Community foundation · St Louis, MO (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
St Louis Community Foundation Inc.
87% of its grant money in 2024 went out through donor-advised funds: individual donors chose those grants, not staff, so there is no application for them. If it also runs open grant rounds, they're in GrantMe's grant search when we've verified them.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 6 totaling $181,450
- Typical grant
- $8,000 to $35,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $12,625, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County, Davidson County · plus 833 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- 1 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “The final tranche of the endowment of stockton-walther healing...”
- Funds new groups?
- 33% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 6.
- Total giving that year
- $68.6 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $68.6M | $181K | 6 |
| 2023 | $75.3M | $113K | 5 |
How to apply
Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.
Board and officers
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- Terry CrowTreasurer
- James A KrekelerDirector
- Nina L KruegerDirector
- James CastellanoDirector (term ended dec 24)
- Stephen DaikerDirector
- Ellen J SherbergDirector (term ended june 24)
- C Clint ZweifelDirector
- Mitch MeyersDirector
- Carla JacksonDirector
- Shelley SeifertDirector (term ended dec 24)
- Donald SuggsDirector
- Stephen J RaffertyDirector
- Marquita WileyDirector (term ended dec 24)
- Michael McmillanDirector (term ended dec 24)
- William SchmidtChair
- Eric MadkinsSecretary
- Marvin AndersonDirector
- Steve BredbennerDirector
- Karen JordanDirector
- Kathy OsborneDirector
- Mont LevyDirector
- Julio SuarezDirector
- Mike WhittleDirector
- Jim MaherDirector
- Dwight D CanningVp & cfo
- Kelvin AdamsPresident & ceo
- David M LeipholtzEd of center for civil research
- Elizabeth M GeorgeDirector of community investment
- Andrea A Jackson-JenningsExecutive director
- Josina Pittman GreeneGiving strategist
- Jenny PraytorDonor services director
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- General support, general support specifically for missouri first responders
- Sigma chi golf scholarship, college of arts and science, annual campaign
- For credit to gamma chi chapter, president's council membership for pi kappa alpha foundation
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | General support, annual distribution for general support, general support in... | $107K |
| Kappa Delta Foundation Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | The final tranche of the endowment of stockton-walther healing minds... | $35K |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | General support, general support specifically for missouri first responders | $15K |
| Cross Point Community Church Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | General support | $10K |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Sigma chi golf scholarship, college of arts and science, annual campaign | $8,000 |
| Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | For credit to gamma chi chapter, president's council membership for pi kappa... | $6,500 |
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