Funding search · EIN 431353474 · St Louis, MO

Arthur & Helen Baer

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

49
grants reported
$1.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Southside Early Childhood Center3 grants · $205,000
  • Jazz St Louis3 grants · $190,000
  • Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital3 grants · $150,000
  • Cardinal Glennon3 grants · $140,000
  • Girls2 grants · $100,000
  • The Sheldon Arts Foundation3 grants · $85,000
  • Center for Contemporary Arts1 grant · $75,000
  • St Louis University1 grant · $50,000
  • Uso of Missouri3 grants · $46,000
  • Lift for Life Academy2 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$497,500
2022
$437,500
2023
$386,000
2024

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

  • $80,000

    Jazz St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Jazz u education program and gala sponsor

  • $80,000

    Southside Early Childhood Center · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Early childhood programs and gala

  • $75,000

    Southside Early Childhood Center · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Early childhood programs and gala

  • $75,000

    Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital · Maryland Heights, MO · 2023

    General funding

  • $75,000

    Center for Contemporary Arts · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Gallery exhibits

  • $55,000

    Jazz St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Jazz u education program and gala sponsor

  • $55,000

    Jazz St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Jazz u education program and gala sponsor

  • $50,000

    Cardinal Glennon · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Music therapy program

  • $50,000

    Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital · Maryland Heights, MO · 2024

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Cardinal Glennon · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Child safety center

  • $50,000

    Girls · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Southside Early Childhood Center · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Early childhood programs and gala

  • $50,000

    St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Foundation scholarship

  • $50,000

    Girls · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $40,000

    Cardinal Glennon · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Child safety center

  • $35,000

    The Sheldon Arts Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Bjc Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Lift for Life Academy · St Louis, MO · 2024

    General funding

  • $25,000

    The Sheldon Arts Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Uso of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital · Maryland Heights, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $25,000

    The Sheldon Arts Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $20,000

    The Leadership Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Books for Stl Kids · St Louis, MO · 2024

    General funding

  • $15,000

    The Backstoppers · St Louis, MO · 2024

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Archeological Institute of America · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Baer lecture series

  • $15,000

    Lift for Life Academy · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $12,500

    Archeological Institute of America · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Baer lecture series

  • $11,000

    Uso of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Books for Stl Kids · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Pedal the Cause · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Books for Stl Kids · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Good Mews · Marietta, GA · 2022

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Jewish Family & Children'S Services · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Harvey kornblum jewish food pantry

  • $10,000

    Salvation Army · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Food pantry

  • $10,000

    The Backstoppers · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Uso of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $7,500

    Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts · St Louis, MO · 2024

    General funding

  • $7,500

    Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General funding

  • $7,500

    Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $5,000

    100 Neediest Cases · St Louis, MO · 2024

    General funding

  • $5,000

    Jewish Family & Children'S Services · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Harvey kornblum jewish food pantry

  • $5,000

    100 Neediest Cases · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General funding

  • $5,000

    Jewish Family & Children'S Services · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Harvey kornblum jewish food pantry

  • $5,000

    The Backstoppers · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General funding

  • $5,000

    100 Neediest Cases · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $5,000

    Archeological Institute of America · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Baer lecture series

  • $5,000

    Migrant & Immigrant Community Action Project · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

  • $5,000

    New Mt Sinai Cemetery · St Louis, MO · 2022

    General funding

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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.