Funding search · EIN 862197504 · St Louis, MO
Ascension Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 50
- grants reported
- $5.8M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Meharry Medical College4 grants · $1.4M
- Wayne State University2 grants · $864,000
- University of Notre Dame Du Lac1 grant · $632,015
- Wayne State University School of Medicine1 grant · $432,000
- Marian Middle School3 grants · $317,839
- Fathers of Saint Edmund1 grant · $270,000
- La Posada Home1 grant · $100,000
- Wichita Childrens Home1 grant · $100,000
- Renewal House1 grant · $100,000
- Women & Children First1 grant · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $632,015
University of Notre Dame Du Lac · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
General Support
- $511,225
Meharry Medical College · Nashville, TN · 2023
General support
- $432,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
- $432,000
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support the school of medicine
- $432,000
Wayne State University School of Medicine · Detroit, MI · 2021
To support the school of medicine
- $406,174
Meharry Medical College · Nashville, TN · 2022
To support college initiatives
- $404,800
Meharry Medical College · Nashville, TN · 2021
To support college initiatives
- $270,000
Fathers of Saint Edmund · Selma, AL · 2024
General Support
- $111,999
Marian Middle School · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $102,920
Marian Middle School · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
Corporate sponsorship
- $102,920
Marian Middle School · Saint Louis, MO · 2021
Corporate sponsorship
- $100,000
Center for Urban Families · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General Support
- $100,000
Kid One Transport System · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General Support
- $100,000
La Posada Home · El Paso, TX · 2024
General Support
- $100,000
Mamatoto Village · Washington, DC · 2024
General Support
- $100,000
Renewal House · Nashville, TN · 2024
General Support
- $100,000
Wichita Childrens Home · Wichita, KS · 2024
General Support
- $100,000
Women & Children First · Little Rock, AR · 2024
General Support
- $93,532
Meharry Medical College · Nashville, TN · 2024
General Support
- $89,000
Arkansas Birthing Project · Little Rock, AR · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Hotel Hope · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General Support
- $75,000
Southeastern Michigan Health Association · Detroit, MI · 2024
General Support
- $75,000
Traininggroundsinc · Slidell, LA · 2023
General support
- $55,000
Milwaukee Diaper Mission · Franklin, WI · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Giving Austin Labor Support · Austin, TX · 2024
General Support
- $50,000
Moms Mental Health Initiative · Cedarburg, WI · 2024
General Support
- $50,000
St John Health System Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
General Support
- $50,000
Alexian Brothers Health System · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Ostara Initiative · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General support
- $50,000
The O'Connor House · Carmel, IN · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Alexian Brothers Health System · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Saint Thomas Health · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
- $49,400
Ascension Depaul Services · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General support
- $49,400
Ascension Depaul Services · New Orleans, LA · 2022
To support reducing barriers and building cultural bridges
- $46,161
Sisters of St Joseph Dear Neighbor Ministries · Wichita, KS · 2022
To support those in crisis
- $37,311
St Vincent'S Birmingham · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $36,511
Sacred Heart Health System · St Louis, MO · 2024
General Support
- $34,131
St Agnes Healthcare · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Emergency Infant Services · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General support
- $30,000
James · Owasso, OK · 2023
General support
- $20,970
Sacred Heart Health System · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $20,000
The Little Timmy Project · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General Support
- $15,869
St Agnes Healthcare · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $12,689
St Vincent'S Birmingham · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Ascension Seton · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $10,000
St Joseph Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Concern America · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
To support health programs
- $10,000
Depaul USA · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Seton Center · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support dental services for low-income youth and senior adults
- $10,000
St Alexius Outreach Ministries · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
To support senior center food delivery programs
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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