Grants paid by The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation
EIN 43-1944616 · Saint Louis, MO · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation of Saint Louis, MO (EIN 43-1944616) reported 97 grants paid totaling $1,986,967 to 63 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,986,967
97 grants
Recipients
63
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | $120,150 | — |
| 2022 | 28 | $561,328 | — |
| 2023 | 33 | $826,366 | — |
| 2024 | 27 | $479,123 | — |
Top recipients
The 63 recipients receiving the most from The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 63 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Sprouts 61-1753198 | B | University City, MO | 1 | $425,380 | 2023 |
| Arch City Defenders 80-0471494 | B | St Louis, MO | 2 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| St Louis Shakespeare Festival 43-1815139 | B | St Louis, MO | 2 | $146,333 | 2024 |
| Flance Early Learning Center | U | St Louis, MO | 4 | $138,311 | 2024 |
| We Power 82-3591958 | C | St Louis, MO | 2 | $105,000 | 2024 |
| Contemporary Art Museum St Louis 43-1202816 | B | St Louis, MO | 3 | $80,000 | 2024 |
| Fine Arts Work Center 04-2487373 | D | Provincetown, MA | 3 | $78,850 | 2024 |
| Cape Cod Modern House Trust 26-0370352 | B | South Wellfleet, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Via Fund | U | New York, NY | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Launch Code | U | St Louis, MO | 3 | $47,000 | 2023 |
| Kids Win Mo | U | Merriam, KS | 1 | $45,000 | 2022 |
| Shakespear Festival | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $40,500 | 2022 |
| Jazz Stl 43-1761629 | D | St Louis, MO | 2 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| St Louis Public Library | U | St Louis, MO | 2 | $32,260 | 2024 |
| Saint Louis Art Museum 43-1374479 | C | St Louis, MO | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Med & Food for Kids | U | St Louis, MO | 2 | $28,500 | 2024 |
| Coca 43-1395056 | B | St Louis, MO | 3 | $27,000 | 2024 |
| Casa St Louis 43-1807059 | D | St Louis, MO | 2 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Via Art Fund 46-1396192 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Dream Builders | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Lift for Life Academy 43-1535886 | B | St Louis, MO | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Saint Louis Dance Theatre 27-2706005 | B | St Louis, MO | 2 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Mass Audubon | U | Lincoln, MA | 3 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Laumeier Sculpture Park 43-1131429 | B | St Louis, MO | 2 | $13,000 | 2022 |
| Kids Win Missouri 82-5089535 | B | Ballwin, MO | 1 | $12,500 | 2023 |
| Castle Hill | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $11,000 | 2022 |
| Feed My People 43-1264877 | B | Lemay Township, MO | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Rosati Kain Academy 92-0677719 | B | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Kipp Stl 01-0916759 | D | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Building Futures 45-4670246 | C | St Louis, MO | 2 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra 43-0666769 | B | St Louis, MO | 2 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Medfood Kids | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Visionary Awards | U | St Louis, MO | 2 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 43-0821958 | B | St Louis, MO | 3 | $5,950 | 2024 |
| Project Make It 84-4842322 | B | St Louis, MO | 2 | $5,500 | 2023 |
| Gateway Arch Park Foundation 27-2128072 | C | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,170 | 2022 |
| The Collective Thread 27-1334567 | C | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Kipp St Louis Public Schools | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Grand Center 35-2448766 | D | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| First Tee of the Coachella Valley | U | Palm Desert, CA | 2 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Prnr Production | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Pianos for People 47-4084512 | B | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Pedal the Cause 27-2233336 | B | St Louis, MO | 2 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| San Diego Epilepsy | U | San Diego, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Cancer Support Center 85-4163189 | D | Des Peres, MO | 2 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| School of American Ballet 13-1275970 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $3,500 | 2022 |
| Forest Park Forever 43-1427062 | B | St Louis, MO | 2 | $3,250 | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $3,000 | 2023 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County 95-1981182 | D | San Diego, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Fathers and Families Support Center | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Eastern Missouri | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Marfan Fan 52-1265361 | C | Port Washington, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| 1st Tee Palm Springs | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Givable | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | U | Landover, MD | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Prison Performing Arts 43-1394929 | B | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,500 | 2022 |
| Shakespeare Festival St Louis | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,223 | 2024 |
| Saint Louis Community Foundation | U | Clayton, MO | 1 | $1,200 | 2024 |
| Mildred Thimes Foundation | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $600 | 2024 |
| University City Children's Center | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| The Repertory Theatre 43-0970273 | D | Webster Groves, MO | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Cdp | U | New York, NY | 1 | $250 | 2022 |
| Pcs for People 26-2066045 | B | St Paul, MN | 1 | $190 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 97 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arch City Defenders St Louis, MO | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | St Louis Shakespeare Festival St Louis, MO | B | $58,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Flance Early Learning Center St Louis, MO | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Med & Food for Kids St Louis, MO | U | $27,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Via Fund New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Jazz Stl St Louis, MO | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Lift for Life Academy St Louis, MO | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | St Louis Public Library St Louis, MO | U | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Feed My People Lemay Township, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Coca St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Rosati Kain Academy St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Contemporary Art Museum St Louis, MO | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Grand Center St Louis, MO | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Mass Audubon Lincoln, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | St Louis Symphony Orchestra St Louis, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | We Power St Louis, MO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Casa St Louis St Louis, MO | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Saint Louis Art Museum St Louis, MO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Saint Louis Dance Theatre St Louis, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Visionary Awards St Louis, MO | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | First Tee of the Coachella Valley Palm Desert, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Pedal the Cause St Louis, MO | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Shakespeare Festival St Louis St Louis, MO | U | $1,223 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Saint Louis Community Foundation Clayton, MO | U | $1,200 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Mildred Thimes Foundation St Louis, MO | U | $600 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2024 | Opera Theatre St Louis, MO | D | $600 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533219349106153 |
| 2023 | Urban Sprouts University City, MO | B | $425,380 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | St Louis Shakespeare Festival St Louis, MO | B | $88,333 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Cape Cod Modern House Trust South Wellfleet, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Launch Code St Louis, MO | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Dream Builders St Louis, MO | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Via Fund New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | St Louis Art Museum St Louis, MO | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Contemporary Art Museum St Louis, MO | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Casa St Louis St Louis, MO | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Flance Early Learning Center St Louis, MO | U | $18,363 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown, MA | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Kids Win Missouri Ballwin, MO | B | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Kipp Stl St Louis, MO | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Coca St Louis, MO | B | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Launch Code St Louis, MO | U | $5,600 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Mass Audubon Lincoln, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Building Futures St Louis, MO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | The Collective Thread St Louis, MO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | St Louis Symphony Orchestra St Louis, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Pianos for People St Louis, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Visionary Awards St Louis, MO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | American Jewish Committee St Louis, MO | U | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | First Tee of the Coachella Valley Palm Desert, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Pedal the Cause St Louis, MO | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Fathers and Families Support Center St Louis, MO | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Cancer Support Center Des Peres, MO | D | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | 1st Tee Palm Springs St Louis, MO | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Eastern Missouri St Louis, MO | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County San Diego, CA | D | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Project Make It St Louis, MO | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Med & Food for Kids St Louis, MO | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | University City Children's Center St Louis, MO | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2023 | Pcs for People St Paul, MN | B | $190 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403199349105850 |
| 2022 | Arch City Defenders St Louis, MO | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | We Power St Louis, MO | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Kids Win Mo Merriam, KS | U | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Shakespear Festival St Louis, MO | U | $40,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown, MA | D | $38,850 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Via Art Fund New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | St Louis Public Library St Louis, MO | U | $19,760 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Flance Early Learning Center St Louis, MO | U | $18,548 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Launch Code St Louis, MO | U | $16,400 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Jazz St Louis St Louis, MO | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Castle Hill St Louis, MO | U | $11,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Coca St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | St Louis Dance Theater St Louis, MO | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Medfood Kids St Louis, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Laumeier Sculpture Park St Louis, MO | B | $8,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Gateway Arch Park Foundation St Louis, MO | C | $5,170 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | San Diego Epilepsy San Diego, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Prnr Production St Louis, MO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Building Futures St Louis, MO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Kipp St Louis Public Schools St Louis, MO | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | School of American Ballet New York, NY | B | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Project Make It St Louis, MO | B | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Opera Theater of St Louis St Louis, MO | C | $2,850 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Cancer Support Center Des Peres, MO | D | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Marfan Fan Port Washington, NY | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Prison Performing Arts St Louis, MO | B | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Forest Park Forever St Louis, MO | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2022 | Cdp New York, NY | U | $250 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202333179349102678 |
| 2020 | Flance Early Learning Center St Louis, MO | U | $51,400 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202143129349101914 |
| 2020 | Contemporary Art Museum St Louis St Louis, MO | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202143129349101914 |
| 2020 | Mass Audubon Lincoln, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202143129349101914 |
| 2020 | Laumeier Sculpture Park St Louis, MO | B | $4,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202143129349101914 |
| 2020 | Opera Theatre of Saint Louis St Louis, MO | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202143129349101914 |
| 2020 | Forest Park Forever St Louis, MO | B | $2,250 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202143129349101914 |
| 2020 | Epilepsy Foundation Landover, MD | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202143129349101914 |
| 2020 | Givable St Louis, MO | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202143129349101914 |
| 2020 | The Repertory Theatre Webster Groves, MO | D | $500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202143129349101914 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
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.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202533219349106153 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403199349105850 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333179349102678 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202143129349101914 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/431944616.json.
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