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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1439256

Stifel Foundation Inc

A private foundation in St Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 29 grants and $1.1 million 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $1,127,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,918,911
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,430,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,723,487
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,313,369

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,739,438
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,210,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,736,088
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,565,546

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,821,362
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,334,319

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $367,153
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,759,982

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $823,011

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way Greater St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $300,000
  2. American Red CrossSt Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $110,000
  3. Mercy Health Foundation St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $100,000
  4. Urban League of Metropolitan St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $75,000
  5. COCA-Center of Creative ArtsSt Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $50,000
  6. Operation Warm IncPhiladelphia, PA

    Support Daily Operations

    $50,000
  7. 911 DayIrvine, CA

    Support Daily Operations

    $50,000
  8. Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Support Daily Operations

    $50,000
  9. Ronald McDonald House Charities of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $37,500
  10. Junior Achievement of Greater St Louis IncChesterfield, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $35,000
  11. St Louis Aquarium FoundationSt Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $30,000
  12. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri & KansasBallwin, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $25,000
  13. Pedal the CauseSaint Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $25,000
  14. St Louis City NAACPSt Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $25,000
  15. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Support Daily Operations

    $25,000
  16. The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyCrestwood, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $15,000
  17. Semper Fi Society of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $15,000
  18. Trailnet IncSaint Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $15,000
  19. March of DimesArlington, VA

    Support Daily Operations

    $10,000
  20. GreenLight FundBoston, MA

    Support Daily Operations

    $10,000
  21. Salvation Army-Disaster ReliefAlexandria, VA

    Support Daily Operations

    $10,000
  22. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    Support Daily Operations

    $10,000
  23. Ascend DallasDallas, TX

    Support Daily Operations

    $10,000
  24. California Fire FoundationSacramento, CA

    Support Daily Operations

    $10,000
  25. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    Support Daily Operations

    $10,000
  26. The V Foundation for Cancer ResearchCary, NC

    Support Daily Operations

    $10,000
  27. Food Outreach IncSaint Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $5,000
  28. St Louis Priory SchoolSt Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $5,000
  29. St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MO

    Support Daily Operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $135,00033% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $75,00018% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $50,00012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00012% of the total
  5. International aid2 grants $45,00011% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $30,0007% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $30,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri17 grants $872,500
  2. California4 grants $120,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  4. Texas2 grants $35,000
  5. Virginia2 grants $20,000
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  8. North Carolina1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • James M ZemlyakPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR/OFFICER Hours 40Pay $0
  • John D HaffenrefferVP/DIRECTOR/OFFICER Hours 40Pay $0
  • Catherine F KramerVP/DIRECTOR/OFFICER Hours 40Pay $0
  • James LaschoberTREASURER/DIRECTOR/OFFICER Hours 40Pay $0
  • Mark FisherSECRETARY/DIRECTOR/OFFICER Hours 40Pay $0

The return

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