Funding search · EIN 431770857 · Chesterfield, MO
William a Kerr Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 232
- grants reported
- $3.2M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern
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4 grants matching “charies” · $14,000
- $1,000
Charis the Stl Women'S Chorus · Webster Groves, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $5,000
Charis the Stl Women'S Chorus · Webster Groves, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $5,000
Charis the Stl Women'S Chorus · Webster Groves, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $3,000
Charis the Stl Women'S Chorus · Webster Groves, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Be Well Cafe4 grants · $462,500
- The Ruth Bancroft Gardens4 grants · $225,000
- Mount Diablo Interpretive Association (Mdia)4 grants · $217,000
- Seed St Louis4 grants · $185,000
- Las Trampas School4 grants · $175,000
- John Muir Land Trust4 grants · $155,000
- Congregation B'Nai Tikvah4 grants · $150,000
- Dream Builders 4 Equity4 grants · $100,000
- Pacific Crest Trail Association4 grants · $75,000
- Link Stl4 grants · $66,800
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 232 grants.
- $150,000
Be Well Cafe · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $107,500
Be Well Cafe · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $105,000
Be Well Cafe · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $100,000
Be Well Cafe · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $100,000
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association (Mdia) · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $100,000
The Ruth Bancroft Gardens · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $65,000
Seed St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $54,500
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association (Mdia) · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
Congregation B'Nai Tikvah · Walnut Creek, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
John Muir Land Trust · Martinez, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
Las Trampas School · Lafayette, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association (Mdia) · Walnut Creek, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
The Ruth Bancroft Gardens · Walnut Creek, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
Congregation B'Nai Tikvah · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
John Muir Land Trust · Martinez, CA · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
John Muir Land Trust · Martinez, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
Las Trampas School · Lafayette, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
The Ruth Bancroft Gardens · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $50,000
Las Trampas School · Lafayette, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $40,000
Seed St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $40,000
Seed St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $40,000
Seed St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $40,000
Walnut Creek Library Foundation · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $35,000
Dream Builders 4 Equity · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $30,000
Rosati-Kain Academy · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $30,000
Missouri State Parks Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $30,000
Choice in Aging · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $30,000
Pacific Crest Trail Association · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $26,500
Cinema St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $26,500
Dba the Jewish News of Northern Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Doorways Interfaith Residence · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Fort Gondo · Belleville, IL · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
League of Volunteer Enthusiasts of Kdhx · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Lindsay Wildlife Experience · Walnut Creek, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Link Stl · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Pacific Crest Trail Association · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Dream Builders 4 Equity · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Las Trampas School · Lafayette, CA · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Rosati-Kain Academy · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
The Ruth Bancroft Gardens · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Congregation B'Nai Tikvah · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Dream Builders 4 Equity · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Congregation B'Nai Tikvah · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
Doorways Interfaith Residences · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $25,000
The Gardens at Heather Farm · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $20,000
Doorways Interfaith Residences · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $20,000
Link Stl · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $20,000
Doorways Interfaith Residences · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $20,000
Missouri Parks Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $20,000
Missouri Parks Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $20,000
Walnut Creek Library · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $17,000
Show Me Arts Foundation · Florissant, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $15,000
Dream Builders 4 Equity · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $15,000
Great Explorations · St Petersburg, FL · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $15,000
Walnut Creek Library Foundation · Walnut Creek, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $15,000
Wk Preservation Group · Tarpon Springs, FL · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $15,000
Choice in Aging · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $15,000
Lindsay Wildlife Experience · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $15,000
Pacific Crest Trail Association · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $15,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $13,000
Great Explorations · St Petersburg, FL · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $12,500
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association (Mdia) · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $11,800
Link Stl · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area · Walnut Creek, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Choice in Aging · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Earthways Cente of the Missouri Botanical Gardens · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
John Muir Health Foundation · Walnut Creek, CA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Missouri State Parks Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
St Louis B Works · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Truth Wins Out · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Great Explorations · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Lindsay Wildlife Experience · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation · Urich, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
St Louis B Works · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Trailnet · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Walnut Creek Library Foundation · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Cinema St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Hyde Park Neighborhood Association · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation · Urich, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Missouri Historical Society · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
St Louis B Works · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Bay Area Leeds · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Lindsay Wildlife Experience · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Link Stl · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation · Urich, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Missouri Historical Society · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
San Ramon Valley Education · Danville, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
St Louis B Works · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
The Sheldon Arts Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $10,000
Trailnet · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $9,500
Brightside St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $8,500
Brightside St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $8,000
Lifeline Aid Group · St Louis, MO · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $7,500
Connect Pinellas · St Petersburg, FL · 2025
Charitable foundation
- $7,500
Cinema St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $7,500
Truth Wins Out · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable foundation
- $7,500
Sustainable Backyard Network · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $7,500
Walnut Creek Open Space Foundation · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Charitable foundation
- $7,500
Sustainable Backyard Network · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable foundation
- $7,000
Diablo Regional Arts Association · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Charitable foundation
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