Funding search · EIN 436033786 · Columbia, MO
David B Lichtenstein 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.
- 73
- grants reported
- $2.7M
- 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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Top recipients
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- St Louis Zoo4 grants · $1.7M
- Variety Children'S Charity4 grants · $380,000
- Ccua1 grant · $125,000
- Baptist Student Union3 grants · $77,000
- Woodhaven1 grant · $50,000
- The Food Bank2 grants · $30,000
- Ranken Jordan Pediactric1 grant · $25,982
- Our Lady'S Inn1 grant · $25,000
- Children'S Hospital1 grant · $25,000
- Nurses for Newborns3 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 73 reported grants, largest first.
- $439,000
St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
- $426,500
St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $414,500
St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
- $400,000
St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2025
General support
- $125,000
Ccua · Columbia, MO · 2025
General support
- $105,000
Variety Children'S Charity · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $105,000
Variety Children'S Charity · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Variety Children'S Charity · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
- $70,000
Variety Children'S Charity · St Louis, MO · 2025
General support
- $50,000
Woodhaven · Columbia, MO · 2025
General support
- $36,000
Baptist Student Union · Columbia, MO · 2023
General support
- $30,500
Baptist Student Union · Columbia, MO · 2022
General support
- $25,982
Ranken Jordan Pediactric · Maryland Heights, MO · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Children'S Hospital · Columbia, MO · 2024
General support
- $25,000
The Food Bank · Columbia, MO · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Our Lady'S Inn · St Louis, MO · 2022
Genereal support
- $20,000
St Andrews Charit Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Disability Resource Association · Festus, MO · 2024
General support
- $11,200
Ronald McDonald House · Columbia, MO · 2024
General support
- $10,500
Baptist Student Union · Columbia, MO · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hosp · Maryland Heights, MO · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Society for the Blind · Sacramento, CA · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Special Olympics · Jefferson City, MO · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Jefferson City Racsjc · Jefferson City, MO · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Faith Through Fire · Wentzville, MO · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Live 2 Give Hope · Lebanon, MO · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Nurses for Newborns · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $10,000
School Off Service · Columbia, MO · 2023
General support
- $10,000
The Women'S Safe House · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Ellis Fischel Cancer Ctruniv of Mo · Columbia, MO · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Faith Foundation Children'S Home · Ironton, MO · 2022
General support
- $7,511
The Moog Center for Deaf · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
- $6,000
The Hannibal Nutrition Center · Hannibal, MO · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Center for Autism Education · St Peters, MO · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Nurses for Newborns · St Louis, MO · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Scouting America · Irving, TX · 2025
General support
- $5,000
White Cross Food Pantry · Joplin, MO · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Haven of Grace · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Heart of Missouri Girls (Gotr) · Columbia, MO · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Nurses for Newborns · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Powell Gardens · Kingsville, MO · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Serve · Fulton, MO · 2024
General support
- $5,000
St Louis Health Equipment · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
- $5,000
The National Ms Society · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Alternative Community Training · Columbia, MO · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Faith Foundation Children'S Home · Ironton, MO · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Haven House · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Pony Bird · Festus, MO · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Seed · Decorah, IA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
The Farmer'S House · Weston, MO · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Columbia Center for Urban Ag · Columbia, MO · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Home Sweet Home · Brentwood, MO · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Serve · Fulton, MO · 2022
General support
- $5,000
The Food Bank · Columbia, MO · 2022
General support
- $4,000
Ellis Fischel · Columbia, MO · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Paraquad · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
- $3,828
Faith Through Fire · Wentzville, MO · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Heart of Missouri Casa · Columbia, MO · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Pink Ribbon Good · Dayton, OH · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Burns Recovered · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Cedar Creek Therapeudic · Columbia, MO · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Home Sweet Home · Maplewood, MO · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Municipal Opera · St Louis, MO · 2024
General donation
- $2,500
Southeast Missouri Network · Jackson, MO · 2024
General support
- $2,500
The Alliance of Southwest Mo · Joplin, MO · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Municipal Opera · St Louis, MO · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Municipal Opera · St Louis, MO · 2022
General donation
- $2,000
Care 4 Joplin · Joplin, MO · 2025
General support
- $2,000
Pink Ribbon Good · Dayton, OH · 2025
General support
- $2,000
School of Service · Columbia, MO · 2025
General support
- $2,000
Southeast Missouri Food Bank · Sikeston, MO · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Clearwater Elementary · Piedmont, MO · 2022
General support
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