The Missouri State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6741355

Elizabeth G Danforth Charitable FDN

A private foundation in Clayton, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $30,000 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

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

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

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $269
  • Tax year 2024

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $31,319
  • Tax year 2023

    $248,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $91,610
  • Tax year 2022

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $353,737
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $503,954

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Missouri Botanical GardenSt Louis, MO

    General operating fund

    $15,000
  2. Webster UniversitySaint Louis, MO

    General operating fund

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri2 grants $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Commerce TrustTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $977
  • Commerce TrustTAX PREP Hours 1Pay $1,000

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Linn H Bealke FoundationClayton, MO 6 grants Preselected only $30,000 giving
  2. The Tim and Lillian Soldwedel FoundationClayton, MO 3 grants Accepts applications $28,000 giving
  3. Oscar M Cohn Charitable TrustClayton, MO 3 grants Preselected only $27,661 giving
  4. May & Wallace Cady Memorial TrustClayton, MO 2 grants Preselected only $35,054 giving
  5. Fontaine Richard Earle Charitable FDClayton, MO 4 grants Preselected only $50,788 giving