Funding search · EIN 431435400 · Chesterfield, MO
August a Busch Iii Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 259
- grants reported
- $10.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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.
- Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation4 grants · $2.3M
- American Red Cross4 grants · $750,000
- Wild Earth Allies4 grants · $695,000
- Friends of the Environment2 grants · $600,000
- The Caregiver Club3 grants · $550,000
- St Peters Senior Citizens Corporation4 grants · $463,623
- Rossman School4 grants · $450,000
- Make a Wish Foundation3 grants · $300,000
- Boca Grand United Methodist Church1 grant · $300,000
- Seriousfun Childrens Network2 grants · $250,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 259 grants.
- $750,000
Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
General; cardiac or hybrid suite
- $750,000
Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
General; cardiac or hybrid suite
- $500,000
Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
General; cardiac or hybrid suite
- $450,000
American Red Cross · St Louis, MO · 2022
General
- $357,000
Friends of the Environment · Ludington, MI · 2022
General
- $300,000
Boca Grand United Methodist Church · Boca Grande, FL · 2022
General
- $250,000
The Caregiver Club · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $250,000
John Burroughs School · St Louis, MO · 2022
Natatorium
- $250,000
Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
General; cardiac or hybrid suite
- $250,000
The Caregiver Club · St Louis, MO · 2022
General
- $245,000
Wild Earth Allies · Chevy Chase, MD · 2023
General
- $243,000
Friends of the Environment · Ludington, MI · 2023
General
- $200,000
Endangered Wolf Center · Eureka, MO · 2022
Conservation initiatives
- $180,000
Wild Earth Allies · Chevy Chase, MD · 2024
General
- $170,000
Wild Earth Allies · Chevy Chase, MD · 2025
General
- $150,000
Cadet Air Corps Museum · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General
- $150,000
Rossman School · St Louis, MO · 2023
Shipley leadership fund, general projects
- $136,029
St Peters Senior Citizens Corporation · St Peters, MO · 2022
Maintenance
- $127,846
St Peters Senior Citizens Corporation · St Peters, MO · 2025
Maintenance
- $125,000
Seriousfun Childrens Network · Westport, CT · 2023
General
- $125,000
Seriousfun Childrens Network · Westport, CT · 2022
General
- $107,704
St Peters Senior Citizens Corporation · St Peters, MO · 2023
Maintenance
- $100,000
American Red Cross · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
- $100,000
Boca Grande Health Care Clinic Foundation · Boca Grande, FL · 2025
General
- $100,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Ballwin, MO · 2025
General
- $100,000
Rossman School · St Louis, MO · 2025
Shipley leadership fund, general projects
- $100,000
American Red Cross · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $100,000
Boca Grande Disaster Fund · Boca Grande, FL · 2024
General
- $100,000
Boca Grande Health Care Clinic Foundation · Boca Grande, FL · 2024
General
- $100,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Ballwin, MO · 2024
General
- $100,000
Ronald McDonald House · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $100,000
Rossman School · St Louis, MO · 2024
Shipley leadership fund, general projects
- $100,000
St Louis Symphony · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $100,000
Umsl College of Optometry · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $100,000
American Red Cross · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $100,000
Aviation Youth Mentoring Program · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $100,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Ballwin, MO · 2023
General
- $100,000
St Louis Symphony · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $100,000
Rossman School · St Louis, MO · 2022
Shipley leadership fund, general projects
- $100,000
St Louis Area Food Bank · St Louis, MO · 2022
General
- $100,000
Wild Earth Allies · Chevy Chase, MD · 2022
General
- $92,044
St Peters Senior Citizens Corporation · St Peters, MO · 2024
Maintenance
- $75,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General
- $50,000
Cardinal Glennon Children'S Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
- $50,000
The Caregiver Club · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
- $50,000
Cardinal Glennon Children'S Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $50,000
National Merit Scholarship Corp · Evanston, IL · 2024
General
- $50,000
St Louis Area Food Bank · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $50,000
Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2022
General
- $50,000
Health & Homes St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
General
- $50,000
Heart To Heart International · Lenexa, KS · 2022
General
- $50,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
General
- $50,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022
General
- $50,000
St Louis Symphony · St Louis, MO · 2022
General
- $50,000
The Muny · St Louis, MO · 2022
General
- $46,400
Cbc High School · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
- $45,630
Cbc High School · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $44,980
Cbc High School · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $40,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General
- $40,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $40,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $30,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $26,000
Backstoppers · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $25,000
Backstoppers · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
- $25,000
Friends of Boca Grande · Boca Grande, FL · 2025
General
- $25,000
St Louis Firefighters Community Outreach · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
- $25,000
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2025
General
- $25,000
Friends of Boca Grande · Boca Grande, FL · 2024
General
- $25,000
St Louis Area Food Bank · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $25,000
St Louis Crisis Nursery · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $25,000
St Louis Firefighters Community Outreach · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $25,000
Surfers for Autism · Stuart, FL · 2024
General
- $25,000
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2024
General
- $25,000
Villa Duschesne · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $25,000
Wentzville United Methodist Church · Wentzville, MO · 2024
General
- $25,000
Crisis Nursery St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Jefferson county outreach center
- $25,000
St Louis Firefighters Community Outreach · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $25,000
Surfers for Autism · Stuart, FL · 2023
General
- $25,000
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2023
General
- $25,000
Villa Duschesne · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $25,000
Crisis Nursery St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Jefferson county outreach center
- $25,000
Mercy Heatlth Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
General; pratt match
- $25,000
Shriners Hospital · Tampa, FL · 2022
General
- $25,000
Surfers for Autism · Stuart, FL · 2022
General
- $22,500
Catherine'S Residence · Belmont, NC · 2022
General
- $20,000
Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2025
You can fly program
- $20,000
Humane Society of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
- $20,000
Magic House · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
- $20,000
St Louis Area Food Bank · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
- $20,000
Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2024
You can fly program
- $20,000
Humane Society of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $20,000
Magic House · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
- $20,000
Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2023
You can fly program
- $20,000
Humane Society of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $20,000
Magic House · St Louis, MO · 2023
General
- $20,000
Mercy Heatlth Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
General; pratt match
- $20,000
Shriners Hospital · Tampa, FL · 2023
General
- $20,000
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Biondi scholarship
- $20,000
Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2022
You can fly program
- $20,000
Boca Grand Health Clinic Foundation · Boca Grande, FL · 2022
General
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