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Workforce & Vocational Training Grant Funders in Missouri
46 foundations with a documented workforce & vocational training focus have made grants to Missouri nonprofits in recent years, together directing $56.6M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 46 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.
46
Workforce & vocational training funders
$56.6M
Given to Missouri nonprofits
276
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving
Most active workforce & vocational training funders in Missouri
| # | Funder | Based in | Total Missouri giving | Grants | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Missouri | $11.8M | 70 | 2024 |
| 2 | South Central Workforce Investment Board | Missouri | $8.9M | 14 | 2022 |
| 3 | United Way of Greater St Louis Inc | Missouri | $8.3M | 26 | 2020 |
| 4 | Area Resources for Community | Missouri | $4.6M | 18 | 2025 |
| 5 | Workforce Development Board | Missouri | $3.4M | 3 | 2020 |
| 6 | St Louis Community Foundation Inc | Missouri | $3.1M | 5 | 2024 |
| 7 | Central Region Workforce Investment | Missouri | $3.0M | 3 | 2017 |
| 8 | Employ Milwaukee Inc | Wisconsin | $2.1M | 5 | 2020 |
| 9 | William G Mcgowan Charitable Fund | Illinois | $1.7M | 2 | 2022 |
| 10 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | California | $1.6M | 6 | 2024 |
| 11 | Workforce Investment Board of the | Missouri | $1.1M | 2 | 2018 |
| 12 | The Harold W Siebens Charitable | New York | $1.0M | 8 | 2024 |
| 13 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | Michigan | $693K | 2 | 2018 |
| 14 | The Patterson Family Foundation | Missouri | $610K | 12 | 2024 |
| 15 | Civic Progress Inc | Missouri | $450K | 2 | 2020 |
This list is ranked by size. Yours should be ranked by fit.
The funders above are the biggest workforce & vocational training funders in Missouri — not necessarily the right ones for you. Bespoke Grants ranks all 46 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 workforce & vocational training 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.