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James S McDonnell Family Foundation

Name: James S McDonnell Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

116
grants reported: $49.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $33,000
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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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.

Jsm Charitable Trust1 grant · $9.0M
Davis & Elkins College2 grants · $8.6M
Washington University5 grants · $8.5M
Stl Life Sciences Projects2 grants · $6.0M
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center3 grants · $4.8M
Mo Bontanical Gardens3 grants · $2.5M
St Louis Teacher Residency3 grants · $2.4M
St Louis Community Foundation3 grants · $1.8M
Saint Louis Zoo Association3 grants · $550,000
St Louis County Library Foundation2 grants · $450,000

Giving over time

$8.0M

2022

$8.5M

2023

$15.2M

2024

$17.7M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 116 grants.

$9.0M
Jsm Charitable Trust · St Louis, MO · 2025
General support
$8.1M
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2025
General support
$5.8M
Stl Life Sciences Projects · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$4.3M
Davis & Elkins College · Elkins, WV · 2022
General support
$4.2M
Davis & Elkins College · Elkins, WV · 2023
General support
$3.0M
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · Olivette, MO · 2024
General support
$2.0M
St Louis Teacher Residency · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$1.8M
Mo Bontanical Gardens · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$945,000
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · Olivette, MO · 2023
General support
$890,000
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · Olivette, MO · 2022
General support
$667,000
St Louis Community Foundation · Clayton, MO · 2022
General support
$577,000
St Louis Community Foundation · Clayton, MO · 2024
General support
$566,000
St Louis Community Foundation · Clayton, MO · 2023
General support
$390,000
Mo Bontanical Gardens · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$347,595
Glenview - Mercury Family Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
General support
$320,000
Mo Bontanical Gardens · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$275,065
Starpatch Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
General support
$265,000
Stl Life Sciences Projects · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$255,000
Saint Louis Zoo Association · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$250,000
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$247,500
The Opportunity Trust · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$245,000
St Louis County Library Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$210,000
St Louis Life Sciences Project (Sllsp) · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$205,000
St Louis County Library Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$200,000
Teach for America · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$200,000
St Louis Teacher Residency · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$200,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$198,000
The Opportunity Trust · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$187,500
St Louis Teacher Residency · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$165,000
Thinkeranalytix · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$160,000
Gateway Global American Youth and Business Association · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$160,000
Saint Louis Zoo Association · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$150,000
Gateway Global American Youth and Business Association · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$135,000
Micds · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$135,000
Saint Louis Zoo Association · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$126,000
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$126,000
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$125,000
Teach St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$120,000
The Little Bit Foundation · Brentwood, MO · 2022
General support
$110,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$100,000
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$100,000
The Little Bit Foundation · Maryland Heights, MO · 2024
General support
$100,000
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$100,000
Teach for America · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$100,000
The Little Bit Foundation · Brentwood, MO · 2023
General support
$100,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$95,000
Tufts College Trustees · Medford, MA · 2023
General support
$90,000
Gateway Global American Youth and Business Association · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$80,000
Thinker Analytix · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General support
$75,000
Karkhana Global · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$50,000
Environment America Research & Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$50,000
Tufts College Trustees · Medford, MA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$50,000
Biostl · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$50,000
Tufts College Trustees · Medford, MA · 2022
General support
$37,000
Aim High St Louis · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$35,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2024
General support
$35,000
The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
General support
$31,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$25,000
Aim High St Louis · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$25,000
American Red Cross · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$25,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2023
General support
$25,000
The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
General support
$20,000
American Youth Foundation · Clayton, MO · 2024
General support
$20,000
Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
$20,000
Mo Coalition for the Environment · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$20,000
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Environment America Research & Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2023
General support
$20,000
Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General support
$20,000
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$20,000
American Red Cross · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$20,000
Beyond Housing · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$20,000
Forest Park Forever · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$20,000
Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General support
$20,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2022
General support
$20,000
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$20,000
The Covering House · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
General support
$15,000
The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
$15,000
Turn the Page Stl · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$15,000
Turn the Page Stl · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$15,000
Center for Emerging Tech · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022
General support
$15,000
Home Works Trenton · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General support
$10,000
Characterplus · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$10,000
Forward Through Ferguson · St Louis, MO · 2024
General support
$10,000
Freshwater Future · Petoskey, MI · 2024
General support
$10,000
Princeton University - Trustees · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General support
$10,000
The Recycling Partnership · Falls Church, VA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Aim High St Louis · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Characterplus · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Community Funds · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
Community School Association · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Cortex · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$10,000
Freshwater Future · Petoskey, MI · 2023
General support
$10,000
Homeworks Thvp · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$10,000
John Burroughs School · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Mo Coalition for the Environment · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Nine Pbs · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Princeton University - Trustees · Princeton, NJ · 2023
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.