· Private foundation
The Lilly Christy Busch Hermann Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k71 grants · $120k
- $10k–50k10 grants · $128k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN | $30,000 |
| ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $18,080 |
| ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH | $10,000 |
| ST LOUIS COUNTY POLICE WELFARE ASSOC | $10,000 |
| THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY | $10,000 |
| THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | $10,000 |
| DREAM BUILDERS 4 EQUITY | $10,000 |
| BISSELL PET FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN | $10,000 |
| ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | $8,515 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST LOUIS | $8,000 |
| LAGUNA BLANCA SCHOOL | $7,600 |
| LOVE FOR THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP | $5,300 |
| TRAILNET | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $21k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.
92 repeat relationships: 41 still active in FY2024, 51 since wound down; 26 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MBMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES4× · 2020–2024 · $138k · revenue +14%
- TSThe Society of the Four Arts Inc5× · 2020–2024 · $63k · revenue ×11
- SLST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION5× · 2020–2024 · $39k · revenue +64%
Funded once
- RHReproductive Health Servicesone grant, 2021 · $25k
- CSCox Science Center and Aquarium Incgraduatedone grant, 2022 · $13k · revenue +82%
- DUDucks Unlimited Incgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +105%
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.
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.
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
Jefferson national parks association provides quality educational products and related services that enhance public understanding and appreciation of america's national parks, public lands and historic places.
The wildlife society's mission is to inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation.
To sustain, restore, and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats.
To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.
The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…
The missouri western state university foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that functions solely to support the mission of missouri western state university, as stated in the university's mission statement. the foundation…
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.
The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…
To inspire conservation leadership by connecting people with wildlife and nature.
Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.
Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.
How this is measured
136 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 136 of the 214 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES ↗
- Who funds The Society of the Four Arts Inc ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds GREAT RIVERS HABITAT ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN RIVERS INC ↗
- Who funds LAGUNA BLANCA SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds Little Traverse Conservancy Inc ↗
- Who funds CONSERVATION RESOURCE ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds College Outreach ↗
- Who funds GREAT RIVERS GREENWAY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds BISSELL Pet Foundation ↗
- Who funds THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC ↗
- Who funds Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc ↗
- Who funds Mary Institute and St Louis Country Day School ↗
- Who funds TRAILNET INC ↗
- Who funds MUNICIPAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS ↗
- Who funds Ducks Unlimited Inc ↗
- Who funds VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS ↗
- Who funds DREAM BUILDERS 4 EQUITY ↗
- Who funds MISSOURI CONSERVATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS COUNTY POLICE WELFARE ASSOC ↗
- Who funds THE ASPEN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
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 · St Louis Community Foundation · Hermann Family Foundation · Moneta Group Charitable Foundation · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · The Stephen F & Camilla T Brauer Charitable Trust · Youthbridge Community Foundation · Zsolt and Mary Rumy Charitable Foundation · Sander Foundation · Pershing Charitable Trust · Brown Dana Charitable Trust · Fischer-Bauer-Knirps Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Lilly Christy Busch Hermann Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lilly Christy Busch Hermann Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- The Lord's Place Inc: 12% of income from government
- The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
- Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: 6% of income from government
- Florida Sheriffs Association Inc: 4% of income from government
How this is measured
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