James S McDonnell Family Foundation

EIN 364507175

St Louis, MO 63117 |(314) 862-1040

Total Given 2020–2023
$148.7M
191 grants · $37.2M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$50K
typical mid grants · $10K–$200K
grant size
48%
supporter · 40/84 multi-year
repeat
$207.4M
Assets (2023)
84
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (314) 862-1040

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $52.9M $181.0M $10.6M 54
2021 $49.3M $220.0M $18.5M 42
2022 $38.0M $162.0M $5.1M 55
2023 $8.5M $207.4M $13.6M 40

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 191 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$50K
Average
$779K
75th Pctl
$200K
Maximum
$17.6M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

2.1% of US grants · Rank #5 of 18 states $105K across 4 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Travis 2 grants · $60K
  2. 2 Dallas 2 grants · $45K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (191 total)

Purpose
Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV $17,575,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Washington University St Louis, MO $17,100,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Washington University St Louis, MO $9,475,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Washington University St Louis, MO $9,280,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV $8,550,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Stl Life Sciences Projects St Louis, MO $7,120,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Stl Life Sciences Projects St Louis, MO $6,240,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Stl Life Sciences Projects St Louis, MO $6,030,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Olivette, MO $5,600,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Olivette, MO $4,800,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV $4,305,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV $4,245,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV $4,245,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Olivette, MO $3,910,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV $3,200,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Tufts College Medford, MA $2,750,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Mo Bontanical Gardens St Louis, MO $2,500,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Mo Bontanical Gardens St Louis, MO $2,500,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Mo Bontanical Gardens St Louis, MO $2,180,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Trustees of the Missouri Botanical Gardens St Louis, MO $2,175,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Tufts College Medford, MA $2,100,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Tufts College Medford, MA $2,000,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Princeton University Princeton, NJ $1,642,248 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
St Louis Community Foundation Clayton, MO $1,485,000 FUTURE GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
St Louis Life Sciences Project (Sllsp) St Louis, MO $1,340,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021