Missouri · Public charity
Biostl
BIOSTL advances st. Louis' prosperity by cultivating a thriving bioscience sector. BIOSTL builds regional capacity, nurtures a collaborative environment, and focuses community leadership and resources to capitalize on the unique convergence of st. Louis' corporate, university, and entrepreneurial strengths in medical and plant bioscience.
- $5.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $5.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $369,700
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $4,582,220
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $19M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Biostl funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $5.3M | 75% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $3.2M | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $6.2M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $6.1M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $6.2M | 50% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $5.5M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $6.1M | 50% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $5.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biogenerator | $43,286,718 | 8 | 85% |
| Small Business Empowerment Center | $369,700 | 1 | 12% |
| Harris-Stowe State University | $180,987 | 1 | n/a |
| Wepower | $149,438 | 1 | 5% |
| Get Help | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Science Coach Inc | $45,264 | 3 | n/a |
| Biostl STEM Coaching LLC | $37,108 | 1 | n/a |
About Biostl
- How much does Biostl give?
- Biostl reported 4 itemized grants totaling $5,282,345, out of $5,586,725 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Biostl fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Science & Tech (98%), Community Improvement (1%), Environment (0%).
- Who are Biostl's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Biogenerator ($43M), Small Business Empowerment Center ($370k), Harris-Stowe State University ($181k).
- Does Biostl fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Biostl based?
- Biostl is based in MO.
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