The McKnight Foundation

MINNEAPOLIS, MN EIN: 41-0754835

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$145.9M

+33.4% YoY

Grant Count

790

+5.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$185K

+26.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$36M$73M$109M$146M820 grants2020724 grants2021831 grants2022751 grants2023790 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Minneapolis Foundation$10.0MUnited States Energy Fou…$9.6MMinneapolis Foundation$5.0MMinnesota Home Ownership…$2.2MClimate and Clean Energy…$2.0MRewiring America Inc$2.0MThe McKnight Endowment F…$2.0MCommunity Foundation of …$1.9MGreater Minnesota Housin…$1.8MBrick By Brick Training …$1.5M

Grant Size Distribution

3,916 grants across all recorded years

1244<$50K948$50–100K1290$100–250K249$250–500K92$500K–1M86$1–5M7$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

No officer/director data available.

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

42states
+34 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAmesAnaheimAnkenyAnn ArborArlingtonAshevilleAtlantaBainbridgeBaltimore MDBamakoBaton RougeBeckerBemidjiBerkeleyBig ForkBloomfield HillsBloomington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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