Community Development grants for nonprofits in Missouri
204 private foundations reported 688 community development grants to organizations in Missouri on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $59.2M in all. 107 of them are based in Missouri.
Foundations204
Grants on record688
Total granted$59.2M
Their typical grant$6,641
Foundations that fund community development in Missouri
20 of the 204: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of community development grants to Missouri organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Share - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Inc, St Charles - General support$1,273
- Mission St Louis, Saint Louis - General support$389
- Junior League of Kansas City Mo Inc, Kansas City - General support$363
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Gave $95M in 2024
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Altcap, Kansas City - Support to build capacity for improvement of the current loan platform's effectiveness and data collection in…$250,000
- Greater Kc Linc Inc, Kansas City - Support to build capacity for staffing, communication, and marketing related to workforce and career…$250,000
- Teach for America Inc, Kansas City - Support for program enhancement and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16642$250,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Great Rivers Greenway Foundation, Saint Louis - Community & neighborhood development$1,833,330
- Small Business Empowerment Center, Saint Louis - Community service$850,000
- Neighborhood Solidarity Fund, St Louis - Community service$350,000
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Gave $2M in 2024
Commerce Bancshares Foundation
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Restore Sgf, Springfield - Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization$10,000
- Creative Learning Alliance Inc, Joplin - Creative learning alliance - capital campaign$6,000
- Hispanic Economic Development Corporation of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City - Financial and digital literacy efforts for small business owners$3,000
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Gave $30.1M in 2024
James S Mcdonnell Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Small Business Empowerment Center, St Louis - St. louis low-income investment fund and technical assistance (st. louis lift)$1,000,000
- Neighborhood Solidarity Fund, Clayton - In support of staffing, pilot program costs, evaluation, and dissemination of findings$782,500
- Wepower, St Louis - Developing a data-driven, community-centric strategy to coordinate & transform the st. louis early childhood…$637,539
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
The Gap Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Mullanphy Botanical Gardens, St Louis - For civic & community engagement$700
- Boys Club of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City - For civic & community engagement$250
- Coldwater of Lees Summit, Lees Summit - For civic & community engagement$250
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The Patterson Family Foundation
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri Inc, St Joseph - Rural community foundation program grant$198,000
- Hamilton R-Ii School District, Hamilton - Rural workforce development program grant$100,000
- North Nodaway R-Vi School District, Hopkins - Rural workforce development program grant$100,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services, Kansas City - In support of underserved small business expansion$200,000
- Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services, Kansas City - In support of underserved small business expansion$200,000
- Beyond Housing Inc, Pine Lawn - In support of neighborhood revitalization$125,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Inc, St Louis - Neighborhood Advocacy$250,000
- Neighborhood Solidarity Fund, Saint Louis - Tornado Disaster Response$200,000
- Neighborhood Solidarity Fund, Saint Louis - General Operating$100,000
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Gave $31.3M in 2024
The Commonwealth Fund
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Columbia - U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowship and International Health Study Fellowship$227,725
- Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Columbia - 2025 AHCJ Health Journalism Events$80,000
- Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Columbia - Association of Health Care Journalists Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance, 2023-24$38,263
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Gave $8.2M in 2025
Union Pacific Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Community Betterment Association of Pleasant Hill Incorporated, Pleasant Hill - Community & economic development$15,000
- Warrensburg Main Street Inc, Warrensburg - Community & economic development$15,000
- Union Station Kansas City Inc, Kansas City - Community & economic development$12,500
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Gave $4.2M in 2024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd
Providence, RI · latest return: tax year 2024- Gospel Revival Ministries, Blue Eye - Matching gift to civic agency$3,380
- Convoy of Hope, Springfield - Matching gift to civic agency$1,550
- Camp Rainbow Foundation, Fenton - Matching gift to civic agency$200
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World Wide Technology Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2025- Great Rivers Greenway Foundation, St Louis - To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization$250,000
- Greater St Louis Inc, St Louis - To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization$25,000
- Village, Berkeley - To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization$5,000
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Boniface Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Beyond Housing, St Louis - Normandy community development$750,000
- Ready Readers, St Louis - Reading neighborhood captains program$50,000
- Regional Business Council, St Louis - St. louis social ventures partners$10,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Columbia - Supporting health journalism events, training, and online resources$180,000
- Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Columbia - Strengthening journalists' coverage of health and health care issues through conferences and workshops and…$132,856
- Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Columbia - Continuing to help reporters, editors, and producers stay on top of developments in health reform and react…$3,000
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Gave $7M in 2025
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Union Station Kansas City Inc, Kansas City - Civic$10,000
- Agriculture Future of America Inc, Kansas City - Civic$5,000
- Cape Girardeau Fire Department, Cape Girardeau - Civic$5,000
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The Hws Charitable Foundation Inc
Cedar Rapids, IA · latest return: tax year 2025- Neighborhood Solidarity Fund, St Louis - Northside resilience fund- phase 1$315,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St Louis Inc, St Louis - Workforce development and career readiness: preparing disadvantaged teens for careers and jobs as adults$125,000
- West Central Community Development Corporation, Appleton City - Connected rides: transforming rural transportation with technology$63,264
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Community Impact Network
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Beyond Housing Capital Fund Inc, Pine Lawn - To support the programs and mission of beyond housing, inc.$188,997
- Rebuilding Together St Louis, St Louis - Home repair program$40,631
- Pine Lawn Restoration Assoc, St Louis - Pine lawn sponsorship$1,500
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Gave $16.2M in 2024
William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank of Kansas City N a T
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Greater St Louis Inc Foundation, St Louis - Tower grove connector infrastructure project over 2 years$120,000
- Public Television 19 Inc Dba Kansas City Pbs, Kansas City - Civic impact journalism$100,000
- Missouri Main Street Connection Inc, Branson - 2025 main street now conference in kansas city$9,000
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Gave $5M in 2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- Mercer County Area Development Corporation, Princeton - General Operating Support$2,500
- High Hope Employment Services Inc, Milan - Workforce Development$500
- Main Street Albany, Albany - Volunteer Day Project$500
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Missouri organizations that received community development grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Neighborhood Solidarity Fund St Louis | 4 | $2,150,500 |
| Small Business Empowerment Center St Louis | 4 | $2,020,000 |
| Rebuilding Together-St Louis St Louis | 4 | $53,361 |
| Mission St Louis Saint Louis | 4 | $4,914 |
| Great Rivers Greenway Foundation Saint Louis | 3 | $2,093,488 |
| Beyond Housing Inc Pine Lawn | 2 | $875,000 |
| Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism Columbia | 2 | $737,780 |
| Connections to Success Kansas City | 2 | $250,100 |
| Dream Builders 4 Equity Saint Louis | 2 | $150,000 |
| Greater St Louis Inc Foundation St Louis | 2 | $145,000 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Missouri that we classify as community development, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 204 foundations, 91 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.