As of 12/31/2024
Community Hope Center
$8,500
To acknowledge volunteers for efforts and dedication in providing critical community service through a volunteer recognition dinner.
Kindness Begins with Me
$22,000
To recruit, retain and build better systems for volunteers through the addition of a part-time Volunteer Coordinator.
Lindenwood Area Senior Ministry
$41,800
To support ministry growth by improving volunteer management practices and expanding organizational partners.
Send Me St. Louis
$292,500
To positively impact the lives of hurting people by encouraging and supporting Christian volunteerism and social service outreach in congregations and the community.
St. Joseph Housing Initiative
$16,500
To enhance the current volunteer and outreach program to support overall agency growth and expansion efforts in the Baden neighborhood.
The Carver Project
$27,500
To provide increased capacity for data management and managing faculty and community volunteers through recruitment, training, and an annual retreat.
Abiding Savior Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To partially fund resurfacing of Early Childhood playground, to improve the space, enhance community engagement and increase recycling effort.
All Nations Lutheran Church
$10,000
To support start-up costs to ready the church's childcare center (staff on-boarding, building upgrades, supplies, van, etc.) as a new location for Bethlehem Lutheran Childcare.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
$10,000
To provide daily afterschool programs to the students who attend the CCLS micro school at Bethlehem.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
$10,000
To support start-up of a new childcare center serving children Preschool 2 - kindergarten.
Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church
$10,000
To revamp the childcare ministry at Chapel of the Cross as an extension of Bethlehem's childcare campus, supporting facility and program upgrades.
Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church
$10,000
To expand mission to collaborate with nonprofit, CrossedHeart BBQ, to provide meals to first responders, medical personnel and school children.
Christ Memorial Lutheran Church
$146,000
To hire a Sent Coordinator to develop, coordinate, and administer opportunities for 300 disciples of Christ Memorial and Reliant to be sent for service and witness to the world.
Christ Memorial Lutheran Church
$10,000
To support outreach ministry to young people from the African refugee community in St. Louis, in partnership with Messiah Lutheran Church.
Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church
$10,000
To provide food and expenses necessary to host five monthly Friday night movie nights.
Epiphany Lutheran Church
$10,000
To expand the Hair & Care ministry with increased outreach to new volunteers and clients, to streamline internal processes and to perform increased marketing for the program.
Faith Lutheran Church
$4,000
To support two young leaders walking through the Harbor Leadership Collective to develop communication skills to better reach the congregation and outreach to young adults seeking more connection to God and the church.
Flourish
$40,000
To provide individual counseling services to 100 children and youth in North St. Louis County.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church & School
$5,000
To update the equipment and mulch in the early childhood center playground to provide a safer environment for the children (75% are non-members).
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
$8,000
To support 4 staff members to participate in one year of development and leadership coaching.
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
$10,000
To support the visioning and site design process of the church's Intersect campus to develop a varied community space to benefit the area.
Holy Cross Lutheran Church for the Deaf
$10,000
To facilitate training for deaf members to train other deaf people by purchasing laptops and action Bibles.
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School
$2,500
To support a stipend for a young leader to serve the Youth and Family Ministry of the church to benefit members and the broader community.
Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens
$2,500
To raise up a young leader of the congregation to serve with the children's ministry team and participate with the collective.
Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens
$2,500
To support HLC training for leading the effort to foster a leadership pipeline model for audio/visual volunteers in the Worship Department.
Messiah Lutheran Church
$1,000
To assist with a stipend for the work of a young leader who will work with the Wednesday afterschool program.
Messiah Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To support a family servant event in April 2024 for 150 people (50% under age 18) to attend a meal-packing event for Feed My Starving Children.
New City Fellowship of St. Louis
$10,000
To support executive coaching for the Assistant Director and professional development for Program Directors of Restore St. Louis.
New Man, New Community
$32,500
To provide clergy mentors and safe, supportive housing to up to 20 justice-involved men released on bond from the St. Louis County jail.
Peace Lutheran Church
$10,000
To support a Memorial Day outreach neighborhood concert.
Restored For More
$5,000
To expand this existing project by engaging and retaining 50+ community and congregational volunteers to reach 100 students and support 9+ local schools and afterschool programs in St. Louis City and County.
Saint Johns Lutheran Church
$10,000
To support hiring of a pastor/evangelist to engage youth and families in after-school and outreach activities.
Saint Trinity Lutheran Church
$99,000
To implement a multi-faceted ministry serving 1.5 and 2nd generation immigrant children and their families with activities for socialization, language improvement, leadership development, spiritual growth and parental involvement.
Saint Trinity Lutheran Church
$6,100
To upgrade existing and install new security, safety and health equipment on the church and school campus, for a safer and more secure environment.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
$1,418
To host summer day camp for children in area school districts, providing meals, activities, tutoring and field trips, in partnership with Smart Kids Inc.
St. John's Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To provide mental health counseling services to assist members of the church, school and community through Care Connections.
St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church
$5,000
To help meet critical needs in the community and serve as a catalyst for relationship development and community listening - Community Relief Grant.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
$10,000
To equip church members to be mission-minded and engage our community to share Christ through a seminar series and a community Block Party.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
$6,000
To upgrade/replace equipment in the gymnasium to allow more community groups to connect with the church.
Tabernacle Community Development Corporation
$40,000
To support a full-time Volunteer Manager to engage 100 volunteers.
Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church
$5,000
To engage with a consultant, Thriving Through Transitions, to facilitate community listening and a 5-year strategic plan.
Trinity Lutheran Church & School
$6,600
To support outreach to nearby larger communities with printed materials for use by a Community Engagement Team, market and host public events and have a presence at existing community events.
Unfailing Love Christian Church Inc.
$22,500
To provide the Resources Around Mentally Preparing (RAMP) program which gives access to small group and individual counseling to 25 new and expectant mothers with the goal of building a community for support, healing, education, and resources.
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
$42,000
To increase linguistically appropriate dental care for foreign-born individuals by creating a website for dental providers to access patient forms and educational materials in multiple languages.
Affinia Healthcare, Inc.
$41,000
To improve access and utilization of healthcare services for more than 600 newly arrived immigrants through the employment of a Community Health Worker to help connect them to Affinia's medical, dental, behavioral health and other providers.
Bilingual International Assistant Services (dba Monarch Immigrant Services)
$30,000
To provide 40 foreign-born individuals with access to legal services through an immigration attorney.
Casa de Salud
$87,000
To address the critical healthcare needs of 480 immigrants through care management, assistance with prescription discounts, nurse assessments, and supervision of volunteer healthcare providers with a Clinical Services Coordinator Nurse.
Christian Friends of New Americans
$46,500
To offer tutoring and support to New American children and enable up to 30 children to attend an area Lutheran elementary or high school through the provision of scholarships.
Christian Friends of New Americans
$180,000
To create community events for New Americans with volunteers, implement volunteer management practices, and support an organizational transition.
Christian Friends of New Americans
$10,000
To support celebratory dinner in honor of Allan and Carol Buckman and their service to CFNA.
Christian Friends of New Americans
$5,000
To support the legacy fund established in recognition of Rev. Allan and Mrs. Carol Buckman.
FORAI, Inc. (dba Forai)
$28,000
To increase sales and opportunities for refugee women by expanding their program with start-up costs to create a brick and mortar retail location.
Health Protection & Education Services
$15,000
To reduce barriers to accessing healthcare by providing onsite health screenings to 150 foreign-born individuals.
Immigrant Home English Learning Program
$35,000
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.
Immigrant Home English Learning Program
$18,000
To improve the language proficiency, life skills, and self-sufficiency of 175 foreign-born individuals by providing in-home English language education and life skills training.
International Institute of Metropolitan St. Louis
$100,000
To establish a childcare center to provide socialization for new-arrival children and to support parents’ ability to fully engage in agency services.
Kingdom House (dba LifeWise STL)
$50,000
To improve the mental health of 170 foreign-born individuals by offering evidence-based mental health services such as, individual therapy, case coordination, and targeted referrals.
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
$25,000
To provide legal services to 70 immigrants through the Immigration Legal Program.
Lydia's House
$15,000
To provide legal services to 70 immigrants through the Immigration Legal Program.
Migrant & Immigrant Community Action (MICA)
$40,000
To increase crisis legal services capacity to better respond to the everchanging legal environment and client needs.
Nurses for Newborns Foundation
$30,000
To improve the health and safety outcomes of a total of 100 infants by providing native language community health services paired with nurse home visiting.
Puentes de Esperanza - Bridges of Hope
$80,000
To improve the health and safety outcomes of a total of 100 infants by providing native language community health services paired with nurse home visiting.
SouthSide Early Childhood Center
$30,000
To improve the health and safety outcomes of a total of 100 infants by providing native language community health services paired with nurse home visiting.
St. Francis Community Services
$49,000
To improve the health and safety outcomes of a total of 100 infants by providing native language community health services paired with nurse home visiting.
St. Louis Crisis Nursery
$30,000
To provide crisis intervention to 100 Latinx families and ongoing case management to 15 Latinx parents with the Latinx Outreach Program Social Worker.
Washington University
$5,000
To provide 25 immigrants who are receiving client-centered, cross-cultural legal services with access to language interpretation.
Center for Women in Transition
$2,500
To recognize Barbara Baker's 25 years of faithful service, at the time of her retirement.
Criminal Justice Ministry
$71,250
To support housing, case management, and wraparound services for up to 65 formerly incarcerated individuals participating in the Release-to-Rent reentry housing program.
CrossRoads Christian Counseling
$60,000
To provide substance abuse and mental wellness care for up to 25 justice-involved individuals in Franklin County.
Hanani House
$20,000
To support the comprehensive recovery support services for 25 justice-involved women residing in Hanani House's recovery houses located in Washington and Augusta, Missouri.
Saint Louis University
$65,000
To combine the second chance workforce talent placement program and the occupational therapy transition and integration services program to address the unique challenges of 30 formerly incarcerated people who experience cognitive disabilities.
Southern Illinois District - LCMS
$1,500
To videotape the April 15-16, 2024 Prison Ministry Coordinators Conference so others outside of the conference can participate.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
$22,000
To sustain and expand services to 500 justice-involved individuals who need to obtain a Missouri State ID and/or birth certificate; and organize a network of key reentry stakeholders to ensure that incarcerated individuals receive these documents free of charge before their release.
Abiding Savior Lutheran Church & School
$20,000
To enhance the school's marketing and strengthen enrollment by hiring a consultant and implementing the suggested initiatives.
Abiding Savior Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To directly impact the experience of students with unique learning needs by purchasing furnishings and supplies for the Academic Success Center.
Child of God Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To purchase and implement a new science curriculum for the 7th graders.
Christ Community Lutheran School
$10,000
To purchase 55 Chromebooks to be distributed among the 5th grade students at CCLS.
Christ Community Lutheran School
$500
To provide stipend to cover travel expenses for 3 staff members to attend Herzog Foundation's Marketing & Enrollment Training Retreat (Sep 16-18) in Oklahoma City, OK.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To upgrade of the school’s security camera system to enhance the safety and security of students, teachers, and faculty.
Green Park Lutheran School
$10,000
To enhance the science curriculum and purchase up-to-date STEM supplies.
Green Park Lutheran School
$332
To provide a stipend to cover travel expenses for one staff member to attend Herzog Foundation's Culture Building and Employee Engagement (November 20-22) in Kansas City, MO.
Holy Cross Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To purchase updated curricular materials for the middle school (6th-8th grade) Language Arts and Science classes.
Humanitri
$29,650
To create a robust congregational engagement program that will create mutually beneficial opportunities for collaboration, education, and service resulting in a larger Christian presence among the populations they serve and the agencies they work alongside.
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To lease 80 Chromebooks for 3rd and 6th graders in order to maintain the 3-year new device cycle.
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To upgrade the bell and overall school emergency notification system.
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To purchase up to 20 laptop and desktop computers for teaching and support staff.
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To purchase 20 Chromebooks for students.
Lutheran Association for Special Education
$74,600
To provide enhanced screening and evidence-based interventions to address early childhood learning challenges. To train and support educators and staff in implementing interventions in the general classroom. To foster parent partnerships for active involvement with the 70+ children enrolled in the early childhood program at Salem Lutheran School in Affton.
Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois
$85,000
To partner with 6 local congregations to support 30 families with teens through Camp Wartburg’s “Family Focus Weekend Workshops”.
Lutheran Church of the Atonement & School
$10,000
To provide summer and afterschool programming for at least 50 students.
Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA)
$48,000
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.
Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA)
$25,000
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.
Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA)
$1,000
To provide a stipend to cover travel expenses for 1 staff member to attend the Marketing & Enrollment Retreat (April 13-15, 2025) and 2 staff members to attend the Donor Development Retreat (July 28-31, 2025) in Smithville, MO.
Lutheran High School North
$10,000
To provide short-term tuition assistance to families of high school students who face an unforeseen financial burden during the school year.
Lutheran High School of St. Charles County
$500
To provide a stipend to cover travel expenses for 4 staff members to attend Herzog Foundation's Strategic Planning Bootcamp (March 3-5) in Kansas City, MO.
Lutheran High School of St. Charles County
$10,000
To provide short-term tuition assistance to families of students who face an unforeseen financial burden; and support the development of the school's strategic plan.
Lutheran High School of St. Charles County
$50,000
To hire a consultant to build a website that amplifies the school ministry and mission and to more fully engage with prospective and current students and their families, alumni, donors, and friends of the school.
Lutheran High School South
$10,000
To provide financial assistance to families with documented, verified need who impact the diversity of the student body.
Lutheran North Middle School
$10,000
To provide short-term tuition assistance to families of middle school students who face an unforeseen financial burden during the school year.
Messiah Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To purchase iPads and Chromebooks for 2 new classrooms.
Metro-East Lutheran High School
$10,000
To complete the development of the new Student Success Center, outfitting it with the resources to support the development of student mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, and relational health.
Metro-East Lutheran High School
$46,500
To complete the development of the new Student Success Center, outfitting it with the resources to support the development of student mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, and relational health.
Our Savior Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To upgrade the school's communication system and purchase Chromebooks.
Our Savior Lutheran Church & School
$500
To provide a stipend to cover principal and admissions director costs to attend the Herzog Foundation's Marketing & Enrollment workshop July 8-10.
River Roads Lutheran School
$10,000
To extend S.T.E.A.M. activities into the daily Math & Science curriculum so that all students can gain more knowledge, abilities, and skills to advance in Math & Science.
Salem Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To purchase new equipment and make safety upgrades for the school's kitchen in order to further their commitment to serving more nutritious food options and portion sizes for their students.
Salem Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To hire a fundraising consultant to develop scholarship funds.
Salem Lutheran Church & School
$107
To provide a stipend to cover travel expenses for the Principal and Head of Stewardship to attend Herzog Foundation's Marketing & Enrollment Bootcamp (Apr 29-May 1) in Smithville, MO
St. John's Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To upgrade the internet and security camera systems.
St. John's Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To purchase new math curriculum.
St. John's Lutheran Church & School
$500
To provide a stipend to cover travel expenses for the Principal and Pastor (and possibly a third person) to attend Herzog Foundation's Donor Development Bootcamp (April 21-23) in Nashville, TN.
St. John's Lutheran Church & School
$500
To provide a stipend to cover travel expenses for two staff members to attend Herzog Foundation's Marketing and Enrollment Retreat (January 13-15, 2025) in Dallas, TX.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church & School
$25,000
To improve the safety and security at the school by installing a security fence to enclose all playgrounds and athletic fields, creating a single point of entry to the campus. To improve the safety and security at the school by installing a security fence to enclose all playgrounds and athletic fields, creating a single point of entry to the campus.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To implement a project-based learning method to all classrooms to empower and equip students to be creators, decision makers, critical thinkers, designers, and world changers.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To upgrade the English and Language Arts curriculum materials for grades 5-8.
Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation
$50,000
To provide 159 students with a quality Lutheran education by providing scholarships to children from low-income families residing in the City of St. Louis and North St. Louis County.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Congregation UAC
$10,000
To replace obsolete Jamboards with VIBE boards (smartboards).
Trinity Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To replace obsolete Jamboards with VIBE boards (smartboards).
Unity Lutheran Christian Elementary School
$10,000
To purchase supplies and equipment for a new Reading, Math and STEM program.
Word of Life Lutheran School
$10,000
To continue supporting a Facilitator who will improve communication as well as build relationships with immigrant families.
Word of Life Lutheran School
$15,000
To engage a group of facilitators through the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) to work with the Principal, School Board, supporting congregations, and other stakeholders to develop a school vision, as well as a strategic plan, campus plan and financial plan.
Zion Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To hire a school counselor to facilitate small groups, have individual sessions and lead classroom education on certain topics.
Zion Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To update classroom furniture in the 4 middle school classrooms.
Zion Lutheran Church & School
$10,000
To purchase furniture and computer technology for the Kindergarten class.
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
$42,000
To enable 18 grandparents to participate in the Relatives As Parents Program by providing long-term support with ongoing case management, financial assistance, support groups, and wellness programming.
Center for Hearing & Speech
$26,000
To overcome barriers to hearing health for 20 low-income seniors by providing access to hearing screenings and hearing aids.
Dream Seeding Inc.
$46,500
To reduce health disparity related to the care of elders with Alzheimer's disease and dementia through the screening of the "My Mama Joe" documentary film at 17 community outreach events designed to reach 1,500 people.
Guardian Angel Settlement Association
$30,000
To provide tailored services to 200 older adults through a new initiative to increase housing stability, greater food security, life skills, and strengthen social supports with a Senior Services Program Coordinator and Ignatian Volunteer Corps Member.
HealthVisions Midwest
$50,000
To provide 180 older adults with transportation services and 48 older adults with Circle of Friends and a weekly Bible study.
Independence Center
$15,000
To provide 525 older adults living with serious mental illness with comprehensive services including, psychosocial rehabilitation, healthcare home/wellness program, community support, and occupational therapy through the Young at Heart program.
Jefferson County Community Partnership
$45,000
To complete up to 30 repair projects for low-income senior homeowners in need of health or safety-related home repairs in Jefferson County.
Loaves and Fishes for St. Louis
$19,000
To purchase essential equipment and provide a 1:1 matching grant for the purchase of box truck to help improve the operations of the Food Pantry.
Lutheran Senior Services
$63,000
To provide 64 older adults with Aging Answers Care Management services, increase access to chaplaincy services for 92 older adults, and to implement resident-informed spiritual care plans at each affordable housing community.
Memory Care Home Solutions
$30,000
To support 400 families with a loved one with Alzheimer’s and Dementia by providing dementia care navigation, occupational therapy and home safety assessments, mental health resources, and continuing education and training to the community, service providers, and healthcare paraprofessionals.
Midtown Neighborhood Opportunities Corporation
$10,000
To provide 80 older adults with a place for socialization; connection to resources to improve their physical, emotional and financial health; volunteer opportunities; and help them maintain their independence longer.
Peter & Paul Community Services
$100,000
To support 40 older adults who are experiencing homelessness through Occupational Therapy and the creation of an Older Adult Care Coordinator position which will coordinate services and provide critical referrals
Shepherd's Center of Webster-Kirkwood
$25,000
To address social isolation by implementing existing and expanded programs to 600 older adults in line with the Surgeon General’s recommendation for Community-Based Organizations.
St. John's Healing Community Board aka St. John's Community Care
$18,000
To provide enrichment for older adults living with dementia with Adult Day services that include group and individual music therapy, musical groups, and other health and wellness activities.
St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program
$57,000
To increase the availability of free home medical equipment in the St. Louis region with the creation of four HELP HUBs through partnerships with the faith community.
St. Louis Mental Health Board of Trustees
$1,000
To support the basic needs of former residents of Northview Village following its abrupt closure.
St. Louis Society for the Blind (dba St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired)
$13,000
To support approximately 60 older adults who are visually impaired in maintaining their independence and quality of life by providing occupational therapy and to increase awareness and education about agency services in the Metro East.
Touchette Regional Hospital
$30,000
To improve the health outcomes of 200 low-income older adults by providing navigation, social, and spiritual services and assistance with basic needs.
VOYCE
$45,000
To provide 210 older adults and their families with education on aging issues through a train-the-trainer model by partnering with faith-based communities and organizations.
Youth and Family Center
$50,000
To support and prevent social isolation for 100 older adults ages 55+ by improving their physical health as well as mental and emotional health through social, recreational, and educational activities.
Lutheran Services in America
$2,500
To provide annual support for 2024.
Philanthropy Missouri
$15,000
To provide annual support for 2024.
Philanthropy Missouri
$15,000
To renew membership for 2025 in PhilMo to enhance giving activities.
STEM2U Youth Programs
$25,000
To provide annual support for 2024.
Grand Total
150 Grants
$3,863,556