Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
ST LOUIS, MO
$2.6MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To improve the human condition through plant science.
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The Bellwether Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 22-2635309 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: THE BELLWETHER FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | $6.7M |
| 2024 | 27 | $6.2M |
Where The Bellwether Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Missouri Botanical Garden
ST LOUIS, MO
$2MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.
Cardinal Glennon Children'S Foundation
ST LOUIS, MO
$2MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To deliver exceptional health care to all children in need of care.
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
ST LOUIS, MO
$1.4MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
To improve the human condition through plant science.
Forest Park Forever
ST LOUIS, MO
$1MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
To restore, maintain and sustain forest park in partnership with the city of st. Louis.
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (66 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from The Bellwether Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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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