Mcknight Foundation
Type: Private foundation · EIN: 41-0754835 · Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN 55415-1257 · Website
NTEE code: T21 · Applications: Accepts applications
Total grants paid: $822,840,593.00 (2019–2024, all fiscal years on file). This total comes from the GetFunded foundation-years file (grants_paid), never from adding up the grants below.
Only 3677 of this foundation's grants on file were matched to a named recipient ($690,745,013.00); $132,095,580.00 across 1154 grants was not linked to a named recipient and is counted in the total above, not listed below. The 20 largest matched grants shown here total $98,786,500.00 — a subset of the total, not the total itself.
Foundation data: grants paid, latest complete year 2023 (2024 partial — included, each grant labelled by fiscal year). Each grant below shows its fiscal year plainly. 990-PF grant rows carry no recipient EIN — the recipient name shown is the organisation GetFunded matched the row to; matches can be wrong, so check the filing object ID against the source filing.
| Recipient | City / State | Amount | Fiscal year | Filing object ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513189349104906 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $9,600,000.00 | FY2022 | 202343189349103054 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $9,600,000.00 | FY2023 | 202423199349100607 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $9,600,000.00 | FY2021 | 202430809349100613 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $9,600,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513189349104906 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $8,700,000.00 | FY2020 | 202310779349100701 |
| The Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $7,025,000.00 | FY2019 | 202023189349104352 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513189349104906 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000,000.00 | FY2019 | 202023189349104352 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | $3,400,000.00 | FY2021 | 202430809349100613 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund | St Paul, MN | $2,561,500.00 | FY2019 | 202023189349104352 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500,000.00 | FY2022 | 202343189349103054 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund | St Paul, MN | $2,500,000.00 | FY2020 | 202310779349100701 |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500,000.00 | FY2021 | 202430809349100613 |
| Minnesota Home Ownership Center | Saint Paul, MN | $2,200,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513189349104906 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $2,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202343189349103054 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $2,000,000.00 | FY2023 | 202423199349100607 |
| Family Housing Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000,000.00 | FY2019 | 202023189349104352 |
| Family Housing Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000,000.00 | FY2020 | 202310779349100701 |
| The Northwest Minnesota Foundation | Bemidji, MN | $2,000,000.00 | FY2020 | 202310779349100701 |
| Total of grants shown on this page (matched grants only) | $98,786,500.00 | |||
Grants paid by fiscal year
From the foundation-years file. "Not linked" grants are counted here and in the total above, but have no named recipient to list. "Basis" is which 990-PF line the grants-paid figure was read from — qualifying distributions or disbursements for charitable purposes; the two lines are not the same measure. Years after FY2024, where present, are totals only — the matched-grant files end at FY2024, so no named grants are shown for those years.
| Fiscal year | Grants paid | Basis | Grants on file | Linked | Not linked | Amount not linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $182,225,271.00 | qualifying_distributions | 790 | 610 | 180 | $27,099,000.00 |
| FY2023 | $143,711,780.00 | qualifying_distributions | 753 | 596 | 157 | $21,335,000.00 |
| FY2022 | $143,570,342.00 | qualifying_distributions | 833 | 641 | 192 | $22,480,300.00 |
| FY2021 | $118,441,442.00 | qualifying_distributions | 725 | 544 | 181 | $18,258,300.00 |
| FY2020 | $122,392,111.00 | qualifying_distributions | 820 | 618 | 202 | $21,027,600.00 |
| FY2019 | $112,499,647.00 | qualifying_distributions | 910 | 668 | 242 | $21,895,380.00 |
| All years on file | $822,840,593.00 | 4831 | 3677 | 1154 | $132,095,580.00 |
Sources
Foundation profile on GetFunded: https://getfunded.ai/funder/88719af3-b396-4158-a573-ba0b7f88c41c
Foundation data: GetFunded Open Foundation List (release data-2026-10-08), CC BY 4.0 — Open Funder Database contributors (GetFunded), from IRS e-file data. Built from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Also listed on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: EIN 41-0754835.
Each grant above names its filing object ID so it can be checked against the source filing. No purpose text is published with these grants (the source withholds it pending a privacy review).