Grants and funding in Missouri
7,299 foundations reported granting into Missouri on their most recent IRS filings: 29,753 itemized grants worth $2.8B between them. On top of that, twelve live grant programs and eighty contract opportunities are specific to Missouri, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 7,299
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $2.8B
- across 29,753 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Missouri
- 12
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 46
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 7,299 foundations granting into Missouri, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Missouri
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Missouri on their most recent filings.
Who the Missouri-specific grants are for
Of the twelve live grant programs specific to Missouri, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. eight more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Forty-six community development lenders serve Missouri: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: PBM Lending (Manzeska Ota Tsi), Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Missouri foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Missouri that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 772Missouri foundations that accept applications.
- Human Services grants in Missouri (129 funders)
- Education grants in Missouri (123 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Missouri (68 funders)
- Health Care grants in Missouri (40 funders)
- Youth Development grants in Missouri (34 funders)
- Religion grants in Missouri (30 funders)
- Animal Welfare grants in Missouri (29 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Missouri (25 funders)
- Housing & Shelter grants in Missouri (25 funders)
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition grants in Missouri (21 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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