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Webster University

Founded in 1915, webster is a private non-profit and global university that is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

$46M
Granted FY2025still arriving
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Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$9k
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 FY2017–2025.

Education$202kArts & Culture$138kCommunity Improvement$116kRecreation & Sports$80kHuman Services$58kHealth$54kPublic Benefit$41kInternational$32kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 1 grants below total $9,000 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $46,406,377 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $46,397,377 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

$9,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$284M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
St Louis American Foundation$9,000
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 (FY18–22, $58k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ST LOUIS: $20k → 21%INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS: $10k → 21%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS ASSOCIATION: $10k → 11%INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS: $8k → 21%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS ASSOCIATION: $10k → 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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$613k · 16 repeat orgs$119k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +13% since the first grant, against -1% for the ones you funded once.

16 repeat relationships — 1 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
14

Total granted

$613k
$119k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
-1%

Still filing today

88%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyInternationalCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesOther

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

  • UL
    URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS
    8× · 2017–2024 · $79k · revenue +184%
  • MI
    Mary Institute and St Louis Country Day School
    5× · 2017–2021 · $49k · revenue +86%
  • II
    INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS
    3× · 2018–2022 · $38k · revenue +515%

Funded once

  • AS
    AIR & SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $16k · revenue +90%
  • SL
    ST LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL CORP
    one grant, 2022 · $13k
  • VT
    Variety the Childrens Charity
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -1%

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.

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Teach St Louis

Founded In 2018, Teach St. Louis (formerly St. Louis Teacher Residency) launched to improve teacher quality and retention in St. Louis, a city where 40% of new teachers exit the classroom in their first three years. Teach St. Louis…

Education
2
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
3
St Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association

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…

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4
St Louis Council of Construction Consumers

The slc3 is a community of design and construction industry professionals with a common interest in the betterment of our region through prioritizing innovation, continuing education, equity empowerment and all-inclusive workforce…

Community Improvement
5
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
6
St Louis Economic Development Partnership

Economic development.

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7
St Louis Sports Commission Inc

Foster economic growth and improved quality of life in the st. louis area by producing events, enhancing its national and international image as a premier sports region, and increasing community awareness of the value of sports.

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8
Edhub Stl

The Education Equity Center of St. Louis advances a regional approach to achieving full racial equity in education by building anti-racist capacity towards systems level practices and policy changes.

Education
9
St Louis Artists Guild

The St. Louis Artists' Guild ('Guild') inspires art experiences through extraordinary exhibitions, interactive art education, outreach to underserved audiences, and by fostering creativity throughout the community.

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Webster University

Founded in 1915, webster is a private non-profit and global university that is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

Education
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The St Louis Children's Choirs

Transforming lives through musical excellence. the goal of the st. louis children's choirs is to empower the youth of st. louis through a rich choral program that helps each young singer realize their full potential - as a musician and as…

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12
Techstl

The TechSTL Council serves as the St Louis champion for technology by strategically and equitably investing in regional collaboration to advance tech workforce development and retention, along with spurring innovation opportunities in…

Community Improvement

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Greater St Louis Arts and Education Council and the most unlike its peers is The Susan Polgar Foundation Inc. 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 51 years old; the field is 19. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number19%0%<5yr14%4%5–10yr17%8%10–20yr17%31%20–35yr16%19%35–55yr17%39%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value19%0%<5yr14%11%5–10yr17%4%10–20yr17%23%20–35yr16%21%35–55yr17%41%55yr+

The field is 19% 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 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/29
the rest of the field
13%
3,053/23,129

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

26 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. 26 of the 30 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
14/26
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS — $78,500 · OtherURBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUISST LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL — $50,080 · OtherST LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLTHE GREATER ST LOUIS ARTS AND EDUCATION COUNCIL — $31,660 · OtherTHE GREATER ST LOUIS ARTS AND EDUCATION COUNCI…VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS — $30,000 · OtherVARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUISCITY OF WEBSTER GROVES MISSOURI — $23,375 · OtherCITY OF WEBSTER GROVES MISSOURIST LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL CORP — $12,500 · OtherVariety the Childrens Charity — $10,000 · OtherWebster Groves Chamber of Commerce — $17,310 · OtherWebster Groves Chamber of CommerceCOUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS — $10,000 · Other+5 more — $33,875 · Other+5 moreST LOUIS AMERICAN FOUNDATION — $73,050 · EducationST LOUIS AMERICAN FOUND…Mary Institute and St Louis Country Day School — $49,259 · EducationMary Institute and St L…AIR & SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATION — $15,750 · EducationAIR & SPACE FORCES ASSO…ST LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION — $7,500 · EducationMISSOURI COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION — $6,000 · EducationST LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC — $25,650 · Arts & CultureST LOUIS REG…CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST LOUIS — $23,900 · Arts & CultureCONTEMPORARY…THE REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST LOUIS — $22,000 · Arts & CultureTHE REPERTOR…ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL — $9,400 · Arts & CultureST LOUIS SHA…THE SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION INC — $80,250 · Recreation & SportsTHE SUSAN PO…INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS — $37,500 · Human ServicesJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER — $20,000 · Human ServicesWEBSTER ARTS — $25,800 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC — $7,000 · PhilanthropyWORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS — $24,850 · InternationalNAFSA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS — $7,269 · International
Other$297,300Education$151,559Arts & Culture$80,950Recreation & Sports$80,250Human Services$57,500Philanthropy$32,800International$32,119

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetTHE SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION INC — $80,250 over 5y, 66% of budgetURBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS — $78,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetST LOUIS AMERICAN FOUNDATION — $73,050 over 7y, 4.5% of budgetMary Institute and St Louis Country Day School — $49,259 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS — $37,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GREATER ST LOUIS ARTS AND EDUCATION COUNCIL — $31,660 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetVARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS — $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWEBSTER ARTS — $25,800 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetWORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS — $24,850 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetCONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST LOUIS — $23,900 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST LOUIS — $22,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWebster Groves Chamber of Commerce — $17,310 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetAIR & SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATION — $15,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVariety the Childrens Charity — $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCOUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL — $9,400 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetST LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION — $7,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFOCUS ST LOUIS — $7,375 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNAFSA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS — $7,269 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC — $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISSOURI COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION — $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGateway Equity Institute — $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% 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.

Regional Cultural and…Edward Jones Foundati…Centene FoundationWorld Wide Technology…Employees Community F…St Louis Community Fo…Moneta Group Charitab…United Way of Greater…Edward Jones Foundati…Leon and Mary Strauss…Sam and Marilyn Fox F…The Kranzberg Family …
Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development CommissionMO32.2× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission · Edward Jones Foundation · Centene Foundation · World Wide Technology Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Moneta Group Charitable Foundation · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Edward Jones Foundation · Leon and Mary Strauss Charitable Foundation · Sam and Marilyn Fox Foundation · The Kranzberg Family Charitable 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 Webster University 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.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 30 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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