Grants awarded
Who does The Opportunity Trust fund?
The Opportunity Trust has awarded $35 million across 167 grants to 78 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $115,000, with most between $15,000 and $300,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $200,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$34.5M
Typical grant
$115K
Grantees
78
Grants
167
Years
2019–2024
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 |
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Kairos Academies
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$3.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Navigate Stl Schools
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$2.4M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
City Garden Montessori School
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$2.3M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| B Believe Schools | $2.2M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$2.1M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| S St Louis Voices Academy | $2.0M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$1.6M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$1.6M | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$1.5M | 8 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| M Momentum Academy | $1.4M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The School District of Unversity City | $1.4M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bridge 2 Hope | $1.4M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Gateway Science Academy of St Louis
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$1.3M | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
New Venture Fund
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$1.2M | 5 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
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$864K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| N Normandy Schools Collaborative | $863K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Missouri Charter Public School Association | $750K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friendly Academy | $747K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| T The Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital | $740K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Brookside Charter School | $376K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$326K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
Wepower
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$205K | 4 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| T The 74 Million | $200K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
St Louis University
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$154K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| F Ferguson-Florissant School District | $145K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$132K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$123K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| B Beginning Futures 2 INC | $120K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| S St Louis Community Foundation | $91K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Forward Through Ferguson
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$81K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MO | |
| S St Louis Black Authors of Children's Literature | $72K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Activate Stl | $52K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| T The Education Equity Center of St Louis | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | — |
| N North Side Community School | $39K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $36K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Lafayette Preparatory Academy INC
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$33K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | MO | |
Camelback Ventures INC
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | ID | |
| S St Louis Language Immersion School | $29K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I In Purpose Educational Services | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
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$25K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MO | |
Lift for Life Academy INC
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$25K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MO | |
Parents as Teachers National Center INC
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$20K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MO | |
St Louis City League
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| F Ferguson-Florissant School District | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Show Me the World Project
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$13K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| S Show Me the World | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Core Collective at St Vincent Home | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Lit Shop | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
NAMI National
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | VA | |
The Youth and Family Center
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Marrow & Stalk LLC | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Ages & Stages Childcare | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Raggedy Ann N Andy's Learning Center | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Jadasa
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$8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| B Brownpreneurs | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
Aligned
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$8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | KS | |
| K Keychain Karnival LLC | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mena Darre LLC | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$7K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Playtime Academy Children Development Center | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Baden Christian Child Care Center INC | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Magical Minds Childcare II LLC | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Academic Journey Child Care Center | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Little Explorers Learning Center | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| M Myles Ahead Child Care & Learning Center LLC | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Little Warriors Academy LLC | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Little Precious Angels Childcare 2 LLC | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Turn the Page Stl | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | — |
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