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Mcknight Endowment Fund For Neuroscience is a private corporation based in MINNEAPOLIS, MN. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1987. It holds total assets of $20K. Annual income is reported at $3.8M. Total assets have grown from $11K in 2011 to $20K in 2024. See Supplemental Information. Tax records are available from 2018 to 2024. The foundation primarily funds organizations in California and New York. According to available records, Mcknight Endowment Fund For Neuroscience has made 150 grants totaling $12.6M, with a median grant of $75K. The foundation has distributed between $3.1M and $6.2M annually from 2020 to 2023. Grantmaking activity was highest in 2022 with $6.2M distributed across 72 grants. Individual grants have ranged from $17K to $100K, with an average award of $84K. The foundation has supported 67 unique organizations. The foundation primarily supports organizations in California, New York, Massachusetts, which account for 55% of all grants. Grantmaking reaches organizations across 22 states. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
Smallest Grant
$75K
Median Grant
$88K
Average Grant
$88K
Largest Grant
$100K
Based on 36 grants from the most recent 990-PF filing.
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Expenses: $381K
See Supplemental Information. Based on available records, the foundation has funded 150 grants. Its grantmaking reaches organizations primarily in CA, NY, MA.
Mcknight Endowment Fund For Neuroscience has distributed a total of $12.6M across 150 grants. The median grant size is $75K, with an average of $84K. Individual grants have ranged from $17K to $100K.
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Mcknight Endowment Fund For Neuroscience is headquartered in MINNEAPOLIS, MN. While based in MN, the foundation distributes grants to organizations across 22 states.
Officer and trustee information is not yet available for this foundation. This data is typically reported in Part VIII of the 990-PF filing.
Total Giving
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Total Assets
$20K
Fair Market Value
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Net Worth
$20K
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Total Grants
150
Total Giving
$12.6M
Average Grant
$84K
Median Grant
$75K
Unique Recipients
67
Most Common Grant
$75K
of 2023 grantees were first-time recipients
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia UniversityConnectrome-constrained Models of Adaptive Behavior. Principal Investigator: Ashok Litwin-Kumar | New York, NY | $75K | 2023 |
| University Of Illinois At ChicagoSub-10 nm spatial profiling of synaptic proteins and RNA transcripts with high-isotropy expansion microscopy using a highly homogenous hydrogel constructed from tetrahedron-like monomers. Principal Investigator: Ruixuan Gao, Ph.D. | Chicago, IL | $100K | 2023 |
| University Of IowaBrain-wide Electrical Connectivity in Migraine: Toward the Development of Network Based Therapeutics. Principal Investigator: Rainbo Hultman | Iowa City, IA | $100K | 2023 |
| Brigham And Women'S Hospitalharvard Medical SchoolThe Neurobiology of Glioma: Understanding Malignant Neural Circuits Instructing Tumor Growth. Principal Investigator: Humsa Venkatesh,Ph.D. | Boston, MA | $100K | 2023 |
| Northwestern University Feinberg School Of MedicineDissecting the Gut-brain Dynamics Underlying Anorexia. Principal Investigator: Lisa Beutler | Chicago, IL | $100K | 2023 |
| University Of North Carolina - Chapel HillElucidating the Neural Basis of Pain Unpleasantness: Circuits and New Therapeutics to End the Dual Epidemic of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction. Principal Investigator: Gregory Scherrer | Chapel Hill, NC | $100K | 2023 |
| University Of WashingtonMassively parallel, high throughput engineering of optogenetic biosensors for neuronal signaling. Principal Investigator: Andre Berndt, Ph.D. | Seattle, WA | $100K | 2023 |
| St Jude Children'S Research HospitalIdentifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz | Memphis, TN | $100K | 2023 |
| The Regents Of The University Of CaliforniaNeurotensin mediated regulation of hedonic feeding behavior and obesity. Principal Investigator: Stephan Lammel Ph.D. | Berkeley, CA | $100K | 2023 |
| Stanford University School Of MedicineNeuron-to-OPC synapses in adaptive and maladaptive myelination. Principal Investigator: Juliet K. Knowles, MD, PhD | Palo Alto, CA | $100K | 2023 |
| University Of Alabama At BirminghamLeveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze | Birmingham, AL | $100K | 2023 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterAdipocyte-brain mitochondrial signaling and its impacts on brain function. Principal Investigator: Akhila Rajan,Ph.D. | Seattle, WA | $100K | 2023 |
| Yale University School Of MedicineFrom Gut to Brain: Understanding the Propagation of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Rui Chang & Sreeganga Chandra | New Haven, CT | $100K | 2023 |
| Yale UniversityMechanism and functions of repeat expansion self-exonization in C9orf72 ALS/FTD. Principal Investigator: Junjie Guo, Ph.D. | New Haven, CT | $100K | 2023 |
| Syracuse UniversityTwo-photon tracking technology to read and manipulate neural patterns in freely moving animals. Principal Investigator: Mirna Mihovilovic Skanata | Syracuse, NY | $100K | 2023 |
| University Of MichiganCellular Mechanisms Controlling Circadian Rythms. Principal Investigator: Swathi Yadlapalli | Ann Arbor, MI | $75K | 2023 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical CenterUnderstanding the Construction and Function of Glycinergic Post-Synaptic Assemblies. Principal Investigator: Weiwei Wang, Ph.D. | Dallas, TX | $75K | 2023 |
| New York UniversityCoordinate Transforms in the Mouse Cortex. Principal Investigator: David Schneider | New York, NY | $75K | 2023 |
| University Of UtahNeuropeptidergic Cortical Control of Social Isolation. Principal Investigator: Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky | Salt Lake City, UT | $75K | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of TechnologyLinking Neural Circuits and Fluid Dynamics in the Sleeping Brain. Principal Investigator: Laura Lewis | Cambridge, MA | $75K | 2023 |
| Harvard Medical SchoolMultiscale Neural Network Models to Infer Functional Motifs in the Brain. Principal Investigator: Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D. | Boston, MA | $75K | 2023 |
| Massachusetts General HospitalDevelopment, Function, and Dysfunction of Somatosensory and Viscerosensory Systems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Principal Investigator: Lauren Orefice, Ph.D. | Boston, MA | $75K | 2023 |
| Max Planck Florida InstituteSynaptic mechanisms and network dynamics underlying motor learning. Principal Investigator: Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki | Jupiter, FL | $75K | 2023 |
| Oregon Health & Science UniversityMechanosensation for guiding cellular morphology. Principal Investigator: Dr. Swetha Murthy | Portland, OR | $75K | 2023 |
| Stanford UniversityHow Does the Brain Compute Using Activity Distributed Across Populations and Brain Areas? Principal Investigator: Shaul Druckmann | Stanford, CA | $75K | 2023 |
| The Trustees Of Princeton UniversityProportional-Integral Feedback in a Biological 'Gyroscope'. Principal Investigator: Bradley Dickerson, Ph.D. | Princeton, NJ | $75K | 2023 |
| Albert Einstein College Of MedicineUnravelling the mechanisms of synapse development, from molecules to behavior. Principal Investigator: Dr. Peri Kurshan | New York, NY | $75K | 2023 |
| Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryUncovering the Molecular Basis of Microglial Function in the Stimulated Brain. Principal Investigator: Lucas Cheadle | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $75K | 2023 |
| Texas State University Department Of PsychologyMcKnight Pecot Fellowship 2023. Principal Investigator: Westerberg, Carmen, Ph.D. | San Marcos, TX | $17K | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins UniversityMcKnight Pecot Fellowship 2023. Principal Investigator: Watanabe, Dr. Shigeki, Ph.D. | Baltimore, MD | $17K | 2023 |
| California Institute Of TechnologyMcKnight Pecot Fellowship 2023. Principal Investigator: Zinn, Dr. Kai, Ph.D. | Pasadena, CA | $17K | 2023 |
| Syracuse UninversityTwo-photon tracking technology to read and manipulate neural patterns in freely moving animals. Principal Investigator: Mirna Mihovilovic Skanata | Syracuse, NY | $100K | 2022 |
| Uc Berkeley & NyuPhoto-activation of Dopamine Receptors in Models of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Ehud Isacoff & Dirk Trauner | Berkeley, CA | $100K | 2022 |
| California Institue Of TechnologyCircuit Dynamics and Cognitive Consequences of General Anesthesia. Principal Investigator: Thanos Siapas | Pasadena, CA | $100K | 2022 |
| St Jude'S Research HospitalIdentifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz | Memphis, TN | $100K | 2022 |
| Texas State University & Northwestern UniversityDoes Superior Sleep Physiology Contribute to Superior Memory Function? Implications for Counteracting Forgetting. Principal Investigator: Carmen Westerberg & Ken Paller | San Marcos, TX | $100K | 2022 |
| University Of Alabama & Mount Sinai Medical SchoolsLeveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze | Tuscaloosa, AL | $100K | 2022 |
| Uc San FranciscoNew Myelin Formation in Systems Consolidation and Retrieval of Remote Memories. Principal Investigator: Mazen Kheirbek & Jonah Chan | San Francisco, CA | $100K | 2022 |