Funding search · EIN 376610430 · Alton, IL
Piasa Charitable 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.
- 121
- grants reported
- $708,550
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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.
- United Way of Greater St Louis4 grants · $220,000
- St Louis Community Foundation2 grants · $67,000
- Crisis Food Center4 grants · $48,000
- Saint Louis Zoo2 grants · $35,000
- The Salvation Army4 grants · $24,000
- Alton Educational Foundation4 grants · $20,000
- Lewis and Clark Community College4 grants · $20,000
- Rising Together Foundation1 grant · $20,000
- Camp New Hope4 grants · $20,000
- Tunnel To Towers Foundation4 grants · $16,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 121 grants.
- $57,000
St Louis Community Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
General purposes
- $55,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · East Alton, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $55,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · East Alton, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $55,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · East Alton, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $55,000
United Way of Greater St Louis · East Alton, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $30,000
Saint Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2025
General purpose
- $20,000
Rising Together Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
Tornado relief
- $12,000
Crisis Food Center · Alton, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $12,000
Crisis Food Center · Alton, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $12,000
Crisis Food Center · Alton, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $12,000
Crisis Food Center · Alton, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Riverbend Head Start & Family Services · Alton, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $10,000
St Louis Community Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
General purpose
- $8,000
Hawai'I Community Foundation · Kahului, HI · 2023
General purpose
- $8,000
Volunteer Florida Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
General purpose
- $7,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $6,000
The Salvation Army · St Louis, MO · 2025
General purpose
- $6,000
The Salvation Army · St Louis, MO · 2024
General purpose
- $6,000
The Salvation Army · St Louis, MO · 2023
General purpose
- $6,000
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General purpose
- $6,000
The Salvation Army · St Louis, MO · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Alton Educational Foundation · Alton, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $5,000
Camp New Hope · Mattoon, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $5,000
Lewis and Clark Community College · Godfrey, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $5,000
The Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2025
General purpose
- $5,000
Alton Boys and Girls Club · Alton, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Alton Educational Foundation · Alton, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Camp New Hope · Mattoon, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Lewis and Clark Community College · Godfrey, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Riverbend Head Start & Family Services · Alton, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
The Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Alton Educational Foundation · Alton, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Boy Scouts of America · St Louis, MO · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Camp New Hope · Mattoon, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Lewis and Clark Community College · Godfrey, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Salt - Student Athletes Leading Tomorrow · Alton, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Alton Educational Foundation · Alton, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Camp New Hope · Mattoon, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Lewis and Clark Community College · Godfrey, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Pride · Godfrey, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Saint Louis Zoo · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
General purpose
- $4,500
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General purpose
- $4,500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Gateway Chapter · St Louis, MO · 2023
General purpose
- $4,000
Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation · Harborcreek, PA · 2025
General purpose
- $4,000
Partners for Pets Humane Society · St Jacob, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $4,000
Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation · Harborcreek, PA · 2024
General purpose
- $4,000
Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation · Harborcreek, PA · 2023
General purpose
- $4,000
Boys & Girls Club · Alton, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $4,000
Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation · Harborcreek, PA · 2022
General purpose
- $4,000
Riverbend Head Start · Godfrey, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $3,500
Christian Freedom International · Front Royal, VA · 2025
General purpose
- $3,500
Shadow Buddies Foundation · Lenexa, KS · 2025
General purpose
- $3,500
Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2024
General purpose
- $3,500
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General purpose
- $3,500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Gateway Chapter · St Louis, MO · 2022
General purpose
- $3,000
Patriot Training Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025
General purpose
- $3,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Us disaster relief 013622
- $3,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $3,000
Operation Homefront · San Antonio, TX · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation · Alton, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $2,500
American Cancer Society · Maryville, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $2,500
Boy Scouts of America · St Louis, MO · 2025
General purpose
- $2,500
Eden'S Glory · Greenville, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $2,500
Feeding America · Bridgeton, MO · 2025
General purpose
- $2,500
Ronald McDonald House · St Louis, MO · 2025
General purpose
- $2,500
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General purpose
- $2,500
The Bridge Church · Alton, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $2,500
Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation · Alton, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $2,500
American Cancer Society · Maryville, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $2,500
Boy Scouts of America · St Louis, MO · 2024
General purpose
- $2,500
Feeding America · Bridgeton, MO · 2024
General purpose
- $2,500
K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2024
General purpose
- $2,500
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General purpose
- $2,500
Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation · Alton, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
American Cancer Society · Maryville, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
Feeding America · Bridgeton, MO · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
Lustgarten Foundation · Woodbury, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation · Alton, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
American Cancer Society · Maryville, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Feeding America · Bridgeton, MO · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
Blood Cancer United · Washington, DC · 2025
General purpose
- $2,000
Stray Rescue of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2025
General purpose
- $2,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Gateway Chapter · St Louis, MO · 2024
General purpose
- $2,000
The Nature Institute · Godfrey, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $2,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Twins Fall, ID · 2023
General purpose
- $2,000
Lizzy'S Walk of Faith · Columbia, MO · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $1,500
Alton Area Animal Aid Association · Godfrey, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $1,000
East End Foundation · Alton, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $1,000
The Nature Institute · Godfrey, IL · 2025
General purpose
- $1,000
Alton Athletic Association · Alton, IL · 2024
General purposes
- $1,000
Partners for Pets Humane Society · St Jacob, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $1,000
Shadow Buddies Foundation · Lenexa, KS · 2024
General purpose
- $1,000
Community Hope Center · Cottage Hills, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $1,000
East End Foundation · Alton, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $1,000
Make-a-Wish · Peoria, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $1,000
Metro East Humane Society · Edwardsville, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $1,000
Partners for Pets Humane Society · St Jacob, IL · 2023
General purpose
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Similar grant size
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