The World Wide Technology Foundation concentrates its giving locally in the St. Louis region, favoring large, unrestricted support to youth-serving and community cultural organizations. Its grants are focused and high-dollar, backing both youth development (especially Scouting) and children’s disability/aid services, while also supporting regional arts like Jazz St. Louis. The foundation appears to prioritize organizations with broad community impact in St. Louis rather than a wide geographic spread of causes.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of local organizations; repeats to core grantees and primarily unrestricted support that furthers recipients' exempt purposes.
World Wide Technology Foundation’s largest recent grants show a strong St. Louis pattern: $625,000 to Boy Scouts of America-greater St Louis in 2024 and $600,000 each in 2023 and 2024 to Variety - the Children's Charity. Those awards sit alongside similarly large support for Jazz St Louis, The Muny, Opera Theatre of St Louis, and the St Louis Symphony Orchestra, which points to a funder that backs youth-serving groups and regional cultural institutions with substantial unrestricted support. The foundation’s recent filings also show repeated grants to the same organizations across years, including Variety - the Children's Charity, St Louis Symphony Orchestra, The Muny, Opera Theatre of St Louis, Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis, and Sheldon Arts Foundation. That repeat giving suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The overall picture is a regional funder with a concentrated grant portfolio, a strong preference for organizations that serve broad community needs, and a clear emphasis on institutions with visible St. Louis reach. Its program language also allows applications at any time of year, which fits a grantmaking approach that can respond on a rolling basis.
Youth development is a clear priority. World Wide Technology Foundation gave $625,000 to Boy Scouts of America-greater St Louis in 2024 and $581,000 to Greater St Louis Area Council Bsa in 2023, while also supporting Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri with $333,334 in 2023. Children’s charitable and disability-related services are another recurring theme: the foundation made back-to-back $600,000 grants to Variety - the Children's Charity in 2023 and 2024, and gave $235,000 to Miriam Foundation in 2024. Arts and culture also receive meaningful support, including $589,588 to Jazz St Louis in 2024 and $300,000 to The Muny in the same year. Community-serving institutions outside those categories appear as well, such as $375,000 to Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis in 2023 and $213,016 to United Way of Greater St Louis in 2024.
Typical grant size is modest relative to the foundation’s largest awards: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $20,000. At the same time, the recent grants list includes a smaller set of much larger awards, indicating a layered grantmaking pattern with both routine support and major commitments. Multiple recipients appear in consecutive years, including Variety - the Children's Charity, St Louis Symphony Orchestra, The Muny, Opera Theatre of St Louis, Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis, Sheldon Arts Foundation, and Slsg Foundation, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-time gifts. World Wide Technology Foundation is a regular funder, and its active grant program accepts unsolicited applications year-round through rolling intake.
$11.3M
$23.7M
$19M
$11.3M
Most grants fall between $1K and $20K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$20K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for World Wide Technology Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 804 | $37M | 99.0% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Notable grantees: VARIETY - The Children's Charity, Boy Scouts of America - Greater St. Louis, Greater St. Louis Area Council, BSA, Jazz St. Louis
Giving is concentrated in Missouri, with 74% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and Missouri as the top state by grant count. St. Louis dominates the recipient map, including Boy Scouts of America-greater St Louis, Jazz St Louis, Variety - the Children's Charity, The Muny, and St Louis Symphony Orchestra. Outside Missouri, the foundation’s recent grants reach Chicago through Rooted Alliance, New York through National Minority Supplier Dev Council, and Washington, DC through The Bishop Walker School for Boys. The recipient country mix is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with only two grants going to the UK.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is split between small operating-style awards and larger relationship grants. Its p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $20,000, while the recent grants list also includes awards in the hundreds of thousands to organizations such as Boy Scouts of America-greater St Louis and Variety - the Children's Charity.
Yes. World Wide Technology Foundation’s active grant program welcomes unsolicited applications and accepts them at any time of year through rolling intake.
Recent grants show support for youth development, children’s charitable and disability-related services, arts and culture, and broader community-serving institutions. Examples include Boy Scouts of America-greater St Louis, Variety - the Children's Charity, Jazz St Louis, The Muny, and Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Variety - the Children's Charity in 2023 and 2024, St Louis Symphony Orchestra in 2023 and 2024, The Muny in 2023 and 2024, Opera Theatre of St Louis in 2023 and 2024, and Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis in 2023 and 2024.
Most grants go to Missouri, which is the top state by grant count and receives 74% of grants. St. Louis recipients make up much of that activity, including organizations in youth development, children’s services, arts, and community support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| 8 |
| $67K |
1.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL | ST LOUIS, MO | $608,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| THE MUNY | ST LOUIS, MO | $587,475 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| GREATER ST LOUIS AREA COUNCIL BSA | ST LOUIS, MO | $580,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| ST LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | ST LOUIS, MO | $562,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY | ST LOUIS, MO | $510,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| EVOLUTION FESTIVAL | ST LOUIS, MO | $500,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| JAZZ ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $462,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $422,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| AREION FOUNDATION INC | GLOUCESTER, VA | $350,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| CONCORDANCE | ST LOUIS, MO | $342,250 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| OPERA THEATRE OF ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $300,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| SLSG FOUNDATION | FENTON, MO | $300,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| GREAT RIVERS GREENWAY FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $250,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| ACADEMY MUSEUM FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| BIBLICAL BUSINESS TRAINING INC DBA BBT | CHESTERFIELD, MO | $245,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| NURSES FOR NEWBORNS | ST LOUIS, MO | $205,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $200,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| CARDINAL RITTER COLLEGE PREP | ST LOUIS, MO | $200,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| GATEWAY ARCH PARK FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $155,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| SALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ST LOUIS, MO | $151,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| THE SHELDON ARTS FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $150,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| CASA DE SALUD | ST LOUIS, MO | $150,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - STL | ST LOUIS, MO | $148,320 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| REFUGE AND RESTORATION | FLORISSANT, MO | $122,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| THE JUST TRUST | DURHAM, NC | $110,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE STL | ST LOUIS, MO | $110,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| WENDELL SCOTT FOUNDATION | DANVILLE, VA | $110,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| RICK AND ISABELA PINA MINISTRIES | HAYMARKET, VA | $110,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| JACKIE JOYNER KERSEE FOUNDATION | EAST ST LOUIS, IL | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| VISION WARRIORS | BALLWIN, MO | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| ST PATRICK CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| TD JAKES FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| THE EAGLE ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI | WARRENSBURG, MO | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| THE BLACK REP | ST LOUIS, MO | $95,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $90,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| KRANZBERG ARTS FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $80,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| ST LOUIS AMERICAN FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $80,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $77,086 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| NAF | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| URBAN K-LIFE | ST LOUIS, MO | $75,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE CARE COALITION | ST LOUIS, MO | $70,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF MISSOURI | ST LOUIS, MO | $52,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| ST LOULIGANS | FENTON, MO | $50,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| ICCT AT WHEATON COLLEGE | WHEATON, IL | $50,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS - DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $35,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL
$608,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
THE MUNY
$587,475TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
GREATER ST LOUIS AREA COUNCIL BSA
$580,500TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
ST LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$562,500TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY
$510,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
EVOLUTION FESTIVAL
$500,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
JAZZ ST LOUIS
$462,500TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS
$422,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
AREION FOUNDATION INC
$350,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
CONCORDANCE
$342,250TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
OPERA THEATRE OF ST LOUIS
$300,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
SLSG FOUNDATION
$300,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
GREAT RIVERS GREENWAY FOUNDATION
$250,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
ACADEMY MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$250,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
BIBLICAL BUSINESS TRAINING INC DBA BBT
$245,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
NURSES FOR NEWBORNS
$205,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES ST LOUIS
$200,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
CARDINAL RITTER COLLEGE PREP
$200,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
GATEWAY ARCH PARK FOUNDATION
$155,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
SALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$151,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
THE SHELDON ARTS FOUNDATION
$150,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
CASA DE SALUD
$150,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - STL
$148,320TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
REFUGE AND RESTORATION
$122,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
THE JUST TRUST
$110,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE STL
$110,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
WENDELL SCOTT FOUNDATION
$110,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
RICK AND ISABELA PINA MINISTRIES
$110,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM
$100,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
JACKIE JOYNER KERSEE FOUNDATION
$100,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
THE SALVATION ARMY
$100,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
VISION WARRIORS
$100,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
ST PATRICK CENTER
$100,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
TD JAKES FOUNDATION
$100,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
THE EAGLE ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC
$100,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI
$100,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
THE BLACK REP
$95,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$90,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
KRANZBERG ARTS FOUNDATION
$80,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
ST LOUIS AMERICAN FOUNDATION
$80,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS
$77,086TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
NAF
$75,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
URBAN K-LIFE
$75,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE CARE COALITION
$70,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
HUMANE SOCIETY OF MISSOURI
$52,500TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
ST LOULIGANS
$50,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
ICCT AT WHEATON COLLEGE
$50,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
AMERICAN RED CROSS - DC
$50,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION
$50,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$35,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
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