How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Missouri?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Missouri, currently Hawthorn Foundation, The Crawford Taylor Foundation, Area Resources for Community. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Missouri from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Missouri?

$122M reached 225 community development organizations in Missouri, from 462 funders. 67% came from funders also based in Missouri.

How recent is this 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.

Funding · Missouri · Community development

Who funds community development in Missouri

Community development funding in Missouri is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Great Rivers Greenway Foundation leads, and the money reaches 225 groups.

$122M

granted

225

organizations

67%

from in-state

The short version

462 funders gave $122M to 225 community development organizations in Missouri across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
67% of that came from funders also based in Missouri; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Missouri is Hawthorn Foundation, at $9M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Great Rivers Greenway Foundation, at $14M.

Largest funders of community development in Missouri

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Missouri, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Hawthorn Foundation$9M 2The Crawford Taylor Foundation$7M 3Area Resources for Community$7M 4Greater St Louis Inc Foundation$6M 5Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$6M 6The Sunderland Foundation$5M 7Health Care Foundation of Greater Kc$4M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$4M 9James S McDonnell Foundation$3M 10Indiana Soybean Alliance Inc$3M

Community development organizations in Missouri that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

215 other community development organizations$63M

Great Rivers Greenway Foundation$14M Missouri Partnership$9M Greater St Louis Inc$7M Better Family Life Inc$6M Trust Neighborhoods$5M

How to find community development funders in Missouri

1
Start with the funders already active in Missouri
The funders giving the most to community development in Missouri are Hawthorn Foundation, The Crawford Taylor Foundation, Area Resources for Community. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
33% of community development money in Missouri comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Missouri.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Missouri?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Missouri, currently Hawthorn Foundation, The Crawford Taylor Foundation, Area Resources for Community. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Missouri from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Missouri?: Hawthorn Foundation gives the most to community development organizations in Missouri, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Missouri?: $122M reached 225 community development organizations in Missouri, from 462 funders. 67% came from funders also based in Missouri.
How recent is this 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.

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Giving abroad

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.