Funding search · EIN 460476950 · Jefferson City, MO
Caring Communities
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 63
- grants reported
- $5.4M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $19,257
- 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
Funder website ↗Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
Funding pattern
What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Good Dads2 grants · $1.6M
- The Global Orphan Project2 grants · $933,625
- Global Orphan Project2 grants · $705,225
- Chapin Hall Center for Children2 grants · $643,414
- Futures in Action1 grant · $322,999
- The Curators of the University of Missouri2 grants · $132,600
- The University of Missouri - Columbia3 grants · $119,215
- Vision for Children at Risk2 grants · $103,662
- Area Resources for Community and Human Services3 grants · $100,000
- Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture2 grants · $97,822
Giving over time
Grant history
All 63 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.4M
Good Dads · Springfield, MO · 2024
Fatherhood Initiatives
- $472,875
The Global Orphan Project · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Technology based platform built to bring children and families needs to the communities attention
- $470,000
Global Orphan Project · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $460,750
The Global Orphan Project · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Technology based platform built to bring children and families needs to the communities attention
- $438,662
Chapin Hall Center for Children · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community pathway to prevention services
- $322,999
Futures in Action · St Louis, MO · 2024
Youth Exploring Purpose Grant
- $235,225
Global Orphan Project · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $204,752
Chapin Hall Center for Children · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community pathway to prevention services
- $191,088
Good Dads · Springfield, MO · 2023
Fatherhood Initiatives
- $77,500
The Curators of the University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2022
Senior Report and Kids Count Data
- $72,662
Vision for Children at Risk · St Louis, MO · 2024
LIFT MO advocate grant
- $70,050
Rose of Sharon Ministries · Ferguson, MO · 2024
Urban/Rural Disaster Preparedness event, Black Caucus Health/Homecoming & Making Life Work Grant
- $67,699
Advocating for Children in Crisis and Transition · Jefferson City, MO · 2024
Attorneys champion the rights for children in foster care
- $59,605
The University of Missouri - Columbia · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Kids Count Program Director
- $57,550
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture · Columbia, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $55,100
The Curators of the University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2023
Kids Count Data, Senior Report and LIFT MO
- $53,750
New Madrid County Human Resources Council Cp · New Madrid, MO · 2024
LIFT MO advocate grant
- $50,000
Area Resources for Community and Human Services · St Louis, MO · 2024
Reentry Conference and Caring Communities History Project
- $40,272
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture · Columbia, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $38,975
Therapy Paws · Jefferson City, MO · 2022
Provide specially trained canines
- $31,000
New Madrid County Human Resources Council · New Madrid, MO · 2023
LIFT Mo Advocate
- $31,000
Vision for Children at Risk · St Louis, MO · 2023
LIFT MO advocate grant
- $29,805
The University of Missouri - Columbia · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Kids Count Program Director
- $29,805
The University of Missouri - Columbia · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Kids Count Program Director
- $28,600
Therapy Paws · Jefferson City, MO · 2023
Support to provide specially trained canines
- $25,000
Area Resources for Community and Human Services · St Louis, MO · 2023
Reentry Conference
- $25,000
Area Resources for Community and Human Services · St Louis, MO · 2022
Reentry Conference
- $24,187
Potosi School District · Potosi, MO · 2024
Food Opportunities for Children
- $23,479
Therapy Paws · Jefferson City, MO · 2024
Support to provide specially trained canines
- $21,881
Boys and Girls Club of Joplin · Joplin, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $19,750
Marionville R-9 · Marionville, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $19,257
Missouri River Regional Library · Jefferson City, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $16,400
Children and Family Futures · Irvine, CA · 2024
START grant consulting
- $13,439
Taneyville Rii · Taneyville, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $10,732
Boys and Girls Club Southwest Missouri · Joplin, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $10,000
Missouri Coalition for Primary Health Care · Jefferson City, MO · 2023
Conference Sponsorships
- $10,000
Divine Holiness Outreach · Caruthersville, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $10,000
Springfield R-Xii School District · Springfield, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $9,950
Guadalupe Educational System · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $9,828
New Hope Ministries · Sikeston, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $9,769
Dallas County R-1 Buffalo High School · Buffalo, MO · 2024
Food Opportunities for Children
- $9,452
Brookfield R-Iii School District · Brookfield, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $9,450
Marionville R-Ix School District · Marionville, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $9,440
The Favored Foundations for Strengthening Families · St Louis, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $9,360
Confluence Academy · St Louis, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $9,300
Fort Osage R-1 School District · Independence, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $9,268
East Newton County R-Vi School District · Granby, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $9,185
Laclede County C5 School District · Lebanon, MO · 2024
Food Opportunities for Children
- $9,164
Twin Rivers R-X School District · Broseley, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for children
- $8,828
Osage County R-I School Disctrict · Chamois, MO · 2021
Food opportunities for chidren
- $8,538
Neosho School District · Neosho, MO · 2023
Food opportunities for children
- $8,500
Mississippi County Interagecy Coucil · East Prarie, MO · 2022
Discover Nature Day
- $8,000
Rose of Sharon Ministries · Ferguson, MO · 2023
Urban/Rural Disaster Preparedness event
- $7,950
The School District of Springfield R12 · Springfield, MO · 2023
Food Opportunities for Children
- $7,898
Carrollton R-Vii School District · Carrollton, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $7,251
Boys and Girls Club of Jefferson City · Jefferson City, MO · 2023
Food opportunities for Children
- $7,220
Grand River Area Family Ymca · Carrollton, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $7,010
Adair County Family Ymca · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $6,725
Operation Food Search · St Louis, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $6,539
Monett R-I · Monett, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
- $6,500
Network for Strong Communities · St Louis, MO · 2023
Review and digitization of binders
- $5,829
New City Fellowship of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Food Opportunities for Children
- $5,050
Mexico Area Family Ymca · Mexico, MO · 2022
Food opportunities for children
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Washington University1,357 grants · $384.9M
- Greater Kansas City Community Foundation2,405 grants · $350.3M
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
Similar purposes
- Hackensack Meridian Health Inc-Subordinates322 grants · $1.60B
- Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service145 grants · $505.6M
- North Carolina Partnership for314 grants · $462.9M
Similar grant size
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
- Paypal Charitable Giving Fund32,081 grants · $1.40B
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.

