Missouri · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Missouri

Imperigo has identified 291 funders that made 1,512 grants totaling $182.0M to 219 community improvement organizations in Missouri, with a median grant of $23K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Missouri

Total granted $182.0M
Funders 291
Grants 1,512
Organizations funded 219

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

149. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$185K
152. Delmar Divine Charitable FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $7.3M · through 2020 · 99.7% of their giving
$14.6M
153. Greater St Louis Inc FoundationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.0M · through 2024 · 62.3% of their giving
$10.9M
154. Health Forward FoundationRegrantor
62 grants to 15 organizations · largest $625K · through 2024 · 7.3% of their giving
$9.4M
155. Brace for Impact 46 IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $450K · through 2024 · 43.7% of their giving
$1.7M
156. Small Business Empowerment CenterRegrantor
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $982K · through 2025 · 87.5% of their giving
$1.5M
157. The Bail Project IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $435K · through 2023 · 17.1% of their giving
$1.5M
158. Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement CollaborativeRegrantor
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 23.9% of their giving
$1.1M
159. Asian Americans for Equality IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 30.4% of their giving
$1.1M
160. Regional Business CouncilRegrantor
34 grants to 11 organizations · largest $120K · through 2025 · 15.5% of their giving
$1.3M
161. Common Justice IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 47.6% of their giving
$600K
162. Small Business Empowerment Fund CdfiRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2025 · 55.5% of their giving
$600K
163. Delmar Divine Support CorporationRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $170K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$474K
164. Kansas City Area Development CouncilRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $87K · through 2024 · 88.2% of their giving
$400K
165. West Central Missouri Community Action AgencyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $327K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$327K
166. Missouri Association of Area Agencies on AgingRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $193K · through 2024 · 9.5% of their giving
$623K
167. Council for the Advancement of Science Writing IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2024 · 87.3% of their giving
$275K
168. Greater St Louis IncRegrantor
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 19.7% of their giving
$250K
169. United Way of Greater Kansas City IncRegrantor
22 grants to 11 organizations · largest $505K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$2.0M
170. Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas CityRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $118K · through 2021 · 15.5% of their giving
$236K
171. Washington University Medical CenterRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $62K · through 2024 · 10.9% of their giving
$297K
172. Beyond Housing IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$150K
173. Rotary InternationalRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 60.9% of their giving
$101K
174. Civic Progress IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $160K · through 2019 · 12.5% of their giving
$160K
175. MS Action Fund IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2024 · 18.0% of their giving
$90K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement 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. 10 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 community improvement 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 community improvement funding in Missouri, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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