Because of development pressures in rural and urban areas, artists and creative enterprises struggle to find secure, affordable living spaces and studios. Artspace leverages its real estate development expertise to support artists. Over the past 30 years, it has developed more than 50 mixed-use properties, providing homes to over 1,500 artists and their families and …
Explore Awardees How to Apply The McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award (NBD Award) assists scientists working to apply the knowledge achieved through basic research to human brain disorders, and who demonstrate a commitment to equitable and inclusive lab environments. Each year, up to four awards are given. Awards provide $100,000 per year for three …
June 2015 Commissioned by McKnight, Jay Walljasper’s latest report looks at the forward-thinking and innovative concepts spurring development and interest in Southeast Minnesota.
March 27, 2015 – The second iteration of our strategic framework, a key document guiding our work for the next three years, commits the foundation to optimize the use of all our resources to advance our mission.
The video includes subtitles Amharic, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, German, Loa, Oromo, and Somali. Access the subtitles by hitting the “CC” button on the bottom right corner of the video player. Watch the video with subtitles in French, Hmong, and Spanish by clicking the corresponding link. Imagine a world where every child recognizes the sacredness …
A recent article published in Nature Food by Jane Maland Cady and Paul Roge, among many others, found that broadening what counts as knowledge and expanding participatory research methods is key to growing more equitable food systems.
The McKnight Foundation’s Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems (CRFS)—formerly called the Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP)—cultivates resilient food systems globally by bridging farmer-centered agroecological research, action, and influence. Two intertwined strategies, one regional and one global, advance this goal. We believe that by bridging grounded knowledge and initiatives to global and cross-national processes, we …
Tehout Selameab joined the McKnight Foundation in 2023 as senior program officer for learning. In this role, she addresses strategic learning needs, tracks the progress and impact of our strategies, and leverages data and insights from a variety of sources. Tehout is a strategic research, planning, and evaluation professional with 20 years of experience conceptualizing, …
June 2014 A new ULI MN Regional Council of Mayors’ tool is designed to help individuals, households, policy makers, planners, real estate industry and communities in the Twin Cities 13-County Metro better evaluate the combined cost of housing and transportation choices. The MSP H+T Calculator is a customizable tool designed to easily estimate the combined …
Please note: The application process discussed in this video is out of date. McKnight revised its grantmaking process in 2022 to accept applications on a rolling basis and move to a simplified one-step grant application process. Please visit our How to Apply page for the most up-to-date information. We recently held a webinar to share …