The Kranzberg Foundation

The Silk Foundation Northern Trust

Saint Louis, MO

The Silk Foundation Northern Trust supports Jewish community, educational, and cultural organizations, primarily in Missouri, with some funding in New York. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $150,000, with a median of $22,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Lorraine Allen and Rita Mae

Vandalia, IL

The Lorraine Allen and Rita Mae funds Jewish organizations, educational initiatives, and individual scholarships, primarily in Missouri and Illinois. In 2025, grants ranged from $2,500 to $70,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Staenberg Family Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Staenberg Family Foundation supports Jewish and general charitable, social-service, cultural, and educational organizations, with most funding focused on metropolitan St. Louis; its 2024 grants also went to organizations in Colorado and several other states. It awarded 26 grants in 2024, ranging from $5,400 to $378,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Millstone Foundation

St. Louis, MO

The Millstone Foundation supports Jewish life and education, Holocaust education, health, children and families, community services, arts, and environmental work, with most 2025 funding going to organizations in Missouri, followed by Vermont and New York. Its 38 grants totaled $555,008, with a median award of $5,650 and a range of $180 to $100,000. Its 2024 filing says it accepts written requests with complete information and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

St Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

St. Louis, MO

The museum provides exhibition experiences and educational programming that connects visitors to the history and lessons of the holocaust with the goal of combating hatred, promoting understanding, and modeling and inspiring humanitarian choices and actions.

The Geraldine and Norman Rubenstein Charitable Foundation

Cuba, MO

Karger Fund

Chicago, IL

Rosalie Tilles Nonsectarian Charity Fund

Milwaukee, WI

The Tilles Foundation funds 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving children and youth in the Greater St. Louis Region, with emphasis on education and services for children with disabilities; it also considers youth quality-of-life programs. Recent grants ranged from $30,000 to $200,000, with a median of about $92,000 in 2025. It accepts an introduction form annually from January through March, and grant applications are by invitation only.

Ephraim Block Family Charitable Trust

Milwaukee, WI

Pershing Place Foundation

St. Louis, MO

The foundation supports education, healthcare, religion, arts, and environmental conservation, with 2025 grants going primarily to Missouri organizations. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,400, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Rosenheim Family Charit Foundation

St. Louis, MO

The Rosenheim Family Charit Foundation’s 2024 grants supported a range of causes, including scholarships, food assistance, homeless services, health, research, and arts organizations. It reported 14 grants totaling $1,275,454, though the median was $12,500; 89% of grant dollars went to Nebraska and 11% to Missouri. It gives only to preselected organizations, does not accept unsolicited requests, and its 2024 filing was marked as a final return.

Zafft Charitable Trust

St. Louis, MO

ZAFFT Charitable Trust supports preselected charitable organizations with general-purpose grants, including Jewish and Holocaust-related groups, a zoo, and public television. Its 2025 grants totaled $4,226 across 14 recipients, ranging from $25 to $2,200 (median $104); most funding went to Missouri, with some grants in New York, California, and Washington, D.C. It does not accept unsolicited requests.