Food Assistance grants for nonprofits in Missouri
265 private foundations reported 455 food assistance grants to organizations in Missouri on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $13.2M in all. 138 of them are based in Missouri.
Foundations that fund food assistance in Missouri
20 of the 265: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of food assistance 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- Harvesters the Community Food Network, Kansas City - General support$2,188
- The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri Inc, Columbia - General support$969
- Operation Food Search Inc, St Louis - General support$792
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- St Louis Area Food Bank Inc, Bridgeton - Food banks & pantries$50,000
- Operation Food Search Inc, Saint Louis - Food banks & pantries$25,000
- St Louis Area Food Bank Inc, Bridgeton - Food, agriculture and nutrition$2,181
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Gave $2M in 2024
Commerce Bancshares Foundation
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri Inc, Columbia - Food bank market$10,000
- Operation Food Search Inc, St Louis - Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization$5,000
- Harvesters-The Community Food Network, Kansas City - Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization$3,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Food Outreach Inc, St Louis - Matching gifts$7,176
- Operation Food Search Inc, St Louis - Matching gifts$2,060
- The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri Inc, Columbia - Matching gifts$638
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Washington University, St Louis - Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$1,192,560
- Washington University, St Louis - Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$758,687
- Washington University, St Louis - Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$417,337
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The Hws Charitable Foundation Inc
Cedar Rapids, IA · latest return: tax year 2025- Southeast Missouri Food Bank Inc, Sikeston - General operating support$110,000
- Second Harvest Community Food Bank, Saint Joseph - Fresh mobile pantry$90,000
- Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, Columbia - Planting for the pantry$40,000
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Boniface Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Operation Food Search, St Louis - Food bank$50,000
- St Louis Area Food Bank, Bridgeton - Food bank$20,000
- Affton Christian Food Pantry, Affton - Community well-being - holiday giving$15,000
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- The James II Project Corporation, Arnold - Human services$5,000
- Kanbes Markets, Kansas City - Human services$4,075
- Monett Community Outreach, Monett - Human services$1,000
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Centene Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Nurses for Newborns, St Louis - Hurricane helene - thanksgiving meal distribution gift cards - north carolina$15,000
- Ozarks Food Harvest Inc, Springfield - Provide 186 weekend meals$5,000
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Gave $8.2M in 2025
Union Pacific Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Kanbes Markets, Kansas City - Health & social services$10,000
- Community Food Pantry, Marshall - Health & social services$5,000
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Gave $1.8M in 2024
Round Room Gives Inc
Fishers, IN · latest return: tax year 2024- Open Door Service Center Inc, Sedalia - Support of the physical repair of the outside of the food pantry building$8,000
- Saline Animal League, Marshall - Purchase supplies to build a pet food and supply pantry$1,000
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Gave $5M in 2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- Putnam County Senior Citizens Organization Inc, Unionville - General Operating Support$2,500
- New Hampton Christian Church Inc, New Hampton - Neighbors Feeding Neighbors$300
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Meals on Wheels of Columbia, Columbia$500
- Ozarks Food Harvest Inc, Springfield$100
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
The Gap Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Harvesters-The Community Food Network, Kansas City - For civic & community engagement$100
- Operation Food Search Inc, Saint Louis - For civic & community engagement$100
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Musk Foundation
Austin, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Operation Bbq Relief, Peculiar - Support disaster relief through meals$1,975,000
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Gave $102.1M in 2025
The Sunderland Foundation
Overland Park, KS · latest return: tax year 2025- Kanbe's Markets, Kansas City - Healthy corner store campaign / innovation shift program$495,000
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Gave $17M in 2024
The Hearst Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Harvesters - The Community Food Network, Kansas City - To support general operations$200,000
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Dew Foundation
Tyler, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Convoy of Hope, Springfield - Feeding programs for children, community outreaches and disaster response$150,000
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Ford Philanthropy
Dearborn, MI · latest return: tax year 2025- Harvesters - the Community Food Network, Kansas City - Essential services$147,000
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Gave $34.9M in 2024
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Kanbe's Markets, Kansas City - To support expansion of food access though Healthy Corners Stores program$125,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Missouri organizations that received food assistance grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Harvesters the Community Food Network Kansas City | 7 | $353,033 |
| Operation Food Search Inc St Louis | 7 | $104,462 |
| Kanbe's Markets Kansas City | 5 | $634,371 |
| Ozarks Food Harvest Inc Springfield | 5 | $8,492 |
| The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri Inc Columbia | 3 | $11,607 |
| Southeast Missouri Food Bank Sikeston | 2 | $129,434 |
| Second Harvest Community Food Bank St Joseph | 2 | $90,100 |
| St Louis Area Food Bank Inc Bridgeton | 2 | $72,181 |
| Affton Christian Food Pantry Affton | 2 | $15,243 |
| Food Outreach Inc St Louis | 2 | $7,949 |
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 food assistance, 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 265 foundations, 108 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.