Funding search · EIN 261484066 · Saint Louis, MO
The Silk Foundation Northern Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 55
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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.
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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.
- Jewish Federation of St Louis4 grants · $590,000
- Jewish Student Union4 grants · $271,000
- Hillel at Washington University4 grants · $245,000
- Jewish Community Center4 grants · $130,000
- Isreal Crisis Relief Fund1 grant · $57,000
- Birthright Israel Foundation4 grants · $55,000
- Stl Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum3 grants · $50,000
- Judaism Alive4 grants · $45,000
- Gladys & Henry Crown Center2 grants · $40,000
- Be the Narrative2 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 55 reported grants, largest first.
- $220,000
Jewish Federation of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $150,000
Jewish Federation of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $125,000
Jewish Student Union · Clayton, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $120,000
Jewish Federation of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $100,000
Jewish Federation of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $70,000
Jewish Student Union · Clayton, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $65,000
Hillel at Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $65,000
Hillel at Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $65,000
Hillel at Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $57,000
Isreal Crisis Relief Fund · North Bethesda, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Hillel at Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $40,000
Jewish Student Union · Clayton, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $37,500
Jewish Community Center · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $37,500
Jewish Community Center · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $36,000
Jewish Student Union · Clayton, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $30,000
Jewish Community Center · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Gladys & Henry Crown Center · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Crown Center for Senior Living · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $25,000
Jewish Community Center · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $22,500
Judaism Alive · Chesterfield, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $20,000
Be the Narrative · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
Be the Narrative · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Stl Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community · Creve Coeur, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $20,000
Stl Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $15,000
Jewish Learning Initiative On Campu · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Gladys & Henry Crown Center · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
One Happy Camper · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Saint Louis Jewish Light · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
One Happy Camper · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Saint Louis Jewish Light · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Stl Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Congregation Shaare Emeth · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
One Happy Camper · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
One Happy Camper · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $7,500
Judaism Alive · Chesterfield, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $7,500
Judaism Alive · Chesterfield, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $7,500
Judaism Alive · Chesterfield, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $7,000
St Louis Symphony · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Pj Library · St Louis, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Hillel at Maryville University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Pj Library · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Hillel at Maryville University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Pj Library · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Saint Louis Jewish Light · St Louis, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Hillel at Maryville University · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation · Indianapolis, IN · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Pj Library · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Saint Louis Jewish Light · St Louis, MO · 2021
Charitable
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