Investor

McKnight Foundation

United States of America

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.The McKnight Foundation is unusual in being one of the country's largest foundations while remaining anchored in one state and still under the direction of the family board.Program interests include regional economic and community development Minnesota s arts and artists education equity youth engagement Midwest climate and energy Mississippi River water quality neuroscience research international crop research and rural livelihoods. Our primary geographic focus is the state of Minnesota with significant support also directed to strategies throughout the U.S. and in Africa Southeast Asia and Latin America. Founded in 1953 and independently endowed by William and Maude McKnight the foundation had assets of approximately $2.2 billion and granted about $87 million in 2016.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Clean Water and Sanitation