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Express Scripts Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.4M
Granted FY2020
82
Grants FY2020
17
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
01FY2020 · 82 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k46 grants · $78k
  • $10k–50k28 grants · $521k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $518k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.3M
$5,000
Median grant
17
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHOLARSHIP OF AMERICA$1,017,000
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS$250,000
OPERATION FOOD SEARCH$106,849
BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL$101,352
BEYOND HOUSING INC$100,000
LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION$100,000
NATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS INC$60,000
A MILLION STARS INC$50,000
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$40,550
KIPP ST LOUIS$40,000
CASA DE SALUD$37,500
TRAIN UP A CHILD INC$35,000
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF GREATER ST LOUIS$33,000
GIRLS INC OF ST LOUIS$30,000
HOME WORKS - THVP$25,000
02The need
02

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–20, $128k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FLANCE EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $8k → 21%NURSES FOR NEWBORNS: $10k → 11%LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION: $100k → 11%OUR LADY'S INN: $10k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

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US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
2
Thomas Jefferson School

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…

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3
Louisville Collegiate School

Louisville collegiate school inspires academic excellence, extraordinary character and global citizenship.

Education
4
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
5
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
6
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
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Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
8
Loyola University

Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…

Education
9
Benedictine University

Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…

Education
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Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
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Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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Webster University

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.

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Scholarship America Inc and the most unlike its peers is Sampson Community College Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyFaith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Elementary Literacy TutoringIndependent K-12 SchoolsCommunity FoundationsCommunity College Foundatio…Affordable Housing Developm…Senior Support ServicesCommunity FoundationsDomestic Violence ServicesWomen & Girls Leadership De…Pregnancy Support ServicesDevelopmental Disabilities …Food Banks and PantriesMilitary Veterans SupportHealth Access Advocacy and …Cancer Support Services
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 44 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%0%<5yr14%0%5–10yr19%15%10–20yr16%23%20–35yr13%20%35–55yr16%42%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%0%<5yr14%0%5–10yr19%10%10–20yr16%15%20–35yr13%15%35–55yr16%60%55yr+

The field is 22% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/69
the rest of the field
13%
240,396/1,819,496

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

60 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 60 of the 82 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
59/60
Grantees still filing
46/60
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC — $1,017,000 · EducationSCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INCWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — $40,550 · Education+22 more — $96,950 · Education+22 moreFOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS — $250,000 · PhilanthropyFOUNDATION …BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL — $101,352 · OtherBARNES JEWISH HOSP…KIPP ST LOUIS — $40,000 · OtherKIPP ST LOUISBEYOND HOUSING INC — $100,000 · OtherBEYOND HOUSING INCALPHAPOINTE — $17,000 · Other+33 more — $128,115 · Other+33 moreNATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS INC — $60,000 · HealthNATIONAL …CASA DE SALUD — $37,500 · HealthCASA DE S…VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF GREATER ST LOUIS — $33,000 · HealthVISITING …UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY HEARTLAND — $25,000 · HealthUNITED CE…CARRIE TINGLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — $15,000 · HealthCARRIE TI…UNITED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN — $13,000 · HealthUNITED SE…INTERFAITH RESIDENCE D/B/A DOORWAYS — $10,000 · Health+3 more — $15,000 · Health+3 moreA MILLION STARS INC DBA COLLEGE BOUND — $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentTRAIN UP A CHILD INC — $35,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLS INCORPORATED OF ST LOUIS — $30,000 · Youth DevelopmentNETWORK FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP — $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION — $100,000 · Human ServicesOUR LADYS INN — $10,000 · Human ServicesNURSES FOR NEWBORNS — $10,000 · Human ServicesFLANCE MANAGEMENT INC D/B/A FLANCE EARLY LEARNING CENTER — $7,500 · Human ServicesOPERATION FOOD SEARCH INC — $106,849 · Food & NutritionFOOD OUTREACH INC — $10,000 · Food & Nutrition
Education$1,154,500Philanthropy$250,000Other$386,467Health$208,500Youth Development$140,000Human Services$127,500Food & Nutrition$116,849

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetSCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC — $1,017,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS — $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOPERATION FOOD SEARCH INC — $106,849 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBEYOND HOUSING INC — $100,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION — $100,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetNATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS INC — $60,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetA MILLION STARS INC DBA COLLEGE BOUND — $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — $40,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIPP ST LOUIS — $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCASA DE SALUD — $37,500 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetVISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF GREATER ST LOUIS — $33,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGIRLS INCORPORATED OF ST LOUIS — $30,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNETWORK FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP — $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOME WORKS - THVP — $25,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetUNITED CEREBRAL PALSY HEARTLAND — $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMISSOURI COLLEGES FUND INC — $20,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetCITY ACADEMY INC — $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetALPHAPOINTE — $17,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARRIE TINGLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetUNITED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN — $13,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBLUE STAR FAMILIES INC — $12,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPARAQUAD INC — $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGO ST LOUIS — $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetOUR LADYS INN — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFOOD OUTREACH INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAIM HIGH ST LOUIS — $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetST PATRICK CENTER — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREADY READERS — $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMary Ryder Home — $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetINTERFAITH RESIDENCE D/B/A DOORWAYS — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNURSES FOR NEWBORNS — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLITERACY MATTERS FOUNDATION — $8,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetRanken Technical College — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE MENTORS FOR KIDS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAVENHOUSE ST LOUIS — $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCHILD CENTER-MARYGROVE — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BIOME SCHOOL — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCASA OF ST LOUIS — $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOGOS INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL OF INDIANA INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFORSYTH SCHOOL INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREED ACADEMY — $850 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAMPSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH PHOENIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY — $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBASIS CHARTER SCHOOLS INC — $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

St Louis Community Fo…United Way of Greater…Employees Community F…Commerce Bancshares F…Pott FoundationCentene FoundationSt Louis Community Fo…World Wide Technology…Jordan Mary R & Ettie…Trio Foundation of St…Berges Family Foundat…Sam and Marilyn Fox F…
St Louis Community Foundation IncMO53.1× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Pott Foundation · Centene Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation · World Wide Technology Foundation · Jordan Mary R & Ettie a Charitable · Trio Foundation of St Louis · Berges Family Foundation · Sam and Marilyn Fox Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Express Scripts Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Trustees of Boston College — 3% of income from government
  • Oral Roberts University — 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
23report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25

Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending — grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12–24 months.

04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Express Scripts Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Express Scripts Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 82 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2021) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2020, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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