This nonprofit bank, formerly called Natural Capital Investment Fund, finances and advises small businesses using market-based solutions to strengthen the Appalachian region and protect natural resources. Investment $2 million 10-year loan at 2%; originated in 2015 Rationale Low cost capital for loans to build environmentally and socially responsible small businesses in Appalachia. People in this …
In the fall of 2019, the McKnight Foundation commissioned the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) to conduct a statewide survey of stakeholders. It was part of a multifaceted and multilevel input-gathering process designed to help shape and inform the Foundation’s new Vibrant & Equitable Communities program. The goal of the survey …
Marcq Sung joined McKnight in January 2022, as a senior program officer with the Vibrant & Equitable Communities program. In this role, he oversees and develops innovative grant portfolios to build a vibrant and equitable future for all Minnesotans with shared power, prosperity, and participation. Marcq has dedicated his career to working with communities for …
Ang bagong fund investment fund na ito ay isang pang-ekonomiyang modelo na kumukuha ng mga umiiral na pabahay, pinapanatili itong abot-kayang. Mahalaga ito dahil ang mga katamtaman at mababa ang kita ng mga nagpapaupa ay nagpupumilit na makahanap ng pabahay na pabahay sa maunlad na Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. Pamumuhunan $ 5 milyon para sa isang 12-taong termino sa 2%; nagmula sa 2017 Makatwirang paliwanag sa abot-kayang abot-kayang pabahay ay laging in demand, ...
As McKnight’s inaugural vice president of investments, Elizabeth McGeveran oversees the team that manages the Foundation’s $2.6 billion endowment. Elizabeth joined McKnight in 2014 to lead our impact investing program. In 2019, she assumed the role of director of investments, shepherding our endowment and helping deliver positive returns alongside mission alignment. In this capacity, she designed a market-rate …
Sarah Berger (formerly Sarah Lovan) joined McKnight in 2005 and has been a program officer since 2012 for the Foundation’s Arts & Culture program, which works to catalyze the creativity, power, and leadership of Minnesota’s working artists and culture bearers. As of 2022, she will spend her time with both the Arts & Culture program …
Ang Creative Minnesota, ang pinaka-komprehensibong ulat na nagawa ng nonprofit creative sector ng estado, ay sumusubok na punan ang mga puwang sa magagamit na impormasyon tungkol sa kultural na larangan ng Minnesota at upang mapabuti ang aming pagkaunawa sa kahalagahan nito sa aming kalidad ng buhay at ekonomiya. Creative MN 2019 Ulat Nakaraang Taon ng Creative MN 2017 Ulat Creative MN 2015 Ulat
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 …
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 …
The Midwest Climate & Energy program uses its philanthropic funding to support efforts that build power through partnership, aligning climate and equity goals to advance bold action on the climate crisis. Our program takes a systems change lens, focusing on shifting the conditions that perpetuate the climate crisis, which include structural racism. We direct grantmaking …