Leon and Mary Strauss Charitable Foundation TR
Private foundation · St Louis, MO · EIN 37-6448116 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Leon and Mary Strauss Charitable
179grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$957Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 179 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $88K 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
17 Westmoreland PL
Saint Louis, MO 63108-1227
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coca GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $40,000 |
| Coca GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $40,000 |
| Coca GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $40,000 |
| St Louis Ballet GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chesterfield, MO | $40,000 |
| New Jewish Theatre GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $31,000 |
| Dance St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $30,000 |
| New Jewish Theatre GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $30,000 |
| Dance St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Nine PBS GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| St Louis Ballet GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chesterfield, MO | $25,000 |
| St Louis Zoo GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Stages St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chesterfield, MO | $25,000 |
| Nine Network GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| St Louis Ballet GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chesterfield, MO | $20,000 |
| Stages St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chesterfield, MO | $20,000 |
| French American Cultural Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Washington, DC | $15,750 |
| Cabaret Project of St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $15,000 |
| Stages St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chesterfield, MO | $15,000 |
| Tennessee Williams Festival GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $15,000 |
| Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $13,500 |
| Cinema St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Tennessee Williams Festival GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Dance St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Cinema St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,500 |
| Animal Protective Association GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Chamber Music Society Stl GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Pound Pets GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Granite City, IL | $5,000 |
| Gateway Center for Performing Arts GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Webster Groves, MO | $5,000 |
| Gateway Pet Guardians GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | East St Louis, IL | $5,000 |
| Humane Society of MO GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Jefferson County Pet Food Pantry GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | House Springs, MO | $5,000 |
| Open Door Animal Sanctuary GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | House Springs, MO | $5,000 |
| Opera Theatre - St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Operation Spot GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| St Louis Art Museum Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| St Louis Feral Cat Outreach GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Stray Dog Theatre GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Stray Rescue GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| The Goode Life Rescue GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Desoto, MO | $5,000 |
| The J Stl Jewish Community Center GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Winter Opera GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Creve Coeur, MO | $5,000 |
| Animal Protection Association GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Cabaret Project of St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Circus Harmony GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Community Music School -Webster University GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Food Outreach GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Goode Life Pet Rescue GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Herrculaneum, MO | $5,000 |
| Humane Society of Missouri GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Jefferson County Pet Food Pantry GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | House Springs, MO | $5,000 |
| Missouri Historical Society GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Naral Pro Choice Missouri Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Open Door Animal Sanctuary GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | House Springs, MO | $5,000 |
| Opera Theatre - St Louis GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
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