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Sage Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$347k
Granted FY2024still arriving
28
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$55k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2019–2024.

Arts & Culture$468kEducation$351kEnvironment$317kHealth$212kPhilanthropy$135kReligion$51kCrime & Legal$47kInternational$25kOther$0
02FY2024 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k14 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $259k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $55k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$3.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN$55,000
CENTRAL REFORM CONGREGATION$30,000
JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL$25,000
NINE PBS$25,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF ST LOUIS$25,000
RIVER CITY JOURNALISM FUND$25,000
ELLIS MARSALIS CENTER FOR MUSIC$25,000
ST LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO$25,000
THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL$20,000
STARKLOFF DISABILITY INSTITUTE$18,000
Individual grant recipient$11,000
MICDS$10,000
SAINT LOUIS ZOO$10,000
JAZZ ST LOUIS$10,000
ST LOUIS ART MUSUEM FOUNDATION$6,000
02The need
03

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.

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Your human-services grants (FY21–24, $34k) land where the poverty rate runs at 21%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 90% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%ELLIS MARSALIS CENTER FOR MUSIC: $25k → 23%FLANCE EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $2k → 21%FLANCE EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $1k → 21%FLANCE EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $1k → 21%FLANCE EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $1k → 21%COVENANT PLACE FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%COVENANT PLACE FOUNDATION: $1k → 11%COVENANT PLACE FOUNDATION: $1k → 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.

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 edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$1.3M · 24 repeat orgs$160k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +47% since the first grant, against -4% for the ones you funded once.

24 repeat relationships — 18 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
16

Total granted

$1.3M
$76k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
-4%

Still filing today

88%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.” Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • MB
    MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    4× · 2019–2024 · $305k · revenue +37%
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2019–2022 · $200k · revenue +44%
  • TF
    THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL
    5× · 2020–2024 · $150k · revenue +69%

Funded once

  • MF
    MEDS & FOOD FOR KIDS
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue -4%
  • C
    COCA
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
  • UA
    URBAN ARTS MUSIC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -41%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your 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.

1
Museum of Arts and Design

To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.

Arts & Culture
2
Music Institute of Chicago

The music institute of chicago ("music institute") leads people toward a lifelong engagement with music, by providing widely accessible resources for high quality music teaching, performing, and service activities.

Arts & Culture
3
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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4
Municipal Theatre Association of St Louis

The muny is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to enrich lives by producing exceptional musical theatre accessible to all, continuing its remarkable tradition in forest park.

Arts & Culture
5
The Saint Louis Zoo Association

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,…

Animals
6
St Louis Science Center Foundation

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).

Science & Tech
7
Greater St Louis Inc

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…

Community Improvement
8
St Louis Community Foundation

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.

Philanthropy
9
Missouri Historical Society

The missouri historical society (mhs) is a missouri pro forma decree, not-for-profit corporation whose primary functions are educational and community programs; collections and conservation; library and research; and exhibitions.…

Arts & Culture
10
Cinema St Louis

Cinema st. louis engages the st. louis region through educational programs, cultural connectivity, and curated film exhibitions.

Arts & Culture
11
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
12
St Louis Jewish Light

The st. louis jewish light is a non-profit, independent news source whose mission is to inform, inspire, educate, and connect the st. louis jewish community.

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St Louis Art Museum Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Project Lab St Louis. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 36 years old; the field is 19. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number18%0%<5yr13%13%5–10yr20%18%10–20yr20%15%20–35yr15%23%35–55yr14%31%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value18%0%<5yr13%7%5–10yr20%6%10–20yr20%21%20–35yr15%9%35–55yr14%56%55yr+

The field is 18% 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 12% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/42
the rest of the field
12%
3,572/30,298

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.

04the grantee network

41 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. 41 of the 50 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/41
Grantees still filing
24/41
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — $200,000 · EducationWASHINGTON UNIVERSITYCITY ACADEMY INC — $56,000 · EducationCITY ACADEMY INCJOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — $25,000 · EducationJOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOLMary Institute and St Louis Country Day School — $20,000 · EducationMary Institute and St…PROJECT LAB ST LOUIS — $11,000 · Education+2 more — $6,000 · EducationMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES — $305,000 · EnvironmentMISSOURI BOTANICAL GA…+2 more — $11,000 · EnvironmentST LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO — $153,000 · OtherST LOUIS PUBLIC RADIOCENTRAL REFORM CONGREGATION — $51,000 · OtherCENTRAL REFORM CONGREGATI…MARY INSTITUTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL — $30,000 · OtherMARY INSTITUTE COUNTRY DA…ELLIS MARSALIS CENTER FOR MUSIC INC — $25,000 · OtherELLIS MARSALIS CENTER FOR…MEDS & FOOD FOR KIDS — $25,000 · OtherMEDS & FOOD FOR KIDS+16 more — $85,400 · Other+16 moreRIVER CITY JOURNALISM FUND INC — $70,000 · Arts & CultureRIVER CITY JOURNA…ST LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC — $50,000 · Arts & CultureST LOUIS REGIONAL…FILM INDEPENDENT — $40,000 · Arts & CultureFILM INDEPENDENTOpera Theatre of Saint Louis — $30,000 · Arts & CultureOpera Theatre of …JAZZ ST LOUIS — $22,000 · Arts & CultureJAZZ ST LOUISST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION — $17,000 · Arts & CultureST LOUIS ART MUSE…URBAN ARTS MUSIC — $10,000 · Arts & Culture+7 more — $19,000 · Arts & Culture+7 moreTHE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL — $150,000 · HealthTHE FOUNDATIO…STARKLOFF DISABILITY INSTITUTE — $49,000 · HealthSTARKLOFF DIS…+1 more — $2,000 · HealthJewish Federation of St Louis — $135,000 · PhilanthropyJewish Fe…ARCHCITY DEFENDERS — $47,000 · Crime & Legal
Education$318,000Environment$316,000Other$369,400Arts & Culture$258,000Health$201,000Philanthropy$135,000Crime & Legal$47,000

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 budgetMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES — $305,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — $200,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL — $150,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetJewish Federation of St Louis — $135,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRIVER CITY JOURNALISM FUND INC — $70,000 over 3y, 38% of budgetCITY ACADEMY INC — $56,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetST LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC — $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSTARKLOFF DISABILITY INSTITUTE — $49,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetARCHCITY DEFENDERS — $47,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetFILM INDEPENDENT — $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOpera Theatre of Saint Louis — $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetJOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL — $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetELLIS MARSALIS CENTER FOR MUSIC INC — $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMEDS & FOOD FOR KIDS — $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJAZZ ST LOUIS — $22,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMary Institute and St Louis Country Day School — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION — $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGATEWAY ARCH PARK FOUNDATION — $12,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMISSOURI CURES EDUCATION FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetURBAN ARTS MUSIC — $10,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetDONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER — $6,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF BOGARDUS PLAZA INC — $6,000 over 2y, 9.6% of budgetFLANCE MANAGEMENT INC D/B/A FLANCE EARLY LEARNING CENTER — $5,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJournalism Funding Partners — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetST LOUIS UNIVERSITY — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC — $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST LOUIS DANCE THEATRE — $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGRAND CENTER INC — $4,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOVENANT PLACE FOUNDATION — $3,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST LOUIS — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMENT LTD — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Symphony Orchestra — $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProvident Inc — $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER OF CREATIVE ARTS — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUILLIARD SCHOOL — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY CITY CHILDREN'S CENTER — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBALLET HISPANICO OF NEW YORK INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF JAZZ ST LOUIS — $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBE LOUD SOPHIE FOUNDATION — $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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…St Louis Community Fo…The Kranzberg Family …Centene FoundationWorld Wide Technology…The John and Alison F…Trio Foundation of St…United Way of Greater…Employees Community F…Jordan Mary R & Ettie…Pershing Charitable T…Sam and Marilyn Fox F…
St Louis Community Foundation IncMO34× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · St Louis Community Foundation · The Kranzberg Family Charitable Foundation · Centene Foundation · World Wide Technology Foundation · The John and Alison Ferring Family Foundation · Trio Foundation of St Louis · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Jordan Mary R & Ettie a Charitable · Pershing Charitable Trust · 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 Sage Charitable 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.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%your share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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.

    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 50 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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