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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1617648

Bunge Foundation

A private foundation in Chesterfield, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 65 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Ryan Kuehn
1391 Timberlake Manor Parkway
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(636) 292-2406
Form and materials
A formal written request above $3,000 requires general manager approval. A formal written request above $10,000 requires charitable committee approval.
Deadlines
Reasonable processing time required.
Restrictions
Not for profit organizations to a nearby facility that supports education, cultural, civic, or environmental programs.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $1,067,008

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $140,859
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,108,606

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $159,960
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,115,458

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $161,777
  • Tax year 2022

    $982,051

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    -$475,373
  • Tax year 2021

    $609,239

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    -$31,982
  • Tax year 2020

    $769,449

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    -$205,044

Grants paid in 2025

65 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Progressive Agriculture FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $200,000
  2. National FFA FoundationIndianapolis, IN

    General support

    $195,000
  3. Operation Food SearchSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $175,000
  4. St Louis Area Foodbank IncBridgeton, MO

    General support

    $125,000
  5. Agriculture Future of AmericaLiberty, MO

    General support

    $100,000
  6. St Louis Community Foundation IncSt Louis, MO

    General support

    $100,000
  7. St Louis Zoological ParkSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $52,460
  8. Missouri Botanical GardenSt Louis, MO

    General support

    $15,575
  9. White House Historical AssociationWashington, DC

    General support

    $15,000
  10. Churchill Center & School DisabilitiesTown and Country, MO

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Kingdom House DBA Lifewise STLSt Louis, MO

    General support

    $6,000
  12. St Louis Art Museum FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $5,250
  13. Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $5,000
  14. Louisiana Future Farmers of AmericaBaton Rouge, LA

    General support

    $4,500
  15. Alabama Future Farmers of AmericaMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $3,200
  16. Kansas State University FoundationWashington, KS

    General support

    $3,075
  17. Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA

    General support

    $3,000
  18. Emmanuel - St Michael Lutheran SchoolFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $3,000
  19. Jay County Christian AcademyPortland, IN

    General support

    $3,000
  20. Oratory School of Summit NJSummit, NJ

    General support

    $3,000
  21. Pulaski-Alexander Farm Bureau FoundationMounds, IL

    General support

    $3,000
  22. St Patricks ChurchElkhorn, NE

    General support

    $3,000
  23. St Pauls Lutheran Church of Des PeresDes Peres, MO

    General support

    $3,000
  24. Three Oaks Christian School CorpDecatur, IN

    General support

    $3,000
  25. Kenrick-Glennon SeminarySt Louis, MO

    General support

    $2,800
  26. Lutheran High School Association of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $2,500
  27. Reorganized District No 2 East PrairieEast Prairie, MO

    General support

    $2,500
  28. Staunton Community Unit School DistrictStaunton, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  29. The Moog Center for Deaf EducationSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $2,500
  30. St James SchoolSt James, MO

    General support

    $1,500
  31. St Mary of the Assumption Catholic ChurchVan Wert, OH

    General support

    $1,500
  32. Cor Jesu AcademySt Louis, MO

    General support

    $1,350
  33. Forsyth School IncSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $1,000
  34. Mary Institute and St Louis Country Day SchoolSt Louis, MO

    General support

    $1,000
  35. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    General support

    $1,000
  36. Lincoln County R-2 School DistrictElsberry, MO

    General support

    $800
  37. Colonial Willamsburg FoundationWilliamsburg, VA

    General support

    $650
  38. College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO

    General support

    $500
  39. Peekskill HeraldPeekskill, NY

    General support

    $500
  40. St Pius X High SchoolKansas City, MO

    General support

    $500
  41. Friends of Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters IncHartsdale, NY

    General support

    $400
  42. Catholic High School Association of Archdiocese of St LouisOfallon, MO

    General support

    $305
  43. St Gregory the Great SeminarySeward, NE

    General support

    $300
  44. Uss Catholic Communications IncOmaha, NE

    General support

    $300
  45. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    General support

    $300
  46. Higher Achievement Program IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $259
  47. Gateway Arch Park FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $250
  48. Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research CenterMashantucket, CT

    General support

    $250
  49. Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the UnionMount Vernon, VA

    General support

    $250
  50. Texas Tech Alumni AssociationLubbock, TX

    General support

    $250
  51. John Weldon ElementaryDardenne Praire, MO

    General support

    $240
  52. Parkway School DistrictChesterfield, MO

    General support

    $220
  53. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    General support

    $200
  54. WeteachthinkLincoln, NE

    General support

    $200
  55. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General support

    $162
  56. St Louis Science CenterSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $108
  57. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $104
  58. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    General support

    $100
  59. Eastern Illinois University FoundationCharleston, IL

    General support

    $100
  60. Holocaust Memorial CenterFarmingtn HLS, MI

    General support

    $100
  61. Internet ArchiveSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $100
  62. New Discoveries Montesorri AcademyHutchinson, MN

    General support

    $100
  63. Nysmith School for the Gifted IncHerndon, VA

    General support

    $100
  64. V J & Angela Scutt Catholic High SchoolOmaha, NE

    General support

    $100
  65. Nunataks LTD Greenburgh Nature CenterScarsdale, NY

    General support

    $50

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Lift for Life GymSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development3 grants $495,00069% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $175,00024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture7 grants $21,6623% of the total
  4. Education14 grants $19,5043% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $250<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri28 grants $615,658
  2. Indiana4 grants $204,000
  3. Alabama2 grants $203,200
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  5. Illinois3 grants $5,600
  6. Louisiana1 grant $4,500
  7. Nebraska5 grants $3,900
  8. Kansas1 grant $3,075
  9. Iowa1 grant $3,000
  10. New Jersey1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Diego RastelettiDIRECTOR / PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rajat GuptaDIRECTOR/VP/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lisa Ware-AlexanderDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ryan KuehnCONTROLLER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Martje de VriesASSISTANT CONTROLLER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter BelcastroASSISTANT CONTROLLER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lori F KutilekASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Luciano SalvatierraDIRECTOR / VP UNTIL 3/11/25 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Randall JohnsonTREASURER UNTIL 5/19/25 Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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