The American Hellenic Foundation of St. Louis focuses on supporting Greek/Hellenic institutions and cultural heritage alongside local youth services. Its largest gifts go to Hellenic educational and religious organizations (notably the American Farm School and St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church) and to archaeological heritage projects, while a secondary strand funds local youth sports and family-serving nonprofits in the St. Louis area. Grants blend sizable institutional endowments with smaller community-oriented awards for youth activities and health-related causes.
The American Hellenic Foundation of St Louis gives at the intersection of Greek/Hellenic heritage and local youth services. Its largest recent award was a $176,000 package to St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in St Louis for youth activities, transportation, and a matching mortgage reduction grant, showing how the foundation combines parish support with practical facility and program needs. The same pattern appears in its larger institutional gifts: the American Farm School received repeated $100,000 educational grants, and Pylos Archaeology Foundation received support for scholastic work on an archaeological dig. Alongside those Hellenic institutions, the foundation also funds St Louis-area organizations serving children and families, including the Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation, Youth & Family Center, and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon’s Children’s Foundation. The result is a grantmaking profile that links Hellenic religious, educational, and cultural preservation work with community-based youth programming in Missouri.
A major strand of the American Hellenic Foundation of St Louis is Hellenic education. The American Farm School received three recent educational grants of $100,000 each, reflecting sustained support for an institutional school mission. Cultural and scholarly heritage is another clear focus: Pylos Archaeology Foundation received $75,000 for scholastic work on an archaeological dig in 2024 and another $15,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. Greek Orthodox parish life is also funded directly. St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church received $12,000 for transportation costs for Camp Fanari and Youth Olympics, tying support to youth participation in parish programming. The foundation also makes smaller grants to parish-affiliated groups such as Assumption Greek Orthodox Church Philoptochos Ladies Society 2054 for general charitable purposes.
Typical grant size centers on moderate-to-large awards: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $87,500. Grantmaking is not limited to one-off gifts; the American Farm School appears multiple times across 2024 and 2025, and St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Pylos Archaeology Foundation, Youth & Family Center, and Assumption Greek Orthodox Church Philoptochos Ladies Society 2054 also recur. The foundation is organized as a private grantmaker with no individual grants and no program-related investments indicated. Recent awards include both restricted project support and general charitable purposes, including matching grant language in one parish award.
$357K
$3M
$140K
$190K
Most grants fall between $10K and $88K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$88K
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Concentrated: a few large, repeat commitments to established Hellenic institutions and heritage projects, supplemented by multiple smaller local grants. Mix of multi-year or repeated funding to core grantees and one-off community grants focused on youth activities, sports, and children's health.
Notable grantees: Thessalonica Agricultural & Industrial Institute (American Farm School), St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Pylos Archaeology Foundation, Youth & Family Center (St. Louis), Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation
Grant dollars are concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 73% of grants by recipient location. St Louis is the clearest hub, with recipients including St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Pylos Archaeology Foundation, Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation, Youth & Family Center, and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon’s Children’s Foundation. Outside Missouri, the American Farm School is located in New York, and International Orthodox Christian Charities is in Baltimore, Maryland. All recent grants shown here went to U.S. recipients.
It supports Greek/Hellenic institutions and cultural heritage work, plus local youth services. Recent recipients include the American Farm School for educational grants, Pylos Archaeology Foundation for archaeological fieldwork, St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church for youth activities and transportation, and St Louis youth-serving nonprofits such as Youth & Family Center and the Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation.
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster around mid-sized awards: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $87,500. Recent giving includes both smaller $7,000-$15,000 grants and larger $100,000 and $176,000 awards.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent grants list, including the American Farm School, St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Pylos Archaeology Foundation, Youth & Family Center, and Assumption Greek Orthodox Church Philoptochos Ladies Society 2054. That pattern suggests repeated support to selected organizations rather than purely one-time awards.
Missouri is the top state by grant count, with 73% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. St Louis is the main city in the recent list, but the foundation also gave to organizations in New York and Baltimore.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THESSALONICA AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE DBA AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| THESSALONICA AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE DBA AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $40,000 | 2025 | PATIO GARDEN PROJECT SEED MONEY |
| ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PHILOPTOCHOS LADIES SOCIETY 2054 | DES PERES, MO | $31,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| PYLOS ARCHAEOLOGY FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2025 | SCHOLASTIC WORK ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG |
| ST NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH | ST LOUIS, MO | $12,000 | 2025 | TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR CAMP FANARI AND YOUTH OLYMPICS |
| ST NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH | ST LOUIS, MO | $12,000 | 2025 | TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR CAMP FANARI AND YOUTH OLYMPICS |
| SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON'S CHILDRENS FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | YOUTH SUMMER EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PHILOPTOCHOS LADIES SOCIETY 2054 | DES PERES, MO | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ST NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHORDOX CHURCH | ST LOUIS, MO | $176,000 | 2024 | YOUTH ACTIVITIES & TRANSPORTATION, MATCHING GRANT MORTGAGE REDUCTION |
| THESSALONICA AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE DBA AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| PYLOS ARCHAEOLOGY FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $75,000 | 2024 | SCHOLASTIC WORK ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG |
| MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB SPORTS FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $50,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE TO INNER CITY YOUTH PROGRAM THRU MAC SPORTS FOUNDATION |
| YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $6,575 | 2024 | HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES, SPORTS EQUIPMENT |
THESSALONICA AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE DBA AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL
$100,000EDUCATIONAL
THESSALONICA AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE DBA AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL
$100,000EDUCATIONAL
YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER
$40,000PATIO GARDEN PROJECT SEED MONEY
ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PHILOPTOCHOS LADIES SOCIETY 2054
$31,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
PYLOS ARCHAEOLOGY FOUNDATION
$15,000SCHOLASTIC WORK ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG
ST NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
$12,000TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR CAMP FANARI AND YOUTH OLYMPICS
ST NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
$12,000TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR CAMP FANARI AND YOUTH OLYMPICS
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER
$10,000YOUTH SUMMER EDUCATION PROGRAM
ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PHILOPTOCHOS LADIES SOCIETY 2054
$7,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ST NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHORDOX CHURCH
$176,000YOUTH ACTIVITIES & TRANSPORTATION, MATCHING GRANT MORTGAGE REDUCTION
THESSALONICA AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE DBA AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL
$100,000EDUCATIONAL
PYLOS ARCHAEOLOGY FOUNDATION
$75,000SCHOLASTIC WORK ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG
MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB SPORTS FOUNDATION
$50,000ASSISTANCE TO INNER CITY YOUTH PROGRAM THRU MAC SPORTS FOUNDATION
YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER
$6,575HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES, SPORTS EQUIPMENT