The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations. Program interests include regional economic and community development, Minnesota’s arts and artists, education equity, youth engagement, Midwest climate and energy, Mississippi River water quality, neuroscience research, international crop research, and rural livelihoods. Founded in 1953 and independently endowed by William and Maude McKnight, the Foundation has assets of approximately $2.3 billion and grants about $90 million a year.
ມູນລະນິທິ McKnight, ມູນນິທິຄອບຄົວທີ່ມິນນິໂຊຕາທີ່ອີງໃສ່, ກໍາລັງປັບປຸງຄຸນນະພາບຂອງຊີວິດໃນປະຈຸບັນແລະໃນອະນາຄົດ. ຜົນປະໂຫຍດຂອງໂຄງການລວມມີພາກພື້ນເສດຖະກິດແລະການພັດທະນາຊຸມຊົນ, ສິລະປະແລະສິລະປະມິນນິໂຊຕາ, ທຶນສຶກສາ, ການມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມຂອງຊາວຫນຸ່ມ, ສະພາບອາກາດ Midwest ແລະພະລັງງານ, Mississippi River water quality, research neuroscience, research crop and international livelihoods. ມູນມໍລະດົກແມ່ນມີມູນຄ່າປະມານ 2,3 ຕື້ໂດລາສະຫະລັດແລະທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອປະມານ 90 ລ້ານໂດລາຕໍ່ປີ.