Foundations that fund nonprofits in St. Louis, MO

2,026 private foundations reported 10,098 grants to organizations in St. Louis, Missouri, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $601.4M in all. 321 of them are based in St. Louis.

Foundations2,026

Based in St. Louis321

Grants on record10,098

Their typical grant$5,000

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Foundations based in St. Louis

10 of the 321 local foundations that reported grants to St. Louis organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.

• Edward Jones Foundation

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 277 Total there $10.9M Typical grant $300 Preselected recipients only
  • United Way of Greater St Louis Inc - Health/Human services$3,316,912
  • Great Rivers Greenway Foundation - Community & neighborhood development$1,833,330
  • Small Business Empowerment Center - Community service$850,000

• World Wide Technology Foundation

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Grants in St. Louis 111 Total there $8.1M Typical grant $8,000 Preselected recipients only
  • The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital - To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization$608,000
  • Greater St Louis Area Council Bsa - To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization$580,500
  • St Louis Symphony Orchestra - To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization$562,500

• Boniface Foundation

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 80 Total there $11.4M Typical grant $25,000 Preselected recipients only
  • St Louis Zoo Foundation - Wildcare park$3,000,000
  • Dogs for Our Brave - New building$1,800,000
  • Mercy Hospital South - Cyberknife$1,000,000

• James S Mcdonnell Foundation

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $30.1M in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 53 Total there $21.9M Typical grant $110,000 Describes how to apply
  • Forest Park Forever Inc - In support of "forever: the campaign for forest park's future"$5,120,000
  • Curators of the University of Missouri-St Louis - Umsl school of engineering & student support$3,361,590
  • St Louis Community Foundation - Building a framework for lasting wealth: a proposal for baby bonds in st. louis$1,950,000

• Berges Family Foundation

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $16.2M in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 40 Total there $13.2M Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
  • St Louis Symphony Orchestra - General support$4,000,000
  • St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation - General support$2,000,000
  • Great Rivers Greenway - General support$1,000,000

• The Crawford Taylor Foundation

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Grants in St. Louis 34 Total there $30.6M Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Great Rivers Greenway Foundation - Annual fund - support$16,000,000
  • St Louis Zoo - Annual fund - support$5,000,000
  • Scholarship Foundation of St Louis - Annual fund - support$2,475,000

• Community Impact Network

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 29 Total there $7.4M Typical grant $3,500 Preselected recipients only
  • Equity Homes - Demolition construction renovations$3,284,000
  • The Legacy Center Stl - Youth programs, educator professional development, and community strengthening$1,890,690
  • Parents As Teachers - Parent training in home/doula services$580,951

• Centene Foundation

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 26 Total there $3.3M Typical grant $25,000 Preselected recipients only
  • The Municipal Theatre Association of St Louis - Second century capital campaign$600,000
  • Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis - Provide medical equipment$574,070
  • Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation - Enhancing access to pediatric care$433,334

• Taylor Family Foundation

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Grants in St. Louis 15 Total there $13.2M Typical grant $10,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Forest Park Forever - Annual fund - support$13,020,000
  • Saint Louis Zoo - Annual fund - support$25,000
  • Springboard to Learning - Annual fund - support$20,000

• The Jsm Charitable Trust

  St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Grants in St. Louis 11 Total there $15.5M Typical grant $450,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Washington University - General support$9,050,000
  • Forest Park Forever - General support$2,180,000
  • Barnes Jewish Hospital Foundation - General support$1,730,000

Other foundations giving most in St. Louis

Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to St. Louis organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.

• Amazonsmile Foundation

  Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023

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  Grants in St. Louis 1,483 Total there $252K Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
  • Stray Rescue of St Louis - General support$33,008
  • Planned Parenthood of the St Louis Region and Southwest Missouri - General support$6,500
  • Humane Society of Missouri - General support$4,384

• Commerce Bancshares Foundation

  Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $2M in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 152 Total there $587K Typical grant $1,500 Describes how to apply
  • United Way of Greater St Louis Inc - Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization$60,500
  • United Way of Greater St Louis Inc - Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization$60,500
  • United Way of Greater St Louis Inc - Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization$60,500

• The Pfizer Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 118 Total there $96K Typical grant $200 Preselected recipients only
  • Pedal the Cause - Matching gifts$19,154
  • Food Outreach Inc - Matching gifts$7,176
  • Thrive St Louis - Matching gifts$5,000

• William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank of Kansas City N a T

  Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $16.2M in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 37 Total there $6.3M Typical grant $50,000 Describes how to apply
  • Nine Network of Public Media Dba Nine Pbs - Engage, connect, strengthen campaign over 3 years$1,800,000
  • Forest Park Forever Inc - Campaign for the glade over 3 years$1,000,000
  • Counterpublic - Counterpublic 2026: international institute focus area$500,000

• Shell USA Company Foundation

  Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 30 Total there $63K Typical grant $1,000 Preselected recipients only
  • St Louis University High School$13,836
  • December 5Th Fund$11,000
  • St Louis University$5,500

• Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Grants in St. Louis 22 Total there $839K Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
  • The Washington University - In support of financial health$559,460
  • Dream Builders 4 Equity - In support of neighborhood revitalization$100,000
  • Stl Youth Jobs - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$100,000

• Gates Foundation

  Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $6.3B in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 20 Total there $12.2M Typical grant $500,000 Describes how to apply
  • Washington University - Create novel technology platform capabilities$1,951,881
  • Washington University - Discovery and translational sciences$1,667,252
  • Resourced Inc - Agricultural development$1,464,570

• Wells Fargo Foundation

  Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Grants in St. Louis 19 Total there $9.3M Typical grant $35,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Inc - Neighborhood Advocacy$250,000
  • Neighborhood Solidarity Fund - Tornado Disaster Response$200,000
  • United Way of Greater St Louis Inc - United Way 2025 Campaign & College Kids$150,000

• Texas Instruments Foundation

  Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $22.6M in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 16 Total there $14K Typical grant $500 Describes how to apply
  • Rosati-Kain High School - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$4,710
  • Washington University - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$3,700
  • Concordia Seminary - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,000

• The Hws Charitable Foundation Inc

  Cedar Rapids, IA · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Grants in St. Louis 15 Total there $1.6M Typical grant $85,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Neighborhood Solidarity Fund - Northside resilience fund- phase 1$315,000
  • The Washington University - Seed for oklahoma kids: research to inform large-scale, asset-based policy$253,612
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St Louis Inc - Workforce development and career readiness: preparing disadvantaged teens for careers and jobs as adults$125,000

• The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation

  Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $47.9M in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 15 Total there $32K Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
  • Florida Atlantic University-Mo - Education$5,000
  • The Caregiver Club - Human services$5,000
  • Champ Assistance Dogs - Human services$2,650

• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $622.6M in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 13 Total there $2.2M Typical grant $46,950 Describes how to apply
  • Urban Strategies Inc - General operating support for urban strategies inc.$1,000,000
  • Missouri Jobs With Justice - General operating support for missouri jobs with justice$250,000
  • Community Health Commission of Missouri - Implementing a community institutional review board to give equitable research oversight to communities…$187,437

• International Charitable Foundation

  Fenton, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 13 Total there $125K Typical grant $2,000 Preselected recipients only
  • One Classroom - General support$30,000
  • Ssm Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation - General support$22,000
  • Meds and Food for Kids - General support$20,000

• Lilly Endowment Inc

  Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $3.9B in 2025
  Grants in St. Louis 11 Total there $23M Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
  • Eden Theological Seminary - Pathways for tomorrow initiative$8,000,000
  • Covenant Theological Seminary - Pathways for tomorrow initiative$6,066,491
  • Concordia Seminary - Pathways for tomorrow initiative$5,000,000

• The Simons Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 11 Total there $1.6M Typical grant $72,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Washington University in St Louis - Analysis of mechanisms underlying sex epistasis in autism - core$1,050,961
  • University of Missouri St Louis - Thompson center clinical site for simons national autism cohort$220,000
  • Washington University in St Louis - Integrated anatomical and gene expression phenotyping in autism spectrum disorders$149,510

• American Water Charitable Foundation Inc

  Camden, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $5.5M in 2025
  Grants in St. Louis 10 Total there $128K Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
  • St Louis Zoo - General purpose$41,784
  • Beyond Housing Inc - General purpose$20,000
  • Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation - General purpose$20,000

• Chubb Charitable Foundation

  Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $5.8M in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 9 Total there $22K Typical grant $200 Describes how to apply
  • Washington University - Matching Gifts$20,000
  • Washington University in St Louis - Matching Gifts$1,300
  • Stray Rescue of St Louis - Matching Gifts$200

• Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

  Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $95M in 2024
  Grants in St. Louis 8 Total there $1.5M Typical grant $75,000 Describes how to apply
  • Biostl - Support for organizational infrastructure investment and implementation of redi policy increase access to…$1,000,000
  • Small Business Empowerment Center - Support for the implementation of business assessment criteria and associated educational programs to serve…$120,000
  • Harris-Stowe State University - Support for the hssu anheuser-busch school of business entrepreneurship center, which will be a leader and…$100,000

• Michael and Noemi Neidorff Family Foundation

  Birmingham, AL · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 7 Total there $5.4M Typical grant $700,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Saint Louis Zoo - General operating$2,000,000
  • Cardinal Glennon Childrens Foundation - General operating$1,500,000
  • St Louis Arc Inc - General operating$700,000

• Once Upon a Time Foundation

  Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in St. Louis 7 Total there $146K Typical grant $230 Preselected recipients only
  • Washington University in St Louis - General support$55,800
  • A Red Circle - General support$50,000
  • Great Rivers Environmental Law Center - General support$25,000

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St. Louis organizations several of these foundations fund

Organizations in St. Louis that received grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.

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