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Grant recipient EIN 43-1434156

Who funds Stages St Louis?

24 private foundations gave Stages St Louis in Chesterfield, MO $2.9 million across 83 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

83 grants

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

  1. Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationBallwin, MO 2025

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  2. Leon and Mary Strauss Charitable FoundationSt Louis, MO 2025

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  3. Trio Foundation of St LouisSt Louis, MO 2025

    General operating support

    $15,000
  4. Sakiyama Family FoundationOak Park, IL 2025

    Funds and food for opening celebration of Austin's Pride; operations

    $12,685
  5. Donald L Barnes FoundationChesterfield, MO 2025

    Support local entertainment

    $5,000
  6. Tacony Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2025

    Preserving and advancing the art form of musical theatre

    $5,000
  7. Jordan Mary R & Ettie A CharitableEagan, MN 2025

    General operating

    $2,500
  8. Ross Family FoundationClayton, MO 2024

    Backstagers, general purpose, director of outreach w/ emphasis on autism

    $125,000
  9. Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationBallwin, MO 2024

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  10. Tacony Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    Preserving and advancing the art form of musical theatre

    $30,000
  11. Sakiyama Family FoundationOak Park, IL 2024

    2024 For the Future Campaign, cast sponsorships, Academy, summer event, Cheers, Celebration for "Steel Magnolias"

    $22,359
  12. Leon and Mary Strauss Charitable FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  13. Norman J Stupp FoundationClayton, MO 2024

    Sumner high school musical theater pathway spring 2025

    $8,000
  14. Donald L Barnes FoundationChesterfield, MO 2024

    Support local entertainment

    $5,000
  15. Jordan Mary R & Ettie A CharitableEagan, MN 2024

    General operating

    $2,500
  16. Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO 2024

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

    $2,500
  17. Marilyn & William Young Charitable Foundation IncOwensboro, KY 2024

    General support

    $1,000
  18. The Hawkins Family Foundation TrustManchester, MO 2024

    Arts

    $500
  19. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    Arts

    $100,000
  20. Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationBallwin, MO 2023

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  21. Tacony Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    Preserving and advancing the art form of musical theatre

    $30,000
  22. Ross Family FoundationClayton, MO 2023

    General purpose

    $25,000
  23. Sakiyama Family FoundationOak Park, IL 2023

    Grants for various productions, tickets for students, supplies for Stages events and productions

    $24,098
  24. Leon and Mary Strauss Charitable FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  25. Donald L Barnes FoundationChesterfield, MO 2023

    Support local entertainment

    $5,000
  26. The Lenke FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Unrestricted use in exempt purpose

    $2,500
  27. Jordan Mary R & Ettie A CharitableEagan, MN 2023

    General operating

    $2,000
  28. 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

    $1,500
  29. The Hawkins Family Foundation TrustManchester, MO 2023

    Arts

    $500
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $98
  31. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2022

    Arts

    $100,000
  32. Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationBallwin, MO 2022

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  33. Tacony Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2022

    Preserving and advancing the art form of musical theatre

    $30,000
  34. Ross Family FoundationClayton, MO 2022

    General purpose

    $29,000
  35. The Kranzberg Family Charitable FoundationSt Louis, MO 2022

    General support

    $9,500
  36. Sakiyama Family FoundationOak Park, IL 2022

    Grants for various productions, tickets

    $9,301
  37. Norman J Stupp FoundationClayton, MO 2022

    Urban arts initiative program at sumner high school

    $8,000
  38. Donald L Barnes FoundationChesterfield, MO 2022

    Support local entertainment

    $5,500
  39. Jordan Mary R & Ettie A CharitableEagan, MN 2022

    General operating

    $2,000
  40. 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.

    $1,000
  41. The Clark-Fox Family FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2022

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  42. The Hawkins Family Foundation TrustManchester, MO 2022

    Arts

    $500
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $127
  44. Berges Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    General support

    $250,000
  45. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    Arts

    $161,000
  46. Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationBallwin, MO 2021

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  47. Tacony Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    Preserving and advancing the art form of musical theatre

    $30,000
  48. Ross Family FoundationClayton, MO 2021

    General purpose

    $25,000
  49. Sakiyama Family FoundationOak Park, IL 2021

    Building fund, concessions, student productions

    $9,447
  50. Donald L Barnes FoundationChesterfield, MO 2021

    Support local entertainment

    $5,830
  51. The Lenke FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Unrestricted use in exempt purpose

    $5,000
  52. 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.

    $2,500
  53. Jordan Mary R & Ettie A CharitableEagan, MN 2021

    General operations

    $2,000
  54. Stephen Dellapietra and Pamela Hurst- Dellapietra Family Foundation IncJericho, NY 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  55. The Clark-Fox Family FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2021

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  56. The Hawkins Family Foundation TrustManchester, MO 2021

    Arts

    $500
  57. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $126
  58. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $102
  59. Ross Family FoundationClayton, MO 2020

    General purpose

    $1,125,000
  60. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2020

    Arts

    $150,000
  61. Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationBallwin, MO 2020

    General donation

    $30,000
  62. Tacony Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2020

    Preserving and advancing the art form of musical theatre

    $30,000
  63. Sakiyama Family FoundationOak Park, IL 2020

    Tickets for students, general fund

    $11,000
  64. 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.

    $2,500
  65. Jordan Mary R & Ettie A CharitableEagan, MN 2020

    General operations

    $2,000
  66. The Hawkins Family Foundation TrustManchester, MO 2020

    Arts

    $500
  67. Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO 2020

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

    $500
  68. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $164
  69. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $82
  70. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $50
  71. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2019

    Arts

    $100,000
  72. Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationBallwin, MO 2019

    General donation

    $30,000
  73. Sakiyama Family FoundationOak Park, IL 2019

    TTT grants, tickets for students, Stages Celebration, MainStage, general fund

    $26,376
  74. Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO 2019

    Urban arts initiative

    $2,000
  75. The Hawkins Family Foundation TrustManchester, MO 2019

    Arts

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

    Program/operating support

    $250
  77. Sander FoundationStowe, VT 2019

    Support the training of children in acting

    $250
  78. Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationBallwin, MO 2018

    General donation

    $30,000
  79. Sakiyama Family FoundationOak Park, IL 2018

    Various productions & sponsor for sensory luncheon

    $21,438
  80. Vatterott FoundationSt Louis, MO 2018

    Assistance for its charitable function

    $3,200
  81. Sander FoundationStowe, VT 2018

    Support the training of children in acting

    $500
  82. The Hawkins Family Foundation TrustManchester, MO 2018

    Arts

    $500
  83. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 2018

    Matching Grant

    $50

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 43-1434156 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.