Funding search · EIN 823715560 · Ballwin, MO
Tietjen Family 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.
- 51
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
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- Lutheran School of Theology Chicago3 grants · $831,500
- Trinity Lutheran Church5 grants · $305,500
- Lutheran High North3 grants · $175,000
- Lutheran Family Children'S Services2 grants · $35,000
- United Way of Greater Saint Louis1 grant · $28,500
- Lutheran School of Theology of Chic1 grant · $25,000
- Marshalltown Arts and Civic Center1 grant · $25,000
- Lutheran Fam & Childrens Service1 grant · $22,500
- Opportunity International1 grant · $10,000
- Nurses for Newborns2 grants · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 51 reported grants, largest first.
- $629,000
Lutheran School of Theology Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $155,000
Trinity Lutheran Church · Town and Country, MO · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $102,500
Lutheran School of Theology Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $100,000
Lutheran School of Theology Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $75,000
Trinity Lutheran Church · Town and Country, MO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $65,000
Lutheran High North · Macomb, MI · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $60,000
Lutheran High North · Macomb, MI · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $55,000
Trinity Lutheran Church · Town and Country, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $50,000
Lutheran High North · Macomb, MI · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $28,500
United Way of Greater Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $25,000
Lutheran School of Theology of Chic · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further exempt purpose of recipient
- $25,000
Marshalltown Arts and Civic Center · Marshalltown, IA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $22,500
Lutheran Fam & Childrens Service · St Louis, MO · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $20,000
Lutheran Family Children'S Services · St Louis, MO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $20,000
Trinity Lutheran Church · Town and Country, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $15,000
Lutheran Family Children'S Services · St Louis, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $10,000
Opportunity International · Carol Stream, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $3,000
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $2,500
Nurses for Newborns · Maplewood, MO · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $2,500
Nurses for Newborns · Maplewood, MO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of hte receipient
- $2,500
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Amer · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $2,500
Messiah Lutheran Church · Weatherford, TX · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $2,000
Elca Central States Synod · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $1,500
Wings of Hope · St Louis, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $1,000
Children of Grace · San Franciso, CA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $1,000
Crossings · St Louis, MO · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $1,000
Lutheran Disaster Response · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $1,000
Camp Wartburg · Waterloo, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $1,000
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Amer · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $1,000
Lutheran Disaster Response · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further exempt purpose of recipient
- $1,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $1,000
The Crossing · St Louis, MO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $1,000
Wings of Hope · St Louis, MO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $1,000
Camp Wartburg · Waterloo, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $1,000
The Crossing · St Louis, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $500
Gateway 180 Homeless Services · St Louis, MO · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $500
Lumin St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $500
Gateway 180 · St Louis, MO · 2023
To further exempt purpose of recipient
- $500
Children of Grace · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $500
Lutheran Elementary School Associat · St Louis, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $500
Trinity Lutheran Church · Town and Country, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $250
All Among US · Ferguson, MO · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $250
Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum& Aquarium · Sanibel, FL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $250
Lutheran Elementary School Association · St Louis, MO · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organizaiton
- $250
Harmony Church · Innsbrook, MO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $250
Lase Specialized Education · St Louis, MO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $250
Lutheran Elementary School Associat · St Louis, MO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $250
Bailey Matthews Shell Museum · Sanibel Island, FL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $250
Harmony Church · Innsbrook, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $250
Lase · St Louis, MO · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
- $250
National Wildlife Society · Sanibel, FL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the receipient
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