Archive of Collaborations
Search here for information on the Foundation’s past and current collaborative projects and partners:
A Vision for St. Louis
The Incarnate Word Foundation believes in a community where the poor and marginalized have the ability to attain quality of life. Through our grant making processes, IWF supports the work of organizations who also believe in this kind of community and are actively working to advance equity and well-being in St. Louis. As we work together to envision and bring forth this reality, we asked grant partners to talk to us about their vision for St. Louis and highlight ways they are working toward this vision.
Sunroom Performance Co.
provides high-quality literacy instruction to disadvantaged populations through poetry and performance.
Midtown Community Services
provides a wholesome, peaceful center where individuals, families, and especially children can be nurtured, supported, and build community together.
Megan Meier Foundation
supports and inspires actions to end bullying, cyberbullying, and suicide impacting nearly 13 million children every year through educational programs.
Lutheran Development Group, Inc.
rebuilds communities near their city churches through real estate development, ministry investment, and church engagement.
Habitat for Humanity St. Louis
brings people together to build homes, community and hope by making homeownership attainable
Forward through Ferguson
is anchored in the collaborative, unflinching, and community-driven principles that guided the Ferguson Commission and is a catalyst for leading the St. Louis region on a path toward Racial Equity.
Our Priorities
At the heart of the foundation, we value efforts to advance equity, opportunity, & human dignity. These efforts often address the following topics, though Racial Equity is the overarching, all-encompassing priority for each organization or project we fund.

“Funding neighborhood work fosters systemic change by addressing the root causes of poverty and oppression. It fosters the confidence within individuals to dream while simultaneously creating access to the tools and resources needed to achieve those dreams.” — IWF Executive Summary, 2019