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Early Childhood Education Grant Funders in Missouri
62 foundations with a documented early childhood education focus have made grants to Missouri nonprofits in recent years, together directing $65.6M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 62 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.
62
Early childhood education funders
$65.6M
Given to Missouri nonprofits
437
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving
Most active early childhood education funders in Missouri
| # | Funder | Based in | Total Missouri giving | Grants | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Way of Greater St Louis Inc | Missouri | $45.4M | 176 | 2024 |
| 2 | Area Resources for Community | Missouri | $6.9M | 11 | 2025 |
| 3 | The Sherman Family Foundation | Kansas | $2.2M | 21 | 2024 |
| 4 | Jackson County Community Children's | Missouri | $1.5M | 10 | 2024 |
| 5 | Alvin Goldfarb Foundation | Missouri | $1.2M | 2 | 2018 |
| 6 | The Patterson Family Foundation | Missouri | $1.0M | 9 | 2024 |
| 7 | James S Mcdonnell Foundation | Missouri | $969K | 2 | 2024 |
| 8 | Health Care Foundation of Greater Kc | Missouri | $910K | 7 | 2024 |
| 9 | Friends of Flance Center | Missouri | $646K | 3 | 2020 |
| 10 | St Louis Community Foundation Inc | Missouri | $513K | 7 | 2024 |
| 11 | The Harold W Siebens Charitable | New York | $512K | 6 | 2024 |
| 12 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Michigan | $363K | 5 | 2020 |
| 13 | I Jerome and Rosemary Flance | Missouri | $350K | 2 | 2019 |
| 14 | Heart of Missouri United Way | Missouri | $335K | 3 | 2024 |
| 15 | Kansas City Soccer Foundation | Missouri | $305K | 3 | 2020 |
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The funders above are the biggest early childhood education funders in Missouri — not necessarily the right ones for you. Bespoke Grants ranks all 62 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 early childhood education 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.