Well Told Grants

Foundations / Missouri

The Antler Foundation

Preselected recipients only St Louis, Missouri · EIN 436768243

The Antler Foundation is a private foundation in St Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $21,150 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $33,200 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$39,15015$203,772
2024$33,20018$186,330
2025$21,15012$186,752

How to apply

The Antler Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Antler Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri10$18,550
New Hampshire1$2,500
Wyoming1$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Keen STL
St Louis, MO
General contribution$5,000
STL Disaster Relief
St Louis, MO
General contribution$5,000
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
General contribution$2,500
Make A Wish - Missouri
Ballwin, MO
General contribution$2,500
St Louis Zoo
St Louis, MO
General contribution$2,500
Central Institute for the Deaf
St Louis, MO
General contribution$1,000
St Lukes Hospital
Chesterfield, MO
General contribution$1,000
Nine PBS
St Louis, MO
General contribution$1,000
STL PBS
St Louis, MO
General contribution$250
Siteman Cancer Center
St Louis, MO
General contribution$200
John Burroughs School
St Louis, MO
General contribution$100
St Stephen's Indian Mission
St Stephens, WY
General contribution$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Antler Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Antler Foundation give?

$21,150 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Antler Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Franklin J Cornwell Jr (Trustee) and Ann L Cornwell (Trustee).

What does The Antler Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

Similar foundations in Missouri