Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 542074788. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $27.4M across 65 grants in 2024, a median of $120K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523169349102707. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 65 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Park Forever Inc | MO | $5,120,000 | IN SUPPORT OF "FOREVER: THE CAMPAIGN FOR FOREST PARK'S FUTURE" |
| 2 | Curators of the University of Missouri-st Louis on Behalf of the University | MO | $3,361,590 | UMSL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & STUDENT SUPPORT |
| 3 | Federation of American Scientists | DC | $2,250,000 | IN SUPPORT OF THE ECONOMIC MOBILITY INITIATIVE |
| 4 | St Louis Community Foundation | MO | $1,950,000 | BUILDING A FRAMEWORK FOR LASTING WEALTH: A PROPOSAL FOR BABY BONDS IN ST. LOUIS |
| 5 | Davis & Elkins College | WV | $1,160,000 | ENDOWMENT F/T SECURE THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN, PHASE II |
| 6 | Small Business Empowerment Center | MO | $1,000,000 | ST. LOUIS LOW-INCOME INVESTMENT FUND AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (ST. LOUIS LIFT) |
| 7 | St Louis Community Foundation | MO | $1,000,000 | GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME PILOT |
| 8 | St Louis Community Foundation | MO | $966,000 | GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME PILOT |
| 9 | Habitat for Humanity International Inc | MO | $900,000 | BUILDING OUR FINANCIAL FUTURE |
| 10 | Neighborhood Solidarity Fund | MO | $782,500 | IN SUPPORT OF STAFFING, PILOT PROGRAM COSTS, EVALUATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS |
| 11 | Wepower | MO | $637,539 | DEVELOPING A DATA-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY-CENTRIC STRATEGY TO COORDINATE & TRANSFORM THE ST. LOUIS EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM |
| 12 | St Louis Science Center Foundation | MO | $575,000 | FOR THE ST. LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2024, WITH THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS GIFT TO BE DECIDED LATER |
| 13 | Biostl | MO | $565,297 | BIOSCIENCE WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE: CATALYZING EQUITABLE CAREER PATHWAYS AND ENHANCING THE WORKFORCE SYSTEM TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH |
| 14 | Biostl | MO | $514,985 | BIOGENERATOR: BUILDING INNOVATION ECONOMY LEADERS THROUGH THE BIOSCIENCE EQUITABLELEADERSHIP (BEL) VENTURE FELLOWS PROGRAM |
| 15 | University of Washington | WA | $503,325 | PREPARING TEACHERS TO FACILITATE ASSET-BASED SCIENCE & LITERACY DISCOURSE IN DUAL AND MULTILINGUAL ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 78 | $21.1M |
| 2021 | 77 | $22.6M |
| 2022 | 74 | $24.2M |
| 2023 | 2 | $27.6M |
| 2024 | 65 | $27.4M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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