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The Buddy Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 23-7024008 Website

To serve local at-risk youth in partnership with dedicated schools, recreation, and youth organizations by providing new sports and recreation equipment to create opportunities for development of their physical and mental health, confidence and character, teamwork and respect for others, and academic expectations and personal responsibility.

Key facts about The Buddy Fund

In short: The Buddy Fund gave $63K across 6 grants in 2024 (avg $11K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

EIN
23-7024008
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$63,230
Grants made (2024)
6
Average grant
$10,538
Median grant
$7,429
Total assets
$696,114
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$696K

+28.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$63K

+38.5% YoY

Grant Count

6

-14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11K

+61.6% YoY

How The Buddy Fund gives

  • Giving grew 280% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About The Buddy Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Buddy Fund is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $696K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $63K. Net investment income was $12K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

Saint LouisSaint JamesFergusonFlorissantBridgetonEarth CityEast Saint LouisSt AnnBerkeleySt CharlesSt PetersArnoldDesotoEast St LouisFentonImperialJefferson CityJenningsMadisonStcharles

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K31 grants2019 40 grants2020 2 grants2021 7 grants2022 7 grants2023 6 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2021) to $107K (2020). In 2024 it made 6 grants totaling $63K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

Our Lady of Guadalupe: $27KOur Lady of Guadalupe$27KLeon Calvin Boxing Gym: $10KLeon Calvin Boxing Gym$10KDream Big Foundation Ro: $8KDream Big Foundation Ro$8KGene Slay's Boy's Club of St Louis: $7KGene Slay's Boy's Club of StLouis$7KLou Fusz Athletics Club: $6KLou Fusz Athletics Club$6KThe House Church STL: $6KThe House Church STL$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Our Lady of Guadalupe ($27K). Together the top 6 received $63K.

Grant Size Distribution

62 grants across all recorded years

62<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 62 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Our Lady of Guadalupe St. Louis, MOSports Equipment$27,130
Leon Calvin Boxing Gym Black Jack, MOSports Equipment$9,692
Dream Big Foundation Ro Bridgeton, MOSports Equipment$7,600
Gene Slay's Boy's Club of St Louis St. Louis, MOSports Equipment$7,258
Lou Fusz Athletics Club Earth City, MOSports Equipment$6,000
The House Church STL Ferguson, MOSports Equipment$5,550

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$696,114$540,831$573,359
Revenue$561,078$317,333$315,410
Expenses$400,956$350,269$321,027
Net Investment Income$12,198$10,282$909

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Buddy Fund is led by Tim Murch, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 18 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Tim Murch

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Lawson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cale Prokopf

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Dohrman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Drew McLaughlin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George W. Kriegshauser

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Rejda-Heath

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Wesolowski

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corey Lesure

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Babcock

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Tipton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barb Hussey

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jayme Bertish

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Randall

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Diecker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nate Kulla

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Norton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sullivan Erger

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Bruce Conner (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Ferrari (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Shawn Rowan (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jared Freese (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jaymie Hauversburk (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark McCabe (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Rajiv Patel (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Knopp (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Darren Hills (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Nace (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: John Callahan (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Marcus Wilson (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Nick Lamb (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Sanders (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Twellman (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: David Winson (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Fitts (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 The Buddy Fund

How much does The Buddy Fund give each year?

The Buddy Fund gave $63K across 6 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $46K across 7 grants.

What is The Buddy Fund's typical grant size?

The Buddy Fund's median grant in 2024 was $7,429, and its average grant was $10,538, across 6 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does The Buddy Fund give grants?

The Buddy Fund gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (2 grants).

Does The Buddy Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on The Buddy Fund's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Sports Equipment" (6 grants).

Who are The Buddy Fund's largest grantees?

The Buddy Fund's largest 2024 grantees include Our Lady of Guadalupe ($27,130), Leon Calvin Boxing Gym ($9,692) and Dream Big Foundation Ro ($7,600), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is The Buddy Fund?

The Buddy Fund reported $696K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $561K.

What is The Buddy Fund?

The Buddy Fund is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St. Louis, MO. It holds $696K in total assets as of 2024.

What is The Buddy Fund's EIN?

The Buddy Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7024008. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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