43 of 46 organizations James S Mcdonnell Foundation funded in FY2024 had not been funded in the prior 3 years.
Across all compared years the rate is 54.3%. Foundations of a similar size sit at 31.9%.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONnew | $5,275,820 |
| FOREST PARK FOREVER INCnew | $5,120,000 |
| CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITYnew | $4,073,168 |
| FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTSnew | $2,250,000 |
| BIOSTLnew | $2,160,564 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD SOLIDARITY FUNDnew | $1,185,500 |
| DAVIS & ELKINS COLLEGEnew | $1,160,000 |
| SMALL BUSINESS EMPOWERMENT CENTERnew | $1,000,000 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INCnew | $900,000 |
| WEPOWERnew | $662,539 |
| ST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATIONnew | $575,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | $539,488 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAnew | $494,831 |
| GOALSETTER FOUNDATIONnew | $454,000 |
| ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAnew | $449,569 |
| IFFnew | $350,000 |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCnew | $345,562 |
| MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY JEFFERSON MEMORIAL BUILDINGnew | $303,500 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOnew | $300,026 |
| ENTREPRENEUR STARTUP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONnew | $300,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUISnew | $275,000 |
| ST LOUIS LIFE SCIENCES PROJECTnew | $225,000 |
| CORTEXnew | $200,000 |
| CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURInew | $182,108 |
| LEGAL SERVICES OF EASTERN MO INCnew | $157,264 |
Showing the 25 largest of 46 grants.
Every US private foundation files Form 990-PF, and Part XV of that return itemises each grant it paid, with the recipient's name. Lining those lists up across filing years shows which organizations were funded for the first time.
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