The Tua Clayton & Odessa L. Ofstad Foundation makes a small number of large, general-purpose grants focused on regional conservation and food security. Recent giving concentrates on Missouri-area partners and favors unrestricted support, suggesting a trust-based approach that lets grantees apply funds where most needed. The foundation appears to prioritize durable environmental stewardship alongside community food relief.
Highly concentrated: very few, relatively large grants (two grants to the same conservation organization and one sizable grant to a food bank), with repeat funding and a preference for unrestricted general support to established regional partners.
A recurring pattern stands out in Tua Clayton&odessa L Ofstad Fdn’s recent giving: large unrestricted grants have gone repeatedly to The Nature Conservancy Missouri, including $250,000 in both 2024 and 2025. That consistency points to a funder comfortable backing organizations over multiple years rather than only making one-off awards. The foundation’s recent grants also show a parallel commitment to food security and related community support, with major support going to food banking and hunger-relief groups such as Harvesters-the Community Food Network, Feeding America, World Central Kitchen Inc, and Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry. Its portfolio includes other community-serving organizations as well, from public broadcasting to Native-led and tribal-focused institutions. The typical award size is substantial, and the grants are generally described as unrestricted, which suggests a flexible approach that leaves recipients room to direct funds where they are most needed. Across the recent list, the pattern is not narrow program-by-program funding but broad support for established nonprofits working in conservation, hunger relief, education, and public service.
In land and habitat conservation, the foundation gave $250,000 in 2025 to The Nature Conservancy Missouri for unrestricted general support, continuing a similar $250,000 award in 2024. It also supported Nature Conservancy Ctrs for Conservation with $100,000 in 2025, reinforcing conservation as a repeated theme. Food security is the other clear pillar. Harvesters-the Community Food Network received $200,000 in 2024, while Food Bank Central & Ne Missouri received $100,000 in 2024 and another $100,000 in 2025. The foundation also backed broader hunger-relief organizations, including Feeding America, World Central Kitchen Inc, and Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry, all with unrestricted general grants. Beyond those areas, the recent record includes support for public broadcasting through Iowa Pbs Foundation and Friends of S Dakota Public Broadcasting, plus grants to organizations serving Native communities and veterans.
Recent grants cluster tightly around large awards: p25 is $75,000, median is $98,500, and p75 is $100,000. That distribution shows a narrow band with many grants at or near the six-figure level, alongside a smaller set of larger awards. The grant list also shows repetition across years for several recipients, including The Nature Conservancy Missouri, Feeding America, Vermillion Public Schools Fdn, Iowa Pbs Foundation, Friends of S Dakota Public Broadcasting, and Food Bank Central & Ne Missouri. Grants are listed as unrestricted general support, and the foundation is classified as a Regular Funder rather than a DAF or program-related investor.
$2.4M
$44M
$1.5M
$2.9M
Most grants fall between $75K and $100K, with a median of $99K.
25th Percentile
$75K
Median
$99K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Notable grantees: The Nature Conservancy — Missouri, Harvesters — The Community Food Network
The foundation gives nationally, but recent awards are concentrated in a handful of recipient cities. St Louis appears multiple times through The Nature Conservancy Missouri and Nature Conservancy Ctrs for Conservation. Chicago, Washington, DC, Sioux Falls, and Kansas City also recur across the grant list, while Columbia, Johnston, Billings, New York, Lexington, and Boston appear among larger awards. By country, every recent grant is to a US recipient. The top state by grant count is New York, even though the headquarters are in Dallas, Texas.
Recent grants show support for conservation, food security, public broadcasting, Native and tribal-focused organizations, schools, veterans services, and other general-purpose nonprofit work. Examples in the grant list include land conservation, food banks, public media, and unrestricted support to established national and regional nonprofits.
The recent grants are described as unrestricted general support. That pattern appears across the list, including six-figure awards to conservation and hunger-relief groups, which indicates flexible funding rather than tightly designated project-only grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including The Nature Conservancy Missouri, Feeding America, Vermillion Public Schools Fdn, Iowa Pbs Foundation, Friends of S Dakota Public Broadcasting, and Food Bank Central & Ne Missouri. The repeated awards suggest ongoing relationships with some grantees.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated at the high end: p25 is $75,000, median is $98,500, and p75 is $100,000. Recent awards also include larger grants of $125,000, $150,000, $200,000, and $250,000.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY MISSOURI | ST LOUIS, MO | $250,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $150,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SHARE OUR STRENGTH NO KID HUNGRY | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| IOWA PBS FOUNDATION | JOHNSTON, IA | $110,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| VERMILLION PUBLIC SCHOOLS FDN | VERMILLION, SD | $105,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FEEDING SOUTH DAKOTA | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| INTERTRIBAL AGRICULTURE COUNCIL | BILLINGS, MT | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARVESTERS-THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK | KANSAS CITY, MO | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY CTRS FOR CONSERVATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NATIONAL CONGRESS Of AMERICAN INDIANS | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF S DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SD CMTY FDN VERMILLION AREA CMTY FDN | PIERRE, SD | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FOOD BANK CENTRAL & NE MISSOURI | COLUMBIA, MO | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| THE STORE INC | NASHVILLE, TN | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PUBLIC TELEVISION 19 KCPT INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND | DENVER, CO | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| VETERANS COMMUNITY PROJECT | KANSAS CITY, MO | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NATIONAL MUSIC MUSEUM | VERMILLION, SD | $55,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| UNITY EARTH AMBASSADORS | MESA, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MISSOURI PRAIRIE FOUNDATION | COLUMBIA, MO | $35,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY MISSOURI | ST LOUIS, MO | $250,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| VERMILLION PUBLIC SCHOOLS FDN | VERMILLION, SD | $200,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARVESTERS-THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK | KANSAS CITY, MO | $200,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $150,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SHARE OUR STRENGTH NO KID HUNGRY | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| VETERANS COMMUNITY PROJECT | KANSAS CITY, MO | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| IOWA PBS FOUNDATION | JOHNSTON, IA | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FOOD BANK CENTRAL & NE MISSOURI | COLUMBIA, MO | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC | LEXINGTON, KY | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF S DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FEEDING SOUTH DAKOTA | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SD CMTY FDN VERMILLION AREA CMTY FDN | PIERRE, SD | $97,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PUBLIC TELEVISION 19 KCPT INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $80,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ROSEBUD | MISSION, SD | $75,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND | DENVER, CO | $75,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| NATIONAL MUSIC MUSEUM | VERMILLION, SD | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ROOTS OF PEACE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MISSOURI PRAIRIE FOUNDATION | COLUMBIA, MO | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $150,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY MISSOURI | ST LOUIS, MO | $150,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| VERMILLION PUBLIC SCHOOLS FDN | VERMILLION, SD | $136,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SHARE OUR STRENGTH | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY MISSOURI
$250,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
$150,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
VERMILLION PUBLIC SCHOOLS FDN
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NATURE CONSERVANCY CTRS FOR CONSERVATION
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NATIONAL CONGRESS Of AMERICAN INDIANS
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
SD CMTY FDN VERMILLION AREA CMTY FDN
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FOOD BANK CENTRAL & NE MISSOURI
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PUBLIC TELEVISION 19 KCPT INC
$75,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NATIONAL MUSIC MUSEUM
$55,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
UNITY EARTH AMBASSADORS
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY MISSOURI
$250,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
VERMILLION PUBLIC SCHOOLS FDN
$200,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
$125,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FOOD BANK CENTRAL & NE MISSOURI
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
SD CMTY FDN VERMILLION AREA CMTY FDN
$97,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PUBLIC TELEVISION 19 KCPT INC
$80,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$75,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
NATIONAL MUSIC MUSEUM
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
ROOTS OF PEACE
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY MISSOURI
$150,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
VERMILLION PUBLIC SCHOOLS FDN
$136,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL