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Non-profit

McKnight Foundation

Website:

mcknight.org/
Location:

MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Tax ID:

41-0754835
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)-PF

Budget (2015):

Revenue: $149,898,625
Expenses: $111,372,797
Assets: $2,199,921,758

The McKnight Foundation is a left-of-center philanthropic organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2017, McKnight awarded around $90 million in grants.

Donation Recipients

  1. 50CAN (Non-profit)
  2. Bipartisan Policy Center (Non-profit)
  3. BlueGreen Alliance Foundation (Non-profit)
  4. Brookings Institution (Non-profit)
  5. Center for Rural Affairs (Non-profit)
  6. Center for the Next Generation (Non-profit)
  7. ClimateWorks Foundation (Non-profit)
  8. Confluence Philanthropy (Non-profit)
  9. Conservation Minnesota (Non-profit)
  10. Conservative Energy Network (Non-profit)
  11. Ducks Unlimited (Non-profit)
  12. EarthRights International (ERI) (Non-profit)
  13. Energy Foundation (Non-profit)
  14. Environment America Research and Policy Center (Non-profit)
  15. Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) (Non-profit)
  16. Environmental Working Group (EWG) (Non-profit)
  17. Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (Non-profit)
  18. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (Non-profit)
  19. Institute for Strategic and Equitable Development (Non-profit)
  20. Iowa Interfaith Power and Light (Non-profit)
  21. Iowa Policy Project (Non-profit)
  22. ISAIAH (Non-profit)
  23. Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (Non-profit)
  24. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Non-profit)
  25. Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) (Non-profit)
  26. National Audubon Society (Non-profit)
  27. National Wildlife Federation (Non-profit)
  28. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Non-profit)
  29. New America (New America Foundation) (Non-profit)
  30. New Venture Fund (NVF) (Non-profit)
  31. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Non-profit)
  32. Rockefeller Family Fund (Non-profit)
  33. Smart Growth America (Non-profit)
  34. Taxpayers for Common Sense (Non-profit)
  35. Transit for Livable Communities (Move Minnesota) (Non-profit)
  36. World Resources Institute (WRI) (Non-profit)
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: July 1, 1994

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2015 Dec Form PF $149,898,625 $111,372,797 $2,199,921,758 $157,943,372 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2014 Dec Form PF $190,873,531 $94,932,327 $2,262,928,471 $142,059,010 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2013 Dec Form PF $198,507,550 $137,763,820 $2,239,101,299 $185,351,599 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2012 Dec Form PF $113,171,591 $82,175,813 $2,063,472,860 $202,520,275 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2011 Dec Form PF $108,091,343 $105,982,066 $1,982,175,198 $263,456,392 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

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    McKnight Foundation

    710 SOUTH SECOND STREET
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401-2282