Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation
Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Clayton, Missouri. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas including medical research and healthcare, police programs, scholarships, education, arts, disability services, legal services, youth support, and food assistance.
Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation gave $839K across 26 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $839,000
- -6.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 26
- +18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,269
- -21.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $18,134,062
- +30.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 8235 Forsyth Blvd 900, Clayton, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 889-9600
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was BJC Hospital Foundation ($155K). Together the top 10 received $740K.
Grant Size Distribution
104 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 104 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 81% of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri, 18% to Minnesota, 1% to Utah, and less than 1% to New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 26 itemized grants.
Cities
How Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation gives
- 65% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 116% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $810K (2022) to $3.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 26 grants totaling $839K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| BJC Hospital Foundation St. Louis, MO | To Fund Ms Research | $155,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | To Fund Medical Research | $150,000 |
| Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation St. Louis, MO | To Fund Healthcare | $150,000 |
| St Louis Police Foundation St. Louis, MO | Support Local Police Programs | $150,000 |
| Today and Tomorrow Foundation St. Louis, MO | To Fund Scholarships | $50,000 |
| Cultural Festivalst Louis Art Fair Clayton, MO | To Support the Arts | $25,000 |
| Caterbury Enterprises Inc St. Louis, MO | To Support Programs for the Impaired | $25,000 |
| Desmet Jesuit High St. Louis, MO | To Support Education | $15,000 |
| Access Academies St. Louis, MO | To Support Education | $10,000 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope St. Louis, MO | To Support Education | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Grant totals and counts by filing year:
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,134,062 | $1,490,246 | $851,678 | $839,000 | 26 | $839,000 | $490,246 | $725,177 |
| 2024 | $13,883,494 | $5,508,041 | $914,740 | $900,000 | 22 | $900,000 | $520,541 | $494,653 |
| 2023 | $8,520,093 | $1,309,959 | $1,137,564 | $1,134,500 | 23 | $1,134,500 | $525,822 | $423,902 |
| 2022 | $8,099,285 | $4,523,124 | $812,538 | $810,000 | 19 | $810,000 | $273,124 | $247,136 |
| 2021 | $5,552,503 | $420,890 | $3,054,502 | $3,051,000 | 14 | $3,051,000 | $420,890 | $377,234 |
| 2020 | $8,258,815 | $-1,195,039 | $1,101,465 | $1,080,000 | 4 | — | $397,844 | $425,370 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $725K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s 2025 grants included support for healthcare and medical research, education and scholarships, arts, local police programs, services for people with disabilities, legal services, youth, and hunger relief.
Grantees describe their own work in varied ways. Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation says it raises funds for programs, equipment, and projects at Missouri Baptist Medical Center and related organizations. Mayo Clinic describes its mission as contributing to health and well-being through patient care, education, and research. Access Academies says it supports underserved middle school students toward high school, college, and career success. Youth in Need describes its work as building on the strengths of children, youth, and families; Hope Ignites says it guides young people in need toward education and career readiness. Operation Food Search says it works to address hunger, while the St. Louis Area Foodbank describes its work as nourishing people, empowering communities, and transforming systems. New Covenant Legal Services says it offers legal services to people in metropolitan St. Louis on fixed or limited incomes.
Grantmaking
The foundation awarded 26 grants totaling $839,000 in 2025. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $155,000, with a median of $10,000. Its largest 2025 grants included $155,000 to BJC Hospital Foundation for MS research; $150,000 each to Mayo Clinic for medical research, Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation for healthcare, and St. Louis Police Foundation for local police programs. Other notable awards included $50,000 to Today and Tomorrow Foundation for scholarships and $25,000 each to Cultural Festival St. Louis Art Fair for the arts and Caterbury Enterprises Inc. for programs for people with disabilities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Paul A Novelly II as director; Chandra N Niemann as president, director, and treasurer; and Meghan M Lamping as director.
Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation is led by Chandra N. Niemann, President, Director & Treasurer since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chandra N. Niemann
President, Director & Treasurer
Treasurer & Director → President, Director & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul A. Novelly II
Director
Director → President & Director, 2024
President & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Meghan M. Lamping
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Karon M. Burns (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Paul A. Novelly (2020–2023) — President & Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation
How much does Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation give each year?
Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation gave $839K across 26 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $900K across 22 grants.
What is Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $32,269, across 26 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation give grants?
Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Minnesota (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (18 grants) and Clayton, MO (3 grants).
Does Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 26 grants with a stated purpose on Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support Education" (5 grants), "To Support Youth Programs" (3 grants) and "To Feed the Underserved" (3 grants).
Who are Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include BJC Hospital Foundation ($155,000), Mayo Clinic ($150,000) and Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation ($150,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation?
Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation reported $18.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $839K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $725K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation fund?
The foundation’s 2025 grants included support for healthcare and medical research, education and scholarships, arts, local police programs, services for people with disabilities, legal services, youth, and hunger relief. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0914470. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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