St Louis Community Foundation
The St. Louis Community Foundation is a public charity based in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1915, it administers charitable funds, connects donors with causes, and provides grantmaking and administrative support to private and family foundations.
St Louis Community Foundation at a glance
In short: St Louis Community Foundation gave $6.6M across 228 grants in 2024 (avg $29K), mostly in Missouri. 18% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $6,581,379
- +15.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 228
- +12.9% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $28,866
- +2.6% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $11,158
- Total assets
- $103,965,585
- +5.0% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (42 of 228, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (65% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to St Louis Community Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 2 Oak Knoll Park, St Louis, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 588-8200
Website: https://stlgives.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
9 open opportunities from St Louis Community Foundation
Bridgeton Landfill Community Project Fund
St Louis Community Foundation
Amount
$12,500,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Charless Foundation Grant
St Louis Community Foundation
Amount
US $10,000 - US $50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Disaster Relief Funding for Neighborhood Associations Grant
St Louis Community Foundation
Amount
Up to US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who St Louis Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Impact Foundation ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $3.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
1,241 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,121 grants of 1,241 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s 2024 itemized grant dollars went primarily to recipients in Missouri (65%), followed by Kansas (16%), New York (10%), Illinois (3%), and Colorado (2%). Its community-impact materials say its Economic Mobility and Youth Connections funding primarily supports people living in 22 Missouri and 3 Illinois ZIP codes identified as having the highest needs.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 228 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is St Louis Community Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 42 of 228 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $37K; repeat grants $27K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $12K repeat.
- 62% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−4%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5.7M (2023) to $8.8M (2022). In 2024 it made 228 grants totaling $6.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Impact Foundation Overland Park, KS | General Operating Support | $1,030,000 |
| Humane Society of Missouri St. Louis, MO | Give stl day net grant and annual distribution for general support | $715,915 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City, NY | General Operating Support | $600,000 |
| Create a Loop St. Louis, MO | General Support and Use | $300,509 |
| Thrive St Louis St. Louis, MO | Give STL Day Net Grant | $138,206 |
| Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition of Greater St Louis St. Louis, MO | Give STL Day Net Grant | $130,216 |
| Stray Rescue of St Louis St. Louis, MO | Give STL Day Net Grant | $97,076 |
| Opera Theatre of Saint Louis St. Louis, MO | Annual Distribution for General Support | $71,262 |
| Vanguard Charitable Warwick, RI | General Support | $70,927 |
| The Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Louis St. Louis, MO | Annual distribution to benefit "st. Louis priory and monastery" | $66,723 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $103,965,585 | $15,393,173 | $12,470,389 | $6,581,379 | 228 | $8,040,417 |
| 2023 | $99,008,271 | $10,305,155 | $12,396,540 | $5,685,451 | 202 | $3,526,128 |
| 2022 | $90,419,909 | $12,607,465 | $14,582,434 | $8,764,298 | 277 | $3,446,514 |
| 2021 | $112,098,850 | $20,148,169 | $11,856,209 | $6,851,883 | 265 | $9,583,400 |
| 2020 | $100,060,573 | $15,568,396 | $12,353,312 | $6,622,434 | 269 | $4,569,181 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to promote charitable giving and help people provide effectively for their communities and the causes they care about. Its stated activities include honoring donor intent, connecting donors with causes, stewarding charitable assets, and encouraging collaboration on community issues.
For its discretionary grantmaking, the Foundation identifies Economic Mobility and Youth Connections as strategic priorities. Economic Mobility includes housing, financial health, and job access and creation. Youth Connections includes early childhood education, educational innovation, and scholarships. The Foundation also administers grants for private and family foundations, each with its own funding criteria and deadlines.
Its 2024 grantees illustrate a range of supported work. The Humane Society of Missouri describes its mission as preventing cruelty, abuse, and neglect of animals. The Foster Care Coalition of Greater St. Louis says it recruits, trains, and retains foster and adoptive parents and provides events and fundraising for foster children. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis describes a mission centered on opera, community connection, artist development, and accessibility. These are grantees’ stated missions, not the Foundation’s.
Grantmaking
For 2024, IRS filing data lists 228 itemized grants totaling $6,581,379. Those itemized grants ranged from $5,074 to $1,030,000, with a median of $11,158. Separately, the Foundation’s filing says it serviced 169 funds and issued 1,622 grants to nonprofits during the year, ranging from $5 to $1,030,000.
Among the largest itemized 2024 grants were $1,030,000 to Impact Foundation for general operating support, $715,915 to the Humane Society of Missouri for Give STL Day net grant and annual general support, and $600,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for general operating support. Other listed grants included $300,509 to Create a Loop for general support and use, and $138,206 to Thrive St. Louis for a Give STL Day net grant.
The Foundation’s website describes more than $15 million in annual grantmaking administered for private and family foundations, in addition to some of its own grant opportunities. The Foundation and its donors reported $118 million in grants in 2025; that figure includes nonprofits, scholarship recipients, and employee-care recipients.
The Foundation’s grant-management page directs nonprofits to review each funder’s criteria and deadlines and provides a grants portal for applications. The Charless Foundation was accepting proposals through October 7, 2026, for work with economically insecure seniors in South St. Louis City, with 2026 funding concentrated on home repairs, modifications, weatherization, and preservation. Its page also describes limited support for food banks and food pantries, capped at $10,000 per distribution site. The Episcopal Presbyterian Health Trust is accepting applications through the Foundation’s grants portal; its 2026 grant program offers awards up to $25,000 and has two funding cycles. The Foundation’s 2025 workforce development cycle is a past cycle.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists William Schmidt as chair. Directors listed on that filing are Kathy Osborne, Karen Jordan, Steve Bredbenner, C. Clint Zweifel, Donald Suggs, Mont Levy, and Mitch Meyers. Marquita Wiley and Shelley Seifert are also listed as directors, with their terms noted as having ended in December 2024.
St Louis Community Foundation is led by Kelvin Adams, President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 7 of 31 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Kelvin Adams
President & CEO
On filings since 2023
15 hrs/week
$158K (2023) → $412K (2024)
David M. Leipholtz
Executive Director of Center for Civil Research
Executive Director at Center for Civic Research & Innovat → Executive Director of Center for Civic Research, 2021
Executive Director of Center for Civic Research → Executive Director of Center for Civil Research, 2022
On filings since 2020
9.5 hrs/week
$200K (2020) → $124K (2024)
Andrea A. Jackson-Jennings
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
9.5 hrs/week
$138K (2022) → $148K (2024)
William Schmidt
Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth M. George
Director of Community Investment
On filings since 2020
9.5 hrs/week
$145K (2020) → $176K (2024)
Jenny Praytor
Donor Services Director
New on the 2024 filing
11 hrs/week
$133K (2024)
C. Clint Zweifel
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen J. Sherberg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James A. Krekeler
Director
Treasurer → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Castellano
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marquita Wiley
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marvin Anderson
Director
Secretary → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael McMillan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nina L. Krueger
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Seifert
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Daiker
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen J. Rafferty
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla Jackson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Suggs
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Meyers
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Maher
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julio Suarez
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Jordan
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Osborne
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Whittle
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mont Levy
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Bredbenner
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dwight D. Canning
Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2020
13 hrs/week
$188K (2020) → $231K (2024)
Josina Pittman Greene
Giving Strategist
On filings since 2021
11 hrs/week
$102K (2021) → $139K (2024)
Eric Madkins
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Crow
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Amelia Aj Bond (2020–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Gary Krosch (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Matthew W. Geekie (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kris Lewis (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Gabriel Gore (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Katherine M. Rahn (2022–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Maurice Brown (2023) — Accounting Manager
- Former: Alicia McDonnell (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Amy B. Murphy (2020–2022) — Director of Scholarships
- Former: Cynthia J. Kohlbry (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John M. Jennings (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Stillman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jay Hartmann (2021) — Executive Director Np Consortium Network
- Former: Christine Burghoff (2020) — Director of Giving Strategies
- Former: Felicia W. Shaw (2020) — Co-Chair
- Former: James M. Snowden Jr. (2020) — Director
- Former: Katherine Knapp (2020) — Giving Strategist
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $412K, to Kelvin Adams (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about St Louis Community Foundation
How much does St Louis Community Foundation give each year?
St Louis Community Foundation gave $6.6M across 228 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $5.7M across 202 grants.
What is St Louis Community Foundation's typical grant size?
St Louis Community Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $11,158, and its average grant was $28,866, across 228 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from St Louis Community Foundation that year got $37K on average.
Where does St Louis Community Foundation give grants?
St Louis Community Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Kansas (16%) and New York (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (147 grants), Kirkwood, MO (5 grants), Vail, CO (4 grants) and Washington, DC (4 grants).
Does St Louis Community Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 39% of St Louis Community Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (90 of 228) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Give STL Day Net Grant" (92 grants), "Education Support" (4 grants) and "Health Support" (3 grants).
Who are St Louis Community Foundation's largest grantees?
St Louis Community Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Impact Foundation ($1,030,000), Humane Society of Missouri ($715,915) and Metropolitan Museum of Art ($600,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is St Louis Community Foundation?
St Louis Community Foundation reported $104.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.4M.
What does St Louis Community Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to promote charitable giving and help people provide effectively for their communities and the causes they care about. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from St Louis Community Foundation?
St Louis Community Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check stlgives.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is St Louis Community Foundation's EIN?
St Louis Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6023126. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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