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Missouri Social Advocacy Grants

Explore 20 grant opportunities

Rooted in Justice 2024-2025
$25,000
Cedar Tree Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 31, 2024

Date Added

Sep 27, 2024

This funding program provides financial support to community-based organizations that empower youth aged 12 to 20 through established, youth-led urban greening initiatives focused on social and environmental justice in select states.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Health Equity Fund
Contact for amount
Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH)
Private

Application Deadline

Jul 26, 2025

Date Added

Jul 18, 2025

This funding opportunity supports community-driven initiatives in Missouri that address the root causes of health disparities by reshaping policies and building community power.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Greater Leeโ€™s Summit Healthcare Foundation Grant
$10,000
The Greater Leeโ€™s Summit Healthcare Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 23, 2024

This grant provides funding for innovative healthcare projects in the greater Leeโ€™s Summit area, prioritizing initiatives that promote community health, education, and sustainability.

Health
Nonprofits
Thriving Communities Grant Program
Contact for amount
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 19, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations, local governments, and public schools in selected states to implement sustainability initiatives, workforce development, and community resilience programs that enhance the quality of life and economic vitality in their communities.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Needmorโ€™s Core Grant for Community Organizing
Contact for amount
Needmor Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 5, 2025

This grant provides financial support to grassroots community organizing groups in the Midwest that focus on empowering low- and moderate-income populations, particularly those historically excluded from civic participation, to drive systemic change and promote social justice.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Hall Family Foundation Grant
Contact for amount
Hall Family Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 20, 2023

This funding opportunity supports community-focused projects in the Greater Kansas City area that promote racial equity, improve quality of life, and demonstrate sustainable program design and measurable impact.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Seeding the Future Grants
$20,000
Deaconess Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 8, 2025

This funding opportunity provides unrestricted financial support to nonprofit organizations in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois that focus on grassroots advocacy, community organizing, and policy initiatives aimed at achieving racial equity and community well-being.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute Grant
Contact for amount
Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 20, 2025

This grant provides funding for educational and artistic projects that promote understanding of the Holocaust and combat hatred, specifically benefiting communities in Missouri and the Midwest.

Education
Nonprofits
Truman Lake Area Grantmaking Program
$5,000
Truman Lake Area Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 6, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations, government entities, school districts, and churches that enhance the quality of life for residents in the Truman Lake region.

Community Development
City or township governments
Jewell Schweitzer Quality of Life Grant Program
$30,000
Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 10, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations, government entities, public schools, and faith-based groups in Springfield-Greene County, Missouri, to support innovative projects that address key community issues identified in the local Community Focus Report.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Ina Calkins Trust Grant
$200,000
The Ina Calkins Board
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 11, 2024

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Kansas City, Missouri, that focus on promoting total abstinence from alcohol, supporting the elderly, caring for underprivileged children, and advancing education and social services.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
Core Funding Opportunity
$150,000,000
St. Louis County Childrenโ€™s Service Fund
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 26, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and government entities that deliver mental and behavioral health services to children and families in St. Louis County, Missouri.

Health
Nonprofits
Hometown Partners Giving Circle Grant Program
$3,000
Hometown Partners Giving Circle
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 20, 2025

This funding opportunity supports a single impactful project that addresses community needs in Aurora, Marionville, and Verona, specifically for nonprofit organizations, government entities, school districts, and churches serving these areas.

Community Development
City or township governments
Community Involvement Program
Contact for amount
Hallmark Cards, Inc. and Hallmark Corporate Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 22, 2023

This program provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in specific areas to promote children's well-being, cultural enrichment, and essential community services.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Herbert A. and Adrian W. Woods Grant Program
Contact for amount
Herbert A. and Adrian W. Woods Foundation (administered by Bank of America)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 25, 2024

This funding opportunity supports charitable organizations in the greater St. Louis area that assist abused or neglected children, the poor, the Episcopal Church, arts and culture, animal welfare, and victims of illness or disability.

Animal Welfare
Nonprofits
Nominations open for Humanitarian of the Year Award
$5,000
Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 8, 2025

This award recognizes and honors a southwest Missouri resident for their outstanding community service and civic leadership, with a $5,000 cash prize to support a charitable cause of their choice.

Social Advocacy
Individuals
The Cigna Group Health Equity Impact Fund
$250,000
The Cigna Group Foundation (CGF)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 1, 2025

This funding opportunity supports community-based nonprofit organizations in Hartford, Connecticut, and St. Louis, Missouri, to improve healthcare access and address mental health and substance use challenges in underserved populations.

Health
Nonprofits
NextGen Grantmakers Initiative
$20,000
Deaconess Foundation (in partnership with Vision for Children at Risk)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 11, 2025

This initiative provides funding to youth-led organizations in specific Missouri and Illinois counties for projects that promote youth leadership, safety, mental well-being, and professional development.

Youth
Nonprofits
Finley River Affiliate Grantmaking Program FY25
$2,500
Finley River Community Foundation
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 6, 2025

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations and other eligible entities serving the eastern Christian County area in Missouri to address pressing community needs.

Community Development
City or township governments
MMF Responsive Grants in Missouri and Illinois
$50,000
Marillac Mission Fund (MMF)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 2, 2024

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Missouri and Illinois that serve underserved populations, focusing on areas such as immigrants and refugees, older adults, rural well-being, and human trafficking prevention.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits