Resource Library: All
Reports, research, and web-based resources — created both by McKnight and by our partners and other field leaders — that address the ideas and issues at play in our work.
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Siah Armajani: 2010 Distinguished Artist
November 2010 - Featuring essays about Armajani's influence as a sculptor and public artist, a chronology of his work and life, and photographs.
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Grantee Perception Reports
Since 2003, McKnight has engaged the Center for Effective Philanthropy to gather anonymous feedback from recent grantees about various components of our work, including grantmaking process, communications, and overall impact. The results are benchmarked against other foundations and compiled into a Grantee Perception Report. -
Bain Boehlke: 2009 Distinguished Artist
Nov 2009 - Featuring essays about Boehlke's influence as a theater artist, a chronology of his work and life, and original photographs.
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Affordable Housing Research and Recommendations
June 2009 - Himle Horner report commissioned by McKnight to help better understand the values and perceptions that shape public attitudes toward affordable housing, and to identify strategies and messages that could promote broader public support for affordable housing.
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A Study of the McKnight Arts Program: Executive Summary
August 2009 - Center for the Study of Art and Community. Research and recommendations which informed the 2009 revision of McKnight's arts program guidelines.
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2008 Annual Report
August 2009 - Our 2008 annual report, including financial statements.
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Bill Holm: 2008 Distinguished Artist
Nov 2008 - Featuring essays about Holm's influence as a poet and essayist, a chronology of his work and life, and original photographs.
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Re:Focus
Oct 2008 - A new McKnight report looks at models and tools for shaping development in the outer-ring suburbs.
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Kinji Akagawa: 2007 Distinguished Artist
November 2007 - Featuring essays about Akagawa's influence as an artist and teacher, a chronology of his work and life, and original photographs.
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2007 Annual Report
2008 - Our 2007 annual report, in PDF format, including financial statements.
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2006 Annual Report
2007 - Our 2006 annual report, in PDF format, including financial information.
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Lou Bellamy: 2006 McKnight Distinguished Artist (56 pp.)
November 2006 - Featuring essays about Bellamy's influence as a theater artist, a chronology of his work and life, and original photographs.
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2005 Annual Report
2006 - Our 2005 annual report, in PDF format, including financial information.
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Creating Common Ground
May 2006 - Minnesota's Embrace Open Space nonprofit partnership as a case study in collaborative communications. Request printed copies.
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Judy Onofrio: 2005 McKnight Distinguished Artist
November 2005 - Featuring essays about sculptor Onofrio's artistic influence, a chronology of her work and life, and original photographs.
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Bright Stars: Charting the Impact of the Arts in Rural Minnesota
September 2005 - For many towns in rural Minnesota, the arts and artists have proved to be powerful tools of economic and community development.
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You Are Here
June 2005 - McKnight's second book about the development of the arts in Twin Cities suburbs asserts that people want arts experiences that are close to home and part of their daily lives.
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2004 Annual Report
2005 - Our 2004 annual report, in PDF format, including financial information.
PDF, 1 MB