The William S Anheuser Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity without an existing link should not send a cold application.
- Its recorded grants cover a wide mix of fields, including a university, schools, arts and theatre groups, a historical society and a food-access organisation, and the filings show most recipients in Missouri, but no geographic focus is stated, so fit depends on the work rather than the location.
- About 8 in 10 of its 38 grants fall between $2,000 and $25,000, with a median of $5,000, so a request near that level is typical, although its largest grant was about $540,000.
- Repeat giving is strong: 94% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded in one of the two earlier filings, so a new applicant should expect a relationship-led route and should seek a connection before timing any approach.
- Annual giving varies, at $90,000 paid in the latest filing against a typical year of about $580,000.
Overview
The William S Anheuser Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chesterfield, MO.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s filings describe the grants as general support. Its recorded grants have gone to a broad mix of charitable organisations, including a university, schools and an academy, a historical society, arts and theatre groups, choruses, civil-liberties and LGBTQ+ organisations, and a food-access organisation. This is a varied group rather than a single stated funding field. Most recorded recipients are in Missouri, particularly St Louis, with a small number in California and Minnesota. The filings state that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; they do not set out applicant criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Missouri.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing gives no further steps for organisations.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 38 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 42% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations The William S Anheuser Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 39% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Washington University · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- PROMO Fund · General support$5,0002024 tax year
- Missouri Historical Society · General support$5,0002024 tax year
- Pride St. Louis · General support$5,0002024 tax year
- St. Louis ArtWorks · General support$5,0002024 tax year
- That Uppity Theatre Company · General support$5,0002024 tax year
- Aclu Of Mo · General support$5,0002024 tax year
- Urban Harvest · General support$3,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rex Reed — Director
- Marjorie Hollis — Director
- Misty Ahearn — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $843,414 | $578,496 | $12,439,068 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $899,860 | $613,239 | $15,265,091 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $454,649 | $90,000 | $19,902,398 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Chesterfield, MO