Grants for Missouri nonprofits address a wide range of focus areas, from health grants to the arts. Learn more about grants for Missouri with our search tool available through Grant Finder. Become a member.
Giving Trends in Missouri
Missouri – urban and rural, industrial and agricultural, liberal and conservative – reflects several dichotomies. Grants for Missouri, which reflect this state of complexity, amount to around $2 billion per year, according to Candid data for 2018 and 2019.
Missouri funders from across the state come together through the regional association of grantmakers Philanthropy Missouri. According to PM and Candid, funding in Missouri tends to prioritize education, health, and human services. While several large grantmakers focus on metropolitan areas such as St. Louis or Kansas City, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks links together a network of more than 50 small regional foundations that each focus on a local community in the rural areas of central and southern Missouri.
Grants for Missouri consist of a mix of private, corporate, and community foundations. Important funders of Missouri grants include Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, St. Louis Community Foundation, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, United Way of Greater St. Louis, Enterprise Holdings Foundation, Hall Family Foundation, Centene Charitable Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Emerson Charitable Trust, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, James S. McConnell Foundation, and Community Foundation of the Ozarks.
Foundations in Missouri
AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS FOUNDATION
The American Century Investments Foundation supports education, health, human services, animal welfare and community benefit in the Kansas City area of Missouri and Kansas.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH FOUNDATION
The Anheuser-Busch Foundation supports environmental sustainability, disaster relief, veterans and military family support and education in Missouri and other places where the company operates.
CALERES CARES CHARITABLE TRUST
The Caleres Cares Charitable Trust supports local community, families, healthy living and wellness, arts and culture and the footwear industry in Missouri and beyond.
CLARK-FOX FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Clark-Fox Family Foundation supports K-12 education, higher education, public health, immigrants and refugees, social justice and racial equity, community leadership and entrepreneurship in the St. Louis metropolitan region.
COMMERCE BANCSHARES FOUNDATION
The Commerce Bancshares Foundation supports arts and culture, education, health, human services and civic affairs in Missouri.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks supports Arts and culture, seniors, youth, poverty, rural needs, education, and other community needs in central and southern Missouri.
DEER CREEK FOUNDATION
The Deer Creek Foundation supports civil rights, democracy and education in Missouri and nationally.
EMERSON CHARITABLE TRUST
The Emerson Charitable Trust supports education, health, human services, workforce development arts and culture, and civic needs in St. Louis, Missouri and beyond.
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION
The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports education, health, human services, basic needs, disaster relief, arts and culture, and youth in St. Louis, Missouri and beyond.
FOX FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Fox Family Foundation supports basic needs, food shelter, adult basic education, early childhood education, job training and other human services in Missouri.
FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Francis Family Foundation supports pulmonary research, lifelong learning and arts and culture in the Kansas City, Missouri area.
GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation supports education, minorities, women, children, food systems, basic needs, hunger, homelessness, energy efficiency, digital inclusion, and other community needs in the Kansas City region of Missouri and Kansas.
HALL FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Hall Family Foundation supports early and K-12 education, higher education, children and youth, neighborhood revitalization, the arts, health, and life sciences in the Kansas City region of Missouri and Kansas.
HEALTH FORWARD FOUNDATION
The Health Forward Foundation supports the health safety net, healthy communities, and mental health in Missouri and Kansas.
INTERCO CHARITABLE TRUST
The Interco Charitable Trust supports arts and culture, education, health, youth development, human services, science and religion in Missouri.
JSM CHARITABLE TRUST
The JSM Charitable Trust supports higher education, civic and community needs and arts and culture in Missouri.
MARILLAC MISSION FUND
The Marillac Mission Fund supports older adults living independently, immigrants and refugees, veterans, human trafficking prevention and advocacy and coalition-building in the St. Louis area of Missouri and Illinois.
EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation supports education, entrepreneurship, civic initiatives in Kansas City, Missouri.
MURIEL MCBRIEN KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
The Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation supports quality and accessibility of the arts in the Kansas City area of Missouri and Kansas.
LUTHERAN FOUNDATION OF ST. LOUIS
The Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis supports the Christian faith, congregation community engagement, Lutheran schools and organizations, foreign-born populations, justice-involved individuals and their families and older adults maintaining independence in the St. Louis metropolitan region.
MISSOURI FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH
The Missouri Foundation for Health supports health, childhood obesity, health insurance coverage, infant mortality, and health policy in Missouri.
JOHN MORRIS FOUNDATION
The Johnny Morris Foundation supports conservation, wildlife, environment, disaster relief, youth services, other community needs in Missouri.
VICTOR E. SPEAS FOUNDATION
The Victor E. Speas Foundation supports arts, culture, humanities, community improvement, capacity building, education, health and human services in Missouri.
SPIRE FOUNDATION
The Spire Foundation supports human services, education, health, civic, community and environment in Missouri and beyond.
SSM HEALTH FOUNDATION
The SSM Health Foundation supports health, behavioral health, healthcare professional education and capital needs in the St. Louis region.
HERBERT A. AND ADRIAN W. WOODS FOUNDATION
The Herbert A. and Adrian W. Woods Foundation supports children, the poor, the Episcopal Church, arts and culture, animal welfare and people who are ill or disabled in the St. Louis, Missouri area.
