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Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Missouri

Imperigo has identified 137 funders that made 1,558 grants totaling $116.3M to 196 animal welfare organizations in Missouri, with a median grant of $13K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Missouri

Total granted $116.3M
Funders 137
Grants 1,558
Organizations funded 196

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Friends of the Zoo of Kansas City Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $16.1M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$28.0M
2. Youthbridge Community Foundation
22 grants to 7 organizations · largest $8.1M · through 2024 · 26.3% of their giving
$13.0M
3. St Louis Community Foundation
70 grants to 25 organizations · largest $716K · through 2024 · 13.5% of their giving
$4.5M
4. Zoo Learning Fund
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.8M
5. Dixon Family Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2022 · 20.0% of their giving
$1.1M
6. The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouriinc
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2025 · 7.9% of their giving
$2.3M
7. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$2.6M
8. St Louis Community Foundation Inc
49 grants to 16 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$7.2M
9. Janet Simpson Tr Fbo Humane Society
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $108K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$606K
10. Deron Cherry Charitable Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $61K · through 2024 · 25.2% of their giving
$240K
11. Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc
48 grants to 15 organizations · largest $440K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$2.1M
12. Petsmart Charities Inc
48 grants to 20 organizations · largest $236K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$2.2M
13. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
23 grants to 14 organizations · largest $4.1M · through 2024
$6.6M
14. St Louis National Charity Horse Show
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 38.7% of their giving
$120K
15. Petco Love
34 grants to 17 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$1.1M
16. Veterans United Foundation
14 grants to 8 organizations · largest $500K · through 2025
$632K
17. Active Lifestyle Events Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2019 · 60.0% of their giving
$15K
18. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
134 grants to 89 organizations · largest $342K · through 2024
$2.4M
19. Do Good 4 Co
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2019 · 46.0% of their giving
$12K
20. Missouri Pyrotechnics Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K
21. Greater Good Charities
16 grants to 8 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$135K
22. Caring Communities Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $39K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$91K
23. The Lighthouse for the Blind
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$50K
24. Variety of Greater Kansas City Tent 8
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2019 · 6.0% of their giving
$15K
25. Hutchinson Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $76K · through 2020
$148K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to animal welfare work in Missouri, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 11 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering animal welfare work, with an address in Missouri. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable animal welfare funding in Missouri, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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