Funding search · EIN 821838644 · St Louis, MO

The Opportunity Trust

Name: The Opportunity Trust grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

127
grants reported: $28.4M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $105,000
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

school existing improvement schools community expansion aligned coalition

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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.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Kairos Academies4 grants · $2.7M
Believe Schools3 grants · $2.2M
Atlas Public Schools4 grants · $2.1M
St Louis Voices Academy4 grants · $2.0M
The Leadership School4 grants · $1.9M
Navigate Stl Schools4 grants · $1.9M
City Garden Montessori4 grants · $1.5M
Momentum Academy4 grants · $1.4M
Bridge 2 Hope3 grants · $1.4M
Premier Charter School3 grants · $1.4M

Giving over time

$4.6M

2021

$5.1M

2022

$5.9M

2023

$12.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 127 grants.

$1.5M
Believe Schools · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
New schools
$1.3M
Gateway Science Academy of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school expansion
$1.3M
Kairos Academies · St Louis, MO · 2024
New schools
$991,848
The Leadership School · Pagedale, MO · 2024
New schools
$842,131
St Louis Voices Academy · St Louis, MO · 2024
New schools
$819,270
Atlas Public Schools · St Louis, MO · 2024
New schools
$746,607
Friendly Academy · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
New schools
$740,000
The Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
New schools
$732,175
St Louis Voices Academy · St Louis, MO · 2023
New schools
$714,750
Premier Charter School · St Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school improvement
$690,490
Navigate Stl Schools · St Louis, MO · 2021
Navigate stl schools
$650,000
Bridge 2 Hope · St Louis, MO · 2024
Parent & student leadership
$550,586
Atlas Public Schools · St Louis, MO · 2021
Reinvention by community
$550,000
Premier Charter School · St Louis, MO · 2023
Existing school improvement
$546,664
Navigate Stl Schools · St Louis, MO · 2022
Removing barriers to access
$540,902
Kairos Academies · St Louis, MO · 2022
New schools
$509,596
Kairos Academies · St Louis, MO · 2023
New schools
$504,210
Bridge 2 Hope · St Louis, MO · 2023
Parent & student leadership
$502,500
Navigate Stl Schools · St Louis, MO · 2023
Removing barriers to access
$497,200
Momentum Academy · St Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school improvement
$469,813
City Garden Montessori · St Louis, MO · 2022
Existing school expansion
$450,152
The Leadership School · Pagedale, MO · 2023
New schools
$450,000
Believe Schools · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
New schools
$432,992
Atlas Public Schools · St Louis, MO · 2022
New schools
$410,000
City Garden Montessori · St Louis, MO · 2021
High performing expansion
$382,500
Kipp St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Existing school expansion
$376,187
Brookside Charter School · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Existing school improvement
$355,000
Momentum Academy · St Louis, MO · 2022
Existing school improvement
$353,850
The School District of University City · University City, MO · 2024
District conditions for success
$350,000
Missouri Charter Public School Association · St Louis, MO · 2024
Research, learning, and policy
$338,000
City Garden Montessori · St Louis, MO · 2023
Existing school expansion
$338,000
Kairos Academies · St Louis, MO · 2021
New schools
$319,235
The Leadership School · Pagedale, MO · 2022
New schools
$300,585
Momentum Academy · St Louis, MO · 2023
Existing school improvement
$300,000
St Louis Teacher Residency · St Louis, MO · 2023
Diverse/effective teachers and leaders
$300,000
St Louis Teacher Residency · St Louis, MO · 2022
Diverse/effective teachers and leaders
$292,455
Kipp St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Existing school expansion
$290,670
Atlas Public Schools · St Louis, MO · 2023
New schools
$290,512
Momentum Academy · St Louis, MO · 2021
Coaching
$273,610
City Garden Montessori · St Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school expansion
$266,220
The School District of University City · University City, MO · 2023
District conditions for success
$255,619
St Louis Voices Academy · St Louis, MO · 2022
New schools
$254,400
Believe Schools · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
New schools
$250,000
Bridge 2 Hope · St Louis, MO · 2022
Parent & student leadership
$250,000
New Venture Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Parent leadership
$250,000
St Louis Teacher Residency · St Louis, MO · 2021
Stl teacher residency grant
$239,500
St Louis Teacher Residency · St Louis, MO · 2024
Diverse/effective teachers and leaders
$234,000
Teach for America · St Louis, MO · 2024
Diverse / effective teachers and leaders
$225,000
Normandy Schools Collaborative · Normandy, MO · 2021
School expansion
$202,500
Kipp St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2021
Expansion grants
$200,000
Missouri Charter Public School Association · St Louis, MO · 2023
Research, learning, and policy
$200,000
Missouri Charter Public School Association · St Louis, MO · 2022
Research, learning, and policy
$200,000
The School District of University City · University City, MO · 2021
School expansion
$194,000
The School District of University City · University City, MO · 2022
District conditions for success
$183,200
The Leadership School · Florissant, MO · 2021
Reinvention by community
$180,000
Teach for America · St Louis, MO · 2022
New schools
$170,900
St Louis Voices Academy · St Louis, MO · 2021
New talent pipelines
$157,000
Navigate Stl Schools · St Louis, MO · 2024
Removing barriers to access
$156,500
Kipp St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school expansion
$150,000
Teach for America · St Louis, MO · 2021
Primary grant
$145,000
Ferguson-Florissant School District · Hazelwood, MO · 2024
District conditions for success
$132,500
Greenhouse E3 · Portland, TX · 2024
Diverse / effective teachers and leaders
$119,074
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2021
Prime center grant
$105,000
Premier Charter School · St Louis, MO · 2021
High performing expansion
$100,000
The 74 Million · New York, NY · 2024
Innovative concepts in education
$100,000
Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls · St Louis, MO · 2021
Existing school improvements
$51,500
Activate Stl · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Parent & student leadership
$51,500
St Louis Black Authors of Children'S Literature · St Louis, MO · 2021
Fy22 grant
$51,350
Southside Early Childhood Center · St Louis, MO · 2023
Existing school improvement
$51,350
Southside Early Childhood Center · St Louis, MO · 2022
Existing school improvement
$50,000
Teach for America · St Louis, MO · 2023
New schools
$50,000
The 74 Million · New York, NY · 2023
Innovative concepts in education
$50,000
Counterpublic · St Louis, MO · 2022
Education program sponsorship
$50,000
Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls · St Louis, MO · 2022
Existing school improvement
$50,000
The 74 Million · New York, NY · 2022
Innovative concepts in education
$50,000
St Louis Community Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2021
Digital divide fund
$50,000
Wepower · St Louis, MO · 2021
Parent leadership
$45,000
Beginning Futures 2 · St Louis, MO · 2021
Reinvention by community
$41,250
St Louis Community Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
Digital divide fund
$34,550
Gateway Science Academy of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Existing school expansion
$33,000
Beginning Futures 2 · St Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school improvement
$30,000
Camelback Ventures · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Capital collaborative
$29,000
Beginning Futures 2 · St Louis, MO · 2023
Existing school improvement
$25,000
In Purpose Educational Services · St Louis, MO · 2021
Challenge grant
$24,000
Jnb Consulting · Denver, CO · 2021
The inspiration project
$22,200
North Side Community School · St Louis, MO · 2022
Existing school expansion
$21,000
St Louis Language Immersion School · St Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school improvement
$21,000
St Louis Black Authors of Children'S Literature · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
Aligned community coalition
$20,000
Southside Early Childhood Center · St Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school improvement
$20,000
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Research, learning, and policy
$19,500
St Louis City League · St Louis, MO · 2022
Aligned community coalition
$17,000
North Side Community School · St Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school expansion
$15,000
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Existing school improvement
$15,000
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Research, learning, and policy
$13,000
Show Me the World · Lansing, MI · 2021
Reinvention by community
$12,500
Beginning Futures 2 · St Louis, MO · 2022
Existing school improvement
$12,000
Jnb Consulting · Denver, CO · 2022
Diverse/effective teachers and leaders
$10,500
Show Me the World · Lansing, MI · 2023
Aligned community coalition
$10,000
Covenant House Missouri · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Aligned community coalition
$10,000
The Core Collective at St Vincent Home · St Louis, MO · 2022
Aligned community coalition

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Source: 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.