The Tower Grove Park Foundation
To assist with the mission and programs of tower grove park.
The Tower Grove Park Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $18,247,651
- +33.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,489,057
- +155.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $470,750
- +297.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $38,323
- -98.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Tower Grove Park Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Tower Grove Park Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+3%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $772K (2019) to $3.3M (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Commissioners of Tower Grove Park Saint Louis, MO | Park Support | $2,102,918 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,247,651 | $3,489,057 | $38,323 | — | — | $470,750 |
| 2024 | $13,672,063 | $1,368,217 | $2,146,761 | $2,102,918 | 1 | $118,326 |
| 2023 | $13,258,126 | $3,523,649 | $3,339,812 | $3,263,257 | 1 | $265,281 |
| 2022 | $12,360,546 | $2,038,196 | $3,092,019 | $3,042,856 | 1 | $341,082 |
| 2021 | $14,895,981 | $1,801,990 | $2,086,240 | $2,048,524 | 1 | $428,669 |
| 2020 | $13,228,670 | $7,988,925 | $1,033,226 | $1,001,790 | 1 | $1,249,482 |
| 2019 | $7,538,717 | $1,104,878 | $797,477 | $771,825 | 1 | $349,500 |
About The Tower Grove Park Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Tower Grove Park Foundation is a public charity, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $471K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Tower Grove Park Foundation is led by Steve Kidwell, President - Start since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steve Kidwell
President - Start
Former Director → Director, 2024
Director → President - Start, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Helm Jr.
President -
Director & President → President, 2024
President → President -, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William E. Reininger Jr.
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert J. Herleth
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert S. Holmes Jr.
Director
President → Pt Yr President, 2023
Pt Yr President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Martin
Director - Start
Director → Director - Start, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Westbrooks
Director - Start
Director → Former Director, 2021
Former Director → Director - Start, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allie Willibrand
Director - Start
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Potashnick
Treasurer
Treasurer → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Howertown
Secretary
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: John J. O'Brien (2019–2023) — Pt Yr Treasurer
- Former: Robert Epperson (2020–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Robert W. Sellers (2019–2020) — Former President
- Former: Rose Thompson (2019–2020) — Former Director
- Former: Rudy Nickens (2019) — Former Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 The Tower Grove Park Foundation
How large is The Tower Grove Park Foundation?
The Tower Grove Park Foundation reported $18.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.
Where does The Tower Grove Park Foundation operate?
The Tower Grove Park Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is The Tower Grove Park Foundation's EIN?
The Tower Grove Park Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1392832. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
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