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 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

genereal

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Funding pattern

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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

$700,493
2022
$650,000
2023
$670,528
2024
$723,500
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.