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Community Improvement Grant Funders in Missouri
128 foundations with a documented community improvement focus have made grants to Missouri nonprofits in recent years, together directing $153.7M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 128 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.
128
Community improvement funders
$153.7M
Given to Missouri nonprofits
2,052
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving
Most active community improvement funders in Missouri
| # | Funder | Based in | Total Missouri giving | Grants | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Servant Foundation | Kansas | $44.4M | 405 | 2025 |
| 2 | United Way of Greater St Louis Inc | Missouri | $16.8M | 77 | 2020 |
| 3 | The Sunderland Foundation | Kansas | $9.8M | 16 | 2023 |
| 4 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Missouri | $7.6M | 53 | 2024 |
| 5 | Health Care Foundation of Greater Kc | Missouri | $6.7M | 56 | 2024 |
| 6 | Hunt Family Foundation | Missouri | $5.9M | 118 | 2025 |
| 7 | Alvin Goldfarb Foundation | Missouri | $5.5M | 2 | 2022 |
| 8 | Area Resources for Community | Missouri | $5.5M | 22 | 2022 |
| 9 | Lift for Life Foundation Inc | Missouri | $4.6M | 2 | 2023 |
| 10 | School Smart Kc Inc | Missouri | $4.4M | 10 | 2024 |
| 11 | The Signatry Charitable Trust | Kansas | $4.4M | 49 | 2024 |
| 12 | Boniface Foundation | Missouri | $3.7M | 9 | 2024 |
| 13 | The Rotary Foundation of Rotary | Illinois | $2.6M | 39 | 2025 |
| 14 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | New Jersey | $2.2M | 5 | 2024 |
| 15 | The Stowers Foundation | Kansas | $1.9M | 10 | 2025 |
This list is ranked by size. Yours should be ranked by fit.
The funders above are the biggest community improvement funders in Missouri — not necessarily the right ones for you. Bespoke Grants ranks all 128 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 community improvement 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.