Newsroom: All

News, speeches, opinion pieces, and other information that help illustrate our work and explain our position on issues.

• Article: Six honored for good works

  August 24, 2012 - Jean Hopfensberger, Star Tribune.

• Article: Owatonna man honored by McKnight Foundation

  August 24, 2012 - Derek Sullivan, Owatonna People's Press.

• Article: Do-gooders across Minnesota to meet and receive McKnight Foundation awards

  August 24, 2012 - Ruben Rosario, Pioneer Press.

• Article: McKnight Foundation honoring Mary Farley

  August 24, 2012 - Crookston Times.

• News Release: Virginia McKnight Binger Awards in Human Service honor six outstanding Minnesotans

  August 24, 2012 - McKnight names 2012 Human Service award recipients, working to improve the lives of others.

• News Release: AIA Minnesota and McKnight announce the inaugural recipient of the Affordable Housing Design Award

  August 16, 2012 - Cermak Rhoades Architects wins new award recognizing innovative, high-quality designs for affordable housing.

• Our Voice: McKnight Artist Fellowship 30th anniversary celebration video

  August 2012 - McKnight Foundation's Artist Fellowships 30th anniversary celebration slideshow.

• Our Voice: McKnight Strategic Framework 2012-2014

  July 26, 2012 - Document articulates board and staff’s shared understanding about the values, mission, and approach that will guide the Foundation over the next three years.

• News Release: Arts Midwest selects 15 arts organizations to participate in intensive training and mentorship program

  July 9, 2012 - McKnight-supported ArtsLab, a program of Arts Midwest, today announces that 15 arts organizations were selected to participate in an intensive two-year leadership and strategic management program.

• News Release: McKnight approves over $8 million in second quarter of 2012

  June 21, 2012 - McKnight's 2nd-quarter approved grants.

• News Release: McKnight announces over $3 million in three new grants to increase literacy by third grade

  ​June 14, 2012 - McKnight expands efforts to improve literacy in new partnerships with three schools

• News Release: City artists in residence to bring creative placemaking to St. Paul's public agencies, thanks to ArtPlace grant

  June 12, 2012 - ArtPlace releases 47 grants supporting creative placemaking initiatives in 33 communities nationwide

• News Release: McKnight hires three staff

  June 8, 2012

• News Release: Public/private partnership offers new tools for Minnesota's arts and cultural organizations to gather powerful data

  June 1, 2012

• Our Voice: Kate Wolford: Comments at Project for Pride in Living anniversary

  June 2012 - In May 2012, McKnight president Kate Wolford delivered this speech celebrating the 40th anniversary of Project for Pride in Living, a McKnight grantee organization.