Missouri · Private foundation
The Joan & John Vatterott Family 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.
- $222k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2024
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 82%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 33
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $4.9M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 82% of the organizations The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 83% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $192k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 11 | $222k | 45% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $232k | 82% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $76k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 24 | $805k | 46% |
| FY2020 | 30 | $1.3M | 33% |
| FY2019 | 33 | $1.4M | 33% |
| FY2018 | 26 | $1.4M | 27% |
| FY2017 | 26 | $1.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Academies | $693,000 | 8 | 10% |
| St Louis University | $430,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St Louis University High School | $283,000 | 3 | n/a |
| St Francis Mission | $275,000 | 5 | 1% |
| International Samaritan | $200,000 | 4 | 4% |
| The Green House Venture | $192,000 | 4 | 46% |
| Catholic Relief Services | $180,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Larche St Louis | $135,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Christ the King Catholic Church | $114,944 | 2 | n/a |
| The Marshall Project Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 38 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Academies | $693,000 | 8 | 10% |
| St Louis University | $430,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St Louis University High School | $283,000 | 3 | n/a |
| St Francis Mission | $275,000 | 5 | 1% |
| International Samaritan | $200,000 | 4 | 4% |
| The Green House Venture | $192,000 | 4 | 46% |
| Catholic Relief Services | $180,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Larche St Louis | $135,000 | 5 | 4% |
| Christ the King Catholic Church | $114,944 | 2 | n/a |
| The Marshall Project Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Loyola Academy of St Louis | $94,500 | 4 | 2% |
| Catholic Church Extension Society of US of Amer | $91,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa | $90,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Guadalupe Center Inc | $90,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Soulard School | $78,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Nerinx Hall High School | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Archcity Defenders | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Vianney High School | $52,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Foundation for Children in Need | $51,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Youth Bridge Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lollys Place Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Guadalupe Centers Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Partners in Sustainable Development International | $20,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Center for Women in Transition Dba Keyway Center for Diversion & Reentry | $13,750 | 4 | 0% |
| Jesuit Refugee Service USA | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Haven of Grace | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dream Builders 4 Equity | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Yourwords STL | $10,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Arrupe Jesuit High School | $7,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Find the Light Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Red Cloud Indian School | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Women in Charge | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Meds & Food for Kids | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Norwood Hills Charitable Trust | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City Academy Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $125 | 1 | 0% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 41 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.5M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 26 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Moneta Group Charitable Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · World Wide Technology Foundation · Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern Missouri · Boniface Foundation · Mark a and Deborah a Wilhelm Foundation · Vatterott Foundation · Pecha Family Foundation · Trio Foundation of St Louis · Youthbridge Community Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation
- How much does The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation give?
- The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $222,325 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (32%), Youth Development (29%), Religion (19%).
- Who are The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Access Academies ($693k), St Louis University ($430k), St Louis University High School ($283k).
- Does The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 82% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Joan & John Vatterott Family 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 The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include St Louis Community Foundation Inc, Moneta Group Charitable Foundation, St Louis Community Foundation.
- Where is The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation based?
- The Joan & John Vatterott Family Foundation is based in MO.
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