Sustainability Focus, Extraordinary Performance

In 2014, McKnight committed to investing 10% of its $2 billion endowment in strategies that align with it's mission. Three years later, one of those investments is the best performing equity fund in the entire McKnight endowment.

Impact Investing

McKnight Approves $11.6 Million in 3rd Quarter Grantmaking

Approved grants include $445,000 to organizations working to reduce agricultural pollution in the Upper Mississippi River.

Quarterly Digest

Murals by Ta-coumba T. Aiken

A new installation in the Cynthia Binger Boynton Lobby Gallery depicts artist Ta-coumba T. Aiken's "Visual Voice," a journey of his past, present, and beyond.

Lobby Gallery

Meet the 2017 Unsung Heroes

Congratulations to this year's recipients of the Virginia McKnight Binger Unsung Hero Awards: Angela Edwards, Abdirizak Mahboub, Millicent Simenson, and Jon Vang.

Unsung Heroes

2017 Distinguished Artist Award

Meet Seitu Ken Jones, McKnight’s Distinguished Artist of 2017. Seitu is a visual artist who uses infrastructure as his canvas, telling community stories by embedding them in public spaces.

Seitu Ken Jones

The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations. We use all our resources to attend, unite, and empower those we serve.

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Sustainability Focus, Extraordinary Performance

McKnight Approves $11.6 Million in 3rd Quarter Grantmaking

Murals by Ta-coumba T. Aiken

Meet the 2017 Unsung Heroes

2017 Distinguished Artist Award

Let's Embrace Our Philanthropic Fiduciary Duty

MN Compass: Measuring Arts and Culture Impact

Spotlight on Our Grantees