· Private foundation
Edison Family Foundation
Its FY2026 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, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k23 grants · $103k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $78k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS | $25,000 |
| ST LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | $17,500 |
| BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL - EVELYN'S HOUSE | $15,000 |
| MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | $10,000 |
| GATEWAY PET GUARDIANS | $10,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $5,000 |
| THE MUNY | $5,000 |
| SITEMAN CANCER CENTER | $5,000 |
| NINE NETWORK OF PUBLIC MEDIA | $5,000 |
| PARENTS AS TEACHERS | $5,000 |
| MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN | $5,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ST LOUIS | $5,000 |
| ST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER | $5,000 |
| ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM | $5,000 |
| ST LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO | $5,000 |
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 (FY22–26, $33k) land where the poverty rate runs at 20%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% 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.
27 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2026, 6 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SLSAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA7× · 2017–2026 · $152k · revenue +63%
- JBJOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL2× · 2023–2024 · $100k · revenue +42%
- DDDONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER7× · 2017–2026 · $33k · revenue +2%
Funded once
- JFJEWISH FEDERATIONone grant, 2017 · $10k
- SLST LOUIS VARIETY CLUBone grant, 2017 · $1k
- CRCARDINAL RITTER COLLEGE PREPone grant, 2017 · $500
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.
Founded In 2018, Teach St. Louis (formerly St. Louis Teacher Residency) launched to improve teacher quality and retention in St. Louis, a city where 40% of new teachers exit the classroom in their first three years. Teach St. Louis…
Mission: st. louis empowers individuals for social and economic growth through relationships and opportunity.
Greater st. louis, inc. brings together business and civic leaders to create jobs, drive inclusive economic growth, and increase the st. louis metro area's global competitiveness. we speak with a unified voice, lead with a bold agenda, and…
The saint louis zoo association was established to support and enhance the saint louis zoo by providing facilities, funds, and advice. the association provides direct financial support to the zoo for renovations, new facilities, programs,…
Support the st. louis science center and its comprehensive array of educational outreach programs to the community in order to increase interest, understanding and enthusiasm for stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
Greater st. louis, inc. brings together business and civic leaders to create jobs, drive inclusive economic growth, and increase the st. louis metro area's global competitiveness. we speak with a unified voice, lead with a bold agenda, and…
Founded in 1915, webster is a private non-profit and global university that is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.
To promote the possibilities of charitable giving, helping charitable citizens understand how they can effectively provide for the community they love and the causes they care deeply about.
Thomas jefferson school engages its students in the education necessary to live as responsible citizens of the world. through the strongest possible college-prepatory program and within a nurturing community, students develop a…
Invest stl facilitates investment in the power of people and their neighborhoods to develop communities of justice and opportunity in places that continue to endure the legacy of systemic anti-black racism.
The association provides knowledge, guidance and resources which enhances members' professionalism and success, supports growth in the area's diverse communities and protects private property rights.
The mission of saint louis university is the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of god and for the service of humanity. the university seeks excellence in the fulfillment of its corporate purposes of teaching, research, health care and…
How this is measured
22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 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 UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC ↗
- Who funds SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
- Who funds JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER ↗
- Who funds MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES ↗
- Who funds OPERATION FOOD SEARCH INC ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK INC ↗
- Who funds PARENTS AS TEACHERS NATIONAL CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds THE GREATER ST LOUIS ARTS AND EDUCATION COUNCIL ↗
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS ↗
- Who funds MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds GATEWAY PET GUARDIANS ↗
- Who funds Teach for America Inc ↗
- Who funds MISSOURI COLLEGES FUND INC ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS ARC INC ↗
- Who funds WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds PARAQUAD INC ↗
- Who funds MUNICIPAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS ↗
- Who funds EASTER SEALS MIDWEST ↗
- Who funds Humane Society of Monroe County IL ↗
- Who funds Clayton Community 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: Edward Jones Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Youthbridge Community Foundation · Edward Jones Foundation · Centene Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Julian I & Hope R Edison Foundation Inc · Rga Foundation · Eric P & Evelyn E Newman Charitable Foundation Dtd 8/1/2013
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Edison Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Edison Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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