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Who does Commerce Bancshares Foundation fund?

Commerce Bancshares Foundation has awarded $10 million across 3,598 grants to 1,283 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $1,000, with most between $750 and $2,500.

Total awarded
$10.0M
Typical grant
$1K
Grantees
1,283
Grants
3,598
Years
2020–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 1,283 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
United Way of Greater St Louis INC $1.2M222020–20242024MO
United Way of Greater Kansas City INC $853K202020–20242024MO
United Way of the Plains INC $180K62020–20242024KS
Heart of Illinois United Way INC $121K52020–20242024IL
United Way of Greater St Joseph INC $95K192020–20242024MO
H Heartland Foundation DBA Mosaic Life Care Foundation $95K62020–20242024— —
Tulsa Area United Way $89K52020–20242024OK
Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis $75K52020–20242024MO
Heart of Missouri United Way INC $70K62020–20242024MO
Police Foundation of Kansas City $70K22020–20242024MO
Missouri Colleges Fund INC $67K52020–20242024MO
United Way of the Ozarks INC $66K62020–20242024MO
S St Louis Community Foundation Incorporated $60K52020–20222022— —
I Individual recipient $58K52020–20242024— —
Fort Hays State University Foundation $50K162020–20242024KS
Community Foundation of Central Missouri $50K52020–20242024MO
The Kansas African American Museum INC $50K22021–20222022KS
C Chwc INC DBA Community Housing of Wyandotte County INC $48K62020–20242024— —
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra $44K142020–20242024MO
B Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield INC $42K102020–20242024— —
Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife Foundation $40K42020–20212021MO
Junior Achievement of Greater St Louis $40K62020–20242024MO
U University of Missouri - Nextgen Precision Health $40K42021–20242024— —
Exploration Place INC $40K32021–20242024KS
P Pittsburg State University Foundation INC $38K152020–20242024— —
Community Foundation of the Ozarks INC $38K82020–20242024MO
Springfield Business Development Corporation $38K52020–20242024MO
S Salvation Army $36K62020–20242024— —
H Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo INC $35K62022–20242024— —
Sedgwick County Zoological Society INC $35K220202020KS
United Way of Central Oklahoma INC $34K52020–20242024OK
C Community Services League of Jackson County $33K112020–20242024— —
C Credit and Homeownership Empowerment Services DBA Ches INC $32K52021–20222022— —
E Empower Evergreen INC $32K32023–20242024KS
C Council of Churches of the Ozarks INC $32K82020–20242024— —
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis $32K142020–20242024MO
C Community Development Corporation of the Bloomington-Normal Area $32K52020–20242024— —
Carle Development Foundation $31K72020–20242024IL
E Emily S Place INC $31K42020–20232023SC
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation $30K22020–20222022MO
T The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri INC $30K52020–20242024— —
Finney County United Way $29K52020–20242024KS
Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City $29K82020–20242024MO
Lebanon Area Foundation $29K72020–20242024MO
B Brent Eley Foundation DBA Brent's Place $28K62020–20242024— —
C Catholic Charities INC - Diocese of Wichita $28K62020–20232023— —
Y Young Men's Christian Association of Wichita $28K122020–20242024— —
Ssm Health Foundation - St Louis $28K92020–20242024MO
Lmh Health Foundation $28K52020–20242024KS
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas INC $28K52020–20242024TX
U University Academy $27K42021–20242024— —
Saint Francis Healthcare System $27K72020–20242024MO
C Community Resource Center $26K42021–20242024— —
Illinois State University Foundation $26K52020–20232023IL
G Guadalupe Center INC $26K52020–20242024— —
C Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services DBA Ches INC $26K42023–20242024— —
C Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Foundation $26K62020–20242024OH
P Pivotal Point Transitional Housing INC $26K52020–20242024MO
A Artists Reenvisioning Tomorrow DBA Art INC $26K220242024— —
B Beyond Housing INC $26K72020–20242024— —
B Black Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills Association $26K220242024— —
Care Beyond the Boulevard INC $25K120232023KS
International Institute of Metropolitan St Louis $25K42020–20242024MO
C Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri $25K62021–20232023— —
United Way of McLean County $25K62020–20242024IL
S Student African American Brotherhood National Headquarters $25K72021–20242024— —
St Louis Area Food Bank INC $24K102020–20242024MO
M Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foun Att Janice Burnett $24K52020–20242024— —
Ozarks Food Harvest INC $24K72020–20242024MO
E El Centro INC $24K52020–20242024— —
Kansas State University Foundation $24K52020–20242024KS
Prosperity Connection $24K72020–20242024MO
Western Kansas Community Foundation $23K62020–20242024KS
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mid Missouri INC $23K52022–20242024MO
Logan University INC $22K92020–20242024MO
G Gateway Region Young Mens Christian Association $22K52020–20242024— —
St Louis County Library Foundation $22K102020–20242024MO
B Boone County Historical Society $22K32020–20222022— —
L Lester E Cox Medical Center DBA Coxhealth $22K72020–20242024— —
T The Salvation Army $22K122020–20242024— —
Junior Achievement of Central Illinois $22K62020–20242024IL
L Lydias House INC $21K72020–20242024— —
Mercy Health Foundation Springfield $21K52020–20242024MO
C Circle of Concern $21K82020–20242024— —
Good Reason Houston INC $21K62020–20242024TX
G Garden City Community Junior College Endowment Assn $20K42021–20232023— —
U Union Rescue Mission of Wichita INC $20K120232023KS
M Marcfirst $20K62020–20232023— —
O Orpheum Performing Arts Centre Ltd $20K220242024— —
J Joplin Regional Medical School Alliance $20K82021–20242024— —
Restore Sgf INC $20K22023–20242024MO
Heartland Community College Foundation $20K22022–20242024IL
O Ozarks Technical Community College Foundation $20K42020–20232023— —
Blue Valley Educational Foundation $20K42020–20242024KS
Westside Housing Organization INC $20K52020–20242024MO
E Easter Seals Central Illinois (peoria) $20K42021–20232023— —
U United Way of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas INC $20K112020–20242024— —
United Way of Southeast Missouri $20K72020–20242024MO
G Generating Income for Tomorrow DBA Kansas City Gift $20K52021–20242024— —
National Jewish Health $18K42020–20232023CO

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