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Alberskuhn Family Foundation

Accepts applications St Louis, Missouri · EIN 436813186

Alberskuhn Family Foundation is a private foundation in St Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $300,000 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $14,250 and the largest $34,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $305,100 the year before.

5% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$305,10020$6.5 million
2024$300,00019$7.0 million

How to apply

ContactJames D Eckhoff
555 N New Ballas Rd Suite 130, St Louis, MO 63141
Phone or email(314) 997-4207, jdeckhoff@earthlink.net
What to submitDetailed letter request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Alberskuhn Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri15$225,000
Illinois3$55,000
Wisconsin1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Greater St Louis Boy Scouts of America
St Louis, MO
Unrestricted contribution$34,000
American Youth Foundation
St Louis, MO
Unrestricted contribution$25,000
Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, IL
Unrestricted contribution$25,000
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
St Louis, MO
Plant research$25,000
The Talking Farm
Skokie, IL
Unrestricted contribution$25,000
Morgan County R-Ii School District
Versailies, MO
Ffa$23,750
University of Missouri
Versaille, MO
Unrestricted contribution$21,000
Moses (Marbleseed)
Spring Valley, WI
Unrestricted contribution$20,000
Food for Morgan County
Versailes, MO
Food pantry$17,000
Morgan County 4-H Program
Versailes, MO
4-h program$14,250
Share the Harvest Food Pantry
Camdenton, MO
Unrestricted contribution$13,000
Missouri Botanical Garden
St Louis, MO
Ccsd$10,000
Forest Park Forever
St Louis, MO
Maintenance endowment$9,500
Gateway Arch Park Foundation
St Louis, MO
Maintenance fund$9,500
The Muny
St Louis, MO
Muny kids$8,000
Curt's Cafe
Evanston, IL
Unrestricted gift$5,000
Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Clubs
St Louis, MO
Unrestricted contribution$5,000
Lamb House
Camdenton, MO
Unrestricted contribution$5,000
Tower Grove Park Foundation
St Louis, MO
Park maintenance$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alberskuhn Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Alberskuhn Family Foundation give?

$300,000 in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $14,250.

Who runs Alberskuhn Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James D Eckhoff (Trustee), Lois Shuford (Trustee) and Robert Jeffrey Thieme (Trustee).

What does Alberskuhn Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, environment and conservation and education.

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