The DeWitt and Caroline Van Evera Foundation predominantly funds education initiatives across K–12 and higher education, with a notable concentration on St. Louis area schools (including Catholic and charter schools), small colleges, and scholarship organizations. It also supports environmental and outdoor learning programs and a handful of arts and cultural institutions. Grants are mostly general operating awards intended to sustain program delivery rather than project-specific funding.
A $44,300 general operating grant to Northland College anchors the picture of Dewitt and Caroline Van Evera Fdn’s recent giving: steady support for education and related institutions, especially schools, colleges, and scholarship organizations. The foundation’s awards show a strong St. Louis thread, alongside recurring support for environmental education and a smaller set of arts and cultural groups. Several grants are directed to independent schools and college-preparatory programs in St. Louis, including Marian Middle School, De La Salle Middle School, Loyola Academy of St Louis, and Cardinal Ritter College Prep. Higher education is also present, with grants to Webster University, College of St Scholastica, and Blackburn College. The foundation’s giving profile includes both institutional support and direct scholarship funding, as seen in a scholarship grant to Marygrove School. Environmental learning appears as another consistent theme through awards to Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation, Outward Bound School, and Missouri Botanical Garden. Across the recent grants list, most awards are general operating support, suggesting an emphasis on sustaining day-to-day organizational work rather than financing narrow projects.
Education is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2023, it gave $22,600 to Webster University for general operating support and $20,000 each to College of St Scholastica and Blackburn College, also for general operating support. K–12 and secondary education is equally visible: Marian Middle School received $15,000, while De La Salle Middle School and Loyola Academy of St Louis each received $12,000. Scholarship support appears as a separate line of giving, including a $10,000 scholarship grant to Marygrove School. Environmental and outdoor learning is another recurring area. Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation received two grants in 2024 and 2023, totaling $50,650 in the recent list, both for general operating support. Outward Bound School received $15,000, and Missouri Botanical Garden received $10,000. The foundation also supports arts and community learning through grants to Contemporary Art Museum St Louis and Ready Readers.
Typical awards cluster in the mid-five-figure to low-five-figure range, with a p25 of $6,900, median of $12,000, and p75 of $18,000. The recent grants list is dominated by general operating support, with one scholarship grant noted. Recipients appear across multiple years in a few cases, including Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation, which received grants in both 2023 and 2024, indicating some repeat support rather than one-time-only awards. Dewitt and Caroline Van Evera Fdn is classified as a regular funder, and it funds individuals as well as organizations.
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$56K
Most grants fall between $7K and $18K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$18K
About 7% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Many modest-to-mid-sized general operating grants concentrated in education and environment, with repeated support to a few organizations but otherwise distributed across dozens of regional nonprofits; giving favors sustaining core operations over one-off projects.
Notable grantees: Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation, Northland College, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, KIPP St. Louis Public Schools, Missouri Botanical Garden
The foundation gives most often in Missouri, and St. Louis-area recipients account for many of the listed grants. Named recipients there include Webster University, The Scholarship Foundation St Louis, Marian Middle School, De La Salle Middle School, Loyola Academy of St Louis, Contemporary Art Museum St Louis, and Missouri Botanical Garden. Outside Missouri, recent grants reached Ashland, Wisconsin; Valhalla, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Duluth, Minnesota; Carlinville, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Bridgeton, Missouri; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Washington, Wisconsin. All recent grants in the list went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants list is dominated by education-related organizations: K–12 schools, colleges, scholarship groups, and education programs. It also includes environmental learning groups and a smaller set of arts and cultural institutions. Most awards are general operating support, which points to institutional rather than project-specific funding.
Yes. One recent award went to Marygrove School as a scholarship grant for $10,000. The broader grant pattern also includes support for scholarship and student-aid organizations such as The Scholarship Foundation St Louis.
The foundation’s typical award sizes cluster around the low tens of thousands: p25 is $6,900, median grant size is $12,000, and p75 is $18,000. Recent grants include several $10,000 to $15,000 awards and a larger $44,300 award to Northland College.
Missouri is the top state by grant count, with many awards going to St. Louis and nearby communities. The list also includes grants in Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Illinois, Texas, and Utah, but the strongest concentration is in Missouri.
Some recipients appear in multiple years. Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation received grants in both 2023 and 2024, while most other listed recipients appear once in the recent-grants table. That suggests a mix of repeat support and single-year awards.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDRENS ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOUNDAT | VALHALLA, NY | $26,350 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SMITH MEMORIAL PLAYGROUNDS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $26,350 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NORTHLAND COLLEGE | ASHLAND, WI | $44,300 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TODAY AND TOMORROW EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIO | ST LOUIS, MO | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CHILDRENS ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOUNDAT | VALHALLA, NY | $23,921 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WEBSTER UNIVERSITY | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $22,600 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA | DULUTH, MN | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BLACKBURN COLLEGE | CARLINVILLE, IL | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $16,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MARIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST LOUIS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SMITH MEMORIAL PLAYGROUNDS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $14,300 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| DE LA SALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $12,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LOYOLA ACADEMY OF ST LOUIS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $12,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AIM HIGH ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HOMEWORKS | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CARDINAL RITTER COLLEGE PREP | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MARYGROVE SCHOOL | FLORISSANT, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| READY READERS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CHEQUAMEGON BAY ARTS COUNCIL | WASHBURN, WI | $6,300 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECH | HOUSTON, TX | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CHARACTER PLUS | ST LOUIS, MO | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CULTURAL LEADERSHIP | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE | BRIDGETON, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST LOUIS | WEBSTER GROVES, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CITY ACADEMY | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
TODAY AND TOMORROW EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIO
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
$22,600GENERAL OPERATING
ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING
OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING
DE LA SALLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
$12,000GENERAL OPERATING
KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
CARDINAL RITTER COLLEGE PREP
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
MARYGROVE SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP
CHEQUAMEGON BAY ARTS COUNCIL
$6,300GENERAL OPERATING
CULTURAL LEADERSHIP
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
CITY ACADEMY
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING