Background
The McKnight Foundation was started with funds from William L. McKnight, one of the early leaders of the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company (also known as 3M). The Foundation is independent of the 3M Company, and shares no corporate staff.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2000 |
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| Total Assets | $2,006,435,926.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Carol Berde | Executive Vice President |
| Benjamen M. Binger | Director |
| Erika Binger | Director |
| James H. Binger | Retired Director |
| James M. Binger | Treasurer |
| Meghan M. Binger | Director |
| Patricia S. Binger | Director |
| Virginia McKnight Binger | Honorary Chair |
| Cynthia Binger Boynton | Director |
| Rip Rapson | President |
| Noa Staryk | Chairman |
| Robert J. Struyk | Director |
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Selected Grants |
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| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement | |
| Grant | $70,000.00 in 2001 |
| Source | Donor's Website |
| Details | To reduce threats to water supplies from feedlot comtamination |
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| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | |
| Grant | $80,000.00 in 2001 |
| Source | Chronicle Of Philanthropy |
| Details | To investigate and report on the effects that more-intensive farming in the upper Mississippi River watershed and larger river locks will have upon local farmers and the environment |
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| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement | |
| Grant | $60,000.00 in 2000 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | Funds to reduce threats to water supplies from feedlot contamination |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| National Audubon Society | $2,970,000.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| Land Stewardship Project | $2,132,700.00 | 1993 – 2001 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $1,826,000.00 | 1997 – 2005 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $1,365,500.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | $1,055,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $1,006,600.00 | 1995 – 2004 |
| Environmental Defense | $933,000.00 | 1994 – 2003 |
| Environmental Support Center | $842,000.00 | 1995 – 2002 |
| Environmental Working Group | $780,000.00 | 1998 – 2005 |
| Winrock Int'l Institute for Agricultural Developmt | $750,000.00 | 1997 – 1999 |
| World Resources Institute | $735,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | $460,000.00 | 1998 – 2004 |
| American Farmland Trust | $446,000.00 | 1994 – 2005 |
| Izaak Walton League of America | $440,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Sierra Club | $290,000.00 | 1993 – 2003 |
| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement | $275,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $273,700.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Sustain | $267,500.00 | 2000 – 2003 |
| Oxfam America | $220,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $220,000.00 | 1994 – 1997 |
| Farmers' Legal Action Group | $200,000.00 | 1999 – 2000 |
| Organic Alliance | $164,000.00 | 1996 – 1999 |
| Center for Agricultural Partnerships | $150,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Iowa Environmental Council | $150,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $140,200.00 | 1996 – 2000 |
| ACORN | $60,000.00 | 1995 – 2001 |
| National Environmental Trust | $60,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| Earthjustice | $60,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $40,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $20,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| National Safety Council | $15,000.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
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