The McKnight Foundation is giving $1 million in surprise grants to 10 organizations in honor of George Floyd one year after his murder. The Minneapolis foundation, which announced the unsolicited grants Tuesday, will give $100,000 each to the Minnesota groups working to make the state more inclusive and address systemic justice. Each organization "connects to our vision of a more equitable .
McKnight awards $1 million in surprise grants to 10 Minnesota organizations to honor George Floyd May 25, 2021 7:36pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The McKnight Foundation is giving $1 million in surprise grants to 10 organizations in honor of George Floyd one year after his murder.
The Minneapolis foundation, which announced the unsolicited grants Tuesday, will give $100,000 each to the Minnesota groups working to make the state more inclusive and address systemic justice.
Each organization connects to our vision of a more equitable Minnesota, the type of place that would have sparked and enabled the life of George Floyd, not extinguished it, McKnight President Tonya Allen said in a statement.