Fischer-Bauer-Knirps Foundation
St Louis, MO · EIN 43-6036524. Reported 638 grants totalling $591,500 to 137 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. Fischer-Bauer-Knirps 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $4,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Episcopal Church | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Missouri University | Columbia, MO | $18,000 | 30 | 5 | 2025 |
| Birthright Counseling | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Haven of Grace | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Health Protection & Education Services | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House | Sedalia, CO | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness of St Louis | East Hampton, NY | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church | St Louis, MO | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sunshine Ministries | St Louis, MO | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greenwood Community Church | Greenwood Village, CO | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Missouri Colleges Fund Inc | Jefferson City, MO | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Places for People Inc | St Louis, MO | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Louis University School of Law | St Louis, MO | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Villa Duchesneoak Hill School | St Louis, MO | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alive Inc | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cancer Support Community | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Institute for the Deaf | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Covenant House Missouri | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Delta Gamma Center for Children With Visual Impairments | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Episcopal City Mission | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Every Child's Hope | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Forward | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Tree | Wheat Ridge, CO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feed My People | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Kids With Cancer Inc | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gateway to Hope | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harris House | St Charles, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hosea House | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Humane Society of Missouri | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ladue Education Foundation | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lifebridge Partnership | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Memory Care Home Solutions | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Muny Opera | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| My Life Speaks | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Operation Food Search | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Orchard Club South | Englewood, CO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Partners in Sustainable Development Intl | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sheldon Arts Foundation | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shriner's Hospitals for Children | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Agnes Home | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Labre Indian School | Ashland, MT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Louis Peregrine Society Inc | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Louis University College of Arts & Sciences | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Luke's Hospital Life & Hope Fund | Chesterfield, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Luke's Hospital Robt Paine Heart Institute | Chesterfield, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Martha's Hall | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Patrick Center | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Task-Team Activities for Special Kids | Fenton, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Next Step | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of the South | Sewanee, TN | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington University Olin School of Business | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Young America's Foundation | Reston, VA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| City Academy | St Louis, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fore Honor Foundation | House Springs, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Glen Echo Historic District Preservation Foundation | St Louis, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Home Works | St Louis, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lift for Life | St Louis, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Logos School | St Louis, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meds & Food for Kids | St Louis, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Our Lady of the Pillar Church | St Louis, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ranken Technical College | St Louis, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ride on St Louis | Kimmswick, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rosati-Kain High School | St Louis, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Louis Area Foodbank | Bridgeton, MO | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Student Conservation Association | Arlington, VA | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Audubon Center | West Alton, MO | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys Hope-Girls Hope of St Louis | St Louis, MO | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the St Louis Public Library | St Louis, MO | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Griffin Center | East St Louis, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation | St Louis, MO | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Transport Museum Association | St Louis, MO | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vincent Gray Academy | East St Louis, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Almost Home | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Angels' Arms | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Backstoppers | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Mo | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Duo Dogs | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Little Bit Foundation | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marian Middle School | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Missouri Baptist Children's Home | Bridgeton, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nature Conservancy in Missouri | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Side Community School | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Louis Crisis Nursery | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Louis Symphony Society | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Women's Safe House | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brain Injury Assn of Mo Inc | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Care and Counseling | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Core Collective at St Vincent | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Economic Education Inc | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Great Circle | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Louis Bridge Center | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vetbiz | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Webster University Geo Walker School of Business | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Protective Assn of Missouri | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brent's Place | Aurora, CO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Colorado Public Radio | Centennial, CO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Epworth Children & Family Services | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| First Tee of St Louis | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fisheries Conservation Foundation | Champaign, IL | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lafayette College | Easton, PA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lafayette College Maroon Society | Easton, PA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Manor Grove | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Missouri Goodwill Industries School to Work Program | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Missouri Univeristy | Columbia, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Morgan Adams | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nine Network of Public Media | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Louis Senior Olympics | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| USO of Missouri Inc | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wsie 887 | Edwardsville, IL | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Zeta Psi Educational Foundation | Waltham, MA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Magnolia Recovery & Wellness Foundation | Jackson, MS | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Provident Behavioral Health | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Vincent Home for Children | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tabernacle Community Development Corp | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kdhx | St Louis, MO | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Missouri Veterans Endeavor | St Louis, MO | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Open Door Animal Sanctuary | House Springs, MO | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood St Louis Region | St Louis, MO | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Louis Help | St Louis, MO | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies | Arvada, CO | $1,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Catholic Urban Programs | East St Louis, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | St Louis, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids of Our Heroes | Aurora, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mother of Good Counsel | St Louis, MO | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Clement of Rome Catholic School | St Louis, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | Denver, CO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
132 of 137 (96%) 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 98%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 255 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 | 126 | $122,000 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 125 | $105,500 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 129 | $114,000 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 129 | $125,000 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 129 | $125,000 | $1,000 |
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
81% of its giving went to organizations in Missouri. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 $1,000. 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 Fischer-Bauer-Knirps 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: 29 Nantucket Lane, St Louis, MO, 63132. 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.
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