Sponsor a PurposeThe Mcknight Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Grants on file | 10,489 |
| Total giving on file | $1.5B |
| Typical grant size | $146K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General grantmaking |
What they fund
- Action Summit in East Africa: Farmers, Soil, Environment, Health, Economics
- Advancing Agroecological Enterprises For Healthy Local Food Economies (Eco-Food) in Tanzania
- Advancing agroecological transitions and climate resilience through multi-level scaling and co-learning for food system transformation in southern Mali
- Advancing Climate Data Integration in Agroecological Research
- AE Revolving Loan Fund and AE Community of Practice - SHONA AE Innovation Fund
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Energy Foundation | CA | 27 | $122.5M |
| The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | MN | 48 | $53.2M |
| Youthprise | MN | 30 | $47.6M |
| Minneapolis Foundation | MN | 16 | $33.2M |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund | MN | 25 | $30.4M |
| Family Housing Fund | MN | 17 | $23.5M |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | NY | 47 | $21.3M |
| Propel Nonprofits | MN | 73 | $21.1M |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | MN | 69 | $20.8M |
| Fresh Energy | MN | 38 | $18.0M |
Other general grantmaking funders in Minnesota
Margaret a Cargill FoundationOtto Bremer TrustUnited Health FoundationThe Richard M Schulze Family FoundationGhr FoundationBest Buy Foundation
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