The McKnight Foundation

for the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund

to equitably decarbonize the Midwest by supporting powerful and inclusive coalitions with the ability to transform markets and the economy through state action in seven states

for the GroundBreak Coalition special purpose fund

to bridge capacity needs and scale the deployment capacity of GroundBreak Coalition supported down payment assistance products

for general operating support

to advance equitable electrification in the Midwest through place-based demonstration projects and policy development

for award programs supporting research in neuroscience

for family-directed giving

for general operating support

to purchase a 400+ single family rental portfolio of properties and equitably reposition them for homeownership

to purchase a 400+ single family rental portfolio of properties and equitably reposition them for homeownership

to provide technical assistance to cities, counties, and towns in Greater Minnesota applying for federal and state funding and deploying climate and clean energy projects

for award programs supporting research in neuroscience

for general operating support

to support the operations of LISC Twin Cities

to move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnerships, and innovation

for general operating support

for family-directed giving

for family-directed giving

for family-directed giving

to support the stabilization of affordable rental housing properties and providers

to transform the transportation sector while centering equity, climate, and people

For program support

to complete Phase 1 of the Pillsbury Creative Commons (PCC) campus redevelopment project

for capital campaign support to purchase land and a building for the future home of Pangea World Theater

to engage and support interested and affected parties toward equitably implementing the 100% clean energy legislation and reducing emissions from the building, energy, and transportation sectors

to provide legal support to states, localities, and community organizations in the Midwest to advance climate equity

for general operating support

for general operating support

to support core capacity for a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations

for working capital to launch Arise Community Credit Union as the state's first Black-led community credit union and provide a pathway to stabilize and build community wealth

For program support

for general operating support

for general operating and re-granting support to provide leadership development, advocacy, and capacity building support for Habitat for Humanity affiliates across Minnesota

for general operating support

to seed a collaboration of local and national foundations in Indiana to support strategies and policies at the intersection of environmental justice, federal funding implementation, and democracy

for general operating support

to build the capacity ofmember foundations in the Community Foundation Climate Collaborative's Midwest Regional Action Network to implement climate and energy projects and to capitalize a revolving loan fund

to advance civic engagement across the state of Michigan

to support underserved communities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and its 35 tribes, through regranting, in addressing their most significant environmental justice, climate, and public health challenges

for general operating support

to support pro-democracy work in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

to leverage loan guarantees to drive investment to BIPOC farming communities, food and farm businesses, and support building a regional cohort to drive demand for climate-smart practices in the Midwest

for general operating support

for the RE-Seed program, a small property re-positioning revolving fund

to build the capacity of diverse Midwest food and farm organizations to administer large federal grants and advance regenerative agriculture through a newly created fund by the Rural Climate Partnership and Regenerative Agriculture Foundation; re-granting

to build capacity and increase access to capital

for general operating support

for general operating support

to support a year-round civic engagement strategy across the state of Wisconsin

To improve life outcomes for boys and men of color

for general operating support

to host a series of convenings that help Minnesota entities take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act's Elective Pay to build publicly-owned clean energy projects and create high-quality jobs in their communities

to launch and sustain a Midwest Agriculture Conservation Network to increase participation in NRCS programs by small to medium-scale, underserved, sustainable and organic producers who have not historically been adequately reached and served

for general operating support

for the Staryk Family Fund

to build regional environmental justice capacity for collaboration, network building, and policy and projects related to climate, energy, health, and water justice in the Midwest

to support the Midwest State Power Training and Capacity Hub

to support efforts that broker knowledge and resources, nurture collaboration, and build relationships among worker centers and union partners

general operating support

to support the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs Community Programs to nourish an ecosystem for reparative policy change through data, research, organizing, and leadership development, and democratizing complex information through art-based mediums

for general operating support

For matching gifts

for general operating support

for general operating support

Research Methods Support

for award programs supporting research in neuroscience

for a residency consortium fellowship program for McKnight Artist Fellows

Networking4Seed II: Strengthening seed systems through farmer-research networks in a context of agroecological transition in West Africa

to build the housing justice field through investments in lived experience leadership, transformative systems changes, and statewide narrative infrastructure

for general operating support

to advance equitable building decarbonization in Minnesota

for general operating support

to mobilize partners to make the business case for state policies and regulations that spur equitable transition to a decarbonized transportation system and a clean energy economy in the Midwest, and to support the Climate Smart Agriculture Working Group

for general operating support

To advance narrative efforts through messaging research, strategic communications, and engagement

to build support for climate action in rural communities and to maximize federal funds going to Midwestern communities

for strategy leadership to transform the energy sector, decarbonize building, maximize implementation of new laws, and achieve equitable outcomes at the Public Utilities Commission

to advance positive life outcomes for youth of color

for general operating support

for capital campaign support to purchase land and a building for the future home of Pangea World Theater

for general operating support

to support bold, ambitious, and equitable climate action change by providing legal technical assistance to community-based organizations and Tribal, state, and local governments in Minnesota and throughout the Midwest

to decarbonize the power, transportation, and building sectors in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, to realize an equitable clean energy future; guided by principles of democratic organizing and racial justice

for general operating support

for a fellowship program for visual artists

for general operating support

Rural-urban partnerships for the on-farm conservation of Peru's native chilli peppers

to engage and support Minnesota communities in implementing clean energy projects

to support operational and organizational development

to support both urban and reservation-based Indigenous nonpartisan civic engagement

for general operating support

to work with rural communities across the Midwest to advance EV adoption by providing them with resources and tools they need to successfully apply for state and federal resources and transition to zero-emissions fleets

to help community and labor leverage federal investments and use of Community Benefit Plans in developing more inclusive economies, while facilitating the transition to a clean energy economy

to listen to and leverage the voices of visionary philanthropic leaders

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

to develop a direct pay program that is accessible and scalable to rural municipalities, Tribes, and nonprofits, and to complete six demonstration projects that provide technical assistance to leverage direct pay

to empower family farmers to lead on climate action, developing and building support for farmer informed solutions that position agriculture to play a greater role in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change

for general operating support

to support starting a residential solar panel installation program for Habitat for Humanity homes in Minnesota

for a program to build community wealth and financial self-sufficiency in the communities that need it most by providing access to capital for local entrepreneurs from Twin Cities' immigrant and refugee communities

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

to enhance collaboration with the University of Minnesota's Climate Adaptation Partnership (CAP), West Central Initiative (WCI), and Region 9 Development Commission (R9) to facilitate access to state and federal funding for rural low-income communities

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

To support lawyers' committe response to civil rights decisions and related impacts

for general operating support

to support the launch of an Indiana Green Bank to access federal, state, and private finance to decarbonize Indiana's economy and to center equity in climate financing and planning

for general operating support

for general operating support

to develop and implement a scalable paid leadership development program for BIPOC immigrant/refugee essential workers in the meatpacking and agricultural sectors

for general operating support

for general operating support

to build capacity for equitable climate solutions in the Midwest

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

to advance equitable climate solutions in Minnesota

for general operating support

Farmer research networks for ecological pest and disease management

for general operating support

to strengthen rural democracy in Minnesota by fostering diverse leadership and community engagement through the Rural Democracy Project

for general operating support

for general operating support

to advance shared power, prosperity, and participation for low-income jobseekers and families

to build organizing staff capacity and advance worker-led campaigns and support electoral programming

to build capacity in Greater Minnesota counties to successfully apply for state and federal grants

for general operating support

for general operating support

to expand the Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers research to inform changes to career licensing exams.

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

to build the capacity of diverse Midwest food and farm organizations to administer large federal grants and advance regenerative agriculture through a newly created fund by the Rural Climate Partnership and Regenerative Agriculture Foundation; re-granting

for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers and for a visiting composer artists residency program

for McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer literary artists and writers in Minnesota

for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer dancers in Minnesota

Partnerships for Diversity (P4D): Strengthening farmer-research partnerships and joint action for collective power (Pilot phase)

to support education, engagement, and activation on climate action in the Midwest

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

to convene, educate and assist local communities in building a clean energy infrastructure and to provide technical assistance to support accessing and managing federal grants

for general operating support

for general operating support

to support equitable building electrification in the Midwest and to provide comprehensive technical assistance to Justice40 Accelerator cohort organizations

for the continued funding of the Towards Equitable Electric Mobility (TEEM) Community of Practice

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

to support the launch of an Iowa Green Bank to access federal, state, and private finance to decarbonize Iowa's economy and to center equity in climate financing and planning

Using promising agroecological management practices to facilitate landscape restoration and enhance environmental conservation and sustainable productivity of western Kenya smallholder systems

for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers

to build support for climate action in rural communities and to maximize federal funds going to Midwestern communities

to provide legal tools, training, guidance, and other supports to MN organizations advancing racial equity

to deepen and expand efforts to support tribes in the Midwest with strategic energy planning and implementation

for general operating support

to drive equitable building decarbonization in the Midwest through coalition building, codes and policy support, and market transformation

for general operating support

for general operating support

to recruit clean energy workers in Detroit and catalyze a national clean energy jobs movement led by local and regional partners

Shaping policies for an agroecological food system transformation

For Program Support

for general operating support

for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer choreographers in Minnesota

for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for musicians

to build capacity for the Access To Capital 2025 Initiative

for AV4Resilience: African vegetables for enhanced functional diversity and resilience of production systems in Burkina Faso through women and youth empowerment

to advance economic development in priority coal-affected communities in the Midwest

Smallholder Soil Health Assessment - Supporting soils research, awareness, and capacity building towards managing agroecosystems for agroecological transitions

for general operating support

to support local- and community-driven clean transportation solutions in the Midwest

Methods support for agroecological research in West Africa

for a fellowship program for Culture Bearers

Strengthening capacity, decision making and action on Agricultural and Food Systems Transformation through multi-stakeholder processes of the Malawi Agroecology Hub

to support the statewide public policy and advocacy work of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and build the nonprofit sector's capacity to engage in public policy and effectively leverage collective power

for general operating support

Strengthening Climate-resilient Food Systems at the Territorial Level While Shifting Food System Policies

for general operating support

for capital support to assist with costs associated with moving locations and with extensive damage to a failed stairway at a building owned by DAI

Kenya AE Hub 4: Accelerating AE and FRN impacts through complementary scaling strategies (scaling up, out, and deep)

Strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation on Agroecology through integrated tools to enable transformative change

Sustainable conservation and utilization of Agro-biodiversity for enhanced productivity and resilience of agricultural landscapes in Eastern Uganda

for a fellowship program to support Minnesota-based Theater Artists

Sahel-IPM_II: Agroecological management of the main insect pests of cereal-legume and vegetable cropping systems in the SAHEL

to support the Clean and Equitable Transportation Campaign coalition

for general operating support

to cultivate the purpose, prosperity, and power of all young people in Minnesota

to support equitable building decarbonization efforts in the Midwest

to build out CAPI's democratic participation and power building efforts

for general operating support

Advancing Climate Data Integration in Agroecological Research

for general operating support

to conduct a comprehensive assessment and analysis of the economic impact and workforce development potential of recent federal and state climate policies for Minnesota

to support participatory regranting by groups working in Ohio on critical climate and climate-related issues

for general operating support

to maximize effective, equitable investment in transportation electrification programs in the Midwest through program design, help for communities seeking funds, and implementation support

for general operating support

for general operating support

Agroecological valorization of organic waste (AgrOW)

to accelerate energy justice in the Twin Cities and Midwest with movement-building education and organizing, and finding adaptive approaches to make energy markets more accessible

for general operating support

to support a pro-democracy future in Minnesota through strategic communications, building engagement infrastructure, and developing new democracy leaders

to support clean jobs and labor policy research in the Midwest and the Community Benefits Agreement Resource Center

for general operating support

to steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers

to provide capacity building, technical assistance, and increase access to capital for more economic inclusion and housing, helping the region meet local challenges

to drive the fundamental transformation of corporate behavior through investor-led accountability campaigns at climate-critical companies necessary to decarbonize the U.S. energy system

for general operating support

for inclusive democracy and climate action work; and to support a public education campaign pooled fund

for general operating support

for general operating support

to shift federal and state transportation infrastructure investments to support public transit, sidewalks, safe streets, and EV charging infrastructure in the Midwest

for general operating support

to bring the bETA program to Minnesota

For program support

for general operating support

for general operating support

for general operating support

to build capacity for the Transportation Justice Coalition of grassroots organizations to influence federal transportation policy solutions, elevate place-based infrastructure justice best practices, and develop new mechanisms of collaborative governance

to empower farmers to educate other farmers and policymakers about the importance of climate-smart agriculture and improve climate-smart policy implementation

for general operating support

to build ROC-MN's capacity to organize and advocate for high quality work and a just and dignified food-service industry in the Twin Cities Metro

for general operating support

for planning a 2024 convening of United States Artists, McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation artist fellows; for extended support for Midwest artists through artists services and participation in the 2026 National Assembly

to positively change the culture of Minnesota by channeling Minnesotans love of our natural places into increased trust in one another, connection across difference, and greater stewardship of our lakes, rivers, forests, fields, and backyards

to support the Environmental Justice Infrastructure Initiative and general capacity building for policy advocacy and program implementation

for general operating support

For program support

for general operating support

to explore relocating the YWCA's headquarters to build a new state-of-the-art and clean-energy facility on the Saint Paul College campus

Embedding Option by Context interactions through improved participation and farmer leadership within the western Kenyan NGOs's Farmer Research Network

for general operating support

Child nutrition III: Scaling nutritional innovations for sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems transformation

to build the Circular Bionutrient Economy to Enhance Systems Health in Africa's Lake Victoria Basin

for McKnight Artist Fellowships for mid-career and established community-engaged artists

Building pesticide-free territories for sustainable food systems in the Ecuadorian Sierra

Building the Circular Bionutrient Economy to Enhance Systems Health in Africa's Lake Victoria Basin

for Guaranteed Income for Artists and Culture Bearers: A 5-year Pilot, Research, and Narrative Change Initiative Advancing Economic Justice

To equitably decarbonize the Midwest by supporting powerful and inclusive coalitions with the ability to transform markets and the economy through state action in seven states

For general operating support

To advance equitable electrification in the Midwest through place-based demonstration projects and policy development

To move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy and implementation work, partnerships, communications, and innovation

To move Minnesota and the Midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy and implementation work, partnerships, communications, and innovation

To transform the transportation sector while centering equity, climate, and people

For program support

For general operating support

To seed a collaboration of local and national foundations in Indiana to support strategies and policies at the intersection of environmental justice, federal funding implementation, and democracy

To build the capacity ofmember foundations in the Community Foundation Climate Collaborative's Midwest Regional Action Network to implement climate and energy projects and to capitalize a revolving loan fund

For general operating support

To build capacity and increase access to capital

To launch and sustain a Midwest Agriculture Conservation Network to increase participation in NRCS programs by small to medium-scale, underserved, sustainable and organic producers who have not historically been adequately reached and served

To launch and sustain a Midwest Agriculture Conservation Network to increase participation in NRCS programs by small to medium-scale, underserved, sustainable and organic producers who have not historically been adequately reached and served

For general operating support

Agroecology Hub in Tanzania

For general operating support

To mobilize partners to make the business case for state policies and regulations that spur equitable transition to a decarbonized transportation system and a clean energy economy in the Midwest, and to support the Climate Smart Agriculture Working Group

Promotion of agroecology among small-scale producers via participatory action research projects in high Andean regions

Promotion of agroecology among small-scale producers via participatory action research projects in high Andean regions

Promotion of agroecology among small-scale producers via participatory action research projects in high Andean regions

To support bold, ambitious, and equitable climate action change by providing legal technical assistance to community-based organizations and Tribal, state, and local governments in Minnesota and throughout the Midwest

To support the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs Community Programs to nourish an ecosystem for reparative policy change through data, research, organizing, and leadership development, and democratizing complex information through art-based mediums

For a fellowship program for visual artists

For a fellowship program for visual artists

For general operating support

For general operating support

To develop a direct pay program that is accessible and scalable to rural municipalities, Tribes, and nonprofits, and to complete six demonstration projects that provide technical assistance to leverage direct pay

To empower family farmers to lead on climate action, developing and building support for farmer informed solutions that position agriculture to play a greater role in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change

For general operating support

To enhance collaboration with the University of Minnesota's Climate Adaptation Partnership (CAP), West Central Initiative (WCI), and Region 9 Development Commission (R9) to facilitate access to state and federal funding for rural low-income communities

For general operating support

For general operating support

To build capacity for equitable climate solutions in the Midwest

For general operating support

For general operating support

For general operating support

For general operating support

To strengthen rural democracy in Minnesota by fostering diverse leadership and community engagement through the Rural Democracy Project

For general operating support

To advance shared power, prosperity, and participation for low-income jobseekers and families

To build capacity in Greater Minnesota counties to successfully apply for state and federal grants

For general operating support

For general operating support

To support education, engagement, and activation on climate action in the Midwest

For general operating support

To build a stronger and more equitable innovation ecosystem in Minnesota and the Midwest for energy and climate technologies

For general operating support

For the continued funding of the Towards Equitable Electric Mobility (TEEM) Community of Practice

To deepen and expand efforts to support tribes in the Midwest with strategic energy planning and implementation