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Leon and Mary Strauss Charitable Foundation: 59 grants to organizations, $399,750 (tax year ended December 2025)
Leon and Mary Strauss Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in St Louis, MO, paid 59 grants to organizations totaling $399,750 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to Coca in St Louis, MO for general charitable purposes.
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- EIN
- 376448116
- Based in
- St Louis, MO
- Assets
- $6,360,261
- Grants paid
- $399,750
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202611349349105026. It reported $399,750 in grants paid; 59 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coca | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Jewish Theatre | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $31,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dance St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nine PBS | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Ballet | Chesterfield, MO | General charitable purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stages St Louis | Chesterfield, MO | General charitable purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| French American Cultural Foundation | Washington, DC | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cinema St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennessee Williams Festival | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Animal Protective Association | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chamber Music Society STL | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gateway Center for Performing Arts | Webster Groves, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gateway Pet Guardians | East St Louis, IL | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humane Society of Mo | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jefferson County Pet Food Pantry | House Springs, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Door Animal Sanctuary | House Springs, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opera Theatre - St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Spot | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pound Pets | Granite City, IL | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Art Museum Foundation | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Feral Cat Outreach | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stray Dog Theatre | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stray Rescue | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Goode Life Rescue | Desoto, MO | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The J STL Jewish Community Center | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winter Opera | Creve Coeur, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Circus Harmony | Florissant, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Classic 1073 | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Full Circle Mo Feral | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memory Care Home Solutions | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salvation Army | Des Plaines, IL | General charitable purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington University in Saint Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Day Spring Arts and Education | Maryland Heights, MO | General charitable purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Area Foodbank | Bridgeton, MO | General charitable purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meds and Food for Kids | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Contemporary Art Museum | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feed the Children | Oklahoma City, OK | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forest Park Forever | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | Washington, DC | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mo Abortion Fund | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mo Botanical Gardens | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Springboard To Learning | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Arc | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Children's Hospital | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Public Library Foundation | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis University | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Visionary Awards | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bach Society of St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Sheldon | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way Greater STL | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202541189349101409. It reported $266,700 in grants paid; 34 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coca | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Ballet | Chesterfield, MO | General charitable purposes | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dance St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Jewish Theatre | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cabaret Project of St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stages St Louis | Chesterfield, MO | General charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tennessee Williams Festival | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cinema St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Protective Association | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jefferson County Pet Food Pantry | House Springs, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Door Animal Sanctuary | House Springs, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opera Theatre - St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pound Pals Cat Aid Fund | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River City Journalism Fund | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Art Museum Foundation | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Webster University | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gateway Pet Guardians | East St Louis, IL | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Food Search | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington University in Saint Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildlife Rescue | Ballwin, MO | General charitable purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Science Center | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Contemporary Art Museum | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forest Park Forever | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Full Circle Mo Feral | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Institute of St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Landmarks Association | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Ships | Lindale, TX | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Louis Area Foodbank | Bridgeton, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Bach Society of St Louis | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Swim On Foundation | St Louis, MO | General charitable purposes | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $144,250 |
| Animal-related | $31,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $19,000 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Education | $6,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Missouri | $628,200 |
| District of Columbia | $16,750 |
| Illinois | $15,500 |
| Georgia | $2,000 |
| Oklahoma | $1,000 |
| New York | $1,000 |
| Tennessee | $1,000 |
| Texas | $1,000 |
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Updated May 14, 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.