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Grants paid by The Mcknight Foundation, tax year 2021
EIN 41-0754835 · Minneapolis, MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T21
In tax year 2021, The Mcknight Foundation (EIN 41-0754835) reported 1,450 grants paid totaling $195,112,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021 · page 3 of 3
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Native Americans in Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | The Uptake Institute Saint Paul, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | for general operating support, and for website redesign to enhance communication capacity | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Pkwi Farmer to Farmer Cooperative Society Limited Kampala | U | $10,000 | paid | FRN-based community phytosanitation initiative for the control of cassava virus diseases in Bukedea district, Eastern Uganda | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Cancer Can't Four Lakes, WA | C | $10,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Minnesota - State of St Paul, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | for an initiative to eliminate human trafficking in Minnesota | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Sanctuary Covenant Church Minneapolis Mn Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Oakland, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | The Lighthouse Minneapolis, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | The Uptake Institute Saint Paul, MN | B | $10,000 | paid | for general operating support, and for website redesign to enhance communication capacity | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Candid New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Spokane Guilds' School and Neuromuscular Center Spokane, WA | C | $10,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | North Lake County Library Foundation Polson, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | for renovation of a public library | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Spokane Guilds' School and Neuromuscular Center Spokane, WA | C | $10,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Center for Effective Philanthropy Cambridge, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Grand Teton National Park Foundation Moose, WY | B | $10,000 | paid | for program support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | International Network for Aid Relief and Assistance New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Peak Grantmaking Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Center for Earth Energy and Democracy Minneapolis, MN | B | $9,000 | approved, future | to support an inclusive process to assess how a land trust led by Black and Indigenous people can catalyze a transition to a regenerative economy, increase wealth access and intergenerational land stability | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Center for Earth Energy and Democracy Minneapolis, MN | B | $9,000 | approved, future | to support an inclusive process to assess how a land trust led by Black and Indigenous people can catalyze a transition to a regenerative economy, increase wealth access and intergenerational land stability | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | St Paul Academy and Summit School St Paul, MN | B | $8,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | St Paul Academy and Summit School St Paul, MN | B | $8,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | We Are All Criminals St Paul, MN | C | $7,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | We Are All Criminals St Paul, MN | C | $7,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Edge Funders Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Edge Funders Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | All Square Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Montessori Training Center of Minnesota St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | The Link Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | The Uptake Institute Saint Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support, and for website redesign to enhance communication capacity | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | The Uptake Institute Saint Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support, and for website redesign to enhance communication capacity | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | All Square Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Penumbra Theatre Company Inc St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | The Link Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | University of Wyoming Foundation Laramie, WY | B | $5,000 | paid | to support Wyoming Public Media | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Girls Actively Participating Jackson, WY | B | $5,000 | paid | for program support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Northside Achievement Zone Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for NAZ Now Campaign support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Historical Society St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for the Patrick Coleman Acquisitions Endowment Chair | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Neighborhood Funders Group Inc Oakland, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Neighborhood Funders Group Inc Oakland, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | University of Wyoming Foundation Laramie, WY | B | $5,000 | paid | to support Wyoming Public Media | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Northside Achievement Zone Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for NAZ Now Campaign support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Historical Society St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for Patrick Coleman Acquisition's Endowment Chair | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Amherst H Wilder Foundation Saint Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for Wilder's Campaign for Families and/or operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul Minnesota St Paul, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | for general operating or capital support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Arts Partnership St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for the All-4-One Campaign | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Historical Society St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for the Patrick Coleman Acquisitions Endowment Chair | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Girls Actively Participating Jackson, WY | B | $5,000 | paid | for program support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Amherst H Wilder Foundation Saint Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for Wilder's Campaign for Families and/or operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Montessori Training Center of Minnesota St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Hennepin Health Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Hennepin Health Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul Minnesota St Paul, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | for general operating or capital support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Historical Society St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for Patrick Coleman Acquisition's Endowment Chair | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Penumbra Theatre Company Inc St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Arts Partnership St Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | for the All-4-One Campaign | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Foundation Financial Officers Group Mt Royal Nj, NJ | B | $4,800 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Foundation Financial Officers Group Mt Royal Nj, NJ | B | $4,800 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Techsoup Global San Francisco, CA | B | $4,600 | paid | for 2021 membership in NGOsource | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Techsoup Global San Francisco, CA | B | $4,600 | paid | for 2021 membership in NGOsource | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $3,000 | paid | to plan, produce, and promote a podcast anthology on the climate crisis aimed at the climate curious | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $3,000 | paid | to plan, produce, and promote a podcast anthology on the climate crisis aimed at the climate curious | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Technology Association of Grantmakers Inc Chicago, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Boardsource Washington, DC | C | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for participation during the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Cranbrook Educational Community Bloomfield Hills, MI | B | $2,000 | paid | in recognition of Mark Reuss's participation in a board session during McKnight's May 2021 board meeting | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Jugaad Leadership Program St Cloud, MN | C | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for Jugaad staff members' participation in the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Jugaad Leadership Program St Cloud, MN | C | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for Jugaad staff members' participation in the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Initiative Foundation Little Falls, MN | B | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for Initiative Foundation board and staff participation in the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Region Five Development Commission Staples, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for participation in the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Boardsource Washington, DC | C | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for participation during the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Cranbrook Educational Community Bloomfield Hills, MI | B | $2,000 | paid | in recognition of Mark Reuss's participation in a board session during McKnight's May 2021 board meeting | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Region Five Development Commission Staples, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for participation in the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Technology Association of Grantmakers Inc Chicago, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | for 2021 membership | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | City of Becker Minnesota Becker, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for participation in the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | City of Becker Minnesota Becker, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for participation in the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Initiative Foundation Little Falls, MN | B | $2,000 | paid | in gratitude for Initiative Foundation board and staff participation in the McKnight Foundation's November 2021 board meeting | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Ceres Inc Boston, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | in recognition of Carol Lee Rawn's participation in a transportation panel discussion with the board during McKnight's May 2021 board meeting | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Greenlining Institute Oakland, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | in recognition of Alvaro Sanchez's participation in a transportation panel discussion with the board during McKnight's May 2021 board meeting | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Ceres Inc Boston, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | in recognition of Carol Lee Rawn's participation in a transportation panel discussion with the board during McKnight's May 2021 board meeting | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Evhybridnoire Atlanta, GA | C | $1,000 | paid | in recognition of Dr. Shelly Francis' participation in a transportation panel discussion with the board during McKnight's May 2021 board meeting | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Evhybridnoire Atlanta, GA | C | $1,000 | paid | in recognition of Dr. Shelly Francis' participation in a transportation panel discussion with the board during McKnight's May 2021 board meeting | 202330779349100203 |
| 2021 | Greenlining Institute Oakland, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | in recognition of Alvaro Sanchez's participation in a transportation panel discussion with the board during McKnight's May 2021 board meeting | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Department of Public Transformation Granite Falls, MN | U | -$75,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202430809349100613 |
| 2021 | Department of Public Transformation Granite Falls, MN | U | -$75,000 | paid | for general operating support | 202330779349100203 |
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