A Foundation for the Future
As the second-oldest community foundation in the country, we are proud to serve as St. Louis’ hub of philanthropy. For more than 100 years, we have provided exceptional service to donors and championed nonprofits. Now, in addition, we’re renewing our commitment to our region by focusing on some of its most pressing issues.
In order to more closely align our work with community needs and the interests of our donors, we will concentrate a portion of our discretionary grantmaking and resources in two priority areas — Economic Mobility and Youth Connections. By working strategically and collaboratively with our donors, other funders, and community leaders, we will tackle regional challenges and propel St. Louis forward.
Read our 2024–2028 Strategic Plan
$34M
Raised by Give STL Day since 2014
$2.1 M
Record-setting scholarship awards in 2024
$86.4M
Granted by the Foundation and its donors in 2023
2024-2028 Strategic Plan
A Foundation for the Future
In order to more closely align our work with community needs and the interests of our donors, the Foundation will concentrate a portion of its discretionary grantmaking and resources in two priority areas — Economic Mobility and Youth Connections.
Economic Mobility
Building Regional Wealth
The Foundation’s investments will create and amplify opportunities to build wealth for the Metro St. Louis region by addressing pressing needs in housing, financial health, and job access and creation.
Youth Connections
For a Brighter Tomorrow
The Foundation will invest in opportunities for youth to excel academically and professionally by making investments in early childhood education, educational innovation, and scholarship programs.
Give STL Day
One day to make a difference.
Give STL Day, powered by the St. Louis Community Foundation, is an online day of giving that takes place in May each year. It is designed to ignite the spirit of giving across the region and support causes in the St. Louis area where we live, work and play. Since inception in 2014, Give STL Day has raised over $34 million for regional nonprofits.
Scholarships
Fueling our future.
The St. Louis Community Foundation manages over 60 scholarship funds, which were established by individuals, families, businesses, and organizations. Our scholarships, available on My Scholarship Central, provide tuition assistance and recognition to students as they strive to achieve a wide range of goals through the pursuit of higher education.
Center for Education Leadership
Improving academic success.
The Center for Education Leadership, a program of the Community Foundation, will function as a hub for education support and backbone organization, supporting a portfolio of projects that collectively aim to improve social and emotional educational outcomes in our region’s schools.
The Center will focus on: strategic investment in developing school leaders, driving innovation in schools and school systems, and fostering research and practitioner partnerships.
Regional Response Team
Envisioning a stronger region.
The Regional Response Team, an initiative of the Community Foundation, works in underserved communities by mobilizing the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors to collaboratively address life-threatening crisis and system dysfunctions. Areas of focus include eviction prevention, public health awareness, and support for unhoused neighbors, as well as unforeseen community crises.
