McKnight Foundation

{{Short description|American philanthropic organization}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = McKnight Foundation

| logo = McKnight_Foundation_Logo.jpg

| formation = {{start date and age|1953}}

| founder = William L. McKnight and Maude L. McKnight

| status = 501(c)(3) organisation

| location = Minneapolis, Minnesota

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Tonya Allen, President;{{cite web| url=https://www.mcknight.org/about-us/staff-and-board| title=Staff & Board| publisher=McKnight Foundation| accessdate=2021-11-04}}

| endowment = $2.5 billion USD{{cite web| url=https://www.mcknight.org/news-ideas/mcknight-commits-netzero-endowment/| title=McKnight Foundation Commits to Net Zero Across $3 Billion Endowment: Overview| date=18 October 2021| accessdate=2021-11-04}}

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| homepage = {{URL|mcknight.org}}

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| website = https://www.mcknight.org/

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The McKnight Foundation is an American Minnesota-based family foundation. Established in 1953, the McKnight Foundation maintains a $2.5 billion endowment, which it distributes in grants. In 2022, the foundation issued $120 million, supporting Minnesota cultural institutions, climate change efforts, and social justice initiatives, among other goals.{{Cite web |title=Grants |url=https://www.mcknight.org/grants/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=McKnight Foundation |language=en-US}}