Grantmakers

Charities and Community Foundations That Give Grants in Missouri

These 141 organizations are not private foundations. They are charities based in Missouri that give grants to other nonprofits and report them on Form 990 Schedule I -- community foundations, United Ways and federated funds, hospital and university foundations, and operating charities that regrant. Each gave to at least 20 organizations we could identify and filed a return covering 2023 or later.

141grantmaking charities
$7.0Bgranted between them
20,882funding relationships mapped

Ordered by number of organizations funded, not by dollars. Funding more organizations means more turnover in who gets a grant each year, which is a reasonable proxy for how often a list like this one changes -- it is not a signal that any specific grantmaker is open to a new, unsolicited applicant.

OrganizationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
Greater HorizonsKansas City$15,0003,279$1.9B
Greater Kansas City Community FoundationKansas City$20,0002,402$1.3B
St Louis Community Foundation IncSt Louis$20,0001,375$302.0M
Community Foundation of the Ozarks IncSpringfield$15,6621,108$87.6M
Veterans United FoundationColumbia$10,000773$68.5M
Midway USA Foundation IncColumbia$10,218623$30.9M
Washington UniversitySaint Louis$60,172620$448.8M
United Way of Greater St Louis IncSaint Louis$78,100551$258.4M
United Way of Greater Kansas City IncKansas City$21,209505$67.2M
St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis$11,126423$27.9M
Health Forward FoundationKansas City$75,000356$101.5M
Truman Heartland Community FoundationIndependence$12,000314$23.0M
Forvis Mazars FoundationSpringfield$10,000292$6.5M
Mid-America Arts AllianceKansas City$15,000261$7.3M
Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor FundSpringfield$15,000258$23.6M
Regional Cultural and Performing ArtsSt Louis$15,000247$16.2M
Youthbridge Community FoundationSaint Louis$20,400244$50.2M
Roman Catholic Foundation of EasternSt Louis$15,000182$15.8M
Southeast Missouri Food Bank IncSikeston$39,718175$67.8M
Ozarks Food Harvest IncSpringfield$70,906161$182.3M
Leonard & Beryl Buck FoundationSaint Louis$105,000160$160.6M
Missouri Humanities CouncilKansas City$10,000157$3.4M
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesKansas City$44,622154$41.6M
The Kansas City Royals FoundationKansas City$15,000149$6.6M
Jackson County Community Children'sKansas City$122,835142$79.2M
Theater League IncKansas City$10,000136$23.2M
The Children's Mercy HospitalKansas City$20,020130$35.7M
Mhm Support ServicesChesterfield$15,000127$6.3M
Community Foundation of Central MoColumbia$19,200124$9.2M
The Community Foundation of Northwest MissouriincSaint Joseph$12,500119$22.7M
Masonic Home of MissouriColumbia$9,000118$3.1M
Missouri Children's Trust FundJefferson City$67,155113$36.1M
National Council of the US Society ofMaryland Heights$13,780109$7.3M
Entrepreneur Startup BusinessSt Louis$75,000108$8.6M
Oracle Health FoundationKansas City$11,790108$21.6M
United Way of Central Missouri IncJefferson City$28,00099$9.9M
Delta Dental of MissouriSt Louis$25,00097$5.2M
Bjc Health SystemSt Louis$12,50093$22.8M
Government Employees Health Association IncLees Summit$10,00084$6.1M
Edc Loan CorporationKansas City$40,00083$3.3M
Area Resources for CommunitySt Louis$155,18480$101.3M
Metropolitan Arts Council ofKansas City$5,50075$1.5M
Regional Business CouncilSaint Louis$20,00075$5.8M
Community Capital FundKansas City$10,00075$944K
Ascension SetonSt Louis$27,72075$66.8M
Parents As Teachers National Center IncSt Louis$25,00074$2.1M
Lockton Cares IncKansas City$15,40072$1.9M
The Opportunity TrustSt Louis$105,00071$28.4M
St John Medical Center IncSt Louis$84,00070$38.4M
Ssm Health Care of Oklahoma IncSt Louis$20,00066$4.2M
St John Health System IncSt Louis$10,00066$6.1M
Great Jobs Kc IncKansas City$254,17266$89.3M
Missouri Sports Hall of FameSpringfield$13,55964$2.7M
Extension FoundationKansas City$45,28763$12.6M
Boone Electric Community TrustColumbia$8,83463$993K
Restoring LifewaysKansas City$25,00062$3.7M
Generating Income for TomorrowKansas City$25,00060$1.7M
National Rural Health AssociationKansas City$15,00058$9.7M
Missouri United Methodist FoundationColumbia$14,79058$3.4M
Combat Veterans Motorcycle AssociationLiberty$10,00058$545K
St Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center IncSt Louis$34,50057$13.7M
Staenberg Family FoundationSaint Louis$18,00056$4.4M
Bjc Health System Group ReturnSt Louis$10,00056$9.5M
The Foundation for Barnes-JewishSt Louis$35,29953$217.5M
The Global Orphan Project IncKansas City$28,95153$4.8M
Ascension Health AllianceSt Louis$60,00051$158.9M
After the HarvestKansas City$11,83651$10.2M
Ssm Health Care of Wisconsin IncSt Louis$19,83550$3.0M
St Louis Office for DevelopmentalSaint Louis$92,08250$30.1M
Northpoint Foundation IncKansas City$28,44149$2.5M
Blues for KidsSt Louis$13,57248$2.2M
Head for the Cure FoundationKansas City$15,00047$3.3M
Mobile Health Clinics AssociationSt Louis$12,50047$726K
Caring Communities IncJefferson City$19,25747$5.4M
School Smart Kc IncKansas City$52,50047$21.3M
The Greater St LouisSt Louis$10,00046$812K
Heartland Regional Medical CenterSt Joseph$20,40046$7.0M
Saint Thomas West HospitalSt Louis$16,00046$22.1M
Franklin County Area United Way IncWashington$21,50045$5.0M
Mercy Health Springfield CommunitiesSpringfield$11,20045$2.3M
Perception Funding IncKansas City$26,71743$4.6M
St Vincent Health IncSt Louis$20,00043$4.9M
The Research FoundationKansas City$25,00043$2.5M
Economic Development Corporation ofKansas City$10,00042$7.0M
Missouri Baptist FoundationJefferson City$11,20042$1.8M
Pi Beta Phi FoundationTown Country$10,00042$7.6M
Ssm Health Care CorporationSt Louis$10,00042$1.1M
Esco Technologies FoundationSt Louis$10,00041$1.2M
Skaggs FoundationBranson$17,07740$6.1M
Suburban Journals Old Newsboy's FundSt Louis$5,00040$801K
St Louis Cardinals Community FundSt Louis$23,08240$3.2M
St Mary's Health IncSt Louis$16,00039$4.0M
Greater St Louis IncSt Louis$10,00039$1.8M
Ascension FoundationSt Louis$50,00039$5.8M
Missouri Association of Area Agencies on AgingJefferson City$42,50037$6.6M
Missouri Coalition for CommunityJefferson City$393,85037$50.2M
Pkd FoundationKansas City$80,00037$9.6M
Ssm Health Care St LouisSt Louis$25,00037$7.0M
One ClassroomSt Louis$14,16037$1.5M
Lake of the Ozarks Shootout IncLake Ozark$14,38736$2.0M
Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSaint Louis$145,03836$27.5M
Heart of Missouri United Way IncColumbia$67,00336$8.9M
Disabled American VeteransKirksville$10,00036$1.1M
Bright Futures FundKansas City$127,50036$16.7M
Columbian Charities of Mo IncSt Louis$29,61435$2.9M
Southeast Missouri Area Agency onCape Girardeau$186,23035$29.5M
Alliance for Life - Missouri IncLees Summit$32,03435$7.8M
Downtown Kansas City Civic VenturesKansas City$35,00034$1.3M
Seniorage Area Agency on AgingSpringfield$61,30234$8.7M
Missouri Family Health Council IncJefferson City$247,20634$29.8M
The St Louis Men's Group Against CancerSt Louis$10,00034$1.4M
Mccarthy Holdings CharitableSt Louis$15,00034$1.7M
AcruxkcKansas City$12,50033$1.7M
International Brotherhood ofKansas City$10,00032$1.4M
Mid America Assistance CoalitionKansas City$6,59231$27.1M
Donate Life FoundationSt Louis$95,15431$12.0M
Build-a-Bear Foundation IncSaint Louis$34,62030$5.2M
Missouri Technology CorporationSt Louis$200,00030$44.4M
Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education IncKansas City$39,99930$3.7M
Optimist International FoundationSt Louis$10,90029$1.0M
The Giving Branch FoundationColumbia$10,13929$688K
Ascension Wisconsin Foundation IncSt Louis$100,07528$20.8M
Young at Heart ResourcesCameron$92,53328$15.1M
United Way of the Ozarks IncSpringfield$44,00028$5.0M
Ascension ProvidenceSt Louis$22,25528$3.7M
United Way of Southeast MissouriCape Girardeau$14,43227$1.8M
Freeman Health SystemJoplin$28,75027$9.3M
Mercy Hospitals East CommunitiesSt Louis$18,50026$12.2M
Missouri Universal Service FundJefferson City$17,11426$3.1M
Kansas City Soccer FoundationKansas City$12,25025$834K
The Home Builders Charitable FoundationSt Louis$15,00025$907K
Webster Electric FoundationMarshfield$10,00025$403K
Missouri Organizing and VoterSt Louis$73,30025$3.6M
Missouri Incutech FoundationRolla$16,50024$1.2M
Northeast Missouri Area Agency onKirksville$135,48323$18.2M
Mercy Health Southwest MissourikansasJoplin$11,50022$1.3M
Springfield Regional Arts CouncilSpringfield$10,00022$354K
Generate Health StlSaint Louis$15,10021$1.2M
Beta Sigma Phi Charitable FoundationKansas City$10,00021$450K
Metropolitan Energy Center IncKansas City$82,69921$6.6M
Presence Central and Suburban Hospitals NetworkSt Louis$11,50020$43.9M
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.

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