Knight Foundation in Bradenton

Towards its goal of informed, engaged communities, Knight Foundation seeks out projects with the potential for transformational change.

In Bradenton, Knight Foundation invests through The Manatee Community Foundation, which offers a national funder like Knight the benefit of its grassroots grasp of local issues and opportunities. The Manatee Community Foundation will receive up to $2.5 million to invest in the area through 2017, as part of Knight’s national Community Foundation Initiative to deepen its focus on informed, engaged communities.

A community foundation director in Knight’s Miami headquarters will work with a local advisory committee to guide the community foundation on how to use the funds.

Grant seekers in the Bradenton area should inquire about funding by contacting Marilyn Howard at the Manatee Community Foundation, 941-747-7765, and asking about Knight Foundation’s Donor-advised Fund.

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As media leaders, Knight Foundation's founders Jack and Jim Knight sought to bring communities together through information. In their publications, they delivered the news that helped people determine their "own true interests," as Jack used to say.

Today, Knight Foundation is also focused on that ideal. Working with community innovators, Knight Foundation fosters informed and engaged communities. The foundation believes residents should have the information they need to make decisions about their lives and community. Knight strives for those residents to be highly engaged in the issues and opportunities that matter most to them and their neighbors.