Data / Foundation grants / Community improvement and capacity building / Missouri
Who funds community improvement and capacity building in Missouri: 146 foundations, $29.7 million in grants
146 private foundations paid 352 grants totaling $29,706,468 to community improvement and capacity building nonprofits in Missouri, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Crawford Taylor Foundation, with $16,000,000 in 1 grant.
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- Cause
- Community improvement and capacity building
- Recipients in
- Missouri
- Foundations
- 146
- Grants
- 352
- Total granted
- $29,706,468
Foundations that funded community improvement and capacity building in Missouri
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crawford Taylor Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | Annual fund - support | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 17 | $3,136,530 | $1,833,330 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | Community & neighborhood development | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | St Louis, MO | 6 | $2,202,539 | $1,000,000 | Small Business Empowerment Center | St. louis low-income investment fund and technical assistance (st. louis lift) | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 12 | $807,800 | $250,000 | Altcap | Support to build capacity for improvement of the current loan platform's effectiveness and data collection in serving low-income entrepreneurs and small businesses. this will increase internal capacit | apps.irs.gov |
| Rio Vista Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $500,000 | $250,000 | Greater St Louis Inc Foundation | Fund general operations to further the charitable purpose of the tax exempt recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 6 | $421,924 | $227,725 | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowship and International Health Study Fellowship | apps.irs.gov |
| The HWS Charitable Foundation Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $378,264 | $315,000 | Neighborhood Solidarity Fund | Northside resilience fund- phase 1 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 4 | $375,000 | $200,000 | Neighborhood Solidarity Fund | Tornado Disaster Response | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Trust Neighborhoods | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $318,356 | $180,000 | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | 82497 supporting health journalism events, training, and online resources | apps.irs.gov |
| William T Kemper Charitable Trust 10015200 | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | DTC Community Development Inc | South loop project | apps.irs.gov |
| World Wide Technology Foundation | St Louis, MO | 4 | $280,000 | $250,000 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Interco Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Greater St Louis Inc | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Melville Charitable Trust Inc | New Haven, CT | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Trust Neighborhoods | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Ir Tua KD&ML Steadley Charitable | Dallas, TX | 2 | $240,000 | $200,000 | Carthage Economic Development Corp | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Impact Network | St Louis, MO | 3 | $231,128 | $188,997 | Beyond Housing Capital Fund Inc | To support the programs and mission of beyond housing, inc. | apps.irs.gov |
| E Kemper Carter & Anna Curry Carter Community | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | DTC Community Development Inc | 670 south loop project | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $199,700 | $169,700 | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | To support a doris duke racial equity in clinical equations civic science fellow in a project to engage medical societies, funders, publishers, and others to bring rigor to the clinical research commu | apps.irs.gov |
| Pershing Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 2 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Greater St Louis Inc | General purpose funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $170,000 | $170,000 | Freedom Community Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 2 | $160,000 | $155,000 | Pac Holding Inc | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Wepower | Project Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 2 | $130,000 | $100,000 | Creative Reaction Lab | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee | Kansas City, MO | 2 | $129,000 | $120,000 | Greater St Louis Inc Foundation | Tower grove connector infrastructure project over 2 years | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $128,000 | $128,000 | Wepower | Research and education on family economic stability | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Freedom Community Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jefferson Foundation | Festus, MO | 2 | $124,425 | $95,000 | Jefferson County Community Partnership | Children and families safe (dec. 2024-nov. 2025) | apps.irs.gov |
| Berges Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Greater St Louis Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mullinix Family Foundation | Lake Quivira, KS | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Flourish Furnishings | For the exempt purposes of this organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Albrecht Family Charitable Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | General endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| The JM Kaplan Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | The Freedom Community Center | The freedom community center (fcc) is a black-led organization founded to dismantle systems of oppression that inflict trauma on black communities by building a movement of survivors of harm using thr | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert J Trulaske Jr Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | Collective Annual Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Rga Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | 2 | $65,000 | $40,000 | Focus St Louis | Youth Leadership Programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward F Swinney Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Trust Neighborhoods | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Walsworth Family Charitable Foundation 019208 | Chillicothe, MO | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Marceline Community Building Organization | Operating expenses and cap | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown Dana Charitable Trust | Eagan, MN | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Flourish - A Family Foundation | Ballwin, MO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Wepower | To empower communities to re-design education, economic, health, and justice systems | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerry and Judy Kent Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Greater St Louis Inc Foundation | For general charitable purposes of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Spire Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | East Missouri Action Agency | Public assistance program | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Freedom Community Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Finerty Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Carrie J Loose Trust | Dallas, TX | 2 | $47,000 | $30,000 | Front Porch Alliance Kansas City Inc | Neighbor families: early | apps.irs.gov |
| Mfa Oil Foundation | Columbia, MO | 5 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Missouri State Fair Foundation | 1901 society & inaugral sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| Beo Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Tabernacle Community Development | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $40,000 | $15,000 | Community Betterment Association of Pleasant Hill Incorporated | Community & economic development | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $38,800 | $38,800 | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| Commerce Bancshares Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 15 | $37,500 | $10,000 | Restore SGF | Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapman Family Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $33,020 | $33,020 | Clayton Community Foundation | Serves as the official nonprofit partner to the City of Clayton to catalyze the community's passion for excellence through private investment in Art, History, Parks, and Sustainability. | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Griffin Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $32,718 | $32,718 | Grandview Cemetery Association | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Florence Roblee Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Wepower | Program/project | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter G Peterson Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | To support events and core activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arvest Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 6 | $28,000 | $8,000 | Creative Learning Alliance Inc | To support the capital campaign to create a hands on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) based program. | apps.irs.gov |
| August A Busch III Charitable Trust | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | St Louis Firefighters Community Outreach | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Expanding reporting of health care issues impacting diverse communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The White Cedar Fund Formerly Nolen Bradley Family Fund | Jackson, WY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Freedom Community Center | For providing community-led resources and support for healing and justice. | apps.irs.gov |
| East Missouri Foundation | Ballwin, MO | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Mission - St Louis | To further organization's objectives. | apps.irs.gov |
| First Bank Foundation | Creve Coeur, MO | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Tabernacle Community Development Corporation | youth computer center | apps.irs.gov |
| Kearney Wornall Foundation 10017900 | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Restore SGF | Restore my block challng | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert E and Patricia Schmidt Foundation | Hays, KS | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Main Street Saint Joseph | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Stupp Bros Bridge & Iron Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $20,000 | $15,000 | Regional Business Council | Not restricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prufrock Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | General operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| William Edgar Charitable Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Oppel Strange Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Jean Jack and Mildred Lemons Charitable Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $16,500 | $12,500 | Main Street Joplin | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shumaker Family Foundation | Prairie Village, KS | 2 | $16,000 | $10,000 | My Region Wins | Operating Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Creative Reaction Lab | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Millstone Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Regional Business Council | To further recipient's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Mueth Family Foundation | Waterloo, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | L-Life Food Pantry | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman J Stupp Foundation | Clayton, MO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Focus St Louis | Focus st. louis used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Orsa Foundation | Plymouth, MI | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Trust Neighborhoods | Operating support for start-up and capacity building in detroit | apps.irs.gov |
| William & Joan Edmonds Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $13,000 | $13,000 | Habitat for Neighborhood Business | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Boniface Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Regional Business Council | St. louis social ventures partners | apps.irs.gov |
| Geraldine and R A Barrows Foundation 10013700 | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Flourish Furnishings Inc | Delivery program and driver | apps.irs.gov |
| Gershman Foundation (formerly Gershman Charitable Trust) | Saint Louis, MO | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Focus St Louis | General funding for organization's activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry and Helena Messick Charitable Trust | Eagan, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Elmo Betterment Corporation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Health Foundation for Western & Central New York | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Association of healthcare journalists conference/fellowships | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barry and Mimi Sternlicht Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Trust Neighborhoods | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Farber Foundation | Neosho, MO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Granby Economic Property Development Co | To promote economic development for the citizens of the area | apps.irs.gov |
| Victor E Speas Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Flourish Furnishings | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivian & Hymie J Sosland Charitable Trust | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Flourish Furnishings | Social welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| W R Corley Memorial Trust Co SMB Trust Services | Joplin, MO | 2 | $9,200 | $5,000 | Vision Carthage | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Flying Cloud Charitable Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Mission Realty Advisors | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Moneta Group Charitable Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | Make the st. louis region a vibrant place to live, work and play | apps.irs.gov |
| Joe W Ingram Trust | Salisbury, MO | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Salisbury Main Street | 2024 unsolicited grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Mervyn W Jenkins Foundation | Chillicothe, MO | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Ludlow Lions Club Foundation Inc | Community development | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 110 | $5,990 | $389 | Mission St Louis | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jasper County Association for Social Ser | Joplin, MO | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Webb City Farmers Market | General support of individual needs in jasper county. | apps.irs.gov |
| Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation | Clayton, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Clayton Community Foundation | Community support | apps.irs.gov |
| Better Together - the Advantage Solutions Education Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Regional Business Council | Sponsorship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Biggs Family Charitable Foundation | Brewster, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lovethelou | General charitable purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Darr Family Foundation | Springfield, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Better Block SGF | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Gary G Taylor Charitable Trust | Eagan, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Elmo Betterment Corporation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| George A Capps Memorial Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Regional Business Council | Support high-impact business, civic & philanthropic initiatives for the betterment of stl | apps.irs.gov |
| George H Riedel Foundation | Hannibal, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Hannibal High School Booster Club | Memorial scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Graybar Foundation | Clayton, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Clayton Community Foundation | The contributions were made to exempt 501c3 organizations in furtherance of the foundations exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Heffernan Group Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mission St Louis | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Keeley Cares Inc | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Regional Business Council | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Kuhn Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Junior League of St Louis | To further recipient's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Magellan Cares Foundation Inc | Maryland Heights, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Inc | Parenthood assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael and Susan Newburger Foundation | Parkville, MO | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Parkville Chamber of Commerce | To promothe local small businesses | apps.irs.gov |
| Miller Family Foundation Inc | Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | United Way of Southwest Missouri & Southeast Kansas | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clark-Fox Family Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Better Family Life Inc | Scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| The Francis Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Plaza Area Council Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lilly Christy Busch Hermann Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $5,000 | $4,000 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| William A Kerr Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Sustainable Backyard Network | Charitable foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Service Bureau Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 2 | $4,577 | $2,289 | Rebuilding Together St Louis | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| G Andrew Franz Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Carondelet Community Betterment Federation Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 3 | $4,320 | $2,250 | Burlington Junction Community Betterment Inc | Other civic / community | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Bank Community Foundation for Phelps County | Rolla, MO | 1 | $4,100 | $4,100 | Rolla Regional Economic Commission | Annual Dues for County needs organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Boone County Community Trust | Columbia, MO | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Friends of Rocheport Society | Support of charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barbara and Helen Brown Family FDN | St Louis, MO | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | All Nations | Support the aquisition of a development consultant. | apps.irs.gov |
| Nichols-Richardson Foundation Trust | Arvada, CO | 1 | $3,380 | $3,380 | Webb City Farmers Market | support market | apps.irs.gov |
| First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc | Billings, MT | 2 | $3,000 | $2,500 | Mercer County Area Development Corporation | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Prudentia Classical Academy | Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Global Initiatives | Help cover costs associated with ongoing missions. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Daniel G and Wanda K O'Dell Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Freedom House | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunn Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Flourish Furnishings Inc | Flourish furnishings inc. mission is to improve lives by providing essential home furnishings to those seeking housing stability. | apps.irs.gov |
| Jordan Mary R & Ettie A Charitable | Eagan, MN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Focus St Louis | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kranzberg Family Charitable Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Women of Achievement | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wally Foundation Inc | Prairie Village, KS | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Urban Neighborhood Initiative | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Yip Harburg Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Generating Income for Tomorrow | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $2,025 | $2,000 | Mission St Louis | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Barton Charitable Foundation | Bellaire, MI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Wednesday Club of St Louis | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Burbridge Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Flourish Furnishings | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Cragin Joy Spiva Charitable Trust | Joplin, MO | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Creative Learning Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| GR'S Foundation | Wichita, KS | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Flourish Furnishings Inc | Operating fund for other public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Judson Young Memorial Educational Foundation | Salem, MO | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Salem Area Chamber of Commerce | Public | apps.irs.gov |
| Dismas House of St Louis | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,600 | $1,600 | North Patrol Police & Business Partnership | To support relationship building among police officers and the business community | apps.irs.gov |
| Peculiar Charitable Foundation | Peculiar, MO | 2 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Belton Cares | Senior event | apps.irs.gov |
| Freeman R Johnson Trust | Eagan, MN | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Creative Learning Alliance | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| J Tylee Wilson Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Daybreak Rotary Charity Fund of Lake Ozark Inc | Charitable Event | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stephen F & Camilla T Brauer Charitable Trust | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Women of Achievement | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred & Irma Walther Charitable Foundation | Lebanon, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | L-Life Food Pantry | Food insecurity | apps.irs.gov |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Clopton Hawk Booster Club | Grant for youth sports | apps.irs.gov |
| Edison Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Clayton Community Foundation | Annual gift | apps.irs.gov |
| J R Albert Foundation | Naperville, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Generating Income for Tomorrow | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Alex Arnold Family | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Clayton Community Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Pecha Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Wepower | To further organization exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Philpott Family Foundation DTD 121698 | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Mission St Louis | General charitable operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Celanese Foundation | Irving, TX | 1 | $650 | $650 | Rides N School Supplies | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Enterprise Bank & Trust Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $500 | $500 | Progress 64 West | Charitable work | apps.irs.gov |
| Equitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Norborne Community Center | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Fischer-Bauer-Knirps Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $500 | $500 | Tabernacle Community Development Corp | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Better Family Life Inc | Honorarium grant taf pledge awarded - susan kilby | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $280 | $280 | Black Excellence | Volunteer program | apps.irs.gov |
| S & S Campbell Charitable Foundation | St Charles, MO | 1 | $250 | $250 | Clayton Community Foundation | To enhance cultural and community assets to provide a generational impact. | apps.irs.gov |
| Durfee Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $115 | $115 | Creative Reaction Lab | Matching gift program | apps.irs.gov |
| Analog Devices Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $27 | $27 | Creative Reaction Lab | General support | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crawford Taylor Foundation | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | St Louis, MO | Annual fund - support | $16,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | Community & neighborhood development | $1,833,330 | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | Small Business Empowerment Center | St Louis, MO | St. louis low-income investment fund and technical assistance (st. louis lift) | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | Small Business Empowerment Center | Saint Louis, MO | Community service | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | Wepower | St Louis, MO | Developing a data-driven, community-centric strategy to coordinate & transform the st. louis early childhood system | $637,539 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | Neighborhood Solidarity Fund | St Louis, MO | Community service | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Trust Neighborhoods | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The HWS Charitable Foundation Inc | Neighborhood Solidarity Fund | St Louis, MO | Northside resilience fund- phase 1 | $315,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William T Kemper Charitable Trust 10015200 | DTC Community Development Inc | Kansas City, MO | South loop project | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | Entrepreneur Startup Business Development Corporation | St Louis, MO | Arch grants community capital fund | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Altcap | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for improvement of the current loan platform's effectiveness and data collection in serving low-income entrepreneurs and small businesses. this will increase internal capacit | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Wide Technology Foundation | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | St Louis, MO | To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interco Charitable Trust | Greater St Louis Inc | St Louis, MO | Exempt purpose | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rio Vista Foundation | Greater St Louis Inc Foundation | St Louis, MO | Fund general operations to further the charitable purpose of the tax exempt recipient organization | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Melville Charitable Trust Inc | Trust Neighborhoods | Kansas City, MO | General operating grant | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rio Vista Foundation | Wepower | St Louis, MO | Activate community power to re-design education,health,justice systems-equitable for all | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowship and International Health Study Fellowship | $227,725 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ir Tua KD&ML Steadley Charitable | Carthage Economic Development Corp | Carthage, MO | Unrestricted general | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | Cortex | St Louis, MO | Assessing impact of first year of missouri tech first | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| E Kemper Carter & Anna Curry Carter Community | DTC Community Development Inc | Kansas City, MO | 670 south loop project | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Neighborhood Solidarity Fund | Saint Louis, MO | Tornado Disaster Response | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Impact Network | Beyond Housing Capital Fund Inc | Pine Lawn, MO | To support the programs and mission of beyond housing, inc. | $188,997 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | 82497 supporting health journalism events, training, and online resources | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Freedom Community Center | St Louis, MO | General operating support | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | To support a doris duke racial equity in clinical equations civic science fellow in a project to engage medical societies, funders, publishers, and others to bring rigor to the clinical research commu | $169,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation | Pac Holding Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating grant | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Victoria Foundation | Wepower | St Louis, MO | Project Support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | 79090 strengthening journalists' coverage of health and health care issues through conferences and workshops and provision of coded health data, 2021-2024 | $132,856 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Wepower | Saint Louis, MO | Research and education on family economic stability | $128,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Mid-America Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce | Kansas City, MO | Support to expand educational programming related to workforce and career development. 202410-16618 | $127,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Freedom Community Center | St Louis, MO | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Generating Income for Tomorrow | Kansas City, MO | Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14737 | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee | Greater St Louis Inc Foundation | St Louis, MO | Tower grove connector infrastructure project over 2 years | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Small Business Empowerment Center | St Louis, MO | Support for the implementation of business assessment criteria and associated educational programs to serve main street small businesses in north st. louis. 202204-12267 | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Creative Reaction Lab | St Louis, MO | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mullinix Family Foundation | Flourish Furnishings | Grandview, MO | For the exempt purposes of this organization | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Albrecht Family Charitable Foundation | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | St Louis, MO | General endowment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pershing Charitable Trust | Greater St Louis Inc | St Louis, MO | General purpose funds | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berges Family Foundation | Greater St Louis Inc | St Louis, MO | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Independence Regional Ennovation Center Inc | Independence, MO | Support to build capacity for staffing information technology, and operational systems related to entrepreneurship. 202410-16431 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Neighborhood Solidarity Fund | Saint Louis, MO | General Operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jefferson Foundation | Jefferson County Community Partnership | Festus, MO | Children and families safe (dec. 2024-nov. 2025) | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | 2025 AHCJ Health Journalism Events | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | Focus St Louis | St Louis, MO | Public & societal benefit n.e.c. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pershing Charitable Trust | Mission Realty Advisors | St Louis, MO | General purpose funds | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The JM Kaplan Fund Inc | The Freedom Community Center | St Louis, MO | The freedom community center (fcc) is a black-led organization founded to dismantle systems of oppression that inflict trauma on black communities by building a movement of survivors of harm using thr | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert J Trulaske Jr Family Foundation | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | St Louis, MO | Collective Annual Grants | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The HWS Charitable Foundation Inc | West Central Community Development Corporation | Appleton City, MO | Connected rides: transforming rural transportation with technology | $63,264 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walsworth Family Charitable Foundation 019208 | Marceline Community Building Organization | Marceline, MO | Operating expenses and cap | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward F Swinney Trust | Trust Neighborhoods | Kansas City, MO | Unrestricted general | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spire Foundation | East Missouri Action Agency | Park Hills, MO | Public assistance program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | Freedom Community Center | St Louis, MO | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Finerty Family Foundation | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | St Louis, MO | Operating funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown Dana Charitable Trust | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | St Louis, MO | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerry and Judy Kent Family Foundation | Greater St Louis Inc Foundation | St Louis, MO | For general charitable purposes of the organization | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Small Business Empowerment Center | Saint Louis, MO | 2025 Small Business Technical Assistance and Loan Fund - STL | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flourish - A Family Foundation | Wepower | St Louis, MO | To empower communities to re-design education, economic, health, and justice systems | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Impact Network | Rebuilding Together St Louis | St Louis, MO | Home repair program | $40,631 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rga Foundation | Focus St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | Youth Leadership Programs | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | Lovethelou | St Louis, MO | Lift mentoring | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beo Charitable Trust | Tabernacle Community Development | Saint Louis, MO | General | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ir Tua KD&ML Steadley Charitable | Vision Carthage | Carthage, MO | Unrestricted general | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | Journalism | $38,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | Association of Health Care Journalists Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance, 2023-24 | $38,263 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapman Family Foundation | Clayton Community Foundation | Clayton, MO | Serves as the official nonprofit partner to the City of Clayton to catalyze the community's passion for excellence through private investment in Art, History, Parks, and Sustainability. | $33,020 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Griffin Charitable Trust | Grandview Cemetery Association | Albany, MO | Unrestricted general | $32,718 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | AHCJ Health Equity Topic Leader | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | 2024 AHCJ Health Journalism Events | $30,350 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter G Peterson Foundation | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | To support events and core activities. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | To support the 2024 annual meeting of the association of health care journalists | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | Project support for a health journalism fellowship for reporters who serve in detroit, fresno, memphis and new orleans | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carrie J Loose Trust | Front Porch Alliance Kansas City Inc | Kansas City, MO | Neighbor families: early | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph & Florence Roblee Foundation | Wepower | St Louis, MO | Program/project | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jefferson Foundation | Jefferson County Community Partnership | Festus, MO | Technology update | $29,425 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism | Columbia, MO | Expanding reporting of health care issues impacting diverse communities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The White Cedar Fund Formerly Nolen Bradley Family Fund | Freedom Community Center | Saint Louis, MO | For providing community-led resources and support for healing and justice. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Wide Technology Foundation | Greater St Louis Inc | St Louis, MO | To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Greater St Louis Inc Foundation | St Louis, MO | Support of investmidwest conference 2024 in kansas city, mo on april 17, 2024. 202403-14860 | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Keystone Community Corporation | Kansas City, MO | Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14859 | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mfa Oil Foundation | Missouri State Fair Foundation | Sedalia, MO | 1901 society & inaugral sponsorship | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Multicultural Business Coalition | Kansas City, MO | Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14864 | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Park Central Development Corporation | Saint Louis, MO | The Grove Retail Center and Business Incubator | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| August A Busch III Charitable Trust | St Louis Firefighters Community Outreach | St Louis, MO | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rga Foundation | Tabernacle Community Development Corporation | Saint Louis, MO | Human Services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | Wepower | St Louis, MO | St. louis market rate survey rapid response coordination | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prufrock Foundation | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation | St Louis, MO | General operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert E and Patricia Schmidt Foundation | Main Street Saint Joseph | St Joseph, MO | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Missouri Foundation | Mission - St Louis | St Louis, MO | To further organization's objectives. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Edgar Charitable Foundation | Oppel Strange Foundation | Ironton, MO | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kearney Wornall Foundation 10017900 | Restore SGF | Springfield, MO | Restore my block challng | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Bank Foundation | Tabernacle Community Development Corporation | Saint Louis, MO | youth computer center | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carrie J Loose Trust | Generating Income for Tomorrow | Kansas City, MO | Business center technical | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Community Betterment Association of Pleasant Hill Incorporated | Pleasant Hill, MO | Community & economic development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation | Creative Reaction Lab | St Louis, MO | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman J Stupp Foundation | Focus St Louis | St Louis, MO | Focus st. louis used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mueth Family Foundation | L-Life Food Pantry | Lebanon, MO | Charitable | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mfa Oil Foundation | Missouri State Fair Foundation | Sedalia, MO | Gift in lieu of helping to build the | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stupp Bros Bridge & Iron Foundation | Regional Business Council | St Louis, MO | Not restricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Millstone Foundation | Regional Business Council | Clayton, MO | To further recipient's charitable purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orsa Foundation | Trust Neighborhoods | Kansas City, MO | Operating support for start-up and capacity building in detroit | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.