Stephanie Duffy joined the McKnight Foundation in August 1996 and is currently the director of Grants & Program Operations. In this role, she works with all areas of the Foundation to advance McKnight’s strategic framework and manages a team that provides the grantmaking and program operations structure, resources, and expertise needed to advance overall program …
Beacons of Hope: Accelerating Transformations to Sustainable Food Systems showcases 21 initiatives from across the world that are working in diverse ways to achieve sustainable, equitable, and secure food systems. Each contributes inspiring solutions to urgent global issues such as the climate emergency, migration, urbanization, and the need for healthier and more sustainable diets. It …
Explore Meet the Honorees Submit a Nomination Nominations will re-open in May 2025 Celebrating people who are the pulse of Minnesota’s caring and connected communities. For nearly four decades, the McKnight Foundation has honored individuals who have had a significant impact on the state of Minnesota and its communities but who have not been widely recognized …
HitecVision is an energy developer that is investing on some of the emerging frontiers of the energy transition, including commercial scale carbon capture and storage, district heating with carbon capture, onshore and offshore wind power, and other energy transition initiatives. Investment $7.5 million; originated in September 2021 Rationale The strategy touches on a few themes …
Seizing abundant opportunities to build clean energy infrastructure across the United States, NEC is financing a cleaner, more resilient electricity grid. Investment Fund I: $7.5 million; originated in 2016 Fund II: $15 million; originated in 2019 Rationale Tangible assets that generate stable cash flows back NEC’s lending. The company’s success maps directly onto McKnight’s Midwest Climate …
Surdna Foundation’s new report on the results of their investigation of impact investing. Using their own experience as a case study and guide, the report focuses on how to organize a generative process to learn about and discuss aligning investments with mission.
▾ The Regional Cultural Treasures initiative honors the diversity of expression and artistic excellence that these organizations have contributed to our state of Minnesota over decades. Learn More American Indian Community Housing Organization Celebrating the resiliency and creativity of Indigenous people. American Indian Community Housing Organization Arts Program (AICHO) honors the resiliency of Indigenous people by …
The transition to a sustainable economy requires new products and businesses in agriculture, food, transportation, and health. SSF capitalizes on this transformation by investing in growth-stage businesses leading the evolution. Investment Climate Solutions Fund II: $7.5 million; originated in 2014 Sustainable Solutions Fund III: $10 million; originated in 2019 Sustainable Solutions Fund IV: $10 million; …
A collection of case studies based on 10 years of research in Malawi, produced by the McKnight Collaborative Crop Research Program’s Southern Africa community of practice.
MCCD provides small loans to individual entrepreneurs and small businesses that have not grown large enough to access commercial banks or established Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). These early businesses are often minority-, immigrant-, or women-owned ventures. MCCD is a membership-based organization, including many cultural-based business developers. They work specifically within Indigenous, immigrant and communities …