August A Busch III Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Chesterfield, MO · EIN 43-1435400 · reported 2023–2025
189grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$3,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$7.2Mtotal paid
16states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 189 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2.0M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
18152 Edison Avenue
Chesterfield, MO 63005-3729
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation GENERAL; CARDIAC OR HYBRID SUITE | St Louis, MO | $750,000 |
| Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation GENERAL; CARDIAC OR HYBRID SUITE | St Louis, MO | $750,000 |
| Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation GENERAL; CARDIAC OR HYBRID SUITE | St Louis, MO | $500,000 |
| The Caregiver Club | St Louis, MO | $250,000 |
| Wild Earth Allies | Chevy Chase, MD | $245,000 |
| Friends of the Environment | Ludington, MI | $243,000 |
| Wild Earth Allies | Chevy Chase, MD | $180,000 |
| Wild Earth Allies | Chevy Chase, MD | $170,000 |
| Cadet Air Corps Museum | Kansas City, MO | $150,000 |
| Rossman School SHIPLEY LEADERSHIP FUND, GENERAL PROJECTS | St Louis, MO | $150,000 |
| St Peters Senior Citizens Corporation MAINTENANCE | St Peters, MO | $127,846 |
| Seriousfun Childrens Network | Westport, CT | $125,000 |
| St Peters Senior Citizens Corporation MAINTENANCE | St Peters, MO | $107,704 |
| American Red Cross | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Boca Grande Health Care Clinic Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $100,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation | Ballwin, MO | $100,000 |
| Rossman School SHIPLEY LEADERSHIP FUND, GENERAL PROJECTS | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| American Red Cross | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation | Ballwin, MO | $100,000 |
| Aviation Youth Mentoring Program | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| St Louis Symphony | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| American Red Cross | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation | Ballwin, MO | $100,000 |
| Rossman School SHIPLEY LEADERSHIP FUND, GENERAL PROJECTS | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| St Louis Symphony | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Boca Grande Health Care Clinic Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $100,000 |
| Umsl College of Optometry | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Boca Grande Disaster Fund | Boca Grande, FL | $100,000 |
| St Peters Senior Citizens Corporation MAINTENANCE | St Peters, MO | $92,044 |
| Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| The Caregiver Club | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| St Louis Area Food Bank | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| National Merit Scholarship Corp | Evanston, IL | $50,000 |
| Cbc High School | St Louis, MO | $46,400 |
| Cbc High School | St Louis, MO | $45,630 |
| Cbc High School | St Louis, MO | $44,980 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Backstoppers Inc | St Louis, MO | $26,000 |
| Backstoppers Inc | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Friends of Boca Grande | Boca Grande, FL | $25,000 |
| St Louis Firefighters Community Outreach | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | Columbia, SC | $25,000 |
| Crisis Nursery St Louis JEFFERSON COUNTY OUTREACH CENTER | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Villa Duschesne | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| St Louis Firefighters Community Outreach | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | Columbia, SC | $25,000 |
| Surfers for Autism | Stuart, FL | $25,000 |
| St Louis Area Food Bank | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| St Louis Firefighters Community Outreach | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| St Louis Crisis Nursery | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Surfers for Autism | Stuart, FL | $25,000 |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | Columbia, SC | $25,000 |
| Villa Duschesne | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Friends of Boca Grande | Boca Grande, FL | $25,000 |
| Wentzville United Methodist Church | Wentzville, MO | $25,000 |
| Aopa Foundation YOU CAN FLY PROGRAM | Frederick, MD | $20,000 |
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