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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2082281

Strive Fund

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $238,333 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $238,333

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,568,154

  • Tax year 2023

    $222,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,531,886

  • Tax year 2022

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,564,634

  • Tax year 2021

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,745,446

  • Tax year 2020

    $234,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,631,182

  • Tax year 2019

    $234,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,629,220

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CounterpublicSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $83,333
  2. Contemporary Art Museum St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $45,000
  3. Whitfield SchoolSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $30,000
  4. St Louis Dance TheatreSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $25,000
  5. Saint Louis Art MuseumSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $15,000
  6. Arch City DefendersSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  7. The Wilson SchoolClayton, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  8. Urban League of Metropolitan St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  9. National Eating Disorders AssociationWhite Plains, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  10. The Ehlers-Danlos SocietyNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $153,33386% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri8 grants $228,333
  2. New York2 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Michael P FischerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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