2022 Grants

As of 12/31/2022


Christian Faith in Action
LOVEtheLOU
To mentor an additional 25 youth in the LIFT program by offering six LINK internships as part of its workforce program to implement the expansion.

$50,000

Send Me St. Louis
To positively impact the lives of hurting people by encouraging and supporting Christian volunteerism and social service outreach in congregations and the community.

$283,000



Congregation Community Engagement

Abiding Savior Lutheran Church & School - Mehlville
To launch a health cabinet ministry and work in partnership with STLHelp to become a collection and lending site for durable medical equipment.

$10,000

Abiding Savior Lutheran Church & School - Mehlville
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Ascension Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Bethlehem Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To support the staff and program expenses for the EAC afterschool programming/club night at three locations.

$300,000

Bethlehem Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To provide a memorial in honor of Pastor John Schmidtke.

$10,000

Bethlehem Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Cedar Hill Lutheran Church - Cedar Hill
To assist the host church (Cedar Hill) in coordinating Grace Day (August 2022) as it rotates between six Jefferson County churches.

$10,000

Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church - North St. Louis County
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church - St. Peters
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Child of God Lutheran Church & School - St. Peters
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Christ Memorial Lutheran Church - Concord
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Concordia Lutheran Church - Kirkwood
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Concordia Lutheran Church - Kirkwood
To expand the hours of the Connections Coordinator to allow more opportunities for congregation members to partner with outside ministry opportunities.

$10,000

Concordia Lutheran Church - Maplewood
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Congregation Chai v'Shalom - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To increase accessibility of the church building for ministry so that it can be a resource for community events, neighborhood organizations, and the performing arts.

$90,000

Epiphany Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Faith Lutheran Church - Oakville
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Gethsemane Lutheran Church - Lemay
To support a 10 month strategic and ministry planning process with LCEF.

$2,000

Glendale Lutheran Church - Glendale
To provide a challenge matching grant for the replacement of the playground used by the early childhood center.

$43,475

Glendale Lutheran Church - Glendale
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Holy Cross Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Immanuel Lutheran Church & School - Olivette
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Immanuel Lutheran Church & School - St. Charles
To assist the St. Charles Community members who were affected by the July 2022 flooding by providing $100 Walmart gift cards and notes of encouragement.

$10,000

Immanuel Lutheran Church & School - Wentzville
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Lord of Life Lutheran Church - Chesterfield
To award an attendee prize for attending the April 2022 Delegate Meeting.

$1,000

Lord of Life Lutheran Church - Chesterfield
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Messiah Lutheran Church - Alton, IL
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Messiah Lutheran Church - Carlyle, IL
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Messiah Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Messiah Lutheran Church & School - Weldon Spring/St. Charles
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church - Brentwood
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

New Beginnings Lutheran Church - Pacific
To provide basic assistance to the University City flood relief victims of the July 2022 flash flooding.

$10,000

New City Fellowship of St. Louis
To provide basic assistance to the flood relief victims of the July 2022 flash flooding.

$10,000

New Man, New Community
To provide clergy mentors and safe, supportive housing to up to 12 justice-involved men released on bond from the St. Louis County jail.

$87,000

Our Savior Lutheran Church & School - Fenton
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Pathfinder Church - Ellisville
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Robert Fulton Development Corporation
To provide 190 adults with nutrition education in partnership with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Barnes Jewish Christian Hospital, and North Sarah Food Hub.

$30,800

Robert Fulton Development Corporation
To support the church (Friendly Temple) to provide cleaning supplies and gift cards to the victims of the 7/25/22 flooding in St. Louis.

$10,000

Salem Lutheran Church & School - Black Jack
To provide the live animals for a two day community/school event December 2-3, 2022.

$800

St. John Lutheran Church - Granite City, IL
To award an attendee prize for attending the November 2022 Delegate Meeting.

$1,000

St. John Lutheran Church - Warrenton
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

St. Johns Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

St. Lucas Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

St. Lucas Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To award an attendee prize for attending the November 2022 Delegate Meeting.

$1,000

St. Matthew Lutheran Church - Sullivan
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

St. Matthew Lutheran Church & School - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

St. Matthew Lutheran Church & School - St. Louis
To re-engage the neighbor youth (ages 5-13) with craft activities on Saturdays from 12-2pm.

$10,000

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church
To provide 25 children and youth with tutoring, biblical instruction and STEM activities in an afterschool program during the school year.

$9,600

St. Paul Lutheran Church - New Melle
To hire Leighton Fords Ministries as a consultant to better equip the church to grow in orientation, communications, and community engagement.

$1,500

St. Paul Lutheran Church - New Melle
To support a fall celebration, sausage dinner and family event to share joyful experiences with the community.

$10,000

St. Paul Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To continue to partner with College Hill Foundation (CHF) by replacing the parsonage air conditioning to accomodate youth computer programming.

$10,000

St. Paul Lutheran Church - Wood River, IL
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Imperial
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

St. Paul's Lutheran Church & School - Troy, IL
To expand the Early Childhood Center by 3 classrooms allowing for 60 new children to learn about Jesus Christ in a safe and loving environment.

$15,000

St. Thomas Holy Spirit Lutheran Church - Sunset Hills
To support SAJE Senior Ministries to provide educational programs and social activities.

$10,000

St. Trinity Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To award an attendance prize for attending the April 2022 Delegate Meeting.

$1,000

St. Trinity Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

St. Trinity Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To renovate the kitchen to create a gathering place for relationship building and community.

$10,000

St. Trinity Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To engage with Thriving Through Transitions to assist with a strategic planning process.

$6,500

The FAM
To assist the FAM in reaching its goal of helping 75 African American families become homeowners by 2023.

$52,000

The Way Evangelical Lutheran Church - Columbia, IL
To capture and create 5-10 videos of members practicing the way of Jesus together as inspiration to others of what they could also do in their community.

$8,000

Timothy Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Transfiguration Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church - Bridgeton
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Trinity Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To support the hiring of a consultant to conduct a community needs assessment to hear ALL the voices of the stakeholders in the Soulard neighborhood.

$29,000

Trinity Lutheran Church - St. Louis
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Trinity Lutheran Church - Troy
To support the church as it collaborates with The Key Youth Center in Lincoln County and provides basic needs assistance to community members.

$5,000

Unity Lutheran Church - East St. Louis, IL
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Webster Gardens Lutheran Church - Webster Groves
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Zion Lutheran Church - Hillsboro
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000

Zion Lutheran Church - Valley Park
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.

$5,000



Foreign-Born Populations

Christian Friends of New Americans
To offer tutoring and support to New American children and enable up to 27 children to attend an area Lutheran elementary or high school through the provision of scholarships.

$47,200

Epworth Children & Family Services, Inc.
To support 70 non-English speaking families and children at risk for child abuse/neglect by expanding access to translation services to work with a family therapist.

$8,000

FORAI, Inc.
To expand artisan leadership opportunities to increase the number of immigrant and refugee women who can develop their artistic and entrepreneurial skills and earn supplemental income.

$13,800

Health Protection & Education Services
To reduce barriers to accessing healthcare by providing workplace health screenings to 150 foreign-born individuals.

$26,000

Immigrant Home English Learning Program
To improve the language proficiency, life skills, and self-sufficiency of 400 foreign-born individuals by providing in-home English language education and life skills training.

$30,000

International Institute of Metropolitan St. Louis
To support enhanced volunteer management practices with a Volunteer Coordinator, connecting volunteer groups with a new arrival family with the Community Support Coordinator, and partnerships with agencies and ministries through the Command Center.

$127,600

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc.
To provide legal services to 60 immigrants with representation for naturalization and visa applications.

$50,000

LifeWise STL
To improve the mental health of 270 foreign-born individuals by offering evidence-based mental health services such as, group therapy, individual therapy, case coordination and targeted referrals.

$83,000

Little Angels Foundation
To provide weekly hot meals to newly arrived refugee families through the support of volunteers.

$10,000

Maryville University of St. Louis - Walker Scottish Rite Clinic
To identify and provide direct therapy to 35 Spanish-speaking preschool age children with speech-language disorders with a Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist.

$8,000

Migrant & Immigrant Community Action Project (MICA)
To increase crisis legal services capacity to better respond to the everchanging legal environment and client needs.

$80,000

Puentes de Esperanza - Bridges of Hope
To provide 210 immigrant clients with crisis intervention, case management, and community education with the support from Community Navigators and a Bilingual Family and Community Advocate.

$64,000

Saint Louis University
To increase language and cultural accessibility at HealthWorks! Kid’s Museum through new software and tablets, a health fair, interactive exhibits, and evaluation.

$16,000

St. Francis Community Services
To support 80 immigrants through the family law process by partnering with attorneys, navigating pro se procedures, offering conflict mediation and advocacy, providing outreach workshops, and case management services with a bilingual Client Services Coordinator.

$49,000

St. Louis Crisis Nursery
To provide support to 170 Latinx families by offering case management and crisis intervention with a Senior Latinx Resource Specialist.

$25,000

St. Louis Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America
To support education, organizing and advocacy on statewide foreign-born issues with the Missouri Policy Immigration Coalition and the formation of a Comité de Experts.

$25,000

St. Louis Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America
To strengthen the collaboration and coordination of the Immigrant Service Provider Network (ISPN) by curating resources, hosting educational programs, convening providers, and supporting shared initiatives.

$47,000

Welcome Neighbor STL, Inc.
To provide comprehensive volunteer family partnering services and intensive wraparound support to 250 newly-arrived refugees with a Family Partner Manager.

$21,000



Justice-Involved Individuals and their Families

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri
To provide comprehensive mentoring services and intensive wraparound support to 300 youth who have at least one incarcerated parent.

$15,000

Empower Missouri
To expand the Criminal Justice Coalition, with an initial focus on recruiting organizations to pass Clean Slate (automated expungement) legislation in Missouri in 2023.

$10,000

Fathers and Families Support Center
To provide case management services to 40 pre-release participants residing in the Transition Center of St. Louis, assisting in their successful transition back into the community.

$42,000

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
To preserve the mother-daughter relationship of incarcerated parents, reduce the trauma of separation, and minimize girls' at-risk behavior through Girl Scouting and provide opportunities for 40 girls to share positive experiences with their incarcerated mothers with expansion to the Chillicothe Correctional Center.

$20,000

Hanani House
To support the in-house employment program, Rehab Restoration, and the comprehensive recovery support services for justice-involved women residing in Hanani House's two recovery houses located in Washington and Augusta, Missouri.

$32,000

Keyway: Center for Diversion & Reentry - fka Center for Women in Transition
To support the development of a strategic plan and the creation of a brand identity that better reflects CWIT's overall mission, purpose, and direction for the next 3 to 5 years.

$75,000

Mission: St. Louis
To support implementation and management of a customized Salesforce database for the Employment and Community Health as One (EACH1) project.

$44,000

Reset Missouri
To provide supportive, family-style housing for up to 21 men who have been convicted of a sex crime, are required to register on the sex offense registry, and are coming directly from incarceration.

$27,000

Saint Louis University
To train 30 new second chance employers in best practices for hiring justice-involved employees and providing on-the-job support; and to build and maintain community referral partners for the recruitment and support of up to 300 justice-involved jobseekers.

$48,400

Saint Louis University
To provide occupational therapy services in conjunction with the speech language and hearing clinic to better address the unique challenges of 60 justice-involved individuals with cognitive disabilities and support their employment post release.

$35,000

St. Patrick Center
To continue the expansion of the workforce development programming to incorporate reentry services that support 60 justice-involved individuals as they transition into employment and housing security.

$40,000

Washington University
To develop and deliver a series of capacity-building workshops focused on financial literacy, health (including mental health), and technology for 10 recently released Prison Education Program students and their families.

$32,000



Lutheran Schools & Organizations

Abiding Savior Lutheran Church & School - Mehlville
To update up to 3 middle school classrooms with tables and chairs and create an atmosphere that encourages collaborative learning and gives students functional workspaces.

$10,000

Abiding Savior Lutheran Church & School - Mehlville
To provide matching funds for the revitalization of Anderson Hall to better support the K-8th grade students and the Early Childhood Program, as well as the church’s community outreach programs.

$50,000

Child of God Lutheran Church & School - St. Peters
To replace discontinued math curriculum with a new, technology-based curriculum.

$10,000

Christ Community Lutheran School - Kirkwood
To support the production of 45 Character Connection podcasts designed to equip and inspire parents, teachers, and mentors to have Christ-centered conversations with the youth in their lives and explore their identity, purpose, and actions in Christ.

$10,000

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church & School - Collinsville, IL
To purchase iPads and Chromebooks for the kindergarten and 1st grade students.

$10,000

Grace Lutheran Chapel & School - Bellefontaine Neighbors
To renovate 3 of the girls' restrooms.

$10,000

Green Park Lutheran School - Mehlville
To hire a part-time staff person to assist the LASE teacher in the special education resource room and support the Reading and Math room, working with K-4th grade students who do not qualify for special education services.

$10,000

Holy Cross Lutheran Church & School - Collinsville, IL
To purchase two new Promethean Boards to supplement classroom teaching methodologies.

$10,000

Immanuel Lutheran Church & School - Olivette
To update or replace Chromebooks for K-5 students and laptops for faculty.

$10,000

Immanuel Lutheran Church & School - St. Charles
To landscape and transform a grassed area on the newly acquired church and school property with the intention of creating a suitable play area for the new early childhood classrooms.

$10,000

Immanuel Lutheran Church & School - Washington
To upgrade the school gymnasium with new windows, awnings, and stage curtains.

$10,000

Lutheran Church of the Atonement & School - Florissant
To provide summer and afterschool programming for up to 20 students.

$10,000

Lutheran Development Group
To compensate LDG for work on a special project.

$1,000

Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA)
To more effectively serve area Lutheran school students by offering continuous educational improvement programs and resources through curriculum development, administrator and teacher professional development, marketing and student services.

$23,000

Lutheran High School Association - LHSN
To support professional consulting fees in addition to the hiring of an Advancement Director to help Lutheran North High School meet ambitious revenue goals over the next 3 years.

$265,000

Lutheran High School Associaton - LHSS
To support a new position, Annual Giving Coordinator, at a descending rate over a three-year grant period to help dramatically increase giving to the annual fund at Lutheran South High School.

$120,000

Lutheran High School North
To provide tuition assistance to students.

$10,000

Lutheran High School of St. Charles County
To support the development and implementation of a marketing communications and outreach campaign.

$10,000

Lutheran High School South
To provide financial assistance to families with documented, verified need and impact the diversity of the student body.

$10,000

Lutheran North Middle School
To provide tuition assistance to students.

$10,000

Messiah Lutheran Church & School - Weldon Spring/St. Charles
To purchase an annual membership to the Lutheran Education Association (LEA) and support teaching staffs' attendance at the LEA Convocation in October 2022.

$10,000

Metro-East Lutheran High School
To update the Gym Commons and Office Commons areas of the campus.

$10,000

Missouri District of the LCMS
To assist the Missouri District with its role as an Educational Assistance Organization for the MO Scholars Program, a Tax Credit Empowerment Scholarship program for the state of Missouri.

$74,000

Our Savior Lutheran Church & School - Fenton
To upgrade the early childhood and elementary school playground area.

$10,000

River Roads Lutheran School - St. Louis
To support improvements in academic achievement by utilizing more 21st century academic curriculum and digital applications for Reading, Math, and Science.

$10,000

Salem Lutheran Church & School - Affton
To support the engagement of a new reading and math teacher to support students in need of remediation and enrichment.

$10,000

Salem Lutheran Church & School - Black Jack
To purchase 14 new laptops for the teaching staff along with a new server to handle the digital work flow.

$10,000

St. John Lutheran Church & School - Red Bud, IL
To build an outdoor pavilion to be used as an outdoor classroom and other school-related activities.

$10,000

St. John Lutheran School - Ellisville
To purchase 30 new Chromebooks to replace outdated models used by students.

$7,800

St. John's Lutheran Church & School - Arnold
To enhance the current K-8 science program.

$10,000

St. Mark's Lutheran Church & School - Eureka
To host a series of Open Gym Events for the area families with young children, 6 months to 5 years of age.

$5,000

St. Paul's Lutheran Church & School - Troy, IL
To make needed improvements to the playground for the Early Childhood Center as well as church and community members.

$15,000

STEM2U Youth Programs
To support the Lutheran Roboteers from Lutheran High St. Charles to receive their award for the "Help from Home" PPE Face Shield Project at this award ceremony.

$10,000

Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation
To provide 154 students with a quality Lutheran education by providing scholarships to children from low-income families residing in the City of St. Louis.

$40,000

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Congregation UAC - Edwardsville, IL
To continue technology upgrades by purchasing and installing digital whiteboards in the two remaining classrooms in need of them.

$10,000

Trinity Lutheran Church & School - St. Charles
To update the outdoor signage and displays on the school campus to attract new students and provide information for our constituents.

$10,000

Unity Lutheran Christian Elementary School - East St. Louis, IL
To purchase desktop computers for staff and Chromebooks for fifth through eighth grade students.

$10,000

Word of Life Lutheran School - St. Louis
To continue supporting an in-house Facilitator who will improve communication and build relationships with immigrant families.

$10,000

Zion Lutheran Church & School - Bethalto, IL
To support a special education teacher to provide pull-out instruction and help guide other classroom teachers to better assist with special learning needs of students.

$10,000

Zion Lutheran Church & School - Belleville, IL
To engage a part-time Resource Instructor to support students, teachers and families.

$10,000

Zion Lutheran Church & School - St. Charles/Harvester
To update classroom furniture and flooring.

$10,000



Older Adults Maintaining Independence

Aging Ahead
To protect older adults from financial exploitation and abuse by supporting the operations of the St. Louis Elder Financial Protection Multidisciplinary Team.

$23,000

Bethesda Health Group Foundation
To enable 60 older adults living in their home access to private duty services, durable medical equipment and transportation by providing financial support.

$20,000

Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
To enable 15 grandparents to participate in the Relatives Acting As Parents Program by providing long term support with ongoing case management, financial assistance, support groups, and wellness programming.

$65,500

Collinsville Faith In Action
To support older adults and their caregivers with transportation, social opportunities, home repair, and phone reassurance calls through the Volunteer Caregiver and Elder Connection programs.

$20,000

Independence Center
To provide 575 older adults living with serious mental illness with comprehensive services with psychosocial rehabilitation, a healthcare home/wellness program community support, and occupational therapy.

$25,000

MindsEye Radio
To finalize and launch a mobile app to improve services and increase accessibility for older adults with a visual disability.

$18,500

OASIS Institute - National
To provide 306 older adults with classes to improve their physical health, mental health, and community engagement through educational and wellness programming.

$73,300

Rx Outreach, Inc.
To provide virtual health education, linkages to healthcare resources, and access to affordable medications to 400 low-income seniors in the St. Louis region.

$37,500

Shepherd's Center of Webster-Kirkwood
To address the digital divide and promote healthy behaviors among older adults by providing tutoring, digital literacy classes, navigation, and devices.

$25,000

St. Andrew's At-Home Services, LLC - dba Senior Solutions
To provide 105 low-income seniors with in-home caregiver support to help maintain a healthy and safe level of independent living for as long as possible and provide bimonthly fresh, healthy food to help address senior food insecurity, improve overall health, and promote aging in place.

$87,500

St. Louis Society for the Blind - dba St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired
To support approximately 40 older adults who are visually impaired in maintaining their independence and quality of life by providing in-home occupational therapy and to increase awareness and education about agency services in the Metro East.

$20,000



Community Involvement Grants
Archdiocese of St. Louis
To address housing issues in the St. Louis Region through the ecumenical Oikos Group with the Heart Hands and Homes Project supporting the following ministries: Catholic Charities - Pathways to Progress, FT Holding Inc., The FAM, St. Joseph Housing Initiative, Lutheran Development Group and Tabernacle Community Development Corporation.

$1,000,000

Deaconess Foundation
To support a St. Louis regional effort in response to the national infant formula shortage.

$10,000

International Lutheran Laymen's League - dba Lutheran Hour Ministries
To provide support for volunteer management and congregation social services outreach community training efforts.

$2,500

Lutheran Services in America
To provide annual support for 2022.

$2,500

Mark732, Inc
To support the July 2022 "Jesus Signs" a weeklong training and immersion event in St. Louis, designed to prepare and equip people for deaf outreach.

$15,000

Philanthropy Missouri
To provide annual support for 2022.

$14,500



Grand Total

163 Grants
$4,874,275