The Dula-Kobusch Charitable Trust makes a small number of sizable, unrestricted grants focused primarily on youth-oriented arts and independent K–12 education. Their giving is concentrated on a handful of institutions—notably a repeat, large beneficiary in St. Louis’ Center of Creative Arts—and on private college-preparatory schools. Grants are typically general operating support rather than project-specific funding.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving with few grants per year; repeat funding of a core local arts organization and large one-off gifts to private schools, primarily as unrestricted general support.
A repeat $122,500 grant to the Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis is one of the clearest markers of how Dula-kobusch Charitable Trust gives: through unrestricted support to a small set of institutions, with arts and independent education at the center. The trust’s recent grants show a pattern of sizable general operating gifts rather than project-restricted awards, and several beneficiaries appear more than once across the 2023–2024 period. St. Louis organizations make up much of the portfolio, including City Academy, Micds, St Louis Children’s Hospital, Missouri Veterans Endeavor, the St Louis Chapter of Red Cross, Fair St Louis Foundation, Kipp St Louis, and Stray Rescue. Outside Missouri, the trust has backed private schools and other institutions such as Landon School, Gulliver Prep, Eaglebrook School, Avon Old Farms, and St Phillips Episcopal Church. The mix points to a funder that supports established nonprofits with flexible dollars, especially in youth-serving settings and independent school communities. The grant record also shows repeated support for specific organizations in back-to-back years, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards.
Independent education is a major thread in the trust’s giving. It awarded $150,000 to Landon School for unrestricted general support and $127,000 to Gulliver Prep for unrestricted general support, alongside gifts to Eaglebrook School and Avon Old Farms. Youth arts is another clear area. The trust gave $122,500 to Center of Creative Arts in 2024 and $117,500 in 2023, both for unrestricted general support, indicating sustained backing for a St. Louis arts institution serving young people. Its portfolio also includes community institutions and service organizations. Examples include $65,000 to McLaren Northern Michigan, $50,000 to Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, and $30,000 to Little Traverse Bay Humane Society, each as unrestricted general support.
Grant sizes cluster in the middle range: p25 is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and p75 is $25,000, while a smaller set of awards reaches far higher, including six-figure gifts. The trust appears to favor recurring support, with multiple recipients appearing in both 2023 and 2024, such as Center of Creative Arts, St Louis Children’s Hospital, Marygrove, Missouri Veterans Endeavor, Little Traverse Bay Humane Society, and St Phillips Episcopal Church. It is a charitable trust, and the recent grants are overwhelmingly unrestricted general support rather than project-specific awards.
$1.1M
$21.8M
$819K
$1.3M
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Notable grantees: Center of Creative Arts (COCA), Landon School, Gulliver Prep
Giving is regional and heavily centered in Missouri: 58% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and St. Louis appears repeatedly among recipients. Other Missouri cities in the recent grants include Florissant and ST LOUIS. Outside Missouri, the trust funds organizations in Bethesda, Pinecrest, Deerfield, Avon, Coral Gables, Petoskey, and Harbor Springs. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 90 grants to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show a strong emphasis on independent K–12 education and youth-oriented arts, along with support for community institutions. Examples include Landon School for unrestricted general support, Gulliver Prep for unrestricted general support, and Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis for unrestricted general support.
The listed awards are overwhelmingly unrestricted general support. That pattern appears across education, arts, health, and community organizations, including repeated gifts to the same institutions in successive years.
Yes. Multiple organizations appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Center of Creative Arts, St Louis Children’s Hospital, Marygrove, Missouri Veterans Endeavor, Little Traverse Bay Humane Society, and St Phillips Episcopal Church.
Missouri is the main state in the recent grant record, with 58% of grants going to recipients there. St. Louis is the most common recipient city, and the trust also gives to organizations in Florissant, Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Bethesda, Pinecrest, Deerfield, Avon, and Coral Gables.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANDON SCHOOL | BETHESDA, MD | $150,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTER OF CREATIVE ARTS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $122,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN | PETOSKEY, MI | $65,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARBOR SPRINGS AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | HARBOR SPRINGS, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITY ACADEMY | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $40,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $35,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARYGROVE | FLORISSANT, MO | $33,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MISSOURI VETERANS ENDEAVOR | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY HUMANE SOCIETY | HARBOR SPRINGS, MI | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS CHAPTER OF RED CROSS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST PHILLIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | CORAL GABLES, FL | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAGLEBROOK SCHOOL | DEERFIELD, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KIPP ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MICDS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AVON OLD FARMS | AVON, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $20,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARCH GRANTS | ST LOUIS, MO | $20,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOREST PARK FOREVER | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $20,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SILVER SPRING, MD | $17,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEMORY CARE SOLUTIONS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DAYS END FARM HORSE RESCUE | WOODBINE, MD | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMP DUDLEY | WESTPORT, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIFELINE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION | GAITHERSBURG, MD | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIAMI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY | ROCKVILLE, MD | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN | ST LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDTION-SW FLORIDA | TAMPA, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MISSOURI HUMANE SOCIETY | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS VARIETY CLUB | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STRAY RESCUE | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | CORAL GABLES, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAIR ST LOUIS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS DANCING CLASSROOMS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHSIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCY INC | HARBOR SPRINGS, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TODAY AND TOMORROW EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOT YOUR SIX SUPPORT DOGS | COLLINSVILLE, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL FAUSTMAN | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOLPHINS PLUS MARINE MAMMAL RESPONDER | KEY LARGO, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROJECT INC | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GULLIVER PREP | PINECREST, FL | $127,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTER OF CREATIVE ARTS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $117,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN | PETOSKEY, MI | $65,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MICDS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $65,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITY ACADEMY | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $55,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN
$65,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$35,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LOUIS CHAPTER OF RED CROSS
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
ST PHILLIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$30,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
EAGLEBROOK SCHOOL
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
KIPP ST LOUIS
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
AVON OLD FARMS
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
FOREST PARK FOREVER
$20,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$17,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
MEMORY CARE SOLUTIONS
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMP DUDLEY
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
LIFELINE HORSE RESCUE & REHABILITATION
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
MIAMI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDTION-SW FLORIDA
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
MISSOURI HUMANE SOCIETY
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LOUIS VARIETY CLUB
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
STRAY RESCUE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
FAIR ST LOUIS FOUNDATION
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LOUIS DANCING CLASSROOMS
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
TODAY AND TOMORROW EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
GOT YOUR SIX SUPPORT DOGS
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL FAUSTMAN
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY
$5,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC
$5,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
DOLPHINS PLUS MARINE MAMMAL RESPONDER
$5,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
PROJECT INC
$5,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
GULLIVER PREP
$127,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN
$65,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
MICDS
$65,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT