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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 82-1838644Education

Who funds The Opportunity Trust?

16 private foundations gave The Opportunity Trust in St Louis, MO $12.2 million across 38 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

38 grants

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

  1. Penner Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2025

    General Operating Support

    $500,000
  2. The Courtney Roberts and Steve Preston Family FoundationSan Mateo, CA 2025

    General operations

    $35,000
  3. First Bank FoundationCreve Coeur, MO 2025

    Spring Celebration and awards programs

    $8,000
  4. PPL FoundationAllentown, PA 2025

    Program support

    $4,000
  5. William T Kemper FoundationKansas City, MO 2024

    Expanding quality seats in ST. Louis over 3 years

    $500,000
  6. Penner Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2024

    Education - General Operating Support

    $500,000
  7. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    Support for parents

    $400,000
  8. Berges Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    General support

    $250,000
  9. PPL FoundationAllentown, PA 2024

    Program support

    $2,500
  10. William T Kemper FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    Expanding quality seats in ST. Louis over 3 years

    $500,000
  11. Pharos FoundationJackson, WY 2023

    General charitable support

    $500,000
  12. Penner Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2023

    Education - General Operating Support

    $500,000
  13. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    Increasing the Number of High Quality Public Schoo

    $400,000
  14. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Growth of charter schools

    $250,000
  15. Mac Five Foundation IncLincoln, MA 2023

    General support

    $247,500
  16. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school capacity-building

    $75,000
  17. PPL FoundationAllentown, PA 2023

    Program support

    $10,000
  18. William T Kemper FoundationKansas City, MO 2022

    Expanding quality seats in ST. Louis over 3 years

    $1,000,000
  19. Penner Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2022

    Education - general operating support

    $500,000
  20. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2022

    Increasing the Number of High Quality Public Schoo

    $400,000
  21. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Growth of charter schools

    $250,000
  22. Mac Five Foundation IncLincoln, MA 2022

    General support

    $198,000
  23. The Sayers Foundation IncSaint Louis, MO 2022

    Education support for impoverished

    $5,000
  24. William T Kemper FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Blueprint for building a 21st century public school system in ST. Louis

    $1,000,000
  25. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    Increasing the Number of High Quality Public Schoo

    $400,000
  26. Penner Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    Education - General Operating Support

    $250,000
  27. Mac Five Foundation IncLincoln, MA 2021

    General support

    $50,000
  28. William T Kemper FoundationKansas City, MO 2020

    Blueprint for building a 21st century public school system in ST. Louis

    $1,000,000
  29. Penner Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    The Opportunity Trust

    $250,000
  30. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO 2020

    Expanding Access to High Quality Public Education

    $200,000
  31. Alvin Goldfarb FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2020

    Helping children in Normandy Schools Collaborative

    $50,000
  32. Mac Five Foundation IncLincoln, MA 2020

    General support

    $35,000
  33. William T Kemper FoundationKansas City, MO 2019

    Blueprint for building a 21st century public school system in ST. Louis

    $1,000,000
  34. Penner Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2019

    Education

    $250,000
  35. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Educational

    $250,000
  36. Penner Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2018

    Education

    $250,000
  37. The Roberts FoundationSan Mateo, CA 2018

    General support

    $125,000
  38. Intrepid Philanthropy FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    For general operating support

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Commerce Bancshares FoundationKansas City, MO 108 grants Accepts applications $139,350 to similar organizations
  2. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 99 grants Preselected only $18,271 to similar organizations
  3. World Wide Technology FoundationSt Louis, MO 55 grants Preselected only $2,555,145 to similar organizations
  4. Pershing Charitable TrustSt Louis, MO 69 grants Accepts applications $3,834,750 to similar organizations
  5. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 38 grants Preselected only $1,984,950 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 108 grants Accepts applications $450,205 to similar organizations
  7. The Bellwether FoundationSt Louis, MO 52 grants Preselected only $2,744,700 to similar organizations
  8. Jordan Mary R & Ettie A CharitableEagan, MN 45 grants Accepts applications $503,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-1838644 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.