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Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation

BALLWIN, MO EIN: 43-6027517 Website

The Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation is a private foundation established in Missouri to support nonprofit organizations across multiple sectors. Based in Ballwin, Missouri, the foundation was established on November 12, 1948, by industrialist Clifford Willard Gaylord and continues his legacy of philanthropic support to the community.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$490K

+1.0% YoY

Grant Count

49

-10.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+13.3% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the following fields:

  • Education
  • Health
  • Social services
  • Scientific research
  • Performing arts
  • Museums
  • Scholarly publications
  • Historic preservation

Grantmaking

The foundation's trustees meet to consider grant requests early in December each year. Organizations seeking funding must submit requests in electronic form using the Missouri Common Grant Application (Short Form) by November 1.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grants are made to nonprofit organizations within Missouri, with a primary focus on nonprofits in the St. Louis Metro area.

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

BALLWINBRENTWOODBrentwoodCHESTERFIELDChesterfieldEUREKAEurekaFlorissantGlendaleHigh RidgeJEFFERSON CITYJefferson CityKIRKWOODKirkwoodMAPLEWOODMARYLAND HEIGHTSMaryland HeightsPOTOSIRichmond HeightsSPRINGFIELD

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of Most Recent Filing (2024):

  • Total assets: $9,152,037
  • Total giving: $490,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$129K$259K$388K$517K56 grants202059 grants202155 grants202255 grants202349 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Gateway Region YMCA (Kir…$35KStages St Louis$30KSalvation Army Midland D…$25KTower Grove Park$25KShepherd's Center of Web…$20KWorld Bird Sanctuary$20KBoy Scouts of America St…$15KForest Park Forever$15KGirl Scouts of Eastern MO$15KKirkwood Historical Soci…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

249 grants across all recorded years

248<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Board of Trustees:

  • Judy A. Moskoff, Chair
  • James K. Berthold
  • Roy Brown
  • Michael R. Gibbons
  • David M. White

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DAVID WHITETRUSTEE$4KJUDY MOSKOFFTRUSTEE$4KDANIEL A GRAHAMTRUSTEE$4KMICHAEL GIBBONSTRUSTEE$4KJAMES K BERTHHOLDTRUSTEE$4K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAVID WHITETRUSTEE1$3,568
JUDY MOSKOFFTRUSTEE1$3,568
DANIEL A GRAHAMTRUSTEE1$3,568
MICHAEL GIBBONSTRUSTEE1$3,568
JAMES K BERTHHOLDTRUSTEE1$3,568

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

2024

The foundation has been actively supporting community initiatives in the St. Louis Metro area, with documented grants in 2024 supporting historic preservation, youth development, and arts programming in the Kirkwood area and surrounding communities.

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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