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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Missouri

Imperigo has identified 381 funders that made 2,099 grants totaling $218.1M to 169 youth development organizations in Missouri, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Missouri

Total granted $218.1M
Funders 381
Grants 2,099
Organizations funded 169

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
68 grants to 11 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$15.2M
2. United Way of Greater St Louis Inc
52 grants to 14 organizations · largest $785K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$12.8M
3. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
42 grants to 12 organizations · largest $10.8M · through 2024
$62.9M
4. St Louis Eagles Basketball Club
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.6M
5. Area Resources for Community & Human Services
27 grants to 7 organizations · largest $450K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$4.5M
6. BSA Trust Pony Express Council
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $481K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$843K
7. Steer Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $142K · through 2024 · 11.4% of their giving
$721K
8. Jackson County Community Children's Services Fund
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $338K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$2.4M
9. Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc
49 grants to 19 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$2.6M
10. Dallas Seminary Foundation
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$1.7M
11. United Way of Central Missouri Inc
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $128K · through 2023 · 6.6% of their giving
$893K
12. Fisher Deberry Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $63K · through 2024 · 56.4% of their giving
$214K
13. Child Evangelism Fellowship of Idaho
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $99K · through 2025 · 67.6% of their giving
$207K
14. Veterans United Foundation
57 grants to 13 organizations · largest $150K · through 2025 · 2.2% of their giving
$1.8M
15. In God We Trust Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2023 · 10.2% of their giving
$360K
16. 30 for the Kids Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 14.6% of their giving
$225K
17. Carthage Area United Way
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 14.1% of their giving
$169K
18. Caring Communities Inc
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $323K · through 2024 · 6.4% of their giving
$362K
19. Chiefs Ambassadors Charitable Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $104K · through 2024 · 33.9% of their giving
$104K
20. United Way of Greater St Joseph
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $103K · through 2024 · 4.3% of their giving
$481K
21. Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $71K · through 2024 · 7.2% of their giving
$272K
22. Tournaments for Charity C/O John Jankovic
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $225K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$771K
23. United Way of Southeast Missouri Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $43K · through 2024 · 8.4% of their giving
$188K
24. St Louis Cardinals Community Fund
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$259K
25. St Louis Community Foundation Inc
54 grants to 22 organizations · largest $313K · through 2024
$2.4M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to youth development 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. 14 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 youth development 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 youth development funding in Missouri, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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