Funding search · EIN 464746588 · St Louis, MO
The William R Orthwein Jr and Laura
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 137
- grants reported
- $15.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- 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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- Missouri Botanical Garden3 grants · $1.7M
- St Luke'S Health Corporation3 grants · $1.1M
- Micds3 grants · $1.1M
- St Louis Zoo3 grants · $850,000
- St Louis Science Center3 grants · $659,756
- St Louis Symphony Society3 grants · $659,754
- Forest Park Forever2 grants · $640,000
- Missouri Historical Society3 grants · $587,968
- St Louis Children'S Hospital Foundation3 grants · $531,191
- St Louis Art Museum3 grants · $527,802
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 137 grants.
- $656,403
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $649,376
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $531,505
Missouri Historical Society · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $500,000
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $450,000
St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $393,807
Micds · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $393,807
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $393,807
St Luke'S Health Corporation · Chesterfield, MO · 2024
General operating
- $356,406
Micds · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $356,406
St Luke'S Health Corporation · Chesterfield, MO · 2023
General operating
- $349,376
Micds · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $349,376
St Luke'S Health Corporation · Chesterfield, MO · 2022
General operating
- $300,000
St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $300,000
Paraquad · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $250,000
Cardinal Glennon · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $250,000
Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $250,000
Cardinal Glennon · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $250,000
Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $236,284
St Louis Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $236,284
St Louis Symphony Society · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $221,117
St Louis Children'S Hospital Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $213,847
St Louis Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $213,844
St Louis Symphony Society · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $209,626
St Louis Symphony Society · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $209,625
St Louis Science Center · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $200,000
Great Circle · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $189,027
St Louis Art Museum · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $186,520
St Louis Children'S Hospital Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $171,075
St Louis Art Museum · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $167,700
St Louis Art Museum · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $157,523
St Louis Area Council Boy Scouts · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $157,523
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
General operating
- $150,000
Miriam Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $142,562
Boy Scouts of America · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $142,562
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
General operating
- $140,000
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $139,750
St Louis Area Council Boy Scouts · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $139,750
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
General operating
- $139,256
Rossman School · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $138,975
Rossman School · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $125,000
The Saint Louis Mercantile Library · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $125,000
Churchill Center & School · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $125,000
The Saint Louis Mercantile Library · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $123,554
St Louis Children'S Hospital Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $118,761
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $111,281
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $109,875
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $105,015
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $100,000
Tower Grove Park · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $100,000
Wings of Hope · Chesterfield, MO · 2024
General operating
- $100,000
Tower Grove Park · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $100,000
Wings of Hope · Chesterfield, MO · 2023
General operating
- $100,000
Great Circle · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
Marian Middle School · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
St Louis Zoo · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
The Muny · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
Tower Grove Park · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $100,000
Wings of Hope · Chesterfield, MO · 2022
General operating
- $95,042
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $93,167
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $75,000
Operation Food Search · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $75,000
Promise Community Homes · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $75,000
Promise Community Homes · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $75,000
Churchill Center & School · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $62,500
St Louis Symphony Orchestra · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $50,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Boys and Girls Club · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Nurses for Newborns · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Ywca · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Boys and Girls Club · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Chamber Music · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Mission Gate Prison Ministry · Chesterfield, MO · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Nurses for Newborns · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Starkloff Disability Institute · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
United 4 Children · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Boys and Girls Club · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $50,000
Miriam Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $50,000
Promise Community Homes · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $50,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
General operating
- $42,006
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating
- $40,000
Folds of Honor · Owasso, OK · 2024
General operating
- $38,017
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating
- $37,267
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating
- $35,000
Crisis Nursery · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $35,000
Crisis Nursery · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $35,000
Crisis Nursery · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $31,505
Second Presbyterian Church · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $30,000
Beyond Housing · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $30,000
Peter & Paul Community Services · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $30,000
Beyond Housing · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $30,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $28,513
Missouri Historical Society · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $28,513
Second Presbyterian Church · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating
- $27,950
Missouri Historical Society · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $27,950
Second Presbyterian Church · St Louis, MO · 2022
General operating
- $26,254
The Haven of Grace · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $25,000
City Academy · St Louis, MO · 2024
General operating
- $25,000
Npower · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operating
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