A plain directory for people running St. Louis-area nonprofits: who funds what and where to apply, where to get training, how to reach the Continuum of Care, where to find volunteers and board members, and the federal and state registrations that keep an organization eligible for grants.
Where St. Louis-area foundations and public funds post their grant programs, cycles, and application portals.
Grant opportunities the Foundation runs or administers for private and family foundations, with an online grant portal for applications.
Funds a network of partner agencies, its Safety Net, on multi-year cycles. The page lists the agencies in the current and next funding cycles.
Statewide health funder. Posts open funding and research opportunities, funding guidelines, and help for Missouri groups applying for federal and national funding.
Arts funding for the St. Louis region: Program Support, Organizational, and Pillar grants for organizations, plus grants for individual artists and collectives.
Funds policy advocacy, community organizing, and other systems-change work in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois, mostly through general operating grants during posted application windows.
Annual Annunciation Grant Cycle for organizations serving vulnerable people in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and East St. Louis. It opens in spring with a letter of intent, followed by a full application.
Grants in six focus areas, including Lutheran churches and schools, older adults, foreign-born neighbors, and adults returning from incarceration. Applications go through its online portal.
Public funding for behavioral health and children's services for City of St. Louis residents, awarded through a competitive two-step proposal process. Sign up on the page for funding notices.
Sales-tax fund for children's mental and behavioral health services in St. Louis County, with Core, Grassroots, Youth-Led, Special Projects, and Emergency funding.
The state arts agency's grant programs for Missouri arts organizations and communities.
Statewide network of grantmakers. Its nonprofit resources page collects tools for nonprofits, and it runs Funder First Fridays, free conversations between nonprofits and local funders.
A running list of open grants and deadlines, kept for St. Louis community development and neighborhood groups.
Workshops, courses, peer networks, and one-on-one help for nonprofit staff and boards.
St. Louis capacity-building nonprofit with trainings, consulting, and programs for Missouri and Southern Illinois nonprofits.
University of Missouri-St. Louis graduate certificate in nonprofit management, plus noncredit courses such as a certificate in volunteer management.
University of Missouri program offering one-on-one help, skill-building courses, and a resource library for Missouri nonprofit leaders.
Legal and accounting help, workshops, and clinics for artists and arts organizations.
Regional leadership development programs, including Leadership St. Louis.
Local chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals: fundraising education, networking, and National Philanthropy Day.
Workshops and peer networking for nonprofit marketing and communications staff.
Education and networking on planned giving.
National database of funders and grants (formerly Foundation Center and GuideStar), with free nonprofit profiles and training.
The local bodies that plan homeless services and coordinate HUD Continuum of Care funding. Upcoming meetings are on our Nonprofit & Community events calendar. See the calendar.
Homeless services planning for the City of St. Louis, with membership, committee, and meeting information.
St. Louis County's Continuum of Care and its all-member meeting information.
The St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department page covering the county's Continuum of Care and community development programs in the Metro East.
Places to find volunteers, skilled help, and board members, and to learn board basics.
Volunteer opportunities across the region from United Way of Greater St. Louis.
Matches experienced adults with nonprofit partners for one to two days of service a week.
National listings for volunteer roles, board seats, and nonprofit jobs. VolunteerMatch is now part of Idealist.
Connects nonprofits with skilled volunteers for professional projects.
National resources on nonprofit board governance, recruitment, and roles.
Registrations and rules most St. Louis-area nonprofits run into, on both sides of the river.
Register your organization and get a Unique Entity ID, required before applying for federal grants. Registration is renewed every year.
Find and apply for federal grants. An active SAM.gov registration comes first.
Where single audits are submitted and can be searched. A single audit is generally required for any year an organization spends $1,000,000 or more in federal awards (fiscal years starting on or after October 1, 2024).
The federal rules behind the single audit, on the official eCFR.
Tax-exempt status, Form 990 filing, and the IRS search tool for checking an organization's exempt status.
Missouri charitable organization registration, annual reports, and exemption requests.
Forming and maintaining a Missouri nonprofit corporation, including annual filings.
Illinois charity registration and annual reporting with the Charitable Trust Bureau, for Metro East organizations and others raising money in Illinois.
Links go to each organization's own site. Programs, deadlines, and rules change, so confirm the details with the organization before you apply or file. For upcoming trainings, funder sessions, Continuum of Care meetings, and galas, see Nonprofit & Community events in St. Louis.
