Taylor Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; before writing anything, check whether someone in your network can introduce you.
- Its grants to organisations mostly fall between $10,000 and $100,000, with a median of $10,000, so a modest request in that range suits its usual pattern, though the largest grant in the filing was $10,000,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing shows 99% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it is best approached as a relationship rather than a new prospect.
- Its giving has fallen each year, from $11,374,500 to $1,239,500, and the filing records annual-fund support for public charities across many fields, including universities, arts, libraries, museums and parks.
- No geographic focus is stated, though its grants have mainly gone to Colorado, Missouri and District of Columbia.
Overview
Taylor Family 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
The filings show annual-fund support for public charities in a varied range of fields. Recipients include universities and schools, arts and cultural organisations, libraries, museums, science, parks and recreation, civic organisations and public-policy work. Many recipients are based in St Louis; grants also went to organisations in several other states and Washington, DC. The recorded grant purpose is annual-fund support, and the application information says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations. The filings do not state a defined funding field or criteria for selecting organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Colorado, Missouri and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% 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 59 grants to organisations were $10,000 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 53% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Taylor Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Center for Strategic & International Studies · Annual fund - support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Saint Louis Zoo · Annual fund - support$25,0002024 tax year
- Riverside Theatre · Annual fund - support$25,0002024 tax year
- United Way of Greater Saint Louis · Annual fund - support$20,0002024 tax year
- Saint Louis Art Museum · Annual fund - support$20,0002024 tax year
- Springboard to Learning · Annual fund - support$20,0002024 tax year
- Forest Park Forever · Annual fund - support$20,0002024 tax year
- John Burroughs School · Annual fund - support$12,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Barbara B Taylor — Trustee
- Andrew C Taylor — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $11,784,122 | $11,374,500 | $114,266,955 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,599,989 | $6,264,500 | $127,328,960 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,580,805 | $1,239,500 | $143,225,471 | 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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No credit card required
Contact
- ST Louis, MO