Piasa Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Alton, IL · EIN 37-6610430 · reported 2023–2025
90grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$150smallest grant
$547Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 90 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $6,000 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
PO Box 484
Alton, IL 62002-0484
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 Community Foundation | St Louis, MO | $57,000 |
| United Way of Greater St Louis | East Alton, IL | $55,000 |
| United Way of Greater St Louis | East Alton, IL | $55,000 |
| United Way of Greater St Louis | East Alton, IL | $55,000 |
| Saint Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | $30,000 |
| Rising Together Foundation TORNADO RELIEF | St Louis, MO | $20,000 |
| Crisis Food Center | Alton, IL | $12,000 |
| Crisis Food Center | Alton, IL | $12,000 |
| Crisis Food Center | Alton, IL | $12,000 |
| Riverbend Head Start & Family Services | Alton, IL | $10,000 |
| Hawai'i Community Foundation | Kahului, HI | $8,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $7,000 |
| The Salvation Army | St Louis, MO | $6,000 |
| The Salvation Army | St Louis, MO | $6,000 |
| The Salvation Army | St Louis, MO | $6,000 |
| Alton Educational Foundation | Alton, IL | $5,000 |
| Camp New Hope | Mattoon, IL | $5,000 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL | $5,000 |
| The Aopa Foundation | Frederick, MD | $5,000 |
| Alton Educational Foundation | Alton, IL | $5,000 |
| Camp New Hope | Mattoon, IL | $5,000 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL | $5,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Salt - Student Athletes Leading Tomorrow | Alton, IL | $5,000 |
| Alton Educational Foundation | Alton, IL | $5,000 |
| Camp New Hope | Mattoon, IL | $5,000 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL | $5,000 |
| Riverbend Head Start & Family Services | Alton, IL | $5,000 |
| Alton Boys and Girls Club | Alton, IL | $5,000 |
| The Aopa Foundation | Frederick, MD | $5,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $4,500 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Gateway Chapter | St Louis, MO | $4,500 |
| Hunt of A Lifetime Foundation | Harborcreek, PA | $4,000 |
| Partners for Pets Humane Society | St Jacob, IL | $4,000 |
| Hunt of A Lifetime Foundation | Harborcreek, PA | $4,000 |
| Hunt of A Lifetime Foundation | Harborcreek, PA | $4,000 |
| Christian Freedom International | Front Royal, VA | $3,500 |
| Shadow Buddies Foundation | Lenexa, KS | $3,500 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $3,500 |
| Semper FI Fund | Oceanside, CA | $3,500 |
| Patriot Training Foundation | St Louis, MO | $3,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $3,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse US DISASTER RELIEF 013622 | Boone, NC | $3,000 |
| Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation | Alton, IL | $2,500 |
| American Cancer Society | Maryville, IL | $2,500 |
| Boy Scouts of America | St Louis, MO | $2,500 |
| Eden's Glory | Greenville, IL | $2,500 |
| Feeding America | Bridgeton, MO | $2,500 |
| Ronald McDonald House | St Louis, MO | $2,500 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,500 |
| The Bridge Church | Alton, IL | $2,500 |
| Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation | Alton, IL | $2,500 |
| American Cancer Society | Maryville, IL | $2,500 |
| Feeding America | Bridgeton, MO | $2,500 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,500 |
| Lustgarten Foundation | Woodbury, NY | $2,500 |
| Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation | Alton, IL | $2,500 |
| American Cancer Society | Maryville, IL | $2,500 |
| Boy Scouts of America | St Louis, MO | $2,500 |
| Feeding America | Bridgeton, MO | $2,500 |
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