Archive of Collaborations
Search here for information on the Foundation’s past and current collaborative projects and partners:
Vision for Children at Risk
is a catalyst sparking community action for children by providing comprehensive data and information on community needs to form the basis for strategic planning and action.
Missouri Immigrant and Refugee Advocates (MIRA)
is a coalition of organizations that organizes and advocates for the basic rights of all immigrants on the local, state, and federal level.
National Council of Jewish Women
is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. They created Healing Hearts Bank to build a community of women assisting women through the provision of non-traditional loans for survivors of domestic violence and women in poverty.
YWCA Metro St. Louis
seeks to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
Magdalene St. Louis
empowers women through a two-year residential program for women who have survived lives of prostitution, trafficking, addiction, and life on the streets.
Shut It Down
is a collaborative project providing education on racial equity and implicit bias for Saint Louis Public Schools personnel.
STL Youth Jobs
bridges the divide between our region’s youth and the growing skills gap in our workforce by connecting young people ages 16-24 with meaningful employment while building transferable job skills.
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