Funding search · workforce development · Missouri
Who funds workforce development work in Missouri
15 funders have a record of paying for workforce development work by Missouri recipients: 82 grants totaling $8.0M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation ($3.1M), Regional Business Council ($347,954) and The Patterson Family Foundation ($609,600).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Missouri recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $390,000 to KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY — support for public programs and community engagement contributing to inclusive prosperity through education, workforce development, entrepreneurship, economic mobility, racial equi…
Regional Business CouncilSaint Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $347,954 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to CYBER SECURITY CORTEX — workforce development
Largest: $100,000 to HAMILTON R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT — rural workforce development program grant
Largest: $175,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC — workforce development and career readiness: preparing disadvantaged teens for jobs and careers as adults
Area Resources for CommunitySt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $656,126 · through 2024Largest: $206,177 to ST LOUIS AGENCY ON TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT — job training and career counseling
Downtown Kansas City CommunityKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $240,320 · through 2024Largest: $60,320 to NOURISH KC — feeding the hungry and providing job training assistance to those in need in the greater kansas city.
Largest: $30,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST LOUIS — workforce development: preparing disadvantaged teens to thrive as adults
Opus FoundationMinneapolis, MN
4 matching grants · $360,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to Operation Breakthrough — entrepreneurial pathways and workforce development
Largest: $75,000 to OFFICE OF JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS — employment & training community project
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to The Launchcode Foundation — workforce development
The Shumaker Family FoundationPrairie Village, KS
3 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to STRATEGIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INC — operating grant
Largest: $25,000 to Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development — the state public financing model has not been restructured since the early 1990s. the state legislature asked for a study to identify and propose a new student-centered model with …
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