Ten Talents Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation accepts contributions only from preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and the realistic step is to seek an invitation.
- If your work is in homeless outreach, religious ministry, education, disability support, pregnancy centres or healthcare for mothers, it matches the areas the foundation funds.
- The filings show grants mainly in Florida, Kansas, South Dakota and the United States, but no geographic focus is stated.
- About 8 in 10 of its 161 grants fall between $5,000 and $155,000, and half of its grants were $25,000 or less across three filings, so a request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was about $1,350,000 to Servant Foundation dba The Signatry.
- In its latest filing, 76% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so existing grantees hold a large share of its giving.
Overview
Ten Talents Foundation is a US private foundation based in ST Louis, 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
Its grants support organisations working in homeless outreach and religious ministry, alongside Christian ministries supporting orphan children, widows and vulnerable people; education and support for people with disabilities; education for children and young people; pro-life education and pregnancy centres; and healthcare for mothers. Other grants go to youth and young adults, employment and self-sufficiency, economic development, and services for exploited women and girls. The grant record also includes general support and faith-based community work. Recipients include churches, schools, outreach and social-service organisations, and international development and humanitarian organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, Kansas, South Dakota and the United States.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 76% 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 161 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 19%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations Ten Talents Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 17% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 60 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Matthew's Hope Ministries · Homeless outreach$1,166,6002024 tax year
- Signatry Charitable Trust · General support$930,6432024 tax year
- Northland Church · Religious ministry$861,6002024 tax year
- Hands at Work · Provide for orphans, widows and children dying in africa$265,0002024 tax year
- Hope for Orphans USA · Christian ministry that supports orphan children in ukraine$251,1492024 tax year
- Ten by Three · To guide people in developing countries to be artisans and become self-sufficient$155,0002024 tax year
- The Forgotten Initiative · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Salt Exchange · General support$125,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Richard Grote — Investment Director
- Paul T Thonnard — Executive Director
- Larry D Vander Maten — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,908,729 | $3,029,035 | $148,197,166 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,411,253 | $2,972,743 | $154,009,500 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $7,022,295 | $5,573,382 | $163,026,688 | 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
- ST Louis, MO