Canfield Family Foundation
Canfield Family Foundation is a private foundation based in St. Louis, Missouri. Its 2025 grants included support for a church, schools, social services, civic-engagement organizations, a children’s museum, a hospital, and other charitable organizations.
Canfield Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Canfield Family Foundation gave $2.2M across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $183K), mostly in Missouri. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,191,500
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $182,625
- -49.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,500
- Total assets
- $775,959
- -72.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (3 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Canfield Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 9034 Sedgwick Place Dr, St Louis, MO 63124-1891
Phone: (314) 691-0524
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Canfield Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Central Presbyterian Church ($2.0M). Together the top 10 received $2.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
53 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 53 (77%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri. The remaining reported shares were Florida and Virginia at 1% each, with Texas and Arizona each reported at 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Canfield Family Foundation open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 12 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $241K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 25% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 652% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 $291K (2022) to $2.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $2.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Central Presbyterian Church Clayton, MO | General Operations | $2,025,000 |
| Naples Christian Academy Naples, FL | Education | $30,000 |
| Leadership Institute Arlington, VA | General Operations | $25,000 |
| Sunshine Ministries St. Louis, MO | General Operations | $22,500 |
| Magic House St. Louis, MO | General Operations | $20,000 |
| Alzheimers Association St. Louis, MO | General Operations | $18,000 |
| Central Christian School Clayton, MO | Education | $15,000 |
| Allegro Organizational Solutions Houston, TX | General Operations | $10,000 |
| Show Me Institute St. Louis, MO | General Operations | $10,000 |
| Turning Point USA Phoenix, AZ | General Operations | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $775,959 | $184,919 | $2,205,873 | $2,191,500 | 12 | $2,194,524 | $174,222 | $42,720 |
| 2024 | $2,796,913 | $208,876 | $2,221,196 | $2,181,000 | 6 | $2,190,078 | $184,618 | $200,393 |
| 2023 | $4,809,233 | $928,227 | $1,484,372 | $1,448,000 | 11 | $1,459,329 | $905,226 | $328,188 |
| 2022 | $5,365,378 | $168,672 | $349,215 | $291,300 | 9 | $304,450 | $142,374 | $330,521 |
| 2021 | $5,545,921 | $1,901,078 | $471,047 | $434,708 | 15 | — | $1,324,046 | $275,581 |
| 2020 | $4,501,916 | $292,379 | $406,331 | $365,250 | 13 | — | $270,130 | $263,154 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Canfield Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $43K 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
No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for education and general operations, among other purposes. For example, Leadership Institute says its mission is to educate people for participation in government, politics, and media. Sunshine Ministries describes its work as providing Christian social services to people in need in St. Louis, while Allegro Organizational Solutions says it provides relief and development assistance in difficult and often hostile parts of the world.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 12 grants totaling $2,191,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $2,025,000, with a median of $16,500. The largest grant was $2,025,000 to Central Presbyterian Church in Clayton, Missouri, for general operations. Other grants included $30,000 to Naples Christian Academy for education, $25,000 to Leadership Institute for general operations, and $22,500 to Sunshine Ministries for general operations.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Canfield Family Foundation is led by William W. Canfield, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William W. Canfield
President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Canfield Family Foundation
How much does Canfield Family Foundation give each year?
Canfield Family Foundation gave $2.2M across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.2M across 6 grants.
What is Canfield Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Canfield Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $16,500, and its average grant was $182,625, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Canfield Family Foundation that year got $7K on average.
Where does Canfield Family Foundation give grants?
Canfield Family Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (4 grants) and Clayton, MO (2 grants).
Does Canfield Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 83% of Canfield Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Canfield Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Canfield Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Central Presbyterian Church ($2,025,000), Naples Christian Academy ($30,000) and Leadership Institute ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Canfield Family Foundation?
Canfield Family Foundation reported $776K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $43K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Canfield Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for education and general operations, among other purposes. For example, Leadership Institute says its mission is to educate people for participation in government, politics, and media. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Canfield Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it 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 Canfield Family Foundation's EIN?
Canfield Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6854712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Canfield Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Canfield Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/canfield-family-foundation-morg_4f42d83ef9504a27911f39865d327ece
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