Springboard for the Arts

To bring Springboard for the Arts' Community Supported Art program to Knight Foundation's eight communities over the next two years, inspiring local art movements

Artplace

To support ArtPlace, a creative place-making initiative that uses investments in the arts and other creative assets to shape the social, physical and economic character of cities, towns and communities across the U.S.

Minnesota Idea Open

To spread a deeper understanding of key community issues and challenges by engaging citizens in problem solving efforts

MinnPost.com (Donor-funded News Beats)

To introduce donors to funding news coverage at the high-quality MinnPost.com

E-Democracy.org

To increase online engagement in lower income, highly diverse communities through scaling up public neighborhood forums in St. Paul

The Language of Urbanism: A Six-Mile Photographic Inquiry

To reflect and engage residents along University Avenue with the production of Wing Young Huie's University Avenue Project-The Language of Urbanism: A Six-Mile Photographic Inquiry

Central Corridor Funders Collaborative

To support an informed and engaged approach to transit-oriented community development through the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative (CCFC)

Digital Public Library of America

To include Knight-community libraries in the creation of a national digital library network

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

To analyze the impact of federal and state budget proposals on Knight priority areas and help grant partners access and use budget and tax policy data

Living Cities

To support Living Cities and the Integration Initiative, a multidisciplinary focus on both neighborhood and system transformation in five cities, including St. Paul and Detroit

Saint Paul Public Library

To increase access to job search assistance and computer based job skill training outside of Library facilities, particularly for people who speak English as their secondary language

Pacific News Service

To build ethnic media networks in key Knight Foundation markets, conduct multilingual polls and strengthen ties between immigrant organizations and ethnic media at national and local levels