Pershing Place Foundation
Pershing Place Foundation is a private foundation based in St. Louis, Missouri. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations in areas including education, healthcare, religion, arts, and environmental conservation.
Pershing Place Foundation at a glance
In short: Pershing Place Foundation gave $210K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Missouri. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $209,900
- +152.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,993
- +116.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $398,118
- -13.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% 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 Pershing Place Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 10 S Broadway Suite 2000, St Louis, MO 63102
Phone: (314) 241-9090
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Pershing Place Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Washington University ($50K). Together the top 10 received $206K.
Grant Size Distribution
72 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 53 grants of 72 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that all grant dollars went to Missouri recipients. The itemized grants also include a $1,000 award to Friends of Bogardus Plaza in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Pershing Place Foundation open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 14 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $16K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 86% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 215% of 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 $83K (2024) to $7.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $210K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington University St. Louis, MO | Education | $50,400 |
| Central Institute for the Deaf St. Louis, MO | Healthcare | $50,000 |
| New City School St. Louis, MO | Education | $50,000 |
| Jewish Federation of St Louis St. Louis, MO | Religious | $25,000 |
| St Louis Art Museum St. Louis, MO | ARTS | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood St. Louis, MO | Healthcare | $1,500 |
| Contemporary Art Museum St Louis St. Louis, MO | ARTS | $1,000 |
| Flora Conservancy St. Louis, MO | Environmental | $1,000 |
| Forest Park Forever St. Louis, MO | Environmental | $1,000 |
| Friends of Bogardus Plaza New York, NY | Protect and Maintain Bogardus Plaza | $1,000 |
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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 | $398,118 | $148,220 | $222,576 | $209,900 | 14 | $218,432 | $144,102 | $101,396 |
| 2024 | $461,509 | $32,013 | $122,390 | $83,300 | 12 | $94,514 | $28,195 | $95,059 |
| 2023 | $560,445 | $2,612,334 | $7,837,804 | $7,798,700 | 19 | $7,802,825 | $2,594,155 | $264,504 |
| 2022 | $5,775,284 | $1,009,937 | $1,561,668 | $1,505,200 | 13 | $1,513,561 | $973,835 | $485,062 |
| 2021 | $6,330,166 | $770,769 | $1,249,725 | $1,206,000 | 14 | $1,214,393 | $741,588 | $524,778 |
| 2020 | $6,822,774 | $335,668 | $418,420 | $387,100 | 15 | — | $306,449 | $425,443 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pershing Place Foundation reported a distributable amount of $101K 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 mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants indicate support for organizations in education, healthcare, religious life, arts, and environmental conservation. For example, Central Institute for the Deaf says it teaches children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen, talk, read, and succeed. Jewish Federation of St. Louis describes its work as mobilizing community resources to preserve and enhance Jewish life. Forest Park Forever says it works with the City of St. Louis to restore, maintain, and sustain Forest Park.
Other 2025 arts grantees include the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, which says it promotes engagement with contemporary art, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, whose stated mission includes connecting communities through opera and fostering the next generation of artists and arts professionals.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $209,900. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,400, with a median of $1,000. Larger awards included $50,400 to Washington University for education, $50,000 to Central Institute for the Deaf for healthcare, and $50,000 to New City School for education. It also awarded $25,000 each to Jewish Federation of St. Louis for religious purposes and the St. Louis Art Museum for arts.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists John D. Weil and Anna Elizabeth C. Weil as trustees.
Pershing Place Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anna Elizabeth C. Weil
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John D. Weil
Trustee
Donor & Trustee → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Keith Herman (2020–2022) — 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 Pershing Place Foundation
How much does Pershing Place Foundation give each year?
Pershing Place Foundation gave $210K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $83K across 12 grants.
What is Pershing Place Foundation's typical grant size?
Pershing Place Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $14,993, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Pershing Place Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Pershing Place Foundation give grants?
Pershing Place Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 100% 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 (13 grants).
Does Pershing Place Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Pershing Place Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Environmental" (4 grants) and "Arts" (3 grants).
Who are Pershing Place Foundation's largest grantees?
Pershing Place Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Washington University ($50,400), Central Institute for the Deaf ($50,000) and New City School ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pershing Place Foundation?
Pershing Place Foundation reported $398K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $218K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $101K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Pershing Place Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants indicate support for organizations in education, healthcare, religious life, arts, and environmental conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pershing Place Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Pershing Place Foundation's EIN?
Pershing Place Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6795985. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Pershing Place 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 November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Pershing Place Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/pershing-place-foundation-morg_336edeadc9c940cca75d82d77a6cbfc0
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