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Piasa Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$203k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2025
31
Organizations funded FY2024
16%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$55,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 38
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$2.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 16% of the organizations Piasa Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $21k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsPhilanthropyHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving32$203k19%
FY202431$206k16%
FY202326$131k31%
FY202231$161k19%
FY202130$185k23%
FY202029$157k28%
FY201930$172k20%
FY201838$151k66%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$761kHealth$202kHuman Services$114kFood & Nutrition$113kEducation$103kYouth Development$67kAnimals$58kPublic Safety & Disaster$38kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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IL
NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
NC
DC
HI
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Crisis Food Center Inc$103,00095%
Salvation Army$55,0009n/a
United Way of Greater St Louis Inc$55,00010%
Alton Educational Foundation$45,000923%
Camp New Hope Inc$43,50091%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$35,50080%
Blood Cancer United Inc$32,00090%
Pride Incorporated$25,000514%
Hunt of a Lifetime$22,00061%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$18,00050%
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All grantees of Piasa Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Crisis Food Center Inc$103,00095%
Salvation Army$55,0009n/a
United Way of Greater St Louis Inc$55,00010%
Alton Educational Foundation$45,000923%
Camp New Hope Inc$43,50091%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$35,50080%
Blood Cancer United Inc$32,00090%
Pride Incorporated$25,000514%
Hunt of a Lifetime$22,00061%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$18,00050%
Riverbend Head Start & Family Services Inc$15,00020%
Operation Homefront Inc$12,50050%
Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation$11,00050%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$11,00050%
Folds of Honor Foundation$10,50040%
The Aopa Foundation Inc$10,00020%
Greater St Louis Boy Scout Trust Fund$10,00030%
The Nature Institute$9,00070%
Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc$8,00011%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$6,50030%
Partners for Pets Humane Society$6,00030%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$6,00020%
Alton Area Animal Aid Association$5,50022%
Shadow Buddies Foundation Inc$5,50030%
Salt - Student Athletes Leading Tomorrow$5,000155%
The Methodist Hospital Foundation$5,00010%
Alton Athletic Association$4,81556%
Boy Scouts of America 312 - Greater St Louis Area Council$4,00020%
Community Hope Center Inc$4,00040%
Christian Freedom International Inc$3,50010%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$3,50010%
Christmas Wonderland Inc$3,50071%
Alton Band and Orchestra Builders$3,50082%
Samaritan's Purse$3,25020%
River Bend Development Foundation Inc$3,0001n/a
Stray Rescue of St Louis$3,00020%
East End Foundation$3,0003n/a
Patriot Training Foundation$3,0001n/a
Edens Glory$2,50010%
K9s for Warriors Inc$2,50010%
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$2,50010%
St Baldrick's Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Lizzys Walk of Faith$2,00011%
Flance Management Inc D/B/A Flance Early Learning Center$2,00010%
Boys & Girls Club of Alton Inc$2,00011%
Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation$1,50010%
Beverly Farm Foundation$1,50030%
Challenge Unlimited Inc$1,00010%
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois$1,00010%
The Backstoppers Inc Fka Policemen & Firemen Fund of St Louis$1,00010%
American Lung Association$1,00010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$1,00010%
United Service Organization USO of Missouri Inc$1,00010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$1,00010%
Metro East Humane Society$1,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$1,00010%
Alton Youth Symphony Inc$60031%
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight Inc$50020%
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Fr McGivney Council #8002$5004n/a
Honor Flight Inc$50010%
Knights of Columbus 460 Alton Council$30020%
Lions of Illinois Foundation$30030%
Friends of Kids With Cancer$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($869k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Piasa Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 58 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCrisis Food Center Inc: $103,000 over 9y, 4.6% of budgetUnited Way of Greater St Louis Inc: $55,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlton Educational Foundation: $45,000 over 9y, 23% of budgetCamp New Hope Inc: $43,500 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $35,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $32,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPride Incorporated: $25,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetHunt of a Lifetime: $22,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $18,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRiverbend Head Start & Family Services Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetOperation Homefront Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlton Memorial Health Services Foundation: $11,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSleep in Heavenly Peace Inc: $11,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFolds of Honor Foundation: $10,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Aopa Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreater St Louis Boy Scout Trust Fund: $10,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Nature Institute: $9,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetVolunteer Florida Foundation Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPartners for Pets Humane Society: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlton Area Animal Aid Association: $5,500 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetShadow Buddies Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSalt - Student Athletes Leading Tomorrow: $5,000 over 1y, 55% of budgetThe Methodist Hospital Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlton Athletic Association: $4,815 over 5y, 5.8% of budgetBoy Scouts of America 312 - Greater St Louis Area Council: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Hope Center Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Freedom International Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChristmas Wonderland Inc: $3,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetAlton Band and Orchestra Builders: $3,500 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $3,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStray Rescue of St Louis: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEdens Glory: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetK9s for Warriors Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Baldrick's Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLizzys Walk of Faith: $2,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFlance Management Inc D/B/A Flance Early Learning Center: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Alton Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetChildren of Fallen Patriots Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeverly Farm Foundation: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChallenge Unlimited Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts of Southern Illinois: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Backstoppers Inc Fka Policemen & Firemen Fund of St Louis: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Lung Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 58.

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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.

St Louis Community Foundation IncMO21.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · American Water Charitable Foundationinc · Jacoby Foundation · The Alton Foundation · Schrimpf Family Foundation · Alton Woman's Home Association · Edward Jones Foundation · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Brown Dana Charitable Trust · Enterprise Bank & Trust Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Piasa Charitable Foundation

How much does Piasa Charitable Foundation give?
Piasa Charitable Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $202,850 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 38 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Piasa Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (50%), Health (13%), Human Services (7%).
Who are Piasa Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Crisis Food Center Inc ($103k), Salvation Army ($55k), United Way of Greater St Louis Inc ($55k).
Does Piasa Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Piasa Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Piasa Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include St Louis Community Foundation Inc, American Water Charitable Foundationinc, Jacoby Foundation.
Where is Piasa Charitable Foundation based?
Piasa Charitable Foundation is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 93 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its 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.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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