Dismas House of St Louis
St Louis, MO · EIN 43-0746021. Reported 81 grants totalling $700,912 to 57 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Dismas House of St Louis did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,305 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $57,003. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Rescue Ranch | Farmington, MO | $92,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Erise Williams and Associates Inc | St Louis, MO | $57,003 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agape Time Ministries Inc | Florissant, MO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Louis Police Athletic League | St Louis, MO | $47,531 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Peter & Paul Community Services | St Louis, MO | $30,832 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Our Savior Lutheran | Fenton, MO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Shrine of St Joseph | St Louis, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| West Springs Church | Ballwin, MO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Martins Willing Workers Ministry | St Louis, MO | $25,776 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connections to Success | St Charles, MO | $19,785 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Backstoppers Inc | St Louis, MO | $19,685 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Francis Park | St Louis, MO | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Almost Home | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway Homeless Services Inc | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Missouri Inc | Jefferson City, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Africa Inland Mission | Peachtree City, GA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Avant Ministries | Kansas City, MO | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Backstoppers of Jefferson County | Crystal City, MO | $13,730 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cor Jesu Academy | St Louis, MO | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Budweiser Guns N Hoses | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dravet Syndrome Foundation | Cherry Hill, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pastoral Fellowship of St Louis Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Social Justice 4 All | Ellisville, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Raphael the Archangel | St Louis, MO | $9,831 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Patrol Police & Business Partnership | St Louis, MO | $8,186 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chrohn's & Colitis Foundation | St Louis, MO | $7,701 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Journey West County | Manchester, MO | $7,701 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westminister Christian Academy | Town Country, MO | $7,701 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NUST8 Building Future Foundation | Ofallon, MO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brenden's Friday Backpacks | Festus, MO | $6,777 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jefferson County Foster Children's Fund | Hillsboro, MO | $6,777 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| East Missouri Action Agency Inc Total | Park Hills, MO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hawthorne School for Girls Leadership | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Louis Police Foundation | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Williams and Associates Inc | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fathers and Families Support Center | St Louis, MO | $4,889 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saint Louis University Prison Education Program | St Louis, MO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crime Victims Center | St Louis, MO | $3,791 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Victory Team Foundation | Fenton, MO | $3,103 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Semo Behavioral Health | Farmington, MO | $2,105 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brightside St Louis | St Louis, MO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Soulfisher Ministries | St Louis, MO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lindell Club 4522 Club | St Louis, MO | $1,222 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Kennesaw, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club Total - Changed Name to Boys and Girls C | St Louis, MO | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alive - Alternatives to Living in Violent Environments | St Louis, MO | $630 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kenway Center Total | St Louis, MO | $560 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family and Workplace Centers of Asmerica Total | St Louis, MO | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | St Louis, MO | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Support Crime Victims | Saint Louis, MO | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Per Scholas St Louis | St Louis, MO | $263 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alive Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shared Blessings Ministries Total | Bonne Terre, MO | $170 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Give Stl Day | St Louis, MO | $105 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mission St Louis Total | St Louis, MO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Francious County Community Partnership | Farmington, MO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
18 of 57 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 45%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Erise Williams and Associates Inc
TO ADDRESS MINORITY HEALTH DISPARITIES AND AID THOSE IMPACTED BY SUCH DISPARITIES. - Renaissance Rescue Ranch
To raise and rehabilitate horses - Agape Time Ministries Inc
Equipping leaders to be Global Strategist. Producing and promoting healthy leaders through Mentorship and Fellowship. - St Louis Police Athletic League
To prevent juvenile crime and violence by building relationships among kids, cops, and the community. - The Backstoppers Inc
For Assistance to Families of First Responders - Peter & Paul Community Services
PROVIDES HOUSING & SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, EXPERIENCE MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR LIVE WITH HIV.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 29 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | $255,240 | $7,000 |
| 2021 | 29 | $360,589 | $7,701 |
| 2022 | 15 | $37,181 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 15 | $47,902 | $1,305 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in Missouri. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Missouri.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Dismas House of St Louis's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 6108, St Louis, MO, 63139. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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