VP Community Impact Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 20-0008046

The foundation has been established to assist in the revitalization and betterment of the city by engaging in charitable and education activities which will in turn benefit the entire st. Louis metropolitan area.

VP Community Impact Foundation at a glance

In short: VP Community Impact Foundation gave $21K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$20,500
+2.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$10,250
-48.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,250
Total assets
$937,704
-2.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who VP Community Impact Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Mission St Louis: $15KMission St Louis$15KYouth & Family Center: $6KYouth & Family Center$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Mission St Louis ($15K). Together the top 2 received $21K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

St. Louis

How VP Community Impact Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 41% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $21K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $21K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mission St Louis St. Louis, MOAssistance with Affordable Christmas Program$15,000
Youth & Family Center St. Louis, MOCharitable Endeavors$5,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$937,704$393,633$344,109$20,5002$13,772
2023$960,277$387,402$302,084$20,0001$8,841
2022$839,350$277,180$247,210$7,5001$2,551
2021$761,992$353,278$85,637$14,5002$486
2020$489,896$123,482$56,433$20,5004$983

About VP Community Impact Foundation

Based on IRS filings

VP Community Impact Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $938K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $21K. Net investment income was $14K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

VP Community Impact Foundation is led by Wendell Covington, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 12 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Wendell Covington

    Executive Director

    Director → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    $139K (2023) → $145K (2024)

  • Mark Schnuck

    President

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd R. Schnuck

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Ivie IV

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Krehmeyer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Flint Fowler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Johnson III

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph R. Sivewright

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Orv Kimbrough

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Nix

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James D. Eckhoff

    Treasurer

    Administrator → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Ciapciak

    Secretary

    Vice President → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: John Stupp Jr. (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Joseph Imbs III (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Parker Condie Jr. (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Stephen Jones (2020–2022) — Vice President

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

Wendell Covington — Executive Director: $145KWendell CovingtonExecutive Director$145K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $145K, to Wendell Covington (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about VP Community Impact Foundation

How much does VP Community Impact Foundation give each year?

VP Community Impact Foundation gave $21K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $20K across 1 grant.

How large is VP Community Impact Foundation?

VP Community Impact Foundation reported $938K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $394K.

What is VP Community Impact Foundation?

VP Community Impact Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in St. Louis, MO. It holds $938K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does VP Community Impact Foundation operate?

VP Community Impact Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is VP Community Impact Foundation's EIN?

VP Community Impact Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0008046. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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