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Grants paid by The Bellwether Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 22-2635309 · Saint Louis, MO · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, The Bellwether Foundation (EIN 22-2635309) reported 60 grants paid totaling $7,253,843. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Saint Louis Zoo Association St Louis, MO | U | $2,154,941 | paid | TO CONSERVE ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH ANIMAL MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | St Louis Symphony Orchestra St Louis, MO | B | $2,000,043 | paid | TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Donald Danforth Plant Science Center St Louis, MO | B | $1,000,000 | paid | TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION THROUGH PLANT SCIENCE | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | St Louis Mercantile Library at Umsl St Louis, MO | C | $700,000 | paid | TO MAKE ITS COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE WIDEST NUMBER OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL USERS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Great Rivers Greenway Foundation St Louis, MO | B | $603,256 | paid | TO DEVELOP A NETWORK OF GREENWAYS TO MAKE THE ST. LOUIS REGION A MORE VIBRANT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Sheldon Arts Foundation St Louis, MO | B | $70,000 | paid | TO ENRICH THE ST. LOUIS REGION WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | City Academy St Louis, MO | B | $61,000 | paid | TO OFFER AFFORDABLE EDUCATION TO PROMISING CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Loyola Academy of St Louis St Louis, MO | B | $50,000 | paid | TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Ready Readers St Louis, MO | B | $50,000 | paid | TO EXPAND LITERACY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH LITERACY EXPERIENCES | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | The Magic House St Louis, MO | B | $32,000 | paid | TO ENGAGE ALL CHILDREN WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO PROMOTE IMAGINATION, CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | The Green House Venture St Louis, MO | B | $30,000 | paid | TO EDUCATE, EXCITE, AND EQUIP AN INCLUSIVE POPULATION OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | St Louis Help St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SECURE AND PROVIDE THE HEALTH EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | City Garden Montessori School St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION TO A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Kids Vision for Life St Louis Maryland Heights, MO | U | $25,000 | paid | TO ELIMINATE POOR VISION AS A BARRIER TO LEARNING IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE HIGHER OUTCOMES | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Chads Coalition for Mental Health St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SAVE YOUNG LIVES BY ADVANCING THE AWARENESS OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Urban Sprouts University City, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | TO HONOR AND EMPOWER EACH YOUNG SCHOLAR TO DEVELOP INTO SOCIALLY CAPABLE, CREATIVE, AND INSPIRED CITIZENS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Lifewise Stl St Louis, MO | U | $25,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF SOUTH SIDE ST. LOUIS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | St Louis Shakespeare Festival St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | TO CELEBRATE SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE AND THE ARTISTS HE INSPIRED | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | North Side Community School St Louis, MO | U | $20,000 | paid | TO IMPROVE EACH STUDENT'S OPPORTUNITIES IN EDUCATION AND IN LIFE | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Operation Food Search St Louis, MO | B | $15,000 | paid | TO NOURISH AND EDUCATE OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED TO HEAL THE HURT OF HUNGER | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Pianos for People St Louis, MO | B | $15,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF THE PIANO | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club of St Louis St Louis, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND BOYS IN THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Prevented St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO REDUCE OR PREVENT THE HARMS OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Teach for America St Louis St Louis, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT EQUITY-ORIENTED LEADERS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CHILDREN | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Delmar Divine Charitable Foundation St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT AND STIMULATE THE WORK OF SOME OF THE BEST SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES IN ST. LOUIS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Marygrove Child Center Florissant, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Bilingual International Assistant Services St Louis, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR ALL | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Immigrant & Refugee Women's Program St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO CHAMPION MIGRANT AND RURAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO LIVE AND WORK WITH DIGNITY | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | St Louis County Library Foundation St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | River Relief Inc Columbia, MO | C | $10,000 | paid | TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Miriam Foundation St Louis, MO | C | $10,000 | paid | TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Cornerstone Center for Early Learning Inc St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE THE FINEST CARE AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | National Blues Museum St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PRESERVE THE LEGACY AND HONOR THE HISTORY OF THE MUSIC THAT GAVE VOICE TO GENERATIONS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Litshop St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Flance Early Learning Center St Louis, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION TO A DIVERSE POPULATION OF CHILDREN | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Room at the Inn Bridgeton, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND A STABILIZING SUPPORT SYSTEM TO LOCAL WOMEN AND FAMILIES | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Unleashing Potential St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY BUILDING ON THEIR STRENGTHS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Gateway to the Great Outdoors Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | TO EMPOWER STUDENTS BY IGNITING CURIOSITY THROUGH OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Circus Harmony St Louis, MO | C | $10,000 | paid | TO BUILD CHARACTER AND EXPAND COMMUNITY FOR YOUTH OF ALL AGES, CULTURES, ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Forest Releaf of Missouri St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE TREES FOR PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT PLANTINGS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Eye Thrive St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO GIVE CHILDREN THE ABILITY TO THRIVE THROUGH ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL VISION SERVICES | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Audubon Center at Riverlands West Alton, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE BEAUTY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND THE GREAT RIVERS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Cultural Leadership St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO EMPOWER SOCIAL CHANGE IN GREATER ST. LOUIS THROUGH IMMERSIVE LEARNING AND EMPATHY BUILDING | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Foster Care Coalition of Greater St Louis Inc St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO RECRUIT AND SUPPORT FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES IN THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS REGION | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Kids in the Middle St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | TO EMPOWER CHILDREN, PARENTS AND FAMILIES DURING AND AFTER DIVORCE | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Visitation Academy St Louis, MO | U | $5,000 | paid | TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG WOMEN | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation St Louis, MO | B | $4,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE SUPPORT OF THE ST. LOUIS ART MUSEUM | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | International Institute St Louis, MO | D | $4,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO THRIVE IN OUR REGION | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Dream Builders 4equity St Louis, MO | D | $3,000 | paid | FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH TO RECEIVE TRAINING IN REHABBING PROPERTY | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Saint Louis Science Center Foundation St Louis, MO | B | $3,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ST. LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Tower Grove Park Foundation St Louis, MO | B | $3,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $2,500 | paid | TO PROMOTE LEARNING BY ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS IN ADVANCING SCHOLARLY INQUIRY | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Washington University St Louis, MO | B | $2,500 | paid | TO DISCOVER AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE AND THE FREEDOM OF INQUIRY THROUGH RESEARCH AND LEARNING | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | John Burroughs School St Louis, MO | B | $2,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC, PHYSICAL AND CREATIVE FULFILLMENT FOR STUDENTS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Suffield Academy Suffield, CT | B | $2,500 | paid | TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, STRONG WORK ETHIC, RESPECT, AND COMMITMENT | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | The Salvation Army Midland Division St Louis, MO | U | $2,000 | paid | TO MEET BASIC HUMAN NEEDS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Missouri History Museum St Louis, MO | D | $2,000 | paid | TO SERVE AS THE CONFLUENCE OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | Soldiers Memorial Military Museummissouri Historical Society St Louis, MO | U | $1,000 | paid | TO SERVE AS THE CONFLUENCE OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | It's Your Birthday Belleville, IL | U | $500 | paid | TO CREATE MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN IN HOMELESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS | 202411309349103156 |
| 2023 | St Louis Public Schools Foundation St Louis, MO | U | $103 | paid | TO INVEST IN SOLUTIONS THAT DRIVE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR ALL ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS | 202411309349103156 |
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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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