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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0884074

Great Rivers Confluence Foundation

A private foundation in St Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $410,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Tim Thornton
7135 Pershing Avenue
St Louis, MO 63130
(314) 606-0719
n/a
Form and materials
A formal letter should be submitted containing the amount of the grant requested and a description of the program being funded.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $410,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,426,675
  • Tax year 2024

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $7,595,118
  • Tax year 2023

    $332,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,918,114
  • Tax year 2022

    $380,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,119,119
  • Tax year 2021

    $469,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,007,286
  • Tax year 2020

    $418,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $7,437,089
  • Tax year 2019

    $402,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $6,694,027
  • Tax year 2018

    $389,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $5,866,277

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Missouri St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Education

    $65,000
  2. Scholarship Foundation of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Education

    $45,000
  3. Greater St Louis Area CouncilSt Louis, MO

    Community service

    $40,000
  4. Operation Food SearchSaint Louis, MO

    Community service

    $40,000
  5. St Louis Area Food BankBridgeton, MO

    Community service

    $40,000
  6. Girls Scouts of Eastern MissouriSt Louis, MO

    Community service

    $40,000
  7. St Louis Area Diaper BankSaint Louis, MO

    Community service

    $25,000
  8. Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Education

    $20,000
  9. International InstituteSt Louis, MO

    Community service

    $20,000
  10. Casa of St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Community service

    $15,000
  11. Covenant House MissouriSaint Louis, MO

    Community service

    $15,000
  12. Saint Martha'sSt Louis, MO

    Community service

    $15,000
  13. Boys Hope Girls Hope St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Community service

    $10,000
  14. Delta Gamma Center for ChildrenSt Louis, MO

    Community service

    $10,000
  15. Books for NewbornsSt Louis, MO

    Education

    $5,000
  16. LifewiseSt Louis, MO

    Community service

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $70,00041% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $40,00024% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $40,00024% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $20,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri16 grants $410,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joseph AckermanPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Gordan AnkneyVICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Tim ThorntonTREASUER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Karen MillerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Natalie SelfDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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