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Arts & Culture Grant Funders in Missouri
352 foundations with a documented arts & culture focus have made grants to Missouri nonprofits in recent years, together directing $413.2M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 352 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.
352
Arts & culture funders
$413.2M
Given to Missouri nonprofits
4,471
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving
Most active arts & culture funders in Missouri
| # | Funder | Based in | Total Missouri giving | Grants | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Louis Symphony Endowment Trust | Missouri | $58.8M | 5 | 2024 |
| 2 | St Louis Art Museum Foundation | Missouri | $52.6M | 6 | 2024 |
| 3 | Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Missouri | $51.5M | 197 | 2024 |
| 4 | St Louis Community Foundation Inc | Missouri | $30.5M | 45 | 2024 |
| 5 | Friends of the Zoo of Kansas City | Missouri | $25.7M | 3 | 2023 |
| 6 | The Sunderland Foundation | Kansas | $18.2M | 17 | 2024 |
| 7 | Regional Cultural and Performing Arts | Missouri | $15.8M | 563 | 2024 |
| 8 | United Way of Greater St Louis Inc | Missouri | $10.7M | 109 | 2020 |
| 9 | Missouri Southern Foundation | Missouri | $8.4M | 5 | 2025 |
| 10 | The Bellwether Foundation | Missouri | $5.7M | 26 | 2024 |
| 11 | The Centene Charitable Foundation | Missouri | $5.0M | 28 | 2022 |
| 12 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York | $4.8M | 6 | 2024 |
| 13 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Indiana | $4.6M | 3 | 2023 |
| 14 | Sinquefield Charitable Foundation | Missouri | $4.4M | 2 | 2018 |
This list is ranked by size. Yours should be ranked by fit.
The funders above are the biggest arts & culture funders in Missouri — not necessarily the right ones for you. Bespoke Grants ranks all 352 against your nonprofit's actual mission, service area, and budget, and shows you why each one matches. Free, no credit card.
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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented arts & culture focus and that have funded Missouri nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Missouri recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.