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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Missouri
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 7,078 grantmakers listed 65,091 grants totaling $4.0 billion to 18,708 organizations in Missouri. 6,490 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 588 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 1,207 are based in Missouri; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Missouri organization was $7,000. Jackson County received the most grants (15,487, from 2,424 funders), followed by St. Louis County (14,336) and St. Louis city (11,005). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (8,766 grants), children & youth (5,490 grants) and health & mental health (4,546 grants).
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (Kansas City, MO) funded the most different Missouri organizations: 729, through 730 grants with a typical size of $26,160.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Missouri organizations
Ranked by the number of different Missouri organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to MO organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1152398 | 730 | 729 | $26,160 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 2 | Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc Springfield, MO · EIN 23-7290968 | 738 | 535 | $20,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 3 | St Louis Community Foundation Inc St Louis, MO · EIN 43-1758789 | 512 | 512 | $22,050 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 4 | Commerce Bancshares Foundation Kansas City, MO · EIN 44-6012453 | 787 | 455 | $1,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 5 | Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1262762 | 813 | 441 | $3,000 | 2023 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 6 | Orscheln Industries Foundation Inc Moberly, MO · EIN 23-7115623 | 795 | 366 | $1,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 7 | Mfa Oil Foundation Columbia, MO · EIN 43-1831800 | 347 | 335 | $2,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 8 | United Way of Greater St Louis Inc Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-0714167 | 452 | 309 | $91,404 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 9 | World Wide Technology Foundation St Louis, MO · EIN 26-3571211 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 429 | 260 | $5,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 10 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-6064859 | 472 | 255 | $70,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO · EIN 44-0545812 | 356 | 255 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 12 | Veterans United Foundation Columbia, MO · EIN 45-3630533 | 556 | 246 | $10,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 13 | Jefferson Foundation Festus, MO · EIN 90-0898945 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 402 | 225 | $22,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | St Louis Community Foundation St Louis, MO · EIN 43-6023126 | 187 | 187 | $11,746 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 15 | Ozarks Food Harvest Inc Springfield, MO · EIN 43-1426384 | 272 | 179 | $71,132 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | 15,487 | 2,424 | $1.3 billion | Top 5 funders |
| St. Louis County | 14,336 | 2,273 | $853.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| St. Louis city | 11,005 | 1,582 | $794.0 million | Top 5 funders |
| Greene County | 3,035 | 661 | $147.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Boone County | 1,711 | 369 | $67.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Clay County | 1,095 | 321 | $99.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| St. Charles County | 962 | 316 | $25.1 million | Top 5 funders |
| Jasper County | 868 | 143 | $26.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Buchanan County | 781 | 135 | $22.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Jefferson County | 768 | 224 | $15.2 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 8,766 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 5,490 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 4,546 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 3,433 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 2,005 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 1,632 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 1,471 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 1,141 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 1,008 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 663 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 659 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 472 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 90 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for Missouri ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.