
United 4 Children concentrates its support on St. Louis–based K–8 faith-based schools and neighborhood academies, primarily funding after‑school program needs. Their grants favor parochial and faith-affiliated elementary schools (Catholic and Lutheran) and occasionally language immersion programs, indicating a focus on out-of-school time services and supplemental educational programming in the city.
Concentrated, local grantmaking: a small number of mid-sized, one-off program support grants focused on neighborhood schools rather than large institutional endowments. Most awards go directly to individual schools for after‑school/enrichment activities, with repeat emphasis on Catholic academies.
Child Day Care Association of St Louis D/b/a United 4 Children’s recent grants center on one repeated need: after-school program support for St. Louis K–8 schools. The largest grant in the latest list was $29,000 to St Louis Catholic Academy for address after school program needs, and two additional awards of $26,000 each went to St Louis Language Immersion School and St Cecilia School & Academy for the same purpose. That pattern places the foundation squarely in supplemental education and out-of-school-time support rather than broad, unrestricted philanthropy. The grantees named in the recent record are schools serving children during the hours after the school day ends, including Catholic, Lutheran, and language immersion settings. South City Catholic Academy also appears among the recent recipients, reinforcing that the foundation’s giving is tied to school-based child care and enrichment needs in St. Louis. With annual grants of $136,000 and assets of $1,673,379, United 4 Children operates as a local funder with a clear, program-specific grantmaking pattern.
The foundation’s support is concentrated in after-school programming at St. Louis elementary and K–8 schools. It gave $20,000 to St Roch School to address afterschool program needs, and $20,000 to River Roads Lutheran School for the same purpose, showing that both Catholic and Lutheran schools are within its orbit. Language immersion is another visible thread: St Louis Language Immersion School received $26,000 for after-school program needs. These grants point to a focus on safe supervised out-of-school-time services for school-age children, especially in neighborhood school settings. Across the recent record, the purpose language is consistent, which suggests a narrow program model rather than a broad mix of unrelated education grants.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the low-to-mid $20,000 range, with a p25 of $20,000, median of $23,000, and p75 of $26,000. The recent grants list shows several awards in 2023, indicating active grantmaking in the latest filing year. The organization is a public charity, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The grant record supplied here shows school recipients rather than recurring multi-year grantees, and every listed award goes to a Missouri recipient.
$136K
$1.7M
$6M
$6.1M
Most grants fall between $20K and $26K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$26K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Notable grantees: St Louis Catholic Academy, St Cecilia School & Academy, St Louis Language Immersion School, River Roads Lutheran School, St Roch School
Giving is fully local and lands in Missouri, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The recipient cities visible in the recent grants list are all St. Louis, including St Louis Catholic Academy, St Louis Language Immersion School, St Cecilia School & Academy, St Roch School, River Roads Lutheran School, and South City Catholic Academy. The grant pattern points to city-based school support rather than regional or national funding.
The recent grant record centers on after-school program needs at St. Louis schools. Awards go to K–8 Catholic, Lutheran, and language immersion schools, with purpose text repeatedly describing support for after-school programming and other out-of-school-time needs.
Its grant sizes cluster close together: p25 is $20,000, median is $23,000, and p75 is $26,000. The latest grants list includes awards at $20,000, $26,000, and $29,000, which fits that narrow distribution.
The grant record is entirely local and entirely in Missouri. All listed recipients are in St. Louis, and the recipient-country distribution shows 100% in the US.
Recent recipients are school-based organizations serving children, including St Louis Catholic Academy, St Louis Language Immersion School, St Cecilia School & Academy, St Roch School, River Roads Lutheran School, and South City Catholic Academy. The common thread is elementary and K–8 education settings.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST LOUIS CATHOLIC ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $29,000 | 2023 | ADDRESS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS. |
| ST LOUIS LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $26,000 | 2023 | ADDRESS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS. |
| ST CECILIA SCHOOL & ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $26,000 | 2023 | ADDRESS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS. |
| ST ROCH SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $20,000 | 2023 | ADDRESS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS. |
| RIVER ROADS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $20,000 | 2023 | ADDRESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS. |
| SOUTH CITY CATHOLIC ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2023 | ADDRESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS. |
ST LOUIS CATHOLIC ACADEMY
$29,000ADDRESS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS.
ST LOUIS LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOL
$26,000ADDRESS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS.
ST CECILIA SCHOOL & ACADEMY
$26,000ADDRESS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS.
ST ROCH SCHOOL
$20,000ADDRESS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS.
RIVER ROADS LUTHERAN SCHOOL
$20,000ADDRESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS.
SOUTH CITY CATHOLIC ACADEMY
$15,000ADDRESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM NEEDS.