Funding search · EIN 431242408 · Chesterfield, MO

John Henry Foster and Bernadine

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

120
grants reported
$320,328
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
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

educationcancerresearchdiabeteswomensheltercareaccess

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Top recipients

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  • Aspire Advocates for Behavioral Hea4 grants · $42,700
  • Washington University4 grants · $40,000
  • Missouri Botanical Gardens4 grants · $40,000
  • West County Ymca2 grants · $30,500
  • St Louis Zoo4 grants · $23,900
  • St Louis Aquarium Foundation4 grants · $17,000
  • Gateway Region Ymca1 grant · $16,000
  • Chesterfield Family Ymca1 grant · $11,500
  • Alzheimers Association4 grants · $9,000
  • Forest Park Forever4 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$82,140
2022
$76,000
2023
$84,700
2024
$77,488
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 120 grants.

  • $27,500

    Missouri Botanical Gardens · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Discover and share knowledge

  • $25,200

    Aspire Advocates for Behavioral Hea · Chesterfield, MO · 2024

    Mental health assistance

  • $17,500

    West County Ymca · Chesterfield, MO · 2024

    Genaral support

  • $16,000

    Gateway Region Ymca · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General support

  • $13,000

    West County Ymca · Chesterfield, MO · 2025

    Genaral support

  • $11,500

    Chesterfield Family Ymca · Chesterfield, MO · 2023

    General support

  • $11,000

    Aspire Advocates for Behavioral Hea · Chesterfield, MO · 2025

    Mental health assistance

  • $10,000

    Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Diabetes research

  • $10,000

    Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Diabetes research

  • $10,000

    Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Diabetes research

  • $10,000

    Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Diabetes research

  • $7,500

    St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Conserve animals and habitats

  • $6,000

    St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Conserve animals and habitats

  • $6,000

    Missouri Botanical Gardens · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Discover and share knowledge

  • $5,400

    St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Conserve animals and habitats

  • $5,000

    Missouri Botanical Gardens · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Discover and share knowledge

  • $5,000

    St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Conserve animals and habitats

  • $5,000

    St Louis Aquarium Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Access education conservation

  • $5,000

    St Louis Aquarium Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Access education conservation

  • $4,000

    Alzheimers Association · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Research to eliminate alzheimers

  • $4,000

    St Louis Aquarium Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Access education conservation

  • $4,000

    Aspire Advocates for Behavioral Hea · Chesterfield, MO · 2023

    Mental health assistance

  • $4,000

    Friends of Kids With Cancer · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Helping kids with cancer

  • $3,000

    Gateway Arch Park Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Support gateway arch

  • $3,000

    St Louis Aquarium Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Access education conservation

  • $2,500

    Aspire Advocates for Behavioral Hea · Chesterfield, MO · 2022

    Mental health assistance

  • $2,000

    Amcp · Alexandria, VA · 2025

    Education

  • $2,000

    Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Restore maintain and sustain forest

  • $2,000

    Joy Petalers · Rock Hill, MO · 2025

    General support

  • $2,000

    St Louis Childrens Hospital · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Medical

  • $2,000

    Willpower Community · Dripping Springs, TX · 2025

    Cimmunity support

  • $2,000

    Alzheimers Association · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Research to eliminate alzheimers

  • $2,000

    Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Restore maintain and sustain forest

  • $2,000

    Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Restore maintain and sustain forest

  • $2,000

    Friends of Kids With Cancer · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Helping kids with cancer

  • $2,000

    Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Restore maintain and sustain forest

  • $2,000

    National Ms Society Gateway · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Improve lives for people with ms

  • $1,500

    Alzheimers Association · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Research to eliminate alzheimers

  • $1,500

    Missouri Botanical Gardens · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Discover and share knowledge

  • $1,500

    The Butterfly House · Chesterfield, MO · 2023

    General support

  • $1,500

    Alzheimers Association · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Research to eliminate alzheimers

  • $1,500

    Minnesota Aviation Career · St Louis Park, MN · 2022

    Education

  • $1,350

    Chesterfield Heritage Foundatioin · Chesterfield, MO · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    American Heart Assoc · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Cardiovascular disease

  • $1,000

    Birthright Counseling St Louis · Brentwood, MO · 2025

    Women counseling

  • $1,000

    December 5th Fund · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Coping with cancer

  • $1,000

    Endangered Wolf Center · Eureka, MO · 2025

    Preserve & protect wolves

  • $1,000

    Friends of Kids With Cancer · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Helping kids with cancer

  • $1,000

    St Louis Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Public museum

  • $1,000

    World Bird Sanctuary · Valley Park, MO · 2025

    Rehab and emergency care

  • $1,000

    American Diabetes Assoc · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Prevent & cure diabetes

  • $1,000

    American Heart Assoc · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Cardiovascular disease

  • $1,000

    Birthright Counseling St Louis · Brentwood, MO · 2024

    Women counseling

  • $1,000

    December 5th Fund · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Coping with cancer

  • $1,000

    Endangered Wolf Center · Eureka, MO · 2024

    Preserve & protect wolves

  • $1,000

    Friends of Kids With Cancer · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Helping kids with cancer

  • $1,000

    Gateway Arch Park Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Support gateway arch

  • $1,000

    Lydia House · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Womans-childrens shelter

  • $1,000

    Our Ladys Inn · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Shelter & support pregnant women

  • $1,000

    St Louis Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Public museum

  • $1,000

    World Bird Sanctuary · Valley Park, MO · 2024

    Rehab and emergency care

  • $1,000

    American Diabetes Assoc · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Prevent & cure diabetes

  • $1,000

    American Heart Assoc · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Cardiovascular disease

  • $1,000

    Birthright Counseling St Louis · Brentwood, MO · 2023

    Women counseling

  • $1,000

    December 5th Fund · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Coping with cancer

  • $1,000

    Endangered Wolf Center · Eureka, MO · 2023

    Preserve & protect wolves

  • $1,000

    Gateway Arch Park Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Support gateway arch

  • $1,000

    Lydia House · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Womans-childrens shelter

  • $1,000

    Minnesota Aviation Career · St Louis Park, MN · 2023

    Education

  • $1,000

    Our Ladys Inn · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Shelter & support pregnant women

  • $1,000

    St Louis Filmworks · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    St Louis Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Public museum

  • $1,000

    The Backstoppers · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Support families of fallen 1st resp

  • $1,000

    World Bird Sanctuary · Valley Park, MO · 2023

    Rehab and emergency care

  • $1,000

    American Diabetes Assoc · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Prevent & cure diabetes

  • $1,000

    American Heart Assoc · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Cardiovascular disease

  • $1,000

    Best Buddies Intl · Creve Coeur, MO · 2022

    Support for developmental disabiliti

  • $1,000

    Birthright Counseling St Louis · Brentwood, MO · 2022

    Women counseling

  • $1,000

    December 5th Fund · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Coping with cancer

  • $1,000

    Disabled Athlete Sports Assn · St Peters, MO · 2022

    Therapeutic sports for the disabled

  • $1,000

    Endangered Wolf Center · Eureka, MO · 2022

    Preserve & protect wolves

  • $1,000

    Gateway Arch Park Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Support gateway arch

  • $1,000

    Lydia House · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Womans-childrens shelter

  • $1,000

    National Wildlife Federation · Marrifield, VA · 2022

    Increase wildlife population

  • $1,000

    Our Ladys Inn · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Shelter & support pregnant women

  • $1,000

    Ronald McDonald House · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Cares to families with seriously ill

  • $1,000

    St Louis Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Public museum

  • $1,000

    The Backstoppers · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Support families of fallen 1st resp

  • $1,000

    Uso Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Provides services to military

  • $1,000

    World Bird Sanctuary · Valley Park, MO · 2022

    Rehab and emergency care

  • $840

    National Hemophilia Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Improve lives of people with bleedin

  • $750

    Disabled Athlete Sports Assn · St Peters, MO · 2023

    Therapeutic sports for the disabled

  • $500

    Bloomington Creative Glass Center · Bloomington, IN · 2025

    Education

  • $500

    Fathers Family · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Education

  • $500

    National Wildlife Federation · Marrifield, VA · 2025

    Increase wildlife population

  • $500

    Chesterfield Heritage Foundatioin · Chesterfield, MO · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    Joy Petalers · Rock Hill, MO · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    St Louis Crisis Nursery · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Safe haven for children

  • $500

    The Backstoppers · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Support families of fallen 1st resp

  • $500

    Welcome Neighbor Stl · St Louis, MO · 2024

    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.