Funding search · EIN 431780147 · Columbia, MO
R&J Lewis Comm Betterment 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.
- 60
- grants reported
- $174,370
- 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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Top recipients
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- The Missouri Symphony4 grants · $20,800
- Columbia Police Scholarship Fund4 grants · $20,000
- Ronald McDonald House Charities4 grants · $16,000
- The Salvation Army4 grants · $16,000
- Assistance League of4 grants · $16,000
- Columbia Fund for Academic4 grants · $10,000
- Columbia Crime Stoppers Program4 grants · $10,000
- Coyote Hill Christian Childrens3 grants · $9,000
- Rainbow House2 grants · $8,000
- Meals On Wheels of Columbia4 grants · $6,800
Giving over time
Grant history
All 60 reported grants, largest first.
- $5,200
The Missouri Symphony · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $5,200
The Missouri Symphony · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $5,200
The Missouri Symphony · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $5,200
The Missouri Symphony · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $5,000
Columbia Police Scholarship Fund · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $5,000
Columbia Police Scholarship Fund · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $5,000
Columbia Police Scholarship Fund · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $5,000
Columbia Police Scholarship Fund · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $4,000
Assistance League of · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $4,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $4,000
The Salvation Army · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $4,000
Assistance League of · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $4,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $4,000
The Salvation Army · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $4,000
Assistance League of · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $4,000
Rainbow House · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $4,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $4,000
The Salvation Army · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $4,000
Assistance League of · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $4,000
Rainbow House · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $4,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $4,000
The Salvation Army · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $3,000
Columbia Fund for Academic · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $3,000
Coyote Hill Managed Agency · Harrisburg, MO · 2025
General use
- $3,000
Heart of America Casa · Columbia, MO · 2025
General support
- $3,000
Columbia Fund for Academic · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $3,000
Coyote Hill Christian Childrens · Harrisburg, MO · 2024
General use
- $3,000
Coyote Hill Christian Childrens · Harrisburg, MO · 2023
General use
- $3,000
Coyote Hill Christian Childrens · Harrisburg, MO · 2022
General use
- $2,500
Columbia Crime Stoppers Program · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $2,500
Columbia Crime Stoppers Program · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $2,500
Columbia Crime Stoppers Program · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $2,500
Columbia Crime Stoppers Program · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $2,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $2,000
Compassus Living Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2025
General support
- $2,000
University of Missouri Law · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $2,000
Boys and Girls Club of Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $2,000
Hospice Compassus · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $2,000
University of Missouri Law · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $2,000
Boys and Girls Club of Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $2,000
Columbia Fund for Academic · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $2,000
Hospice Compassus · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $2,000
The Ray Lewis Scholarship in Law and · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $2,000
Boys and Girls Club of Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $2,000
Columbia Fund for Academic · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $2,000
Hospice Compassus · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $2,000
The Ray Lewis Scholarship in Law and · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $1,770
Mary Lee Johnson Community · Columbia, MO · 2025
General support
- $1,700
Meals On Wheels of Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $1,700
Meals On Wheels of Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $1,700
Meals On Wheels of Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $1,700
Meals On Wheels of Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
- $1,500
Presbyterian Childrens Home & · Austin, TX · 2025
General use
- $1,500
Presbyterian Children'S Home · St Louis, MO · 2024
General use
- $1,500
Columbia Transitional Living · St Louis, MO · 2023
General use
- $1,500
Columbia Transitional Living · St Louis, MO · 2022
General use
- $1,000
Show-Me Central Habitat for · Columbia, MO · 2025
General use
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Columbia, MO · 2024
General use
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Columbia, MO · 2023
General use
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Columbia, MO · 2022
General use
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