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Nonprofits / Missouri

Who funds Washington University?

St Louis, Missouri · EIN 430653611

218 private foundations reported grants to Washington University in St Louis, Missouri totaling $61.1 million across 251 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The JSM Charitable Trust, with $9.1 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of Washington University that accept applications

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Foundations that fund Washington University

The 100 largest of 218 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The JSM Charitable Trust
Missouri · 2025
General support1$9.1 million
Gates Foundation
Washington · 2024 · accepts applications
Create novel technology platform capabilities10$8.5 million
Mac Five Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2025
General support1$8.1 million
Laygend Foundation
California · 2024
General1$5.0 million
The Pindaros Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
To further donee's exempt purpose1$3.0 million
Rio Vista Foundation
Missouri · 2024
Fund general operations to further the charitable purpose of the tax exempt recipient organization1$2.6 million
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
New York · 2024
Preclinical development to advance a t1d antigen-specific immunotherapy called saga-t1d3$2.1 million
Bursky Family Foundation
Connecticut · 2024
General unrestricted support1$1.7 million
Eric P & Evelyn E Newman Charitable Foundation DTD 8/1/2013
Missouri · 2025
Newman campus planning fund, childhood undernutrition, next1$1.6 million
Neil S Hirsch Foundation
New York · 2025
Charitable1$1.5 million
Edward P Evans Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Support scientific research1$1.1 million
Shaich Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
General operating support1$1.0 million
Hermann Family Foundation
Missouri · 2024 · accepts applications
Research fund for small fiber neuropathy1$1.0 million
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
California · 2024
To support investigation of the physics of quantum spin liquids in devices based on atomically thin materials, by developing complementary thermodynamic and spectroscopic experimental probes specifically for micron-sized samples.2$865,251
Freedom Together Foundation
New York · 2024
Apoe, trem2, and alzheimer's disease1$850,000
Edward J Mallinckrodt Jr Foundation
Missouri · 2024
Fellowship (fellowship)6$707,000
Institute for Follicular Lymphoma
California · 2024
For research towards finding a cure for follicular lymphoma1$700,960
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York · 2025
In support of financial health3$560,410
Longer Life Foundation
Missouri · 2025 · accepts applications
medical research1$516,000
Edward Jones Foundation
Missouri · 2024
Education3$501,975
GHR Foundation
Minnesota · 2024
Adaptive Immunity in Tauopathy1$500,000
Trott Family Philanthropies Inc
Illinois · 2024
Stars Pilot Virtual Counselor Program2$500,000
TUW John S Lehmann Charitable Trust
Texas · 2024
Unrestricted general1$460,586
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Michigan · 2024
To support research, communications, policy development and technical assistance activities that advance children's savings accounts nationally and across states.1$410,000
Mastercard Impact Fund
New York · 2024
Data for social impact1$403,196
Dr Ralph & Marian Falk Medical Research Tr
Texas · 2024 · accepts applications
Stem cell derived islets2$348,717
Eric P Newman Numismatic Education Society
Missouri · 2024 · accepts applications
Annual contribution1$320,000
The Stanton Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
To achieve charitable purpose1$300,500
Bharat Family Foundation
Delaware · 2025
General & Unrestricted1$300,000
The Forman Family Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024
Forman family foundation scholarship1$300,000
Clayco Foundation
Illinois · 2024
RVCL Anti-body1$260,625
The HWS Charitable Foundation Inc
Iowa · 2025
Seed for oklahoma kids: research to inform large-scale, asset-based policy1$253,612
Stebbins William Mgmt TUA FBO Wu
Missouri · 2025
General support1$238,633
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
The role of dna damage response clonal hematopoiesis in immune aging and risk of cmv activation among lung transplant recipients2$233,750
Dr Lee B Harrison and Virginia G
Missouri · 2025
General operations1$231,000
Feraldo William Pablo Mem Fnd-Uma
Minnesota · 2025 · accepts applications
Scholarships1$216,196
Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Texas · 2024
To understand the factors that influence clinicians' movement through alternative payment models.1$214,645
Waldemar J Klasing Private Foundation
Missouri · 2025
Scholarships1$200,000
Target ALS Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Biomedical research1$199,876
Carl & Jeanne Deutsch Foundation
Missouri · 2024
For general charitable purposes of the organization1$185,000
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Missouri · 2024 · accepts applications
Support for research on emerging entrepreneurship-centered community wealth building (eccwb) models. 202204-122842$154,428
The Mary E Groff Charitable Trust 2631-00-46
Pennsylvania · 2025
Scholars in neurology2$150,000
The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
Research project1$148,987
The Prudential Foundation
New Jersey · 2025
To support the center for social development at washington universitys examination of early wealth-building initiatives to identify the most impactful and inclusive strategies to promote lifelong wealth building.1$135,000
The Giorgio Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2023 · accepts applications
Nf1 medical research1$135,000
Daftuar Family Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
Research proposal - "adipose tissue biology and effect of weight loss in women with lipedema"1$125,000
The William R Orthwein Jr and Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation Inc
Missouri · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating1$118,761
The Klump Family Foundation Inc
Georgia · 2025 · accepts applications
General1$112,500
Interco Charitable Trust
Missouri · 2024 · accepts applications
Exempt purpose1$107,000
Monticello College Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Olin fellowships2$100,548
The Genesis Foundation
New Jersey · 2024 · accepts applications
Unrestricted general use1$100,000
The Stairway Fund
Illinois · 2024
General operating support/annual gift1$100,000
William F and Mary Louise Wischmeyer Philanthropic Fund
Missouri · 2025
To support education1$100,000
Chandna Foundation
California · 2024
Education1$100,000
Ines Mandl Research Foundation Inc
New York · 2024 · accepts applications
Research1$88,842
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
Fellowships for Science and Engineering1$87,500
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024
Support for evaluating the impact of a supplemental income program on children's academic outcomes2$80,100
Match Suna Family Foundation
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$80,000
B F Charitable Foundation
Minnesota · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating1$75,000
Kenneth Rainin Foundation
California · 2024
How intraepithelial tcrgd t cell subsets maintain intestinal homeostasis1$75,000
Castlen Harry W Trust UA
Minnesota · 2025
Scholarship1$70,000
The Kranzberg Family Charitable Foundation
Missouri · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$70,000
Joseph Simeon Sanchez Medical Research Fund
Wisconsin · 2024
General operating1$60,000
The Kavli Foundation
California · 2024
Scialog mbc chen 20231$55,000
Pershing Place Foundation
Missouri · 2025
Education1$50,400
William and Bernice Bumpus Fdn
Massachusetts · 2024
Bumpus Innovation Award1$50,000
Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund
New York · 2024
General purpose1$50,000
The William S Anheuser Family Foundation
Missouri · 2024
General support1$50,000
The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2024
To support the center for theoretical and computational neuroscience led by dr. Geoff goodhill1$50,000
The Stephen F & Camilla T Brauer Charitable Trust
Missouri · 2024
General purposes1$50,000
The Annexstad Family Foundation
Georgia · 2025
Scholarship1$50,000
Ec Simmons III Foundation
Missouri · 2025
General operating funds1$50,000
Sandcastle Foundation
Minnesota · 2025
Unrestricted charitable grant1$50,000
Brett D Begemann Fdn
New Jersey · 2025
Unrestricted general1$50,000
Lns&jns Foundation
Missouri · 2025
Annual grant1$50,000
Burch Family Foundation
Texas · 2025 · accepts applications
Unrestricted1$50,000
Brady Education Foundation Inc
North Carolina · 2024 · accepts applications
Promote the care and education of children1$49,754
John Templeton Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024 · accepts applications
Tex fellowship: ray-traced grmhd study of stellar mass black holes1$42,794
The Tioga Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024
To support hihger education programs1$35,000
The Margaret Blanke Grigg Foundation
Missouri · 2025
General Purposes1$35,000
The Marie G Wynn Private Foundation
Ohio · 2025
Scholarship1$32,750
The Lester & Grace Maslow Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
General support1$30,000
The Fullgraf Foundation
Delaware · 2025
To support the fullgraf professor's research team3$30,000
Delbert H Fraise Char Fdn
Texas · 2025
Unrestricted general1$28,456
Strong Foundation of New York
New York · 2025
General support1$25,000
Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Dept of physics1$25,000
The Linda and Harvey Saligman Charitable Foundation
Missouri · 2025
Alzheimer's research fund1$25,000
Dierberg Family Foundation
Missouri · 2024
University1$25,000
The Ballmann Family Private Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024
Scholarship1$25,000
The Margulis Foundation for Freedom and Opportunity
Illinois · 2025
General operating1$25,000
Rakesh & Dhatri Alla Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Sustain caliber of education1$25,000
Garwin Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Scholarships to students1$23,860
Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Education1$23,462
Tim & Lauren Schrager Family Foundation
Delaware · 2024
Kemper Art Museum2$22,500
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024 · accepts applications
Matching Gifts1$20,000
The Stribling Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Joseph c koster memorial fund1$20,000
Jordan Mary R & Ettie A Charitable
Minnesota · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating1$20,000
Moreno Family Foundation
Arizona · 2024
Education1$20,000
May & Wallace Cady Memorial Trust
Missouri · 2025
General1$17,527
JM Rubin Foundation Inc
Florida · 2024 · accepts applications
Scholarship for the benefit of a particular student1$17,000

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Washington University?

The JSM Charitable Trust, Gates Foundation, Mac Five Foundation Inc, Laygend Foundation and The Pindaros Foundation Inc, and 213 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Washington University get from foundations?

$61.1 million in 251 reported grants from 218 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Gates Foundation, Hermann Family Foundation, Longer Life Foundation, Dr Ralph & Marian Falk Medical Research Tr and Eric P Newman Numismatic Education Society say in their filings that they accept applications.

Other funded organizations in St Louis