Funding search · EIN 431104889 · Saint Albans, MO
Mr & Mrs Sanford N McDonnell
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 154
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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2 grants matching “vollendorf” · $3,000
- $2,000
Student Mobilization · Conway, AR · 2022
For the vollendorf ministry.
- $1,000
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2022
For the vollendorf ministry.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Characterorg3 grants · $300,000
- Characterplus3 grants · $167,500
- University of New Mexico Foundation3 grants · $165,000
- Salvation Army3 grants · $65,000
- Opera Theatre of Saint Louis3 grants · $35,000
- Missouri Historical Society3 grants · $30,000
- Transformational Prayer Foundation3 grants · $25,000
- Drake University (Character Counts)2 grants · $25,000
- Focus On the Family3 grants · $21,000
- Nine Network of Public Media3 grants · $16,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 154 grants.
- $100,000
Characterorg · Sterling, VA · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $100,000
Characterorg · Sterling, VA · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $100,000
Characterorg · Sterling, VA · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization
- $67,500
Characterplus · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $55,000
University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $55,000
University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $55,000
University of New Mexico Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
For the john d. Robb composers symposium and musical trust.
- $50,000
Characterplus · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $50,000
Characterplus · St Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $25,000
Salvation Army · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $20,000
Salvation Army · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $20,000
Salvation Army · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $15,000
Drake University (Character Counts) · Des Moines, IA · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $15,000
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Focus On the Family · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Missouri Historical Society · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Nine Network of Public Media · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Sappington House Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Transformational Prayer Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Union Avenue Opera · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Winter Opera St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Drake University (Character Counts) · Des Moines, IA · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Missouri Historical Society · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Missouri Historical Society · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
National Museum of Transportation Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
For the capital campaign.
- $10,000
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $10,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $7,500
Transformational Prayer Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $7,500
Transformational Prayer Foundation · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $6,000
Focus On the Family · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Air Force Academy Foundation · Usafa, CO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Arts & Education Council · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Bach Society of Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Faith Lutheran Pyc · Ofallon, IL · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Fenton, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Metropolitan Opera Association-St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Mount Royal Academy · Sunapee, NH · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Saint Louis Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Saint Louis Symphony · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Saint Louis Zoo Annual Fund · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Trail Life-USA · Belton, SC · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
University of Missouri-St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Uso of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Webster University · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Wings of Hope · Chesterfield, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Youth in Need · St Charles, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Arts & Education Council · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
University of Missouri-St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Arts & Education Council · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Focus On the Family · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Mighty Oaks Foundation · Montgomery, TX · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
University of Missouri- Saint Louis · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $5,000
Washington University · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For the friends of music.
- $4,000
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $4,000
Webster University · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $4,000
Webster University · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For the community music school and leigh gerdine college of fine arts.
- $3,500
Parents Television and Media Council · Burbank, CA · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $3,000
Lake Sunapee Protective Association · Sunapee, NH · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $3,000
Mighty Oaks Foundation · Montgomery, TX · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $3,000
Student Mobilization · Conway, AR · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $3,000
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $3,000
Mighty Oaks Foundation · Montgomery, TX · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $3,000
Nine Network of Public Media · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $3,000
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $3,000
Nine Network of Public Media · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,500
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,500
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
For hurricane ian relief.
- $2,000
Family Research Council · Washington, DC · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,000
Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,000
The Navigators · Albert Lea, MN · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,000
Lake Sunapee Protective Association · Sunapee, NH · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,000
Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,000
Student Mobilization · Conway, AR · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,000
Uso of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $2,000
Saint Louis Symphony Powell Hall · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
2021 and 2022 gifts.
- $2,000
Student Mobilization · Conway, AR · 2022
For the vollendorf ministry.
- $2,000
Uso of Missouri · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,500
American Family Association · Tupelo, MS · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,500
American Heart Association-St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,500
Cardigan Mountain School · Canaan, NH · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,500
Bach Society of Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,500
Cardigan Mountain School · Canaan, NH · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,500
Family Research Council · Washington, DC · 2023
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,500
Bach Society of Saint Louis · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,500
Cardigan Mountain School · Canaan, NH · 2022
Gift to the annual fund.
- $1,500
Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
For the mcdonnell textile gallery fund.
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,000
American Red Cross · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,000
College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
- $1,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization.
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