Katie Wehr joined McKnight in February 2022 as senior program officer with the Vibrant & Equitable Communities program. In this role, she oversees and develops innovative grant portfolios to build a vibrant and equitable future for all Minnesotans—a future with shared power, prosperity, and participation. Katie has dedicated her career to designing, funding, and evaluating …
Below are some questions and answers regarding McKnight’s Midwest Climate & Energy program (Climate). For more information, we invite you to read the Climate program strategies and application guidelines. Grantmaking Logistics Eligibility Requirements Geography Types of Partners Applying for a Grant Contacting the Climate Team Grantmaking Logistics1. How many grantmaking rounds are there each year? …
Tonya Allen is a leader and a change agent with a passion for co-creating an equitable, sustainable world. In 2021, she became president of the McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation that advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. Tonya heads a majority women, majority people-of-color senior leadership team …
Explore Awardees How to Apply The McKnight Scholar Awards support neuroscientists in the early stages of their careers. The McKnight Scholar Awards are given to exceptional young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing an independent laboratory and research career. The Scholar Awards have been given annually since 1977. They were the McKnight …
Kimberly (Kim) Anderson joined McKnight in February 2021 as a human resources generalist, and in July 2022, was promoted to compensation and benefits manager. Kim supports staff members in their employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement, and provides guidance on payroll administration, benefits, recruitment, and onboarding. During her tenure, Kim has been responsible for …
Below are some questions and answers regarding McKnight’s Vibrant & Equitable Communities (Communities) program. For more information, we invite you to read the Communities approach and application guidelines. Grantmaking Logistics Eligibility Requirements Geography Types of Partners Applying for a Grant Contacting the Communities Team Grantmaking Logistics 1. How many grantmaking rounds are there each year? …
DeAnna Cummings joined McKnight in June 2020 as Arts program director. Founded on the belief that Minnesota thrives when its artists thrive, McKnight invests in the arts and other sectors to support the state’s working artists and advocate for the value of their work. DeAnna is a cofounder and served as the CEO of Juxtaposition …
Laura Salveson joined the McKnight Foundation in 2017. In her role, she has worked to ensure the facility is safe, inspiring, and welcoming for guests and staff. She re-envisioned some of the highly public areas of the office, making the Foundation’s mission and values tangible for people entering the space. She has also had the …
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Karyn Sciortino Johnson joined McKnight in 2002. She is currently the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) manager, responsible for designing and managing enterprise level DEI strategies and initiatives to support the Foundation’s goals and values and ensuring integration and alignment across the Foundation. Karyn believes that DEI is a tool for using our individual and …