (Fna Wind on the Wires) Minneapolis, MN · EIN 06-1670689 | $300,000 | For general operating support, and to support the Land & Liberty Coalition | Exact name 1.00 |
| Clean Up the River Environment Montevideo, MN · EIN 31-1693392 | $300,000 | For general operating support - to support CURE's continued leadership bringing forward rural voices on Energy, Working Lands, and Democrac… | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY · EIN 83-0308856 | $300,000 | For the Staryk Family Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy Saint Paul, MN · EIN 23-7412105 | $300,000 | For strategy leadership to transform the energy sector, decarbonize building, maximize implementation of new laws, and achieve equitable ou… | Same address 1.00 |
| Our Streets Minneapolis, MN · EIN 27-1539442 | $300,000 | For general operating support, and for capacity building | Same city 1.00 |
20 more lines ($1.9M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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50 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.