Funding · Missouri · Public benefit
Who funds public benefit in Missouri
Public benefit funding in Missouri is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Collaborative leads, and the money reaches 168 groups.
The short version
- 459 funders gave $71M to 168 public benefit organizations in Missouri across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 49% of that came from funders also based in Missouri; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Missouri is Health Forward Foundation, at $4M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Collaborative, at $6M.
Largest funders of public benefit in Missouri
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Missouri, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Missouri that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Missouri
- 1Start with the funders already active in Missouri
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Missouri are Health Forward Foundation, Donors Trust Inc, Linda Hall Library Trusts. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
51% of public benefit money in Missouri comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Missouri.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Missouri?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Missouri, currently Health Forward Foundation, Donors Trust Inc, Linda Hall Library Trusts. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Missouri from out of state.
- Who is the largest public benefit funder in Missouri?
- Health Forward Foundation gives the most to public benefit organizations in Missouri, $4M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Missouri?
- $71M reached 168 public benefit organizations in Missouri, from 459 funders. 49% 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.