Private foundation · EIN 37-6521674 · Saint Louis, Missouri · Human services

Edith Siegrist Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 7 grants paid, $94K total, median $14K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
7
$94K
Median grant
$14K
Stays in MO
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.8M

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Univ of South Dakota FoundationVermillion, SDProgram support$19K
Vermillion Public Schools FndtVermillion, SDProgram support$19K
Friends of the W H Over MuseumVermillion, SDProgram support$14K
Vermillion Public LibraryVermillion, SDProgram support$14K
National Music Museum Usd CampusVermillion, SDProgram support$9,386
Childrens Home Society of S DakotaSioux Falls, SDProgram support$9,386
South Dakota Public BroadcastingSioux Falls, SDProgram support$9,386

About this foundation

Edith Siegrist Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri, administered in care of Edward Jones Trust Company Ttee, tax-exempt since 2014. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Edith Siegrist Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Edith Siegrist Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $94K across 7 grants, a median of $14K.

Where does Edith Siegrist Foundation give?

South Dakota (7 grants), per its latest filing.

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