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McKnight Foundation Investment Policy Statement

Most foundations are required by law to distribute 5 percent of the value of investment assets each year to charitable and administrative purposes. Impact investing is an opportunity to leverage the other 95 percent beyond grant dollars to advance solutions like the need for more clean energy and decent housing. With this 21st-century investing approach, we amplify our philanthropic impact and steward our endowment.

Use McKnight Foundation's Impact Policy Statement for ideas on how your foundation can approach impact investing.

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