What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?

It is the share of grants made by funders based in Missouri that reached organizations also located in Missouri, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.

Is Missouri a major grantmaking state?

Missouri ranks 23rd of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.

How can a nonprofit find funders in Missouri?

Start with the largest grantmakers based in Missouri, currently St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City and Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Missouri funds health above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.

How recent is this Missouri grant data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.

Funding by state · MO

Grantmaking in Missouri

2,957 grantmakers are based in Missouri. Together they granted $5.9B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 23rd most of any state, and kept 59% of it in Missouri. Roughly half stays, half leaves.

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The short version

2,957 grantmakers are based in Missouri, granting $5.9B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 23rd most of any state.
59% of grants made by Missouri funders stayed in Missouri; the rest went to organizations in other states.
Missouri is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $765M more from outside funders than Missouri funders send out.
Missouri funds health more heavily than the country, at 1.45× the national rate.

Missouri is a net importer of grant money, $765M more arrives than leaves.

Largest funders based in Missouri

Grantmakers headquartered in Missouri, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.

2,949 other funders$4.4B

Organizations in Missouri that draw the most

The nonprofits in Missouri that received the most grant money.

1Washington University$544M 2Greater Horizons$470M 3Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc$393M 4Greater Kansas City Community Foundation$121M 5Ascension Foundation$100M 6The Children's Mercy Hospital$89M 7Great Jobs Kc Inc$86M 8United Way of Greater St Louis Inc$81M

Biggest funders reaching into Missouri from elsewhere

Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Missouri.

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$364M 2National Philanthropic Trust$238M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$211M 4The Sunderland Foundation$157M 5Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$152M 6Foundation of the State University Of$84M

What Missouri funds, against the country

Each cause by how much of Missouri's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Missouri is most overweight on health, at 1.45× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.

Where the money goes by org size

Grant dollars to organizations in Missouri, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Missouri sends a larger share to $10M to $100M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.

Under $100k1% vs 1% national

$100k to $1M6% vs 6% national

$1M to $10M24% vs 21% national

$10M to $100M32% vs 28% national

$100M and up37% vs 44% national

Find funders by cause in Missouri

Who funds each cause in Missouri, with the largest funders and how to reach them.

Questions and answers

What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?: It is the share of grants made by funders based in Missouri that reached organizations also located in Missouri, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
Is Missouri a major grantmaking state?: Missouri ranks 23rd of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
How can a nonprofit find funders in Missouri?: Start with the largest grantmakers based in Missouri, currently St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City and Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Missouri funds health above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
How recent is this Missouri grant data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Missouri, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.