Tilles Fund Grant

Tilles Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Rosalie Tilles Nonsectarian Charity Fund 313743
Last Updated: December 26, 2025

Summary

The Tilles Fund Grant focuses on innovative charitable investments in the Greater St. Louis Area, aiming to support children with developmental, intellectual, and physical disabilities. The foundation seeks to partner with effective non-profit organizations that demonstrate measurable outcomes in education and community impact. Since 1926, the Tilles Foundation has been committed to providing essential services and educational opportunities, ensuring disadvantaged children have the tools they need for a brighter future.

Overview

Note: The grant process begins with the Introduction Form. We accept Introduction Forms annually from January to March. Intro: Innovative Charitable Investment in Greater St. Louis Area Children and Youth. We believe in investing in game-changing programs for children with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities that engage and inspire young minds, heal growing bodies, and cultivate dreams of bright, confident futures. We believe that leading-edge ideas in K-16 education can change the course of a future—one bright mind at a time. Since 1926, we’ve pursued Cap Tilles’ vision of providing a helping hand for children in need. We aren’t interested in simply writing a check. We’re an active board of non-profit leaders, investment advisors, and business owners who seek to be long-term partners with like-minded non-profit organizations—child-centric organizations who are making a measurable difference in our community for the future. Giving Strategy Every grant relationship begins with listening and learning on our part. We look to our non-profit partners as experts in their fields, and we consider whether we can make a meaningful difference as a community partner. We look for effective community leaders—with measurable outcomes, using best practices. We’re interested in learning about how non-profit organizations are making a positive impact on the children of St. Louis, and what innovative ideas non-profit leaders have for the future. The mission of the Tilles Foundation is to ensure that disadvantaged children receive education and other services needed to prepare them to find work and help themselves.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Tilles Foundation makes grants to eligible 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations within the Greater St. Louis Region.We’re primarily seeking funding opportunities in two areas:Innovators serving children with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilitiesK-16 Education

Ineligibility

Examples of areas the foundation does not fund: Direct donations or grants to individualsFor-profit entities Organizations outside of our funding areaFund-raising dinners, advertising or other benefitsEndowment projectsPolitical campaigns, candidates and legislative lobbying effortsProjects that exclusively serve religious purposesTuition reimbursementOrganizations or projects not primarily serving children and youth