Archive of Collaborations
Search here for information on the Foundation’s past and current collaborative projects and partners:
Ready Readers
Ready Readers expands literacy for young children in low-income communities through high-quality books, strong relationships, and literacy related experiences.
Youth and Family Center
The Youth & Family Center supports residents of St. Louis and parts of Illinois in achieving their full potential. Our vision is for every youth, senior, and family to have the necessary resources to live healthy, stable, and independent lives in a safe and vibrant community.
A Red Circle
Red Circle is committed to providing sustained, focused attention to the racial equity issues that impact North St. Louis County. In doing so, we all
can help build a stronger community
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.
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