· Private foundation
East Missouri Foundation
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3), WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE CHARITIES THAT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, LOW INCOME PERSONS, SINGLE PARENTS, CHILDREN OR THE HOMELESS.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k7 grants · $41k
- $10k–50k43 grants · $650k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES | $25,000 |
| CIRCLE OF CONCERN FOOD PANTRY | $25,000 |
| EYE THRIVE | $25,000 |
| MISSION - ST LOUIS | $20,000 |
| OPERATION FOOD SEARCH | $20,000 |
| UNITED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN | $20,000 |
| SALVATION ARMY - MIDLAND DIVISION | $20,000 |
| FOOD OUTREACH | $20,000 |
| REBUILDING TOGETHER ST LOUIS | $20,000 |
| NORTHSIDE YOUTH & SENIOR SERVICE CENTER | $20,000 |
| ROOM AT THE INN | $20,000 |
| ST LOUIS CRISIS NURSERY | $20,000 |
| CARDINAL RITTER SENIOR SERVICES | $20,000 |
| THE COVERING HOUSE | $20,000 |
| VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF STL | $15,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $1.4M) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 99% of those 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.
66 repeat relationships: 32 still active in FY2025, 34 since wound down; 18 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $213k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- ETEYE THRIVE6× · 2020–2025 · $136k · revenue +136%
- WHWesley House Association6× · 2020–2025 · $108k · revenue +11%
- JFJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ST LOUIS6× · 2020–2025 · $103k · revenue +10%
Funded once
- ECEPWORTH CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICESone grant, 2017 · $50k
- SLST LOUIS SOCIETY FOR BLINDone grant, 2017 · $50k
- NYNORTHSIDE YOUTH & SENIOR SERVICESone grant, 2017 · $50k
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.
To provide outpatient and residential rehabilitative services to individuals and families referred by various government agencies. these individuals include substance abusers, intellectually disabled, developmentally disabled, and abused…
We walk with people facing homelessness on their journey to lifelong stability.
We are dedicated to providing exceptional care to every patient, every time.
To provide supportive housing and child development services to help homeless citizens of the city of st. louis, missouri exit the condition of homelessness and regain independence in the community
Helping people move to a better life through hope-filled care, services, and advocacy; calling all those of goodwill to join us
High quality, 24/7 support in neighborhood homes for persons with intellectual disabilities. inclusive educational opportunities for people in st. louis. changing the way persons with disabilities are seen and highlighting their…
A faith-based organization providing compassionaite, quality social services to the vulnerable.
Enhance the opportunities and quality of life for children and youth with disabilities. the organization achieves this objective through parent training, emotional support, direct advocacy, community education, self-advocacy and navigation…
To empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families to lead better lives by providing a lifetime of high-quality services, family support and advocacy.
To serve st. louis' most vulnerable senior women, nourishing their social, physical and emotional needs, and enhancing their quality of life through compassionate care.
A sanctuary for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and substance use disorders.
In the tradition of the sisters of st. joseph of carondelet and in partnership with benedictine, nazareth living center participates in the healing ministry of jesus ministering with compassion and responding creatively to the needs of…
How this is measured
75 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. 75 of the 134 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 EYE THRIVE ↗
- Who funds FOOD OUTREACH INC ↗
- Who funds Wesley House Association ↗
- Who funds CARDINAL RITTER SENIOR SERVICES ↗
- Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ST LOUIS ↗
- Who funds LOAVES AND FISHES FOR ST LOUIS INC ↗
- Who funds OPERATION FOOD SEARCH INC ↗
- Who funds THE COVERING HOUSE ↗
- Who funds BETHESDA HEALTH GROUP INC ↗
- Who funds LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK INC ↗
- Who funds FEED MY PEOPLE ↗
- Who funds GUARDIAN ANGEL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds ARNOLD FOOD PANTRY ↗
- Who funds Room at the Inn ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS CRISIS NURSERY ↗
- Who funds HOME SWEET HOME ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND ↗
- Who funds VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS ↗
- Who funds UNLEASHING POTENTIAL ↗
- Who funds EPWORTH CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds COVENANT HOUSE MISSOURI ↗
- Who funds EMMAUS HOMES INC ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF MISSOURI ↗
- Who funds Provident Inc ↗
- Who funds ST ANDREWS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MEMORY CARE HOME SOLUTIONS ↗
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 · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Pott Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation · Norman J Stupp Foundation · World Wide Technology Foundation · Jefferson Foundation · Tsf · Brown Dana Charitable Trust · Youthbridge Community Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization East Missouri Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from East Missouri Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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