Community foundation scholarships in Missouri
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 7 community foundations in Missouri with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Missouri (by assets)
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
All 7 in Missouri
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Kansas City | $3.4 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc. | Springfield | $540 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| St Louis Community Foundation Inc.orporated | Saint Louis | $494 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Truman Heartland Community Foundation | Independence | $105 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| St Louis Community Foundation | Saint Louis | $104 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Truman Lake Community Foundation | Clinton | $15 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Chariton County Community Foundation | Keytesville | $3.1 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.