Funding search · EIN 842708703 · Clayton, MO
David and Dorothy Kemper Family 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.
- 96
- grants reported
- $2.3M
- total given
- 2020–2024
- filing years
- $7,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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5 grants matching “burroughs” · $138,600
- $17,500
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $75,100
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $12,500
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $20,000
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $13,500
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Greater Horizons Daf3 grants · $897,154
- Missouri Botanical Garden5 grants · $235,000
- Washington University3 grants · $181,384
- Americans for Oxford3 grants · $145,000
- St Louis Art Museum Foundation5 grants · $145,000
- John Burroughs School5 grants · $138,600
- Princeton5 grants · $80,000
- Harvard University2 grants · $65,000
- Opera Theatre of Saint Louis4 grants · $50,000
- Archdiocese of St Louis5 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 96 reported grants, largest first.
- $424,159
Greater Horizons Daf · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $256,002
Greater Horizons Daf · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $216,993
Greater Horizons Daf · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $100,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2021
For the professorship
- $80,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2022
Jack c. Taylor visitor
- $75,100
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $75,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2022
Garden pond restoration at
- $71,384
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
For the professorship
- $62,500
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2021
To be used at the
- $55,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
- $55,000
Princeton · Princeton, NJ · 2020
Used at the discretion of
- $50,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2023
Garden pond restoration at
- $50,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $50,000
St Louis Art Museum Foundation · Saint Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $27,500
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To be used at the
- $25,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2024
Jack c. Taylor visitor
- $25,000
St Louis Art Museum Foundation · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $25,000
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2023
Jack c. Taylor visitor
- $25,000
St Louis Art Museum Foundation · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $25,000
St Louis Art Museum Foundation · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $25,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2020
To be used at the
- $20,000
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Artistic director contract
- $20,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2021
To be used at the
- $20,000
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $20,000
St Louis Art Museum Foundation · Saint Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
- $17,500
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $15,000
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $13,500
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
- $12,500
John Burroughs School · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $10,000
Archdiocese of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $10,000
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Artistic director contract
- $10,000
Archdiocese of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $10,000
Archdiocese of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $10,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $10,000
Archdiocese of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2021
2021 annual appeal
- $10,000
Happy Lung Project · Austin, TX · 2021
To be used at the
- $10,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To be used at the
- $10,000
Princeton · Princeton, NJ · 2021
Used at the discretion of
- $10,000
St Louis Symphony · St Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $10,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $10,000
Winchester Basketball Association · Winchester, MA · 2021
The bob bigelow memorial
- $10,000
Yellowstone Forever · Bozeman, MT · 2021
To be used at the
- $10,000
Archdiocese of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2020
2020 annual appeal
- $10,000
Illinois Native Plant Society · Chicago, IL · 2020
To be used at the
- $10,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2020
Covid research
- $7,500
Mildred Kemper Lane Art Museum · St Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $7,500
Nine Network of Public Media · St Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $7,500
Mildred Kemper Lane Art Museum · St Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $7,500
Boy Scouts of America - St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $7,500
Nine Network of Public Media · St Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $6,000
Chandler School · Pasadena, CA · 2024
To be used at the
- $6,000
Chandler School · Pasadena, CA · 2023
To be used at the
- $5,000
Congregation Temple Israel · St Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $5,000
Polytechnic School · Pasadena, CA · 2024
To be used at the
- $5,000
Princeton · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Used at the discretion of
- $5,000
St Louis Symphony · St Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $5,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $5,000
Casa De Salud · St Louis, MO · 2023
2023 virtual gala
- $5,000
Congregation Temple Israel · St Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $5,000
Princeton · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Used at the discretion of
- $5,000
St Louis Symphony · St Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $5,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $5,000
Casa De Salud · St Louis, MO · 2022
2023 virtual gala
- $5,000
Kipp St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $5,000
Mercantile Library at Umsl · St Louis, MO · 2022
Mackey study room
- $5,000
Princeton · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Used at the discretion of
- $5,000
US Ski and Snowboard Foundation · Park City, UT · 2022
To be used at the
- $5,000
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $5,000
St Louis Public Radio · St Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $5,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2021
To be used at the
- $5,000
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
To be used at the
- $5,000
Catholic Student Center at Washington · Saint Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
- $5,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
To be used at the
- $5,000
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
- $5,000
St Louis Mercantile Library at Umsl · Saint Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
- $5,000
United Way · Alexandria, VA · 2020
To be used at the
- $4,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023
To be used at the
- $4,000
Nine Pbs · St Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
- $2,500
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To be used at the
- $2,500
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $2,500
St Louis Public Radio · St Louis, MO · 2024
To be used at the
- $2,500
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To be used at the
- $2,500
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $2,500
Forsyth School · St Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $2,500
Nine Network of Public Media · St Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $2,500
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To be used at the
- $2,500
St Louis Public Radio · St Louis, MO · 2023
To be used at the
- $2,500
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To be used at the
- $2,500
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $2,500
Nine Network of Public Media · St Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $2,500
St Louis Public Radio · St Louis, MO · 2022
To be used at the
- $2,500
Congregation Temple Israel · St Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $2,500
Kipp St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2021
To be used at the
- $2,500
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
- $2,500
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2020
To be used at the
- $2,500
St Louis Public Radio · St Louis, MO · 2020
To be used at the
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