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    Missouri Foundation for Health

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    St Louis, MOWebsite3143455500

    About Missouri Foundation for Health

    To eliminate underlying causes of health inequities, transform systems, and enable individuals and communities to thrive.

    Focus Areas

    Health equityBehavioral healthContraceptive accessCrisis responseFirearm injury & death preventionFood justice / food systemsInfant mortality / maternal & child healthMedicaid expansion / coveragePolicy and advocacyCapacity building and grant support (MoCAP)Strategic communicationsLearning and research

    Who They Fund

    individuals experiencing health inequities

    About Missouri Foundation for Health

    The Missouri Foundation for Health uses place-based impact investments alongside grants, and its largest recent awards are on a very large scale: $50,502,628 in 2023 and $43,515,999 in 2024. The foundation works to eliminate underlying causes of health inequities, transform systems, and enable individuals and communities to thrive, with a Missouri focus that connects funding to policy and systems change. Its active programs show how that approach plays out in practice. One stream invites grassroots organizations serving young people ages 11–24 and their families to strengthen youth engagement and organizational capacity in response to youth-identified needs tied to firearm injury and death prevention. Another program, MoCAP, offers free technical assistance and grant-writing consultation to Missouri-based nonprofits and governmental health organizations seeking federal or nationally competed health and prevention funding. The foundation also runs The Spark Prize, a competitive award for innovative leaders and organizations advancing health equity in Missouri. Together, those mechanisms point to a funder that combines direct support, technical assistance, and investment tools in service of systems change.

    What Missouri Foundation for Health Funds

    In firearm injury and death prevention, the foundation backs youth-centered work through a $25,000 request-for-applications program for grassroots organizations serving young people ages 11–24 and their families. That program emphasizes youth engagement, curriculum, organizational capacity, and infrastructure in response to youth-identified needs. For health equity systems change, The Spark Prize recognizes and supports innovative leaders and organizations with promising ideas to advance health equity in Missouri. The Health Equity Fund, formerly the Opportunity Fund, supports organizations working on bold, community-driven systems change to address the root causes of health inequities in Missouri. Capacity building is also explicit: MoCAP provides free technical assistance and grant-writing consultation to Missouri-based nonprofits and governmental health organizations pursuing federal and nationally competed funding opportunities.

    How Missouri Foundation for Health Gives

    The typical grant size is tightly clustered around the mid-$40 million range, with p25 at $45,262,656, median at $47,009,314, and p75 at $48,755,971. The recent grant list shows very large awards in consecutive years, including 2023 and 2024, which suggests recurring grantmaking rather than isolated one-off activity. The foundation operates as a local funder and uses multiple mechanisms: grants, contracted services, and place-based impact investments. It also accepts unsolicited requests in some programs, including the youth firearm-prevention RFA, MoCAP, and the Health Equity Fund.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $43.5M

    Total Assets

    $1.4B

    Total Revenue

    $102.4M

    Total Expenses

    $73.9M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $45.3M and $48.8M, with a median of $47M.

    25th Percentile

    $45.3M

    Median

    $47M

    75th Percentile

    $48.8M

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded

    About 100% of grants go to recipients in MO.

    Funding intensity
    Low
    High
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    Leadership

    DWAYNE PROCTOR

    PRESIDENT & CEO

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    Funding Style

    systems changeupstream/root-cause interventionscommunity empowermentcross-sector transformation

    Topics

    health equitysocial determinants of healthstructural and systemic inequitiescommunity resilience and wellbeingpolicy and systems reform

    Where Missouri Foundation for Health Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is concentrated in Missouri, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state and a local geographic scope of giving. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Program descriptions point to Missouri service areas, and the recent grants include an award tied to St. Louis, MO. The top state by grant count is Missouri, matching the foundation’s in-state focus.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Missouri Foundation for Health

    What kinds of programs does The Missouri Foundation for Health support?

    The foundation funds health equity, behavioral health, contraceptive access, crisis response, firearm injury and death prevention, food justice, infant mortality and maternal and child health, Medicaid expansion and coverage, policy and advocacy, capacity building, strategic communications, and learning and research. Its active programs also include youth engagement, technical assistance, and place-based impact investments.

    Does The Missouri Foundation for Health accept unsolicited proposals?

    Yes, for some programs. The youth firearm-injury prevention RFA accepts unsolicited applications, MoCAP accepts unsolicited requests for technical assistance, and the Health Equity Fund is listed as accepting unsolicited proposals, though it will no longer accept proposals as of 2026. Other programs, including The Spark Prize, do not accept unsolicited requests.

    How does The Missouri Foundation for Health support capacity building?

    Capacity building appears in several forms. MoCAP provides free technical assistance and grant-writing consultation to Missouri-based nonprofits and governmental health organizations. The youth firearm-prevention program explicitly funds organizational capacity and infrastructure, and the foundation also runs a Fundraiser Support Program for community partners, though that program is closed.

    What is the foundation’s geographic reach?

    Its giving is local and focused on Missouri: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is Missouri. The active programs are also framed around the foundation’s Missouri service area, and the recipient country distribution shown in the data is entirely U.S.-based.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2024

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Missouri Foundation for Health that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Open nowCloses in 10 days (Jul 23, 2026)Award: Up to $130K

    Advancing Health Equity in Black Maternal Care (Request for Applications)

    Black maternal healthBirth equityHealth equity+3 more

    Who can apply: Eligible applicants include Black-led and Black-serving organizations that support the well-being of Black birthing people, mothers, and their families. Organizations serving diverse populations are also eligible if they can demonstrate a clear and meaningful connection to Black birthing people and mothers and their needs, experiences, and overall well-being. Awards are for general operating support.

    Deadline: Proposals must be received by noon Central on July 23, 2026. Pre-application call: June 29, 2026.

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    MoCAP (Missouri Capacity Assistance Program)

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    Who can apply: Eligible groups are Missouri-based nonprofit and governmental health organizations seeking support to pursue federal or national funding opportunities.

    Deadline: Request assistance at least 5–8 weeks before the external grant deadline when possible.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    SEE ATTACHED DETAILST LOUIS, MO$43,515,9992024SEE ATTACHED DETAIL
    SEE ATTACHED DETAIL—$50,502,6282023SEE ATTACHED DETAIL

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    $43,515,999
    ST LOUIS, MO2024

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    $50,502,628
    2023

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