Foundations that fund organizations in Columbia, Missouri
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Columbia nonprofits
446 private foundations gave $53M to Columbia organizations in their latest filings; 36 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
852 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Columbia around $101K. 42 of these funders are based in Missouri; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 446
- Accept applications
- 36
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Columbia
- $53M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 852
- Typical median grant
- $101K
- Based in MO
- 42%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Columbia organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | Yes | Religion news service project |
| Kinder Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $4.9M | $94K | Preselected only | Support students participating in the kinder scholars sc pr…; Enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for const… |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 11 | $4.2M | $200K | Yes | Support for new and existing entrepreneurship education and…; Support for three years of operating funds for kcur further…; Support for 2024 general operating expenses for kc stem all… |
| Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $4.1M | $4.1M | Preselected only | Advance treatment, cure and prevention of cancer and relate… |
| Doris and Bill Scharpf Foundation | Albany, OR | 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | Preselected only | Health and education |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 2 | $1.7M | $873K | Preselected only | Community outreach |
| Sinquefield Charitable Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | Education |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Yes | Agricultural development |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $1.1M | $538K | Yes | Fostering education in journalism; Working towards a resilient and equitable food system |
| The Featherston Foundation Inc | York, ME | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | To close down foundation |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $1.0M | $524K | Preselected only | To support conservation technical assistance training and n…; To support the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. |
| Shelter Insurance Foundation | Columbia, MO | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Various charities |
| The William V Campbell Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| Hagan Trust | Columbia, MO | 4 | $964K | $133K | Preselected only | General funding |
| William Guitar Little Charitable Fund C/O Harrison Llp | Chicago, IL | 4 | $803K | $174K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Hummel Family Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust Co | New York, NY | 1 | $775K | $775K | Preselected only | General support |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $629K | $629K | Yes | To create a digital on-demand services online marketplace f… |
| Orscheln Industries Foundation Inc | Moberly, MO | 41 | $602K | $5,000 | Yes | Donation; Donation pancake day; Donation trailblazer annual fund |
| The Hws Charitable Foundation Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | 6 | $566K | $69K | Preselected only | Mitigating the effects of covid related trauma in head star…; Planting for the pantry; One-time competitive compensation adjustment |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $530K | $265K | Yes | To develop a bio-physically based model of the simplest for…; To connect early career energy economics researchers with p… |
| Engelhardt Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $520K | $520K | Preselected only | To fund scholarship opportunities for the heartland scholar… |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 5 | $503K | $133K | Yes | 78270 continuing to help reporters, editors, and producers…; 82497 supporting health journalism events, training, and on…; 79090 strengthening journalists' coverage of health and hea… |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 6 | $422K | $35K | Yes | Training and Education for the Commonwealth Fund Health Jou…; Association of Health Care Journalists Reporting Fellowship…; 2024 AHCJ Health Journalism Events |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $395K | $395K | Preselected only | To synthesize weyl semimetals in the form of epitaxial mono… |
| Proctor Mulligan Foundation | Columbia, MO | 1 | $391K | $391K | Preselected only | General operation |
| John D Hall Memorial Trust 30515010130 | Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $344K | $344K | Preselected only | To help maintain area of |
| Audrey J Walton and Ann Walton Kroenke Charitable Foundation | Columbia, MO | 9 | $335K | $30K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Shepard McCaskill Foundation C/O Argos Family Office LLC | St Louis, MO | 1 | $330K | $330K | Preselected only | To empower all to create a safer community by providing saf… |
| Miller Family Foundation Inc | Pittsburg, KS | 19 | $314K | $10K | Preselected only | General; Ellis fischel gala summer celebration; Show me state games |
| The Hardymon Family Foundation | Woodbridge, NJ | 7 | $303K | $2,000 | Preselected only | General operating support; General operaitng support |
| Chicago Beyond Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General support |
| Frederick Pitzman Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $276K | $276K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Donald H Radcliffe Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $268K | $268K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Sharon Tiley Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $256K | $256K | Preselected only | General support |
| Rooted Alliance Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | To support grantees professional development institute and… |
| Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation | Smithville, MO | 1 | $230K | $230K | Yes | General Support |
| Brad and Martha Boswell Foundation Inc | Lebanon, MO | 4 | $222K | $44K | Yes | Exempt purpose of organization; Ise hall of fame |
| FIRST Baptist Church Trust | Columbia, MO | 1 | $211K | $211K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | For general operating support |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | To support the creation of a multiplatform One Newsroom in… |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support. |
| Steven L Trulaske Sr Family Foundation | Clayton, MO | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Annual Donation |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $200K | $100K | Yes | To support the 2024 annual meeting of the association of he…; To support a doris duke racial equity in clinical equations… |
| Prairie Fork Cet 476506a00 | St Louis, MO | 2 | $199K | $100K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Allen P and Josephine B Green | Kansas City, MO | 11 | $198K | $20K | Yes | In support of impact support services' livable, ac; Building facilities for the next generation of scouts; Animal safety net program (asn) |
| David B Lichtenstein Foundation | Columbia, MO | 4 | $188K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| Boniface Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $187K | $187K | Preselected only | College attainment for underserved students |
| Research Corporation Dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | 2 | $186K | $93K | Yes | A New Tool to Probe Condensed-Phase Chemistry: Rotational S…; Engineering Plants and Algae as Dye-Free Alternatives to Fo… |
| James S McDonnell Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $182K | $91K | Yes | Civic collaboration fellows: building leadership capacity f… |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $167K | $167K | Preselected only | Embedding em institutionally; support the center for charac… |
| Brett D Begemann Fdn | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $160K | $80K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Boone County Community Trust | Columbia, MO | 10 | $158K | $9,900 | Yes | General support; Unrestricted gift; Unrestricted |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | In support of the mississippi river basin ag & water desk |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To support lux magazine to benefit the general public by pr… |
| Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3 | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| J R Albert Foundation | Naperville, IL | 3 | $150K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating; Eat healthy! stay active! |
| Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $149K | $149K | Preselected only | Reducing Rib Failure Hazards in Underground Coal Mines by I… |
| Edward E Vincent Trust Fbo University of Missouri | Hannibal, MO | 1 | $142K | $142K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee | Kansas City, MO | 3 | $140K | $50K | Yes | Watchdog writers group william t. kemper foundation fellows…; William t. kemper fellowships for teaching excellence; Annual bequest |
| Flatt Family Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | $137K | $137K | Preselected only | General |
| Eidelman Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $135K | $68K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Tua Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn | Dallas, TX | 2 | $135K | $68K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Beacon of Hope Foundation | Columbia, MO | 5 | $131K | $13K | Yes | General operating; Purchased school supplies for underp; Provided meals to underprivledged ch |
| Edward K Love Conservation Fdn | Dallas, TX | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Ia Mineral Area Osteopathic Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| The McCabe Walls Family Foundation | Lafayette, CA | 1 | $122K | $122K | Preselected only | Education |
| John Sublett Logan Foundation Inc Co Stephen Briggs | St Joseph, MO | 2 | $120K | $60K | Preselected only | Education |
| Alden Buerge Irr Tr Fbo Rainbow Ntw | Eagan, MN | 1 | $116K | $116K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Fred V & Dorothy H Heinkel Charitable Foundation | Columbia, MO | 7 | $115K | $17K | Yes | Restroom update at loz reservation; Renovations of federal hall for nursing program; Security enhancement |
| Weier Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $111K | $111K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Stafford Family Charitable Trust C/O Simmons Bank | Columbia, MO | 5 | $109K | $25K | Yes | Upgrading second hand & donated medical tools; Building a brighter future capital campaign; Capital campaign 4 year pledge - final installment |
| Earl Nelson Memorial Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $105K | $105K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $105K | $105K | Yes | Support for taboom medias cross-sector religion and media s… |
| Margaret Hall Hill Charitable Trust | Columbia, MO | 2 | $103K | $51K | Preselected only | General support |
| Leda J Sears Trust Melissa Young Trustee | Mexico, MO | 1 | $102K | $102K | Preselected only | Research |
| Cyola Jean Foundation | Le Sueur, MN | 1 | $101K | $101K | Preselected only | To help make a difference in providing support relief to th… |
| Rio Vista Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Fund general operations to further the charitable purpose o… |
| Cinelli Family Foundation | Lawrence, KS | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Project class collaborative learning |
| Inasmuch Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General operating ($200,000; 2-year grant) |
| Stiefel Freethought Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Albrecht Family Charitable Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General endowment |
| Vital Projects Fund Inc C/O McDermott Will & Schulte Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Marilyn Rauland Kidder Foundation C/O Robert T Napier Harrison Llp | Chicago, IL | 7 | $100K | $4,000 | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Youth Shooting Sports Alliance Inc | Elkhorn, NE | 1 | $99K | $99K | Preselected only | General support |
| Robert R Kermack Trusts | Dallas, TX | 1 | $96K | $96K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Chris Dialynas Family Foundation Co Edmonds & Edmonds Llp | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Tuw Gussie L Grenner | Dallas, TX | 1 | $89K | $89K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Oscar M Stewart Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | The purpose of this grant is to support University of Misso… |
| Robert J Trulaske Jr Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Collective Annual Grants |
| Pascucci Charitable Foundation | Columbia, MO | 4 | $80K | $15K | Yes | Donation |
| Harold F John Charitable Trust | Bolivar, MO | 3 | $79K | $7,500 | Preselected only | program services; Program services |
| Thomas H & Bonnie L Reese Family Foundation | Springfield, MO | 2 | $77K | $38K | Preselected only | Reese scholarship fund; Tiger scholarship fund |
| Griffin Family Foundation Inc | Mexico, MO | 3 | $76K | $36K | Yes | Scholarship |
| Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $75K | $38K | Yes | General Support |
| Guru Krupa Foundation Inc Attn Mukund Padmanabahan | Jericho, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | To pay 60% cost of fulltime reporter to write articles/colu… |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Core support for the community health analytics in open sou… |
| The Joseph D Obrien III Memorial Foundation | Shelbyville, KY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| The Boswell-Kennett Foundation | Lebanon, MO | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | For the exempt purpose of this organization |
| Rga Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | 3 | $71K | $25K | Yes | Supporting Education; Youth leadership programs |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Columbia, Missouri?
Lilly Endowment Inc, Kinder Foundation, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation, Doris and Bill Scharpf Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Columbia organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Columbia. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.