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Sidney & Bobette Guller Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$323k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$149k
Largest
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Religion$748kHuman Services$513kMembership Benefit$305kHealth$192kEducation$114kPhilanthropy$105kCommunity Improvement$23kArts & Culture$17kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $72k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $237k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$149,000
SIGMA ALPHA MU FOUNDATION$88,376
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ST LOUIS$20,767
CONGREGATION SHAARE EMETH$20,000
ALS ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS$20,000
CROWN CENTER$11,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN$5,000
MISSOURI BETTER FOUNDATION$5,000
ST LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION$2,500
SLSO ST LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$500
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$500
FOREST PARK FOREVER$300
HUMANE SOCIETY OF MISSOURI$250
Individual grant recipient$240
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $496k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $149k → 11%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $142k → 11%JEWISH FMLY & CHLDRN SVCS: $68k → 11%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $25k → 11%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES ST LOUIS: $22k → 11%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ST LOUIS: $21k → 11%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES ST LOUIS: $19k → 11%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES ST LOUIS: $18k → 11%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES ST LOUIS: $10k → 11%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $9k → 11%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $9k → 11%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 20 repeat orgs$170k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
25

Total granted

$1.8M
$53k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+13%

Still filing today

45%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $117k 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
HealthHuman ServicesAnimalsArts & CultureFood & NutritionEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SA
    Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity Inc
    5× · 2018–2023 · $305k · revenue +32%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ST LOUIS
    5× · 2020–2024 · $157k · revenue +10%
  • TC
    THE CROWN CENTER INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $14k · revenue +93%

Funded once

  • TP
    TORRAH PREP SCHOOL OF ST LOUIS
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
  • EF
    EUGENE FIELD HOUSE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +39%
  • MD
    MUSCULAR DISTROPHY ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
2
Missouri State Medical Association

Msma's mission is to serve its members through promotion of the science & art of medicine, protection of the health of the public & betterment of the medical profession in missouri.

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3
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
4
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the sciences prepares students to become leaders, innovators, and skilled practitioners in the sciences, the health professions, and related disciplines. we deliver excellence in teaching, research, and service through a safe…

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5
Ssm Health Foundation - St Louis

Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the health presence of god.

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6
St Louis Art Museum Foundation

The sole purpose of the foundation is to support the saint louis art museum, including but not limited to fundraising and other activities and assisting in financing expansion and renovation of its facilities.

Arts & Culture
7
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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8
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
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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10
St Louis Association of Realtors

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.

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11
St Martin Hospital Inc

To improve, maintain and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
12
University of Maryland Neurosurgeryassociates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of St Louis; the most unlike its peers is Blood Cancer United Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

27 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. 27 of the 53 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
19/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KOL RINAH: $607,140 · OtherKOL RINAHSigma Alpha Mu Fraternity Inc: $304,551 · OtherSigma Alpha Mu Fraternity IncALS ASSOCIATION ST LOUIS: $145,000 · OtherALS ASSOCIATION ST LOUISJEWISH FMLY CHLDRN SVCS: $68,361 · OtherJ ASSOCIATES: $50,500 · OtherCONGREGATION SHAARE EMETH: $45,000 · Other+35 more: $116,810 · Other+35 moreJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $338,500 · Human ServicesJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ST LOUIS: $157,362 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF S…+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesJewish Federation of St Louis: $100,000 · PhilanthropyTHE SIGMA ALPHA MU FOUNDATION: $88,376 · Education+1 more: $500 · EducationTHE CROWN CENTER INC: $13,500 · Housing & ShelterNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN ST LOUIS SECTION: $10,000 · Community ImprovementBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $2,500 · HealthMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $500 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $450 · HealthST LOUIS SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND: $250 · Health
Other$1,337,362Human Services$496,362Philanthropy$100,000Education$88,876Housing & Shelter$13,500Community Improvement$10,000Health$3,700

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $338,500 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetSigma Alpha Mu Fraternity Inc: $304,551 over 5y, 4.4% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ST LOUIS: $157,362 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetJewish Federation of St Louis: $100,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE SIGMA ALPHA MU FOUNDATION: $88,376 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetTHE CROWN CENTER INC: $13,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetEUGENE FIELD HOUSE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN ST LOUIS SECTION: $10,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetForest Park Forever Inc: $1,240 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF MISSOURI: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BACKSTOPPERS INC FKA POLICEMEN & FIREMEN FUND OF ST LOUIS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST LOUIS SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION FOOD SEARCH INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Tower Grove Park Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINE OF ST JOSEPH'S FRIENDS INC: $20 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity Inc ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF ST LOUIS ↗
  • Who funds Jewish Federation of St Louis ↗
  • Who funds THE SIGMA ALPHA MU FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE CROWN CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds EUGENE FIELD HOUSE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN ST LOUIS SECTION ↗
  • Who funds THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
  • Who funds MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Forest Park Forever Inc ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF MISSOURI ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC ↗
  • Who funds SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds THE BACKSTOPPERS INC FKA POLICEMEN & FIREMEN FUND OF ST LOUIS ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗

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.

Millstone FoundationMO15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Millstone Foundation · Sam and Marilyn Fox Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Jca Charitable Foundation · The Chod Family Foundation · Harvey Kornblum Foundation · Harlene & Marvin Wool Foundation · Jewish Federation of St Louis · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Sidney & Bobette Guller Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sidney & Bobette Guller Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's 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
    7report 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
    How this is measured
    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 a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than 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 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Sidney & Bobette Guller Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Sidney & Bobette Guller Family 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 53 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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