Funding search · EIN 222635309 · St Louis, MO

The Bellwether Foundation

$24.9M
in grants paid: 167
grants: 102
recipients: 2022–2025
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$2.0M
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2025
To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.
$1.4M
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2025
To improve the human condition through plant science.
$1.0M
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2025
To restore, maintain and sustain forest park in partnership with the city of st. Louis.
$1.0M
Cardinal Glennon Children'S Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
To deliver exceptional health care to all children in need of care.
$500,000
Sheldon Arts Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
To enrich the st. Louis region with a wide range of music, visual arts and educational programs.
$130,000
Urban Sprouts · University City, MO · 2025
To honor and empower each young scholar to develop into socially capable, creative, and inspired citizens.
$100,000
Center for Creative Arts (Coca) · St Louis, MO · 2025
To enrich lives and build community through the arts.
$100,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2025
To mobilize the community with one goal in mind: helping people live their best possible lives.
$100,000
Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2025
To empower individuals to secure economic self-reliance, social equality, & civil rights.
$70,000
Green House Venture · St Louis, MO · 2025
To educate elementary students in stem, bioscience, nutrition and dietetics, and urban agriculture.
$55,000
City Academy · St Louis, MO · 2025
To offer affordable education to promising children in the community.
$46,500
St Louis Mercantile Library at Umsl · St Louis, MO · 2025
To make its collections available to the widest number of local and national users
$30,000
Dream Builders 4 Equity · St Louis, MO · 2025
For low-income youth to receive training in rehabbing property.
$30,000
Forest Releaf of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2025
To provide trees for public and nonprofit plantings.
$10,000
Friends of Okeeheelee Nature Center · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
To promote an appreciation of our natural world and provide educational opportunities.
$8,000
Visitation Academy · St Louis, MO · 2025
To educate children and young women.
$6,000
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers · St Louis, MO · 2025
To provide, protect & support reproductive & sexual health, services, access and rights.
$5,000
Guardian Angel Settlement Association · St Louis, MO · 2025
To help people living in poverty improve the quality of their lives and achieve economic independence.
$5,000
Operation Food Search · St Louis, MO · 2025
To heal hunger with innovative solutions that provide food today & help create a hunger-free tomorrow.
$5,000
Saint Louis Zoo Association · St Louis, MO · 2025
To conserve animals and their habitats through animal management, research and programs.
$5,000
Flance Early Learning Center · St Louis, MO · 2025
To educate and nurture young children, supporting families and strengthening community.
$5,000
John Burroughs School · St Louis, MO · 2025
To support academic, physical and creative fulfillment for students.
$5,000
Pianos for People · St Louis, MO · 2025
To provide free access to the transformational power of the piano.
$4,000
Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
To support and encourage support of the saint louis art museum.
$3,500
Eye Thrive · St Louis, MO · 2025
To give children the ability to thrive through access to essential vision services.
$3,500
Marian Middle School · St Louis, MO · 2025
To break the cycle of poverty through high-quality education for adolescent girls.
$3,000
The Campbell House · St Louis, MO · 2025
To enliven the history of st. Louis and westward expansion through the story of the campbell family.
$3,000
Saint Louis Science Center Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
To support the saint louis science center.
$3,000
Tower Grove Park Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
To provide important recreational, educational and cultural opportunities for the public.
$2,500
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2025
To discover and disseminate knowledge and the freedom of inquiry through research and learning.
$2,500
Suffield Academy · Suffield, CT · 2025
To provide students with academic excellence, strong work ethic, respect, and commitment.
$2,500
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2025
To promote learning by engaging with students in advancing scholarly inquiry.
$1,500
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2025
To educate students in an academically challenging and intellectually vibrant community.
$1,500
Bread for the City · Washington, DC · 2025
To help low-income residents develop their power to determine the future of their communities.
$1,500
Food & Friends · Washington, DC · 2025
To provide meals, groceries, & nutrition to those living with cancer, hiv/aids, & other illnesses.
$1,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2025
To spark curiosity and learning with the knowledge, resources, and expertise of the smithsonian.
$1,000
Soldiers Memorial Military Museummissouri Historical Society · St Louis, MO · 2025
To serve as the confluence of historical perspectives to inspire and engage.
$1,000
Brookings Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
To equip individuals with research & policy strategies for a more prosperous & secure world.
$1,000
Missouri History Museum · St Louis, MO · 2025
To serve as the confluence of historical perspectives to inspire and engage.
$2.6M
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2024
To improve the human condition through plant science.
$2.0M
Cardinal Glennon Children'S Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
To deliver exceptional health care to all children in need of care.
$1.0M
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2024
To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.
$300,000
St Louis Mercantile Library at Umsl · St Louis, MO · 2024
To make its collections available to the widest number of local and national users.
$70,000
Sheldon Arts Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
To enrich the st. Louis region with a wide range of music, visual arts and educational programs.
$57,500
City Academy · St Louis, MO · 2024
To offer affordable education to promising children in the community.
$50,000
Loyola Academy of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
To break the cycle of poverty through education for elementary and middle school boys.
$25,000
Kids Vision for Life St Louis · Maryland Heights, MO · 2024
To eliminate poor vision as a barrier to learning in order to achieve higher outcomes.
$15,000
Pianos for People · St Louis, MO · 2024
To provide free access to the transformational power of the piano.
$10,000
Forest Releaf of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2024
To provide trees for public and nonprofit plantings.
$10,000
Visitation Academy · St Louis, MO · 2024
To educate children and young women.
$5,500
Saint Louis Zoo Association · St Louis, MO · 2024
To conserve animals and their habitats through animal mgmt, research and educational programs.
$5,000
Eye Thrive · St Louis, MO · 2024
To give children the ability to thrive through access to essential vision services.
$4,000
Urban Sprouts · University City, MO · 2024
To honor and empower each young scholar to develop into socially capable, creative, and inspired citizens.
$4,000
Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
To support and encourage support of the saint louis art museum.
$3,000
Tower Grove Park Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
To provide important recreational, educational and cultural opportunities for the public.
$3,000
Saint Louis Science Center Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
To support the saint louis science center.
$3,000
The Campbell House · St Louis, MO · 2024
To enliven the history of st. Louis and westward expansion through the story of the campbell family.
$3,000
John Burroughs School · St Louis, MO · 2024
To support academic, physical and creative fulfillment for students.
$2,500
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
To discover and disseminate knowledge and the freedom of inquiry through research and learning.
$2,500
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
To promote learning by engaging with students in advancing scholarly inquiry.
$2,500
Suffield Academy · Suffield, CT · 2024
To provide students with academic excellence, strong work ethic, respect, and commitment.
$1,500
Dream Builders 4equity · St Louis, MO · 2024
For low-income youth to receive training in rehabbing property.
$1,500
International Institute · St Louis, MO · 2024
To provide opportunities for immigrants and refugees to thrive in our region.
$1,000
Missouri History Museum · St Louis, MO · 2024
To serve as the confluence of hist. Perspectives and contemp. Issues to inspire and engage.
$1,000
Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
To support families of children battling congenital heart defects.
$1,000
Soldiers Memorial Military Museummissouri Historical Society · St Louis, MO · 2024
To serve as the confluence of hist. Perspectives and contemp. Issues to inspire and engage.
$2.2M
Saint Louis Zoo Association · St Louis, MO · 2023
To conserve animals and their habitats through animal management, research and programs
$2.0M
St Louis Symphony Orchestra · St Louis, MO · 2023
To enrich people's lives through the power of music
$1.0M
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2023
To improve the human condition through plant science
$700,000
St Louis Mercantile Library at Umsl · St Louis, MO · 2023
To make its collections available to the widest number of local and national users
$603,256
Great Rivers Greenway Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
To develop a network of greenways to make the st. Louis region a more vibrant place to live, work and play
$70,000
Sheldon Arts Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
To enrich the st. Louis region with a wide range of music, visual arts and educational programs
$61,000
City Academy · St Louis, MO · 2023
To offer affordable education to promising children in the community
$50,000
Loyola Academy of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
To break the cycle of poverty through education for middle school boys
$50,000
Ready Readers · St Louis, MO · 2023
To expand literacy for young children in low-income communities through literacy experiences
$32,000
The Magic House · St Louis, MO · 2023
To engage all children with hands-on learning experiences to promote imagination, curiosity and creativity
$30,000
The Green House Venture · St Louis, MO · 2023
To educate, excite, and equip an inclusive population of elementary students
$25,000
Kids Vision for Life St Louis · Maryland Heights, MO · 2023
To eliminate poor vision as a barrier to learning in order to achieve higher outcomes
$25,000
City Garden Montessori School · St Louis, MO · 2023
To provide a high-quality education to a diverse student population
$25,000
Chads Coalition for Mental Health · St Louis, MO · 2023
To save young lives by advancing the awareness of depression and suicide
$25,000
Lifewise Stl · St Louis, MO · 2023
To provide social services to residents of south side st. Louis
$25,000
St Louis Help · St Louis, MO · 2023
To secure and provide the health equipment necessary to help people in need
$25,000
St Louis Shakespeare Festival · St Louis, MO · 2023
To celebrate shakespeare's language and the artists he inspired
$25,000
Urban Sprouts · University City, MO · 2023
To honor and empower each young scholar to develop into socially capable, creative, and inspired citizens
$20,000
North Side Community School · St Louis, MO · 2023
To improve each student's opportunities in education and in life
$15,000
Pianos for People · St Louis, MO · 2023
To provide free access to the transformational power of the piano
$15,000
Operation Food Search · St Louis, MO · 2023
To nourish and educate our neighbors in need to heal the hurt of hunger
$10,000
Prevented · St Louis, MO · 2023
To reduce or prevent the harms of alcohol and other drug use
$10,000
Audubon Center at Riverlands · West Alton, MO · 2023
To connect people to the beauty and significance of the mississippi river and the great rivers
$10,000
Cultural Leadership · St Louis, MO · 2023
To empower social change in greater st. Louis through immersive learning and empathy building
$10,000
Cornerstone Center for Early Learning · St Louis, MO · 2023
To provide the finest care and education for children in the st. Louis area
$10,000
Kids in the Middle · St Louis, MO · 2023
To empower children, parents and families during and after divorce
$10,000
River Relief · Columbia, MO · 2023
To engage individuals and communities along the missouri river
$10,000
Room at the Inn · Bridgeton, MO · 2023
To provide emergency shelter and a stabilizing support system to local women and families
$10,000
Litshop · St Louis, MO · 2023
To provide after-school and summer programming
$10,000
Bilingual International Assistant Services · St Louis, MO · 2023
To ensure equal access to healthcare, mental health and social services for all
$10,000
Marygrove Child Center · Florissant, MO · 2023
To provide a safe place for children and youth who have experienced significant trauma
$10,000
Miriam Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
To improve the quality of life for children with learning disabilities and their families
$10,000
Eye Thrive · St Louis, MO · 2023
To give children the ability to thrive through access to essential vision services
$10,000
Immigrant & Refugee Women'S Program · St Louis, MO · 2023
To champion migrant and rural women's rights to live and work with dignity

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.