How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Missouri?

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Missouri, currently Cfa Institute, A J Schwartze Community Foundation, Schell Family Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Missouri from out of state.

Who is the largest social science funder in Missouri?

Cfa Institute gives the most to social science organizations in Missouri, $583k across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to social science in Missouri?

$4M reached 7 social science organizations in Missouri, from 59 funders. 47% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Missouri

Funding is concentrated: Vitae Foundation alone draws 57% of every social science grant dollar in Missouri. Missouri's social science organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 8 funders each.

$4M

granted

organizations

47%

from in-state

The short version

59 funders gave $4M to 7 social science organizations in Missouri across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
47% of that came from funders also based in Missouri; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Missouri is Cfa Institute, at $583k.
The social science organization drawing the most is Vitae Foundation, at $2M.

Largest funders of social science in Missouri

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

1Cfa Institute$583k 2A J Schwartze Community Foundation$451k 3Schell Family Foundation$435k 4The Independent Charitable Gift Fund$375k 5Dorea Foundation$329k 6Brad and Martha Boswell Foundation Inc$190k 7The Drury Family Charitable Foundation$150k 8The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation$125k 9Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$121k 10Orscheln Industries Foundation Inc$121k

Social science organizations in Missouri that draw the most

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

Vitae Foundation$2M Missouri Appleseed$782k Cfa Society of St Louis$583k

How to find social science funders in Missouri

1
Start with the funders already active in Missouri
The funders giving the most to social science in Missouri are Cfa Institute, A J Schwartze Community Foundation, Schell Family Foundation. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
53% of social science money in Missouri comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Missouri.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Missouri?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Missouri, currently Cfa Institute, A J Schwartze Community Foundation, Schell Family Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Missouri from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Missouri?: Cfa Institute gives the most to social science organizations in Missouri, $583k across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Missouri?: $4M reached 7 social science organizations in Missouri, from 59 funders. 47% 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

The unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

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.