· Private foundation
Donald and Ruth V Malvern Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2022.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2022
- Under $10k29 grants · $15k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $13k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| WINGS OF HOPE | $13,000 |
| ST ANDREWS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $3,000 |
| MANCHESTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | $2,500 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ST LOUIS | $2,000 |
| SALVATION ARMY | $1,000 |
| LANDMARKS ASSOCIATION | $1,000 |
| ST MARKS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | $1,000 |
| GATEWAY CHAPTER-NATIONAL MS SOCIETY | $1,000 |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | $500 |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | $500 |
| FRIENDS OF TOWER GROVE | $250 |
| ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM | $200 |
| THE SANFORD MCDONNELL CENTER FOR CHARACTERPLUS | $150 |
| BACKSTAGERS | $150 |
| FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOUSE IN EBSWORTH PARK | $150 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
30 repeat relationships: 27 still active in FY2022, 3 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $650 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY4× · 2019–2022 · $2k · revenue +44%- SLSAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA3× · 2019–2022 · $600 · revenue +40%
- FPForest Park Forever Inc4× · 2019–2022 · $400 · revenue +108%
Funded once
- SMST MARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCHone grant, 2019 · $1k
- YFYOSEMITE FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $100 · revenue +32%
- SLST LOUIS COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAone grant, 2019 · $100
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
The museum's mission statement is "turn on the science: inspire learning. inform policy. improve lives."
Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…
The wildlife society's mission is to inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation.
Msma's mission is to serve its members through promotion of the science & art of medicine, protection of the health of the public & betterment of the medical profession in missouri.
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…
The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…
The materials research society (mrs) is an organization of materials researchers worldwide that promotes communication for the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research and technology to improve the quality of life.
Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…
The Museum of Modern Art is a private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of New York Department of Education in 1929 to foster public awareness of modern and contemporary art. (Continued in Schedule O)
The national trust for historic preservation in the united states protects significant places representing our diverse cultural experiences by taking direct action and inspiring broad public support.
How this is measured
14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 37 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds WINGS OF HOPE ↗
- Who funds ST ANDREWS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOUSE IN EBSWORTH PARK ↗
- Who funds Forest Park Forever Inc ↗
- Who funds MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds RETINA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ↗
- Who funds MISSOURI CURES EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds YOSEMITE FOUNDATION ↗
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: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Donald and Ruth V Malvern Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Donald and Ruth V Malvern Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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