Our Mission

The Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation is a Catholic family foundation committed to honoring our founders’ legacy of generosity to strengthen our community.

Working as a family, we are guided by the following shared beliefs and values:

Understandingand responding to the needs of our community through informed grantmaking,
Respectingthe values of the Roman Catholic faith,
Engagingin the ongoing education of trustees and staff in the field of philanthropy and the nonprofit community,
Ensuringgood stewardship of the resources entrusted to our use, and
Encouragingopen communication, compassion, respect and trust among community, staff and family.