James S McDonnell Foundation Grants

Private foundation · St Louis, MO · EIN 54-2074788 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

James S McDonnell Foundation is a private foundation based in St Louis, MO (EIN 54-2074788). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $30.1M paid in 82 grants, with a median grant of $115K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $647M. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.

Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · jsmf.org

Research profile compiled by GrantCue from this foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. It is not the foundation's own website, request for proposals or application page. Source: GrantCue Foundation Directory, grantcue.com/foundations/james-s-mcdonnell-foundation-542074788

Total grants paid: $30.1M
Grants reported: 82
Typical grant: $115K
Future commitments: $177.9M
Total assets: $647M

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.

Contact: Jason Purnell
Address: 1034 S Brentwood 1850 St Louis, MO, 631171284
Phone: (314) 721-1532
Deadlines: See 2.b. Above and the foundation's website
Application materials: Request for proposals(rfp) submission information on funding programs can be obtained at the foundation's website address: www.jsmf.org

The filing does not state limits; check with the foundation.

Original filing text

Contact: JASON PURNELL
Address: 1034 S BRENTWOOD 1850 ST LOUIS, MO, 631171284
Phone: 3147211532
Deadlines: SEE 2.B. ABOVE AND THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE
Application materials: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS(RFP) SUBMISSION INFORMATION ON FUNDING PROGRAMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.JSMF.ORG
Restrictions: NONE

Reported organization name: JAMES S MCDONNELL FOUNDATION

Where James S McDonnell Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Missouri$23.3M District of Columbia$2.3M West Virginia$1.2M Pennsylvania$907.4K Washington$539.5K

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/james-s-mcdonnell-foundation-542074788

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Forest Park Forever Inc	St Louis, MO	In support of "forever: the campaign for forest park's future"	Tax year 20242024	$5.1M
Curators of the University of Missouri-St Louis On Behalf of the University	St Louis, MO	Umsl school of engineering & student support	Tax year 20242024	$3.4M
Federation of American Scientists	Washington, DC	In support of the economic mobility initiative	Tax year 20242024	$2.3M
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Neighborhood Solidarity Fund	Clayton, MO	In support of staffing, pilot program costs, evaluation, and dissemination of findings	Tax year 20242024	$782.5K
Wepower	St Louis, MO	Developing a data-driven, community-centric strategy to coordinate & transform the st. Louis early childhood system	Tax year 20242024	$637.5K
St Louis Science Center Foundation	St Louis, MO	For the st. Louis science center campaign to be launched in 2024, with the specific purpose of this gift to be decided later	Tax year 20242024	$575K
Biostl	Saint Louis, MO	Bioscience workforce collaborative: catalyzing equitable career pathways and enhancing the workforce system to improve economic mobility for opportunity youth	Tax year 20242024	$565.3K
Biostl	Saint Louis, MO	Bioscience workforce collaborative: catalyzing equitable career pathways and enhancing the workforce system to improve economic mobility for opportunity youth	Tax year 20242024	$565.3K
Biostl	Saint Louis, MO	Biogenerator: building innovation economy leaders through the bioscience equitableleadership (bel) venture fellows program	Tax year 20242024	$515K
Biostl	Saint Louis, MO	Biogenerator: building innovation economy leaders through the bioscience equitableleadership (bel) venture fellows program	Tax year 20242024	$515K
University of Washington	Seattle, WA	Preparing teachers to facilitate asset-based science & literacy discourse in dual and multilingual elementary classrooms	Tax year 20242024	$503.3K
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	Facilitating digital discourse: teachers as learners in a digital age	Tax year 20242024	$494.8K
Iff	Chicago, IL	Joyful spaces	Tax year 20242024	$350K
Temple University-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ	Philadelphia, PA	The development of novice teachers role-identities as discussion facilitators in social studies classrooms	Tax year 20242024	$345.6K
St Louis Community Foundation	St Louis, MO	Advancing st. Louis early childhood education priorities through convening and capacity building	Tax year 20242024	$331.5K
Arizona Board of Regents University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	Teachers as thinkers: improving classroom communication in mathematics	Tax year 20242024	$318.1K
Missouri Historical Society Jefferson Memorial Building	St Louis, MO	For exhibit gallery renovation and exhibit endowment.	Tax year 20242024	$303.5K
The Regents of the University of Colorado	Boulder, CO	Developing a model of teacher learning to support computationally rich communication in science classrooms	Tax year 20242024	$300K
Entrepreneur Startup Business Development Corporation	St Louis, MO	Arch grants community capital fund	Tax year 20242024	$300K

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Figures are aggregated from James S McDonnell Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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