Center of Creative Arts

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Saint Louis, MO EIN 43-1395056

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$7.9M

Foundation funders

52

Grants recorded

139

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Center of Creative Arts?

Center of Creative Arts is funded by 52 grantmakers, led by Centene Foundation ($1.6M), Coca Leverage Lender Inc ($550K), Edward Jones Foundation ($545K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to Center of Creative Arts between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Centene Foundation$1,572,716102020–2025
Coca Leverage Lender Inc$550,27362020–2025
Edward Jones Foundation$545,00032020–2022
Dula-Kobusch Charitable Trust$455,00042020–2023
Robert J Trulaske Jr Family Foundation$450,00012024
Washington University$409,45272019–2025
The Bellwether Foundation$405,00022019–2020
Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission$380,65642020–2024
St Louis Community Foundation$367,80822020–2022
Hauck Charitable Foundation$350,00012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$239,69522022–2023
Burrows Family Foundation$235,00042019–2022
St Louis Community Foundation Inc$232,15052020–2024
MHM Support Services$220,00052019–2023
Theatre Communications Group Inc$187,50012020
Stifel Foundation Inc$150,00032019–2025
The Hearst Foundation$150,00012020
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$135,00032020–2021
William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee$125,00012020
Charities Aid Foundation America$100,80022024–2025
United Way of Greater St Louis Inc$96,00052019–2024
Milford & Lee Bohm Charitable Foundation$80,00042019–2022
Jordan Mary R & Ettie a Charitable$57,50042020–2023
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$55,00092022–2024
Edward Jones Foundation$50,00012024
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M12 grants2019 30 grants2020 24 grants2021 20 grants2022 23 grants2023 20 grants2024 10 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $385K (2025) to $2.0M (2020). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $385K.

What grants has Center of Creative Arts received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Washington UniversityNON-CASH SPNSRSHP$113,517
2025Coca Leverage Lender IncTRANSFER PURSUANT TO NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION$104,814
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$50,800
2025Stifel Foundation IncSupport Daily Operations$50,000
2025Ec Simmons III FoundationGENERAL OPERATING FUNDS$25,000
2025Gertrude & William Bernoudy FndGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2025Kwame Charitable FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS$10,000
2025First Bank FoundationSponsorship - COCAbana gala$4,500
2025Centene FoundationCOCACABANA 2025$3,500
2025Russell E Browning Family Foundation IncProgram Support$2,500
2024Robert J Trulaske Jr Family FoundationCollective Annual Grants$450,000
2024Hauck Charitable FoundationContribution$350,000
2024Coca Leverage Lender IncTRANSFER PURSUANT TO NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION$104,814
2024Washington UniversityNON-CASH SPONSORSHIP$93,598
2024Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development CommissionGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$80,000
2024Edward Jones FoundationARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES$50,000
2024Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$50,000
2024United Way of Greater St Louis IncAWD - Community Stability and crisis Response$40,000
2024Stifel Foundation IncSupport Daily Operations$25,000
2024St Louis Community Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT, GENERAL SUPPORT IN HONOR OF JOHN AND VIRGINIA HOWELL, IN SUPPORT OF RBLC AND VERVE INITIATIVES$23,500
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$10,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustRELIGION$10,000
2024John K and Ellen a Wallace Charitable TrustCREATE OUR FUTURE CAMPAIGN$5,000
2024Centene FoundationCOCAcabana$3,500
2024Les Paul FoundationMUSIC PROGRAMS$2,500
2024The Prufrock FoundationGENERAL OPERATING FUNDS$1,750
2024Green Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2024The Cigna Group FoundationGENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE$250
2024The Chaffin Luhana FoundationGeneral Grant$250

Showing 30 most recent of 139 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Center of Creative Arts?

Center of Creative Arts is funded by 52 grantmakers, led by Centene Foundation ($1.6M), Coca Leverage Lender Inc ($550K), Edward Jones Foundation ($545K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to Center of Creative Arts between 2019–2025.

Who is Center of Creative Arts's largest funder?

Centene Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Center of Creative Arts, with $1.6M across 10 grants (2020–2025).

How much grant funding has Center of Creative Arts received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to Center of Creative Arts across 139 grants from 52 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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