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Grant recipient EIN 20-5696782Education

Who funds Characterplus?

14 private foundations gave Characterplus in Saint Louis, MO $727,683 across 47 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

47 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Mr & Mrs Sanford N McDonnell FoundationSaint Albans, MO 2025

    For general charitable purposes of the organization

    $67,500
  2. Mr & Mrs Sanford N McDonnell FoundationSaint Albans, MO 2024

    For general charitable purposes of the organization.

    $67,500
  3. Mac Five Foundation IncLincoln, MA 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Thompson Family FoundationShawnee, KS 2024

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  5. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    General Support for CharacterPlus Programming

    $50,000
  6. Mr & Mrs Sanford N McDonnell FoundationSaint Albans, MO 2023

    For general charitable purposes of the organization.

    $50,000
  7. Mac Five Foundation IncLincoln, MA 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization

    $3,000
  9. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $515
  10. John and Alex Arnold FamilySaint Louis, MO 2023

    General

    $500
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $240
  12. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $200
  13. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $100
  14. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2022

    General Support for CharacterPlus Programming

    $50,000
  15. Mr & Mrs Sanford N McDonnell FoundationSaint Albans, MO 2022

    For general charitable purposes of the organization.

    $50,000
  16. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2022

    Education

    $5,000
  17. Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationBallwin, MO 2022

    Teacher Academy in Character Education

    $5,000
  18. Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO 2022

    Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.

    $3,000
  19. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $800
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $344
  21. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    General Support for CharacterPlus Programming MY 2 2021 - 2024

    $50,000
  22. Mr & Mrs Sanford N McDonnell FoundationSaint Albans, MO 2021

    For general charitable purposes of the organization

    $50,000
  23. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    Education

    $10,000
  24. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    2021 Friends of CharacterPlus Fall Party

    $5,000
  25. Trio Foundation of St LouisSt Louis, MO 2021

    Inner-city skills program (icsp)

    $5,000
  26. Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.

    $3,000
  27. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $500
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $299
  29. Mr & Mrs Sanford N McDonnell FoundationSaint Albans, MO 2020

    For general charitable purposes of the organization

    $50,000
  30. Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO 2020

    Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.

    $3,000
  31. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $2,750
  32. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $575
  33. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $210
  34. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $100
  35. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2019

    CharacterPlus Core Programs - MY 2018-2021

    $50,000
  36. Dorea FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  37. Mr & Mrs Sanford N McDonnell FoundationSaint Albans, MO 2019

    For general charitable purposes of the organization

    $45,000
  38. Mr & Mrs Sanford N McDonnell FoundationSaint Albans, MO 2019

    For general charitable purposes of the organization

    $5,000
  39. Moneta Group Charitable FoundationSt Louis, MO 2019

    To emphasize positive character traits in all areas of a student's life

    $3,500
  40. Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO 2019

    Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.

    $3,000
  41. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $2,500
  42. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $300
  43. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $100
  44. The Crawford Taylor FoundationSt Louis, MO 2018

    Annual fund - support

    $10,000
  45. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $2,500
  46. John and Alex Arnold FamilySaint Louis, MO 2018

    General purpose

    $500
  47. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $150

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in St Louis, MO and are not among Characterplus’s funders above.

  1. World Wide Technology FoundationSt Louis, MO 55 grants Preselected only $2,555,145 to similar organizations
  2. Pershing Charitable TrustSt Louis, MO 69 grants Accepts applications $3,834,750 to similar organizations
  3. The Bellwether FoundationSt Louis, MO 52 grants Preselected only $2,744,700 to similar organizations
  4. Jordan Mary R & Ettie A CharitableEagan, MN 45 grants Accepts applications $503,500 to similar organizations
  5. Norman J Stupp FoundationClayton, MO 48 grants Accepts applications $610,056 to similar organizations
  6. The Clark-Fox Family FoundationSaint Louis, MO 45 grants Preselected only $99,500 to similar organizations
  7. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 27 grants Preselected only $37,918 to similar organizations
  8. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 25 grants Accepts applications $1,468,673 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-5696782 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.