The Lay Family Foundation focuses overwhelmingly on supporting Catholic secondary and K–12 education in the St. Louis area, with a heavy emphasis on tuition assistance and scholarship funds. Grants are directed to elite Catholic all-girls and all-boys academies and diocesan high schools, often funding scholarship programs rather than general operating costs. The foundation repeatedly funds the same schools and a local scholarship intermediary, indicating a sustained, place-based commitment to expanding access to faith-based private education in the region.
The Lay Family Foundation a Corporation C/o Tod Moses Cpa repeatedly channels large grants into Catholic education in the St. Louis area, especially scholarship funds and tuition assistance for secondary-school students. Its recent giving shows a clear pattern: the Today and Tomorrow Ed Fdn received three scholarship grants of $865,690 in 2023, $762,323 in 2024, and $760,090 in 2025. Beyond that intermediary, the foundation backs individual Catholic schools directly, including a $600,600 general-support grant to Visitation Academy in 2025 and a $400,000 scholarship grant to De Smet Jesuit High School in 2025. The portfolio also includes grants to girls’ academies, Jesuit and diocesan high schools, and a small number of related education or arts entities. Several awards are restricted to scholarship funds, while others support institutional operations or general support. The result is a sustained pattern of place-based philanthropy centered on faith-based K-12 education and student access within the St. Louis metro.
Scholarship support is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $401,200 to Ursuline Academy for a scholarship fund and $400,000 to Notre Dame High School for a scholarship fund. A separate $100,000 grant to One Classroom in 2025 also carried scholarship-fund language. The foundation also supports Catholic school operations directly: Visitation Academy received $400,000 in 2024 and $600,600 in 2025 for general support, while Bishop Dubourg High School received $405,000 in 2025 for general support. Arts-linked giving appears as well through Lay Center Sculpture Park, which received annual endowment grants labeled for the Lay Center for Edu/Arts Endowment in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Grant sizes range from a p25 of $3,500 to a median of $24,000 and a p75 of $200,000, with several much larger awards reaching the high six figures. The same recipients appear across multiple years, especially Today and Tomorrow Ed Fdn, Visitation Academy, Ursuline Academy, St Louis Area Food Bank, and Lay Center Sculpture Park, indicating repeated support rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and also funds individuals. Its recent awards are mostly restricted to scholarship funds, general support, or endowment support, with no program-related investments reported.
$4.4M
$20.6M
$2.8M
$4.8M
Most grants fall between $4K and $200K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$200K
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Concentrated, large-dollar grants to a small set of repeat grantees; multiple multi-hundred-thousand dollar scholarships and program-support awards focused on a single metro area rather than broad geographic diversification.
Notable grantees: Today and Tomorrow Education Foundation, Cor Jesu Academy, Visitation Academy, De Smet Jesuit High School, Ursuline Academy
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly concentrated in Missouri, with 94% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. St. Louis is the main landing point, including multiple awards to recipients such as Visitation Academy, Cor Jesu Academy, St Louis University High School, and Lay Center Sculpture Park. Beyond St. Louis, the foundation’s Missouri giving also reaches Bridgeton, Webster Groves, Lemay Township, and one grant to Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in St. Louis. All listed recent grants go to U.S. recipients.
It most often supports Catholic secondary schools and a local scholarship intermediary in the St. Louis area. Recent examples include Today and Tomorrow Ed Fdn for scholarship funds, and school-based grants to Visitation Academy, Ursuline Academy, De Smet Jesuit High School, and Bishop Dubourg High School.
Yes. Scholarship support is central to its giving, including three large awards to Today and Tomorrow Ed Fdn for scholarship funds in 2023, 2024, and 2025, plus scholarship-fund grants to Ursuline Academy, Notre Dame High School, De Smet Jesuit High School, and One Classroom.
The reported distribution is p25 at $3,500, median at $24,000, and p75 at $200,000. Recent grants include both smaller support grants and much larger awards in the hundreds of thousands, especially for scholarship funding and school support.
It shows strong repeat giving. Today and Tomorrow Ed Fdn appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Visitation Academy appears in 2024 and 2025; Ursuline Academy appears in 2023 and 2025; St Louis Area Food Bank appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Lay Center Sculpture Park appears in all three years.
Its giving is highly local. Missouri accounts for 94% of grants in the data, and the recipient list is dominated by St. Louis organizations, with additional Missouri recipients in Bridgeton, Webster Groves, and Lemay Township. All listed recent grants go to U.S. recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TODAY AND TOMORROW ED FDN | ST LOUIS, MO | $760,090 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| VISITATION ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $600,600 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPH ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $454,600 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BISHOP DUBOURG HIGH SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $405,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| URSULINE ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $401,200 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| COR JESU ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $400,900 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DE SMET JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $400,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | LEMAY TOWNSHIP, MO | $400,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $200,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK | BRIDGETON, MO | $175,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE CLASSROOM | ST LOUIS, MO | $100,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| LAY CENTER SCULPTURE PARK | ST LOUIS, MO | $44,404 | 2025 | LAY CENTER FOR EDU/ARTS ENDOWMENT |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH | ST LOUIS, MO | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASS-BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRIST THE KING GRADE SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROSATI-KAIN HIGH SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $2,100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $300 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TODAY AND TOMORROW ED FDN | ST LOUIS, MO | $762,323 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| COR JESU ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $400,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VISITATION ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NERINX HALL HIGH SCHOOL | WEBSTER GROVES, MO | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $135,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $135,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK | BRIDGETON, MO | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAY CENTER SCULPTURE PARK | ST LOUIS, MO | $43,865 | 2024 | LAY CENTER FOR EDU/ARTS ENDOWMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASS-BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH | ST LOUIS, MO | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BISHOP DUBOURG HIGH SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPH ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRIST THE KING GRADE SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| URSULINE ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,200 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ROSATI-KAIN HIGH SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $600 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TODAY AND TOMORROW ED FDN | ST LOUIS, MO | $865,690 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ROSATI-KAIN HIGH SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $250,600 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| URSULINE ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $200,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK | BRIDGETON, MO | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAY CENTER SCULPTURE PARK | ST LOUIS, MO | $40,945 | 2023 | LAY CENTER FOR EDU/ARTS ENDOWMENT |
| LOYOLA ACADEMY OF ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $24,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE CLASSROOM | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASS-BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH | ST LOUIS, MO | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPH ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BISHOP DUBOURG HIGH SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRIST THE KING GRADE SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAINT LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,250 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
TODAY AND TOMORROW ED FDN
$760,090SCHOLARSHIP FUND
VISITATION ACADEMY
$600,600GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JOSEPH ACADEMY
$454,600GENERAL SUPPORT
BISHOP DUBOURG HIGH SCHOOL
$405,000GENERAL SUPPORT
URSULINE ACADEMY
$401,200SCHOLARSHIP FUND
COR JESU ACADEMY
$400,900GENERAL SUPPORT
DE SMET JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
$400,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
$200,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ONE CLASSROOM
$100,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LAY CENTER SCULPTURE PARK
$44,404LAY CENTER FOR EDU/ARTS ENDOWMENT
OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MASS-BOSTON
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHRIST THE KING GRADE SCHOOL
$3,500GENERAL SUPPORT
ROSATI-KAIN HIGH SCHOOL
$2,100GENERAL SUPPORT
CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL
$300GENERAL SUPPORT
TODAY AND TOMORROW ED FDN
$762,323SCHOLARSHIP FUND
COR JESU ACADEMY
$400,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VISITATION ACADEMY
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NERINX HALL HIGH SCHOOL
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL
$135,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LAY CENTER SCULPTURE PARK
$43,865LAY CENTER FOR EDU/ARTS ENDOWMENT
UNIVERSITY OF MASS-BOSTON
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BISHOP DUBOURG HIGH SCHOOL
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JOSEPH ACADEMY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHRIST THE KING GRADE SCHOOL
$3,500GENERAL SUPPORT
URSULINE ACADEMY
$1,200SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TODAY AND TOMORROW ED FDN
$865,690SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ROSATI-KAIN HIGH SCHOOL
$250,600GENERAL SUPPORT
URSULINE ACADEMY
$200,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LAY CENTER SCULPTURE PARK
$40,945LAY CENTER FOR EDU/ARTS ENDOWMENT
UNIVERSITY OF MASS-BOSTON
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JOSEPH ACADEMY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BISHOP DUBOURG HIGH SCHOOL
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHRIST THE KING GRADE SCHOOL
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS
$500GENERAL SUPPORT