The Bellwether Foundation

To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.

To improve the human condition through plant science.

To deliver exceptional health care to all children in need of care.

To restore, maintain and sustain forest park in partnership with the city of ST. Louis.

To enrich the ST. Louis region with a wide range of music, visual arts and educational programs.

To honor and empower each young scholar to develop into socially capable, creative, and inspired citizens.

To enrich lives and build community through the arts.

To mobilize the community with one goal in mind: helping people live their best possible lives.

To empower individuals to secure economic self-reliance, social equality, & civil rights.

To educate elementary students in STEM, bioscience, nutrition and dietetics, and urban agriculture.

To offer affordable education to promising children in the community.

To make its collections available to the widest number of local and national users

For low-income youth to receive training in rehabbing property.

To provide trees for public and nonprofit plantings.

To promote an appreciation of our natural world and provide educational opportunities.

To educate children and young women.

To provide, protect & support reproductive & sexual health, services, access and rights.

To educate and nurture young children, supporting families and strengthening community.

To help people living in poverty improve the quality of their lives and achieve economic independence.

To support academic, physical and creative fulfillment for students.

To heal hunger with innovative solutions that provide food today & help create a hunger-free tomorrow.

To provide free access to the transformational power of the piano.

To conserve animals and their habitats through animal management, research and programs.

To support and encourage support of the saint louis art museum.

To give children the ability to thrive through access to essential vision services.

To break the cycle of poverty through high-quality education for adolescent girls.

To support the saint louis science center.

To enliven the history of ST. Louis and westward expansion through the story of the campbell family.

To provide important recreational, educational and cultural opportunities for the public.

To provide students with academic excellence, strong work ethic, respect, and commitment.

To promote learning by engaging with students in advancing scholarly inquiry.

To discover and disseminate knowledge and the freedom of inquiry through research and learning.

To provide meals, groceries, & nutrition to those living with cancer, hiv/aids, & other illnesses.

To educate students in an academically challenging and intellectually vibrant community.

To help low-income residents develop their power to determine the future of their communities.

To serve as the confluence of historical perspectives to inspire and engage.

To spark curiosity and learning with the knowledge, resources, and expertise of the smithsonian.

To serve as the confluence of historical perspectives to inspire and engage.

To equip individuals with research & policy strategies for a more prosperous & secure world.