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Who funds youth development in Missouri

Youth development funding in Missouri is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Inc leads, and the money reaches 438 groups.

$489M
granted
438
organizations
58%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of youth development in Missouri

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

Youth development organizations in Missouri that draw the most

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

How to find youth development funders in Missouri

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Missouri

    The funders giving the most to youth development in Missouri are United Way of Greater St Louis Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Area Resources for Community & Human Services. A funder already writing youth development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the youth 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. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    42% of youth development money in Missouri comes from funders elsewhere, so national youth development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Missouri.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Missouri?
Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Missouri, currently United Way of Greater St Louis Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Area Resources for Community & Human Services. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Missouri from out of state.
Who is the largest youth development funder in Missouri?
United Way of Greater St Louis Inc gives the most to youth development organizations in Missouri, $62M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to youth development in Missouri?
$489M reached 438 youth development organizations in Missouri, from 1,361 funders. 58% 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.