Missouri · Public charity
Civic Progress Inc
Civic progress is comprised of chief executives from st. Louis' leading employers who seek to leverage public and private resources to drive initiatives that create positive change and improve the quality of life for all residents in the region.
- $329k
- Granted FY2020
- 3
- Grants FY2020
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Total assets, FY2020
- $15k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 33% of the organizations Civic Progress Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 3 | $328k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $955k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 13 | $894k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis | $580,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Better Family Life Inc | $285,260 | 3 | 1% |
| The Little Bit Foundation | $250,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Stl Youth Jobs | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beyond Housing Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Stl Citizens for Safety | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $103,250 | 3 | n/a |
| St Louis County Library Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 9% |
| 21st Century St Louis PAC Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 46% |
| St Louis Economic Development Partnership | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis | $580,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Better Family Life Inc | $285,260 | 3 | 1% |
| The Little Bit Foundation | $250,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Stl Youth Jobs | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beyond Housing Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Stl Citizens for Safety | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $103,250 | 3 | n/a |
| St Louis County Library Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 9% |
| 21st Century St Louis PAC Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 46% |
| St Louis Economic Development Partnership | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Campus Partnership | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Louis Police Foundation | $45,000 | 4 | 1% |
| St Louis Center for International Relations | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| The Opportunity Trust D/B/A Zest Education | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Health Commission of Missouri | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Missouri Venture Forum Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
Where it is load-bearing
Civic Progress Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 12 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
Open a dossier: Regional Business Council · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America
How this is measured
About Civic Progress Inc
- How much does Civic Progress Inc give?
- Civic Progress Inc reported 3 grants totaling $328,500 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Civic Progress Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Employment (28%), Education (23%), Community Improvement (22%).
- Who are Civic Progress Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis ($580k), Better Family Life Inc ($285k), The Little Bit Foundation ($250k).
- Does Civic Progress Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Civic Progress Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Regional Business Council, United Way of Greater St Louis Inc, St Louis Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Civic Progress Inc based?
- Civic Progress Inc is based in MO.
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