Missouri · Private foundation
The Sant Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $12k
- Granted FY2019
- 26
- Grants FY2019
- 26
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 81%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
99% of The Sant Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fd, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year The Sant Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 18 organizations, $12k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $300
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $2,225
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 26
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 81% of the organizations The Sant Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 77% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 26 | $12k | 81% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $3k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $2k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns Episcopal Church | $2,430 | 3 | n/a |
| Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | $2,225 | 1 | 0% |
| American Dance Troupe | $1,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Washington University | $1,105 | 2 | 0% |
| Mary Institute and St Louis Country Day School | $750 | 2 | 0% |
| Independence Center | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| American Prairie Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| City Academy Inc | $350 | 1 | n/a |
| Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns Episcopal Church | $2,430 | 3 | n/a |
| Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | $2,225 | 1 | 0% |
| American Dance Troupe | $1,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Washington University | $1,105 | 2 | 0% |
| Mary Institute and St Louis Country Day School | $750 | 2 | 0% |
| Independence Center | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| American Prairie Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| City Academy Inc | $350 | 1 | n/a |
| Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| The Repertory Theatre of St Louis | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| The Scholarship Foundation of St Louis | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Forest Park Forever Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls | $150 | 1 | 0% |
| The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Girls Incorporated of St Louis | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| John Burroughs School | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Masters School | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Kanakuk Ministries | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| United Service Organization USO of Missouri Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Triple a Youth Foundation | $25 | 1 | 0% |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | $10 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($7k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Sant Foundation supplied at peak.
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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 · St Louis Community Foundation · The Lilly Christy Busch Hermann Foundation · Pershing Charitable Trust · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Stanley & Lucy Lopata Foundation · Edward Jones Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
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About The Sant Foundation
- How much does The Sant Foundation give?
- The Sant Foundation reported 26 grants totaling $12,050 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 26 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Sant Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (91%), Education (2%), Religion (1%).
- Who are The Sant Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: St Johns Episcopal Church ($2k), Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ($2k), American Dance Troupe ($1k).
- Does The Sant Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 81% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Sant 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 Sant Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include St Louis Community Foundation Inc, St Louis Community Foundation, The Lilly Christy Busch Hermann Foundation.
- Where is The Sant Foundation based?
- The Sant Foundation is based in MO.
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