The foundation is a politically focused funder that prioritizes progressive civic organizing and electoral advocacy in Missouri, especially in St. Louis and the Kansas City metro area. Its grants heavily support grassroots voter mobilization, ballot/initiative campaigns, and issue advocacy (notably reproductive rights and worker power), often providing core operating and campaign support to organizing groups. While most dollars go to direct-action and electoral organizations, it also makes smaller grants to allied community, faith-based and arts groups tied to outreach. The giving is clearly oriented to campaign cycles and policy fights rather than general philanthropy.
Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Action’s recent grantmaking is built around Missouri campaign infrastructure: signature drives, ballot measures, voter mobilization, and issue advocacy. In 2025, it backed Action St Louis Power Project with $380,666 for Amend 3 and Prop A, and Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action with $377,536 for signatures and amendment work, showing a strong emphasis on organized electoral and initiative campaigns. The foundation also funded abortion-rights and worker-power organizers at similar scale, including $372,894 to Abortion Action Missouri for general operations and more, and $183,960 to Missouri Worker Power for Amend 3 and Prop A work. Those grants sit alongside support for groups that do the field organizing, campaign operations, and community outreach needed to move statewide propositions. The overall picture is of a funder that gives to organizations working in Missouri’s policy and electoral fights, with much of the money flowing to St. Louis-based advocacy groups and allied coalitions. Its support extends beyond single-issue politics to the organizing infrastructure that powers those campaigns.
Ballot initiative work is a major part of the portfolio. The foundation gave $377,536 to Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action for signatures and amendment work, and $50,000 to Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages for signature gathering. Reproductive rights is another visible area: Abortion Action Missouri received $372,894 for general operations and more, plus $30,000 for signature collection. Worker and tenant organizing also appears repeatedly. Missouri Workers Center received $147,493 for signature collection and later $125,757 for operations and various program work, while Kc Tenants Power got $70,450 for general operations. The foundation also supports civic and faith-linked organizing, including $37,000 to Metropolitan Congregations United for St Louis for bridge funds.
Grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with a p25 of $24,538, a median of $70,450, and a p75 of $108,169. The pattern includes repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, such as Mo Jobs With Justice Voter Action in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Abortion Action Missouri in 2024 and 2025. The foundation is a public charity, not a fund for individuals, and the recent grants reflect operating support, campaign support, bridge funding, and program-specific grants rather than one-off project awards only. The latest 990 year on file is 2025.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $108K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$108K
About 95% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Concentrated, campaign‑oriented giving: sizable, repeat grants to a core set of state and local advocacy groups (several multi-hundred-thousand dollar awards) timed around election/ballot cycles, plus numerous smaller grants to allied organizations; funding favors operating and program support for action-focused groups rather than one-off project philanthropy.
Notable grantees: MO Jobs With Justice Voter Action, Action St Louis / Action St Louis Power Project, Abortion Action Missouri, Missouri Workers Center, Pro Choice Missouri
Giving is overwhelmingly Missouri-centered: 95% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is Missouri. Recent awards cluster in St. Louis, with additional grants in Kansas City and Columbia. St. Louis recipients include Missouri Workers Center, Missouri Worker Power, and Metro-based organizing groups; Kansas City recipients include Kc Tenants Power, Urban League of Greater Kansas City, and More2. One grant in the list went to Working Families National Pac in Brooklyn, New York, but the recipient-country distribution for the recent grants is entirely U.S.-based.
Its recent grants favor Missouri-based organizing groups working on voter mobilization, ballot measures, abortion access, worker power, and tenant advocacy. Examples in the grant list include signature collection, get-out-the-vote support, general operating support, and campaign support for groups in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia.
Yes. Several recent grants are explicitly tied to signature gathering or amendment campaigns, including $377,536 to Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action for signatures and amendment work, $147,493 to Missouri Workers Center for signature collection, and $50,000 to Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages for signature gathering.
Among the recent grants provided, the typical size is a median of $70,450, with the 25th percentile at $24,538 and the 75th percentile at $108,169. That places many awards in the middle of the five-figure range, with some larger six-figure campaign grants.
Most grants go to Missouri recipients, and 95% of grants are awarded to organizations in the HQ state. St. Louis appears most often in the recent grant list, followed by Kansas City, with a smaller number of awards elsewhere in Missouri.
Yes. Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Abortion Action Missouri appears in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern suggests recurring support for some organizations rather than purely one-time grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTION ST LOUIS POWER PROJECT | ST LOUIS, MO | $380,666 | 2025 | AMEND 3 AND PROP A |
| MISSOURI JOBS WITH JUSTICE VOTER ACTION | ST LOUIS, MO | $377,536 | 2025 | SIGNATURES AND AMEND |
| ABORTION ACTION MISSOURI | ST LOUIS, MO | $372,894 | 2025 | GEN OPS AND MORE |
| MISSOURI WORKER POWER | ST LOUIS, MO | $183,960 | 2025 | AMEND 3 PROP A MORE |
| MISSOURI WORKERS CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $125,757 | 2025 | OPS AND VARIOUS PROG |
| MISSOURI WIN | ST LOUIS, MO | $100,000 | 2025 | GOTV |
| WE POWER ACTION MISSOURI | ST LOUIS, MO | $95,047 | 2025 | AMEND A PROP A |
| PROMO FUND | ST LOUIS, MO | $42,272 | 2025 | AMEND 3 PROP A |
| MISSOURI JOBS WITH JUSTICE | ST LOUIS, MO | $37,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| METROPOLITAN CONGREGATIONS UNITED FOR ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $37,000 | 2025 | BRIDGE FUNDS |
| BREAD & ROSES MISSOURI | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | PERFORMANCES & EVENT |
| MIDWEST ARTIST PROJECT SERVICES | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | PERFORMANCES & EVENT |
| MO JOBS WITH JUSTICE VOTER ACTION | ST LOUIS, MO | $199,821 | 2024 | SIGNATURE COLLECTION |
| MISSOURI WORKERS CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | $147,493 | 2024 | SIGNATURE COLLECTION |
| HEARTLAND ACTION | ST LOUIS, MO | $113,825 | 2024 | SIGNATURE COLLECTION |
| MISSOURIANS FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES AND FAIR WAGES | ST LOUIS, MO | $50,000 | 2024 | SIGNATURE GATHERING |
| ABORTION ACTION MISSOURI | ST LOUIS, MO | $30,000 | 2024 | SIGNATURE COLLECTION |
| MO JOBS WITH JUSTICE VOTER ACTION | ST LOUIS, MO | $381,700 | 2023 | GEN OPERATIONS |
| PROGRESS MO | ST LOUIS, MO | $140,000 | 2023 | GEN OPS SUPPORT |
| PRO CHOICE MISSOURI | ST LOUIS, MO | $102,513 | 2023 | GEN OPS /TRANS CONV |
| ACTION ST LOUIS POWER PROJECT | ST LOUIS, MO | $77,000 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ACTION ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $75,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HEARTLAND ACTION | ST LOUIS, MO | $71,600 | 2023 | GEN OPS AND TRANS CO |
| KC TENANTS POWER | KANSAS CITY, MO | $70,450 | 2023 | GEN OPERATIONS |
| WORKING FAMILIES NATIONAL PAC | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | AUG ELECTION SUPPORT |
| URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $43,802 | 2023 | NOV ELECTION SUPPORT |
| MO HEALTHCARE ACTION | ST LOUIS, MO | $19,075 | 2023 | GEN OP AND PROG SUPP |
| MISSOURI SIERRA CLUB | ST LOUIS, MO | $15,000 | 2023 | IP DEFENSE |
| MORE2 | KANSAS CITY, MO | $12,325 | 2023 | NOV ELECTION SUPPORT |
| CONSTRUCTION GENERAL LABORERS' LOCAL 955/PAC | COLUMBIA, MO | $10,640 | 2023 | GEN OPS SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF THE ST LOUIS AND SW MO | ST LOUIS, MO | $6,960 | 2023 | TRANSFORMATIVE CVS |
ACTION ST LOUIS POWER PROJECT
$380,666AMEND 3 AND PROP A
MISSOURI JOBS WITH JUSTICE VOTER ACTION
$377,536SIGNATURES AND AMEND
ABORTION ACTION MISSOURI
$372,894GEN OPS AND MORE
MISSOURI WORKER POWER
$183,960AMEND 3 PROP A MORE
MISSOURI WORKERS CENTER
$125,757OPS AND VARIOUS PROG
MISSOURI WIN
$100,000GOTV
WE POWER ACTION MISSOURI
AMEND A PROP A
PROMO FUND
$42,272AMEND 3 PROP A
MISSOURI JOBS WITH JUSTICE
$37,000GENERAL SUPPORT
METROPOLITAN CONGREGATIONS UNITED FOR ST LOUIS
$37,000BRIDGE FUNDS
BREAD & ROSES MISSOURI
$10,000PERFORMANCES & EVENT
MIDWEST ARTIST PROJECT SERVICES
$10,000PERFORMANCES & EVENT
MO JOBS WITH JUSTICE VOTER ACTION
$199,821SIGNATURE COLLECTION
MISSOURI WORKERS CENTER
$147,493SIGNATURE COLLECTION
HEARTLAND ACTION
$113,825SIGNATURE COLLECTION
MISSOURIANS FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES AND FAIR WAGES
$50,000SIGNATURE GATHERING
ABORTION ACTION MISSOURI
$30,000SIGNATURE COLLECTION
MO JOBS WITH JUSTICE VOTER ACTION
$381,700GEN OPERATIONS
PROGRESS MO
$140,000GEN OPS SUPPORT
PRO CHOICE MISSOURI
$102,513GEN OPS /TRANS CONV
ACTION ST LOUIS POWER PROJECT
$77,000OPERATING SUPPORT
ACTION ST LOUIS
$75,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HEARTLAND ACTION
$71,600GEN OPS AND TRANS CO
KC TENANTS POWER
$70,450GEN OPERATIONS
WORKING FAMILIES NATIONAL PAC
$50,000AUG ELECTION SUPPORT
URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
$43,802NOV ELECTION SUPPORT
MO HEALTHCARE ACTION
$19,075GEN OP AND PROG SUPP
MISSOURI SIERRA CLUB
$15,000IP DEFENSE
MORE2
$12,325NOV ELECTION SUPPORT
CONSTRUCTION GENERAL LABORERS' LOCAL 955/PAC
$10,640GEN OPS SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF THE ST LOUIS AND SW MO
$6,960TRANSFORMATIVE CVS