Mcknight Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, with a strong emphasis on health-related initiatives, particularly pancreatic cancer research. It also funds youth development programs, educational foundations, and community service organizations. The foundation demonstrates a commitment to improving health outcomes and supporting local communities through its diverse grant-making activities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An established charity or research institution with an existing connection or introduction, especially organizations working in cancer research or health fields and smaller community or youth organizations that match the foundation’s prior recipients.
Good Fit
- • A strong, established pancreatic cancer or other medical research program.
- • Existing relationship with the foundation, board members, or prior grantees who can make an introduction.
- • A need for modest unrestricted operating support or project-level grants in the $1K–$70K range.
- • Organizations located or active in states the foundation has funded (notably Maryland and Nevada).
- • Track record as an accredited nonprofit or university research center.
Geography
Giving is multi-state: the latest filings show grants to organizations in 14 different states, with one state (Maryland) receiving a majority share of dollars in 2024.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct, independent recipients each year (51 in 2022, 43 in 2023, 34 in 2024) spanning universities, health foundations, youth sports teams, and local nonprofits; dollar concentration exists but does not erase the broad recipient set.
New Applicants
The foundation’s filings and application notes indicate it only funds preselected applicants and there is no public application route; although several new grantees appeared in 2024, direct evidence of an open solicitation process is absent, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to break in without an introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
