Likely funders for animal shelters in Missouri

343 foundations gave to animal shelters in Missouri in tax year 2024: $1,512,476 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.

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From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Missouri has 171 small animal welfare nonprofits.

115Take applications

228Invite only. Build a relationship first.

$3,500Typical gift

343Foundations gave here

FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus

Kathryn G Favre Charitable FoundationSaint Louis, MO · EIN 20-513701017 gifts · typical $12,500 · 202417 · $289,000$12,5002024Accepts applications

Buttonwood Foundation Charitable TRKansas City, MO · EIN 20-185305914 gifts · typical $50 · 202414 · $906$502024Invite only

Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO · EIN 43-126276212 gifts · typical $4,785 · 202412 · $137,471$4,7852024Accepts applications

Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO · EIN 44-601245312 gifts · typical $909 · 202412 · $11,454$9092024Accepts applications

William W & Betty Halliday FoundationSaint Louis, MO · EIN 23-70014609 gifts · typical $2,000 · 20249 · $29,800$2,0002024Invite only

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

Foundations made 1,049 gifts to animal shelters in Missouri in tax years 2023–2025.
The typical gift to animal shelters in Missouri was $4,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
115 of 343 foundations funding animal shelters in Missouri accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.

Cities with gifts to animal shelters in Missouri

Saint Louis 106 foundations · 59 nonprofits
Kansas City 68 foundations · 31 nonprofits
Springfield 17 foundations · 15 nonprofits

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Valley Park 14 foundations
Saint Charles 12 foundations
Columbia 10 foundations
House Springs 9 foundations
Lees Summit 8 foundations
Ballwin 7 foundations
Hermitage 6 foundations
Leasburg 6 foundations
Pacific 6 foundations
Sedalia 6 foundations
Carthage 5 foundations
Eureka 5 foundations
Falcon 5 foundations
Joplin 5 foundations
Troy 5 foundations
Farmington 4 foundations
Fenton 4 foundations
Hannibal 4 foundations
High Ridge 4 foundations
Independence 4 foundations
Marshall 4 foundations
Mexico 4 foundations
Neosho 4 foundations
Parkville 4 foundations
Saint Peters 4 foundations
Belton 3 foundations
Byrnes Mill 3 foundations
Chillicothe 3 foundations
Festus 3 foundations
Gladstone 3 foundations
Lincoln 3 foundations
Reeds Spring 3 foundations
Saint Joseph 3 foundations
Smithville 3 foundations
Verona 3 foundations
Warsaw 3 foundations

Types of animal welfare funded in Missouri

Animal shelters & rescue 200 foundations · 258 nonprofits
Wildlife 23 foundations · 22 nonprofits

More ways to find funders in Missouri

Funders that accept applications 115 funders
Small-grant funders 239 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
Foundations based in Missouri 914 foundations · 276 take applications

What is a typical grant to animal shelters in Missouri?

$3,500, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax year 2024. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.

Which of these foundations accept applications?

15 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.

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