Grants awarded
Who does The Bellwether Foundation fund?
The Bellwether Foundation has awarded $31 million across 257 grants to 156 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $4,000 and $30,000.
Total awarded
$30.6M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
156
Grants
257
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
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$3.6M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $3.3M | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Louis Zoo Association | $3.0M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$2.2M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $2.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation
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$2.0M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| D Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | $1.4M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.4M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Louis Mercantile Library at Umsl | $1.0M | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Missouri Historical Society | $1.0M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Great Rivers Greenway Foundation
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$603K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MO | |
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$598K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| T The Muny | $575K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Washington University
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$510K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| C Cortex | $500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Sheldon Arts Foundation | $500K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$430K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| A A Million Stars DBA College Bound | $200K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C City Academy | $188K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$160K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$155K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| C City Academy INC | $132K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $130K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center of Creative Arts | $125K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$125K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
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$100K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
The Ranken-Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
| U Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Center for Creative Arts (coca) | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Ready Readers
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$100K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| U United Way of Greater St Louis INC | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Beyond Housing INC | $90K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kids Vision for Life St Louis | $75K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $70K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Magic House | $62K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Miriam Foundation | $55K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Children's Home Society of Missouri (dba Familyforward) | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Oasis Institute | $50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Marian Middle School
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$49K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| L Lifewisestl | $49K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Pianos for People
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$46K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Forest Releaf of Missouri
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$45K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| N North Side Community School | $45K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
City Garden Montessori School
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$35K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| B Boys Hope Girls Hope | $32K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Loyola Academy | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
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$30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
The Green House Venture
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$30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| F Forest Releaf of Missouri | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
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$30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| D Dream Builders 4 Equity | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$29K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$29K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MO | |
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$25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| F Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital - Goldfarb School of Nursing | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
St Louis Shakespeare Festival
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MO | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| V Visitation Academy | $23K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Visitation Academy of St Louis | $22K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Guardian Angel Settlement Association
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
Circus Harmony
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$20K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
Kidsmart INC
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
| B Bilingual International Assistant Services | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
Wyman Center INC
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
University of Richmond
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | VA | |
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| N National Audubon Society INC | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
| H Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club of St Louis | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Wings of Hope | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Eye Thrive
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| P Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Flance Early Learning Center | $15K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Center | $14K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Louis Area Women Religious Collaborative Ministries | $14K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
| K Kids Enjoy Exercise Now | $13K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation | $12K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| S St Louis Art Museum Foundation | $12K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| F Friends of Okeeheelee Nature Center INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Audubon Center at Riverlands | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Louis Area Women's Religious Collaborative Ministries | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Marygrove Child Center | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MO | |
Kids in the Middle INC
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MO | |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MO |
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