Missouri · Grantmakers

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 2 of 4

26. Jackson County Community Children's Services Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $165K · through 2024
$233K
27. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
22 grants to 18 organizations · largest $148K · through 2022
$949K
28. Truman Heartland Community Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $82K · through 2022
$101K
29. Bourbon Charity
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2020 · 2.1% of their giving
$17K
30. Charities Aid Foundation America
30 grants to 14 organizations · largest $226K · through 2024
$831K
31. Chive Charities
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 3.3% of their giving
$10K
32. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
22 grants to 11 organizations · largest $27K · through 2024
$301K
33. LA Crosse Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $37K · through 2023
$67K
34. United Way of Greater St Louis Inc
20 grants to 6 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024
$251K
35. Frontstream Global Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2024
$106K
36. Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $7K · through 2023
$18K
37. The Kansas City Royals Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2023
$33K
38. United Way Worldwide
12 grants to 9 organizations · largest $42K · through 2020
$175K
39. Freeman Health System
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2023
$30K
40. Give Back Foundation
17 grants to 5 organizations · largest $15K · through 2025
$152K
41. Greater Horizons
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $281K · through 2024
$394K
42. Dayton Foundation Depository
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $37K · through 2024
$90K
43. St Louis Cardinals Community Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2023
$16K
44. Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $23K · through 2023
$42K
45. The Giving Branch Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2023
$5K
46. Staenberg Family Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2019
$18K
47. Simple Generosity Foundation
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $7K · through 2020
$25K
48. Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024
$25K
49. Heartland Charitable Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$10K
50. American Gift Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $42K · through 2024
$82K

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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