Missouri · Private foundation
Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $137k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $912k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $137k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $137k | 14% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $115k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $122k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $155k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $280k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 15 | $302k | 20% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $250k | 20% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois College | $745,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Whitfield School Inc | $370,000 | 6 | 1% |
| The Wilson School | $193,500 | 7 | 1% |
| Meds & Food for Kids | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Repertory Theatre of St Louis | $70,000 | 3 | 0% |
| M F K Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Landmark College Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Public Citizen Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St Louis Classical Guitar | $12,000 | 7 | 2% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois College | $745,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Whitfield School Inc | $370,000 | 6 | 1% |
| The Wilson School | $193,500 | 7 | 1% |
| Meds & Food for Kids | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Repertory Theatre of St Louis | $70,000 | 3 | 0% |
| M F K Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Landmark College Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Public Citizen Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St Louis Classical Guitar | $12,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra | $11,500 | 4 | 0% |
| The Illinois Center for Autism | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Knox College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Public Citizen Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Justice and Democracy | $4,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Friends of the Earth | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | $750 | 3 | 0% |
| Wonderwork Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Smile Train Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Hunt for Brighter Skies Nfp | $350 | 1 | 6% |
| Catholic Urban Programs Nfp | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| Oxfam-America Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($61k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc
- How much does Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc give?
- Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc reported 4 grants totaling $137,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (81%), Arts & Culture (6%), International (5%).
- Who are Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Illinois College ($745k), Whitfield School Inc ($370k), The Wilson School ($194k).
- Does Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Greater St Louis Inc, St Louis Community Foundation, St Louis Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc based?
- Association of the Open Mind and Spirit Inc is based in MO.
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