Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation
Ballwin, MO · EIN 43-6027517. Reported 273 grants totalling $2,521,250 to 98 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stages St Louis | Chesterfield, MO | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army Midland Division | Saint Louis, MO | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kirkwood Historical Society | Kirkwood, MO | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tower Grove Park | Saint Louis, MO | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Forest Park Forever | Saint Louis, MO | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| World Bird Sanctuary | Valley Park, MO | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shepherd's Center of Websterkirkwood Inc | Glendale, MO | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kirkwood Train Station | Kirkwood, MO | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gateway Region YMCA (kirkwoodwebster Ymca) | St Louis, MO | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Stlouis Area Council | St Louis, MO | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Mo | Saint Louis, MO | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kirk Care Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park | Saint Louis, MO | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | Saint Louis, MO | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Museum of Transportation | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brightside Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $48,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Home Sweet Home | St Louis, MO | $47,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Circle of Concern | Valley Park, MO | $46,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saint Louis County Parks Foundation | St Louis, MO | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prevented | Saint Louis, MO | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Saint Patrick Center | Saint Louis, MO | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Magic House | Saint Louis, MO | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Louis Shakespeare Festival | Saint Louis, MO | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| CASA of St Louis | St Louis, MO | $33,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seed Saint Louis Inc | St Louis, MO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kirkwood Theatre Guild | Kirkwood, MO | $29,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital | Maryland Heights, MO | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| L'arche St Louis | Brentwood, MO | $28,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Delta Gamma Center for Children With Visual Impairments | Richmond Heights, MO | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kirkwood Arts Foundation | Kirkwood, MO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sherwood Forest Camp | Saint Louis, MO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Education Foundation | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wyman Center | Eureka, MO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Youth in Action | Kirkwood, MO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food Outreach | Saint Louis, MO | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Horizons St Louis | Kirkwood, MO | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saint Joseph Institute for the Deaf | Brentwood, MO | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Louis Aquarium Foundation | St Louis, MO | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Orchestra of Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gateway Region YMCA (ymca Trout Lodge & Camp Lakewood) | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kirkwood Area Every Child Promise Kaechp | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shepherd's Center of Webster-Kirkwood Inc | Webster Groves, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Ozarks | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forest Releaf of Missouri | Saint Louis, MO | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walker Scottish Rite Clinic | Saint Louis, MO | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Horizonssprog Inc | Kirkwood, MO | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater St Louis Area Council Boy Scouts of America | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Horizons St Louis in Kirkwood | Kirkwood, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kids in the Middle | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kirkwood Parks Foundation | Kirkwood, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lifewaters | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryville University | Saint Louis, MO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Missouri Kidsfirst | Jefferson City, MO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jazz Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Joe's Place | St Louis, MO | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St Louis | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Richmond Heights, MO | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gateway Greening | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway Region YMCA - Kirkwood YMCA | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gateway Region YMCA - YMCA of the Ozarks Camp Lakewood | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| International Institute of St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lifebridge Ministries | Kirkwood, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Missouri Network Against Child Abuse | Jefferson City, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital Foundation | Maryland Heights, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ranken Technical College | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saint Louis Zoo Association | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Louis Women's Chorale | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Patrick Center | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Covering House | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Magic House St Louis Children's Museum | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ncada (national Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse) | Saint Louis, MO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Care and Counseling | St Louis, MO | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Firm Foundation Tutoring Program | Saint Louis, MO | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Institute for the Deaf | St Louis, MO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Characterplus | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Kirkwood Special Business District (city of Kirkwood) | Kirkwood, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gateway Arch Park Foundation | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Home Works Teacher Home Visit Program | Saint Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kirkwood Public Library | Kirkwood, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kitchen Inc | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nurses for Newborns | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Louis Public Radio | Saint Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Mary Culver Home | Kirkwood, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| USO of Missouri Inc | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walker Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chads Coalition for Mental Health | St Louis, MO | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jazz St Louis | St Louis, MO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Duo Dogs Inc | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Ignites St Louis (boys Hope Girls Hope of St Louis Inc) | Richmond Heights, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater St Louis | Chesterfield, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lost & Found Grief Center | Springfield, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Louis Actors' Studio | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clares House | High Ridge, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gateway Housing Service Project | Manchester, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kids Win Missouri | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| It's Your Birthday Inc | Florissant, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Agnes Home | Kirkwood, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
60 of 98 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 82%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Kirkwood Train Station
Matching Grant for Train Station Restoratioin - Kirkwood Historical Society
Mudd's Grove Porch Restoration - World Bird Sanctuary
Fostering Center Enclosures - Boy Scouts of America Stlouis Area Council
Facilities maintenance & update - Girl Scouts of Eastern Mo
STEM opportunities for girls - Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Project/Program Support - 2026 Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Robotics
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 161 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | $487,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 55 | $517,000 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | 55 | $485,250 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $490,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 55 | $542,000 | $8,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Missouri.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 711 Arbor Haven, Ballwin, MO, 63021. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 43-6027517 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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