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June 2024 News & Updates

McKnight Foundation

The McKnight Foundation seeks to advance a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive.

发布日期: 2024年6月27日

As we stand at the crossroads of change and opportunity, I am excited to lead McKnight’s Vibrant & Equitable Communities team in our work to advance a future with shared power, participation, and prosperity for all Minnesotans. Together, we’re building pathways to greater opportunity, fostering collaboration with a diverse community of partners, and expanding McKnight's capacity to advance our highest expression of mission at the nexus of climate action and racial equity.

This work is about rolling up our sleeves, working side by side, in and with our communities, and creating opportunities that touch real people and real places. We're here to make a difference, to collaborate widely and partner deeply, and to push for lasting people-centered change.

Take a look at the redeveloped Historic Coliseum Building on Lake Street in Minneapolis featured in our recent story below. It’s a testament to the progress we have made and the hope that fuels us. It’s a beacon that illuminates what is possible in our region and serves as an inspiration to the world. As we heal, repair, and reimagine, let us do so with the knowledge that we are leaning into this moment as an opportunity to create a legacy of vibrancy and equity that will resonate for generations to come. It's about healing, fixing what's broken, and building a future that's bright for all of us. That's our hope, that's our mission, and I'm proud to be part of it.

In community,

Muneer Karcher-Ramos

Program Director

Vibrant & Equitable Communities

A Coliseum Reimagined: Transforming the Soul of Downtown Longfellow

Rotating images of the Coliseum building, the E. Lake Street neighborhood, and Coliseum co-owners. — Credit: Line Break Media & Dan Thiede

Equitable, community-centered redevelopment is bringing new life to East Lake Street. On Juneteenth, 2024, The Historic Coliseum Building in South Minneapolis reopened with a new, inclusive purpose. The Black-led reconstruction of the former Freeman’s Department Store is a co-inspiration at the intersection of shared ownership and sustainability. See the story.

Courageous Character: Jeanelle Austin

Jeanelle Austin’s life’s work centers around pursuing racial justice with joy, and helping give others the tools to do the same. “I am working to build a future where we can all live on the other side of justice together, where we value people over property and center the sacredness of human life,” Jeanelle shares. Learn more.

McKnight Team Members Assume New Roles

A collage of headshots: Neeraj Mehta, Elizabeth McGeveran, and Tamara Wallace — Neeraj Mehta, Elizabeth McGeveran, and Tamara Wallace. Credit: Molly J. Miles

At McKnight, we celebrate and are made stronger by the bold, creative, and talented people and partners we work with every day, who move us toward a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. We're pleased to announce Neeraj Mehta as Vice President of Programs, Elizabeth McGeveran as Vice President of Investments, and Tamara Wallace as Governance Liaison and Executive Assistant. Learn more.

Sea Change for Equitable Climate Investment: Q&A with Ben Passer

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund will deploy $27 billion in funding to mobilize private capital and deliver clean energy and climate solutions like heat pumps, solar, and electric vehicles to communities across America, particularly those with the greatest need and opportunity. Ben Passer shares more about the impact in the Midwest and McKnight’s support that led to this historic moment. Learn more.