The Kranzberg Family Charitable Foundation focuses exclusively on arts and cultural philanthropy, channeling its support entirely to the Kranzberg Arts Foundation in St. Louis. Their giving appears geared toward sustaining local arts infrastructure and programming through large, multi-year operational or capital support. The foundation acts as a principal funder of a single arts vehicle rather than distributing funds across many external organizations.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants directed repeatedly to a single grantee (their affiliated Kranzberg Arts Foundation), indicating core/operational support and internal philanthropic stewardship rather than broad external grantmaking.
The Kranzberg Family Charitable Foundation directs its giving almost entirely to a single local arts vehicle: the Kranzberg Arts Foundation in St. Louis. Across the recent grant record, that relationship stands out as the foundation’s defining feature, with a $3,020,000 general-support grant in 2025 following $2,200,000 in 2024 and $2,290,000 in 2023. The pattern shows a funder that uses sizable general support to sustain arts infrastructure rather than spreading dollars broadly across many unrelated nonprofits. Outside that core relationship, the foundation’s grant list still stays close to St. Louis civic and cultural institutions. Recent recipients include The Muny, Sheldon Art Gallery, Laumeier Sculpture Park, and the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, each funded with general support. The foundation also appears in the records of the Jewish Federation, Washington University, and United Way of Greater St. Louis, indicating support for organizations that sit within the city’s cultural, educational, and community-life ecosystem. The overall picture is of a family foundation using repeated, general-purpose grants to preserve local arts capacity and related community institutions in St. Louis.
Arts infrastructure is the clearest throughline. The foundation gave $65,100 in 2025 to Sheldon Art Gallery for general support, and it also backed Laumeier Sculpture Park with $49,983 in 2025 for general support. Those grants align with a pattern of funding presentation spaces and cultural venues through unrestricted dollars. Community-facing cultural programming is another visible theme. The Muny received $61,000 in 2023 and later $55,522 in 2025, both listed as general support, suggesting continued attention to a major St. Louis performance institution. The grant record also includes support for memory, education, and civic organizations. The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum received $50,000 in 2023 for general support, while Washington University received $70,000 in 2025 for general support. These awards show that the foundation’s giving extends beyond performance venues to institutions that shape cultural and educational life in the city.
The recent grant record points to a small-grant floor and a much larger core-support pattern: p25 is $395, median is $1,000, and p75 is $5,000. At the same time, a handful of grants are far larger, especially to the foundation’s principal arts partner. The filing history also shows recurring support across multiple years rather than one-time awards, with repeated general-support grants to the same recipients appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a private family foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the data.
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Most grants fall between $395 and $5K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$395
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Notable grantees: Kranzberg Arts Foundation
The foundation’s giving is overwhelmingly local. Missouri is the top state by grant count, and 83% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 380 grants in the United States. Within St. Louis, grant recipients include St Louis, MO organizations such as The Muny, Sheldon Art Gallery, and United Way of Greater St Louis. The geography is tightly clustered around the foundation’s home city rather than spread across multiple states or countries.
The record shows a strong focus on arts and cultural institutions, especially St. Louis organizations. Recent grantees include the Kranzberg Arts Foundation, The Muny, Sheldon Art Gallery, Laumeier Sculpture Park, and the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, all funded with general support.
Yes. Missouri is the top state by grant count, and 83% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 380 grants in the United States.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is very small at the middle of the range: p25 is $395, median is $1,000, and p75 is $5,000. The recent record also includes much larger general-support grants to a core arts partner.
Yes. The recent grant history shows repeated general-support grants across multiple years, including awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to the foundation’s central arts partner, as well as repeated support to other St. Louis institutions such as The Muny and the Jewish Federation.
No. The data shows Funds individuals: False and Makes program-related investments: False, so the giving record is limited to organizational grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRANZBERG ARTS FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,020,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $138,600 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VARIETY ST LOUIS - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $78,908 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ST LOUIS, MO | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHELDON ART GALLERY | ST LOUIS, MO | $65,100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONCORDANCE ACADEMY - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $59,819 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $59,370 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MUNY - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $55,522 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $50,977 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $50,200 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $49,983 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST LOUIS - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $40,254 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERA THEATRE OF ST LOUIS - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $26,083 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM | ST LOUIS, MO | $25,682 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS HISTORY MUSEUM - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $25,175 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GRAND CENTER - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $25,030 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | ST LOUIS, MO | $20,172 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRANSFORMATIONAL HEALING NOW | ST LOUIS, MO | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $19,764 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $18,242 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DANCE ST LOUIS - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $14,506 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BE THE NARRATIVE - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $12,040 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $12,005 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS STORY STITCHERS ARTISTS COLLECTIVE - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $11,337 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $11,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JAZZ ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,880 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JAZZ ST LOUIS - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,225 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY HALL OF FAME - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,047 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAUL MIROWITZ JEWISH COMMUNITY SCHOOL - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,004 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FESTIVAL - NONCASH | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,004 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| POP POP POP INC | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUDAISM ALIVE | CHESTERFIELD, MO | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REPERTORY THEATRE OF STL | ST LOUIS, MO | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COLUMBIA FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,698 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MUNY | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GATEWAY HOUSING FIRST | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GRAND CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY WOMEN AGAINST HARDSHIP | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH CENTER | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RADIO ARTS FOUNDATION | CLAYTON, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOREST PARK FOREVER | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY HALL OF FAME | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DECEMBER PUBLISHING | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BNAI AMOONA | ST LOUIS, MO | $4,101 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,550 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERA THEATRE OF ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOX PERFORMING ARTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
KRANZBERG ARTS FOUNDATION
$3,020,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VARIETY ST LOUIS - NONCASH
$78,908GENERAL SUPPORT
SHELDON ART GALLERY
$65,100GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE - NONCASH
$59,370GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MUNY - NONCASH
$55,522GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS - NONCASH
$50,977GENERAL SUPPORT
OPERA THEATRE OF ST LOUIS - NONCASH
$26,083GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LOUIS HISTORY MUSEUM - NONCASH
$25,175GENERAL SUPPORT
GRAND CENTER - NONCASH
$25,030GENERAL SUPPORT
TRANSFORMATIONAL HEALING NOW
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER - NONCASH
$19,764GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN - NONCASH
$18,242GENERAL SUPPORT
DANCE ST LOUIS - NONCASH
$14,506GENERAL SUPPORT
BE THE NARRATIVE - NONCASH
$12,040GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LOUIS STORY STITCHERS ARTISTS COLLECTIVE - NONCASH
$11,337GENERAL SUPPORT
JAZZ ST LOUIS - NONCASH
$10,225GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY HALL OF FAME - NONCASH
$10,047GENERAL SUPPORT
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FESTIVAL - NONCASH
$10,004GENERAL SUPPORT
POP POP POP INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
REPERTORY THEATRE OF STL
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COLUMBIA FOUNDATION
$5,698GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MUNY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GATEWAY HOUSING FIRST
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GRAND CENTER
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY WOMEN AGAINST HARDSHIP
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH CENTER
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RADIO ARTS FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOREST PARK FOREVER
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY HALL OF FAME
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DECEMBER PUBLISHING
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BNAI AMOONA
$4,101GENERAL SUPPORT
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$3,550GENERAL SUPPORT
OPERA THEATRE OF ST LOUIS
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOX PERFORMING ARTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT