Mission
TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS AT SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMIC STANDING IN VARIOUS ACADEMIC RANKING SYSTEMS.
Public Charity
Sinquefield Center for Research Inc
Sinquefield Center for Research Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in St Louis, MO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.0M revenue, $5.1M expenses, $1.2M total assets. IRS filings disclose 8 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $39.0M.
EIN: 831644063
St Louis, MO
Single Organization Support
NTEE: B11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.0M
Total Expenses$5.1M
Total Assets$1.2M
Grants Given8
Grant Total$39.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Sinquefield Center for Research Inc
How Sinquefield Center for Research Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $100 for programs
$100
Provided distributions to academic researchers identified by saint louis university research department
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIES RESEARCH PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY DESIGNATED MEMBERS OF THE SLU ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AND EXCLUSIVELY EARMARKS FUNDS FOR THOSE RESEARCH PROJECTS AS SELECTED BY IT FOR FUNDING. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED $500,000 SPECIFICALLY FOR SLU CHESS CLUB.
$5,065,831
ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIES RESEARCH PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY DESIGNATED MEMBERS OF THE SLU ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AND EXCLUSIVELY EARMARKS FUNDS FOR THOSE RESEARCH PROJECTS AS SELECTED BY IT FOR FUNDING. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED $500,000 SPECIFICALLY FOR SLU CHESS CLUB.
$9,351,469
SEE PART IV
$11,321,457
See Part IV
$7,288,175
See Part IV
$1,414,085
Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Ellen Barnidge
DIRECTOR
Jeanne Sinquefield
PRESIDENT
Michael Podgursky
CHAIRPERSON
Rex Sinquefield
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.0M | $5.1M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $5.1M | $9.4M | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $15.1M | $11.3M | $5.5M |
| 2022 | — | $7.3M | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $5.0M | $1.4M | $8.9M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $5.0M, with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MO.
MO
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.