Michigan Opera Theatre

To bring the opera into the community through performances in community spaces and commissioning a new opera based on the city’s rich cultural history

Sphinx Organization

To support the development of young musicians of color through Detroit’s annual Sphinx Competition

United States Artists, Inc.

To invest in 18 of America's finest artists working in the 26 Knight communities and illuminate the value of artists to society

Zero1 - The Art and Technology Network

To build an internationally recognized cultural identity and sense of place for the Silicon Valley by strengthening ZERO1's organizational capacity and making its biennial international digital arts festival a signature cultural event

Miami City Ballet

To showcase the ballet - and the region's cultural significance - by providing orchestral accompaniment during the 2011-13 repertory seasons

Dilworth Plaza Redevelopment

To create a signature public space for Philadelphia by advancing the redevelopment of Dilworth Plaza

Arab American National Museum

To support cross-cultural understanding through a forum that focuses on the role of arts in building and engaging communities. 

Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne

To help Fort Wayne embrace "New Hoosiers" by increasing the community's understanding and appreciation of other cultures through a process that strengthens the development of arts organizations in culturally diverse, underserved communities in Fort Wayne

Knight Detroit Children's Book Fair

To use the arts to foster an interest in reading by weaving interactive cultural experiences throughout the museum’s Children’s Book Fair

Miami World Cinema Center

To assist the prosperity of the Miami's independent film community by establishing an extensive institute for connecting, funding and advising local film makers

The Pew Charitable Trusts

To construct a facility in center city Philadelphia that will house the relocated world-renowned Barnes Foundation collection and educational space

The Miami Choral Project

To use music and teamwork to stimulate under appreciated neighborhoods by building youth choirs across greater Miami