Our grants database features organizations from the past five years. It is updated on a quarterly basis about a month after board approval.
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$100,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$100,000
2018
Mississippi River
to support the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funder's work catalyzing action and collaboration among members and partners, and for general operating support
$150,000
2022
International
to Support Farmer-Centered Agroecology Research in Tanzania
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$225,000
2019
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$80,000
2017
Mississippi River
to educate conventional and sustainable producers about soil health for nutrient pollution reduction to the Mississippi and its tributaries
$300,000
2018
Mississippi River
to increase adoption of innovations in crop supply chains to build soil for productivity and improved water quality, and for general operating support
$300,000
2021
International
Supporting agroecology peasant schools in the Andes
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$400,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build a mandate for and the capacity to advance equitable climate solutions in Minnesota
$190,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support environmental justice organizing work and program development
$190,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support multiracial grassroots organizing and environmental justice outreach in Minnesota
$400,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build a mandate for equitable climate solutions in Minnesota
$50,000
2020
Other Grantmaking
to support the Minnesota COVID-19 Response Coalition
$190,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support multi-racial grassroots organizing in Minnesota
$400,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build and leverage public demand for equitable, economy-wide climate solutions at scale in Minnesota
$100,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Accion Latina's (COPAL) capacity to elevate Latinx awareness on climate change and education in Minnesota
$450,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Black Visions Collective organizational development and climate portfolio
$600,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
to broaden and deepen the constituencies demanding policy responses to climate change, including increased use of renewable energy, efficiency improvements, green jobs, and investments in transition and mitigation
$240,000
2019
Mississippi River
to advocate for better use of federal tax dollars in the Upper Mississippi River basin, and for general operating support
$300,000
2019
Education
to support the general operations of TFA-Twin Cities
$200,000
2017
Education
to support the general operations of TFA-Twin Cities and to support TFA’s partnership with New Leaders, a pipeline to school leadership
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$10,000
2018
International
to build NGOsource 2.0, a state-of-the-art web application that will better meet the needs of a growing base of stakeholders
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2018
Mississippi River
to continue the Mississippi River Collaboartive's efforts to minimize nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in the Mississippi River basin, and general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$375,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer fiber artists in Minnesota
$150,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$75,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
for general operating support
$20,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to fund participation of frontline community members in a Climate Reality Leadership Corps Minneapolis-St. Paul Training in August 2019
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$1,125,000
2019
Region & Communities
to provide frameworks and narratives, Minneapolis-St. Paul specific-data, and connections to other national leaders that guide regional partners and state and local actors toward implementation of practices and policies that bolster inclusive growth
$250,000
2018
Region & Communities
to support three interrelated streams of work designed to help the Center for Economic Inclusion and its partners create a more livable and inclusive region
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$400,000
2018
Other Grantmaking
for AmbitioUS, an initiative developing alternative economic systems and services by, for, and with artists
$18,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support scholarships for the 2020 Living Systems Leadership workshop
$800,000
2019
Mississippi River
to use policy and market-focused strategies to reduce non-point source pollution from agricultural sources into the Mississippi River, and for Minnesota program activities
$150,000
2017
Mississippi River
to reduce agricultural pollution and protect drinking water
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to raise Midwestern states’ climate ambition and action
$100,000
2017
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$200,000
2019
Mississippi River
to support the protection of fragile lands and rotational grazing on public grasslands, and for general operating support
$100,000
2017
Mississippi River
to provide real estate expertise that facilitates the protections of fragile lands throughout the Upper Mississippi River
$400,000
2018
Mississippi River
to design and implement farmer-facing capital and risk mitigation products that support the adoption of agricultural conservation practices, and for general operating support
$75,000
2017
Mississippi River
to design an innovative risk mitigation program for small to midsize family farms that adopt conservation cropping systems emphasizing continuous living cover
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$135,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$14,275,000
2018
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support clean energy and climate policies in the Midwest, and for midwestern participation in the 2019 Transportation Electrification Advocates meeting
$70,000
2022
Arts & Culture
to support MN-MADE, developing and showcasing working film artists from across the state of Minnesota
$60,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the MSP Film Society’s MN-MADE film program
$60,000
2018
Arts & Culture
to support the MN-Made program for Minnesota filmmakers
$92,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$92,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$330,000
2021
International
Agroecological intensification in the agro-food systems of the arid and semiarid regions of the Altiplano in Bolivia
$300,000
2018
International
Agroecological alternatives for the sustainable production of quinoa in Bolivia
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
for general operating support
$55,000
2018
International
to support the Stimson Center's Southeast Asia Program
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$50,000
2018
Mississippi River
to write a series of reports on threats to Mississippi River water quality and to work collaboratively with McKnight grantees and policymakers in Iowa
$400,000
2019
Mississippi River
for general operating support
$344,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$618,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer literary artists and writers in Minnesota
$240,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund, a collaborative partnership to support local action on climate change in diverse communities
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support environmental justice organizations' capacity to advance decarbonization solutions that are rooted in the communities and focused on a just energy transition, health, and water justice
$1,000,000
2021
Other Grantmaking
to support local business organizations and owners along Lake St., Midway, and W. Broadway, in restoring, rebuilding, and renovating damaged property following the summer unrest of 2020
$2,000,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support the Regional Cultural Treasures special purpose fund
$100,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to address equity and diversity in the Minneapolis Public school system
$140,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund, a collaborative partnership to support local action on climate change in diverse communities
$200,000
2020
Region & Communities
to reduce disparities and build equity, assets, and opportunity for everyone in North Minneapolis, and to support parent engagement work
$140,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund
$200,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for collaboration and network building
$100,000
2019
Education
to support statewide focus groups with school leaders to understand their roles, experiences, and the challenges they face
$140,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to establish the Minneapolis Climate Action and Equity Fund
$50,000
2018
Region & Communities
to build capacity for Mayor Frey and his administration to lead and convene regional partners on attacking racial equity gaps in housing, economic inclusion, and police community relations
$375,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support action on Midwest climate and energy policy through the RE-AMP Network
$10,000
2017
Education
to support communications regarding McKnight's Pathway Schools Initiative
$50,000
2017
Region & Communities
to support the Blue Line Coalition to increase economic opportunity for North Minneapolis residents and shared prosperity in the build out of the Blue Line extension
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$45,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2019
Mississippi River
to expand and build capacity for the Watershed Leaders Network that provides learning exchanges for better water quality outcomes in Midwestern watersheds
$80,000
2017
Mississippi River
to build Watershed Leaders Network that provides learning exchanges for better water quality outcomes in Midwestern watersheds
$300,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to tackle climate change across Iowa and Minnesota by sparking energy system transformation and developing natural climate solutions to drive inclusive conversations and meaningful impact
$300,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support programs tackling climate change in the upper Midwest
$400,000
2018
Mississippi River
for restoration and monitoring of floodplains in the Mississippi River Basin that will support large-scale nutrient reduction, and for general operating support
$150,000
2017
Midwest Climate & Energy
for program support of the Conservancy’s 50-State Climate Strategy in Iowa
$200,000
2021
Vibrant & Equitable Communities
to accelerate economic mobility and strengthen families
$317,000
2017
International
to support small grants for community rights, resource management, and livelihoods, and the implementation of the Learning and Media Network to strengthen critical thinking skills among youth in Lao PDR
$150,000
2018
Education
to support the Dreamline teacher pathway program, and for general operating support
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$55,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support