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 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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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
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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