David B Lichtenstein Foundation
Private foundation · Columbia, MO · EIN 43-6033786 · reported 2023–2025
57grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,828lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$2.0Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 57 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $65K 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
1400 Forum Blvd Ste 7a Pmb 132
Columbia, MO 65203-1997
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | $426,500 |
| St Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | $414,500 |
| St Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | $400,000 |
| Ccua | Columbia, MO | $125,000 |
| Variety Children's Charity | St Louis, MO | $105,000 |
| Variety Children's Charity | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Variety Children's Charity | St Louis, MO | $70,000 |
| Woodhaven | Columbia, MO | $50,000 |
| Baptist Student Union | Columbia, MO | $36,000 |
| Children's Hospital | Columbia, MO | $25,000 |
| The Food Bank | Columbia, MO | $25,000 |
| Disability Resource Association | Festus, MO | $15,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House | Columbia, MO | $11,200 |
| Baptist Student Union | Columbia, MO | $10,500 |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hosp | Maryland Heights, MO | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 |
| Society for the Blind | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 |
| Special Olympics | Jefferson City, MO | $10,000 |
| Faith Through Fire | Wentzville, MO | $10,000 |
| Live 2 Give Hope | Lebanon, MO | $10,000 |
| Nurses for Newborns | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| School Off Service | Columbia, MO | $10,000 |
| The Women's Safe House | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Jefferson City Racsjc | Jefferson City, MO | $10,000 |
| The Hannibal Nutrition Center | Hannibal, MO | $6,000 |
| Center for Autism Education | St Peters, MO | $5,000 |
| Nurses for Newborns | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Scouting America | Irving, TX | $5,000 |
| White Cross Food Pantry | Joplin, MO | $5,000 |
| Alternative Community Training | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| Faith Foundation Children's Home | Ironton, MO | $5,000 |
| Haven House | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Pony Bird Inc | Festus, MO | $5,000 |
| Seed | Decorah, IA | $5,000 |
| The Farmer's House | Weston, MO | $5,000 |
| Haven of Grace | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Heart of Missouri Girls (gotr) | Columbia, MO | $5,000 |
| Nurses for Newborns | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Powell Gardens | Kingsville, MO | $5,000 |
| Serve Inc | Fulton, MO | $5,000 |
| St Louis Health Equipment | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| The National MS Society | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Ellis Fischel | Columbia, MO | $4,000 |
| Faith Through Fire | Wentzville, MO | $3,828 |
| Heart of Missouri Casa | Columbia, MO | $3,000 |
| Pink Ribbon Good | Dayton, OH | $3,000 |
| Municipal Opera GENERAL DONATION | St Louis, MO | $2,500 |
| Burns Recovered | St Louis, MO | $2,500 |
| Cedar Creek Therapeudic | Columbia, MO | $2,500 |
| Home Sweet Home | Maplewood, MO | $2,500 |
| Municipal Opera GENERAL DONATION | St Louis, MO | $2,500 |
| Southeast Missouri Network | Jackson, MO | $2,500 |
| The Alliance of Southwest MO | Joplin, MO | $2,500 |
| Care 4 Joplin | Joplin, MO | $2,000 |
| Pink Ribbon Good | Dayton, OH | $2,000 |
| School of Service | Columbia, MO | $2,000 |
| Southeast Missouri Food Bank | Sikeston, MO | $2,000 |
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