The Saint Louis Symphony Endowment Trust is a single-purpose fund that exists to provide long-term financial support to the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. All recorded grants are large, institution-level awards aimed at sustaining the orchestra’s operations and institutional stability in Saint Louis. The foundation’s giving is focused on preserving a major regional performing arts organization rather than funding a diversified set of causes.
Highly concentrated: virtually all giving goes to a single grantee through large, multi-year or unrestricted operational grants intended to sustain the orchestra’s core activities.
$11.9M
$278.7M
$12M
$12.9M
Most grants fall between $10.8M and $14.2M, with a median of $11M.
25th Percentile
$10.8M
Median
$11M
75th Percentile
$14.2M
JOHN JENNINGS
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Notable grantees: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $11,936,636 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
| SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $11,040,816 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
| SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $17,324,320 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
| SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,612,078 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$11,936,636SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$11,040,816SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$17,324,320SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$10,612,078SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA