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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-6795985

Pershing Place Foundation

A private foundation in St Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $209,900 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

    $209,900

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $398,118
  • Tax year 2024

    $83,300

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $461,509
  • Tax year 2023

    $7,798,700

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $560,445
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,505,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,775,284
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,206,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,330,166
  • Tax year 2020

    $387,100

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,822,774
  • Tax year 2019

    $514,238

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,922,588

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    Education

    $50,400
  2. Central Institute for the DeafSaint Louis, MO

    Healthcare

    $50,000
  3. New City SchoolSaint Louis, MO

    Education

    $50,000
  4. Jewish Federation of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Religious

    $25,000
  5. St Louis Art MuseumSt Louis, MO

    Arts

    $25,000
  6. Planned ParenthoodSt Louis, MO

    Healthcare

    $1,500
  7. Contemporary Art Museum St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Arts

    $1,000
  8. Flora ConservancySt Louis, MO

    Environmental

    $1,000
  9. Forest Park ForeverSaint Louis, MO

    Environmental

    $1,000
  10. Friends of Bogardus PlazaNew York, NY

    Protect and maintain bogardus plaza

    $1,000
  11. Missouri Botanical GardenSt Louis, MO

    Environmental

    $1,000
  12. Opera Theatre of Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Arts

    $1,000
  13. St Louis Public RadioSt Louis, MO

    Media

    $1,000
  14. Bellefontaine Cemetery and ArboretumSt Louis, MO

    Environmental

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $100,40078% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $2,0002% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri13 grants $208,900
  2. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John D WeilTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anna Elizabeth C WeilTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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