Recent Grants
2010 Grants
as of 12/31/2010
| People Served | Through | Award Date | Amount |
| To provide strategic management support to St. Louis Alliance for Reentry (STAR) as it connects re-entry individuals to agencies working in coordination to strengthen the delivery of human and social services. | Area Resources for Community & Human Services (ARCHS) | Dec-10 | $10,000 |
| To develop a business plan for expansion of the revenue base, increasing usage of volunteers from area churches and other groups, and development of future goals. | Basket of Hope | Jun-10 | $8,000 |
| To provide collaborative matching support for technology needs. | Bethel Lutheran Church & School | May-10 | $3,000 |
| To continue the process of receiving approval for a charter school, Better Learning Communities Academy (BLCA), on the Bethlehem Lutheran campus. | Bethlehem Lutheran Church | Jun-10 | $47,000 |
| To develop new protective factors in 125 at-risk youth through weekly psycho-educational groups. | Better Family Life | Oct- 10 | $85,000 |
| To improve the lives of 175 children with an incarcerated parent(s) by pairing them with a caring adult mentor. | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois | Feb-10 | $30,000 |
| To prevent crisis situations and lay the groundwork for a lifetime of healthier living by identifying and treating 60-120 Hispanic immigrant children and their families with emerging mental health issues. | Casa de Salud in partnership with Washington University | Oct-10 | $72,000 |
| To expand intensive day services to people with autism by supporting a challenge grant. | Center for Head Injury Services | Dec-10 | $5,000 |
| To prevent teenage suicide through educating and empowering 23,000 youth, educators, and parents at 78 area schools. | CHADS Coalition for Mental Health | Jun-10 | $10,000 |
| To bring the care of Jesus Christ to college-age students attending a local university through a new campus mission project offering connecting events, service opportunities, leadership training, small groups, and worship activities. | Christ in the City Lutheran Church | Jun-10 | $27,000 |
| To allow 25 children of New Americans to attend an area Lutheran elementary or high school by providing scholarship assistance as well as providing supportive services (ESL, citizenship, and computer classes) and spiritual care for their families. | Christian Friends of New Americans | Feb-10 | $129,000 |
| To improve the successful integration of New Americans into society by providing spiritual care and to helping coordinate various outreach programs (i.e., after-school tutoring, job training, medical screening, etc.). | Christian Friends of New Americans | Oct-10 | $105,000 |
| To reduce stress among families experiencing a crisis through basic needs assistance, connection to other resources, and emotional/spiritual support. | Community Helping Ministry | Jun-10 | $22,500 |
| To help 100 ex-offenders living in the College Hill neighborhood achieve self-sufficiency through job training and placement, mentoring, healthy living, and financial education. | Connections to Success | Feb-10 | $160,000 |
| To create a comprehensive system to attract and retain high quality teachers. | Coro Leadership Center | Mar-10 | 500 |
| To encourage cultural leadership in high school students. | Cultural Leadership, Inc. | May-10 | $100 |
| To increase the identification of mental health concerns and access to appropriate care for 2,000 families attending one of 20 area congregations/faith-based organizations through education, screening, and referrals coordinated by each church's/agency's parish nurse. | Deaconess Parish Nurse Ministries | Feb-10 | $50,000 |
| To increase client capacity and strengthen programming by upgrading the organization's technology (computers and software). | Employment Connection | Feb-10 | $19,000 |
| To help 250 children age out of the foster care system successfully through intensive case management and support services. | Epworth Children & Family Services, Inc. | Oct-10 | $150,000 |
| To break the cycle of child abuse and neglect in 20 families and prevent future mental health concerns through early identification of familial abuse and mental health risk factors, parental education, early child behavioral interventions, and improving the family's economic status. | Family Resource Center | Feb-10 | $40,000 |
| To prevent child abuse and neglect and future mental health concerns in 100 families in the Hazelwood School District, decrease disruptive school behaviors, and increase positive family functioning through parenting education and in-home counseling. | Family Support Network | Feb-10 | $76,000 |
| To increase employment rates with 50 male offenders through comprehensive job training classes while incarcerated and case management and job placement support after release. | Fathers' Support Center, St. Louis | Jun-10 | $70,000 |
| To enhance academic outcomes for 60 low-income students in grades 5-8 by continuing/modifying the NativityMiguel education model at King of Glory Lutheran School. | Friends of the Academies d.b.a. Access Academies | Jun-10 | $80,000 |
| To provide support for emergency food relief in Haiti following the earthquake disaster. | Glendale Lutheran Church | Feb-10 | $6,000 |
| To improve mental health outcomes for 50 preschool-aged children through advanced screenings and other early intervention and counseling services at area daycare centers. | Grace Hill Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc. | Oct-10 | $100,000 |
| To decrease stress and increase life skills and stability in 350 teen parents and homeless families through various programs and transitional housing, plus provide mental health screening and counseling for 12 families through Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri. | Humanitri | Feb-10 | $59,000 |
| To strengthen families and individuals as they deal with incarceration and its after-effects through jail chaplaincy, transportation to Missouri prisons, and transitional housing. | Humanitri | Feb-10 | $384,000 |
| To provide collaborative matching support for technology needs. | Immanuel Lutheran Church & School | May-10 | $3,000 |
| To support increased understanding of philanthropy in the St. Louis community. | International Lutheran Laymen's League | May-10 | $750 |
| To continue sharing the goodness of Jesus with 400+ international students and their families through conversation classes, social outlets, Bible studies, dinner, etc., which are led by volunteers. | International Student Ministry | Oct-10 | $10,000 |
| To help 1,500 Lutheran school students understand business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics, and financial literacy principles and work readiness through a series of experiential hands-on activities provided by volunteers. | Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley, Inc. | Feb-10 | $10,000 |
| To support consolidating instructional activities to one campus. | King of Glory Lutheran School | Jun-10 | $6,000 |
| To provide collaborative matching support for technology needs. | King of Glory Lutheran School | Jun-10 | $3,000 |
| To build resiliency skills in 200 at-risk preschool and school-age children by purchasing, training staff in, and implementing a new social-emotional curriculum that involves both parents and children. | Lemay Child & Family Center | Feb-10 | $33,000 |
| To decrease stress factors and increase coping mechanisms and positive behavior in 15 children with an incarcerated mother through individual and group counseling, monthly visits to see their parent, and social outings. | Let's Start, Inc. | Oct-10 | $21,000 |
| To provide administrative and scholarship support to families served by the organization. | Lutheran Association for Special Education | Feb-10 | $50,000 |
| To improve health and wellness in 100 people annually through exercise and nutrition classes. | Lutheran Church of the Atonement & School | Feb-10 | $14,000 |
| To improve the living conditions of 12 low-income property owners/renters and those affected by local disasters through a home repair program and disaster response ministry. | Lutheran Church of the Resurrection | Jun-10 | $10,000 |
| To support educating and discipling congregation members on the importance of being incarnational (going into the commnunity, experiencing life with them , serving them) and sharing the Gospel. | Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens | Dec-10 | $2,500 |
| To provide support for emergency humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti following the earthquake disaster. | Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod World Relief/Human Care | Jan-10 | $100,000 |
| To provide support for emergency humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti following the earthquake disaster. This is a dollar-for-dollar match of fundraising efforts by Member congregations. | Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod World Relief/Human Care | Feb-10 | $98,184 |
| To build life, social, and spiritual skills in 40 youth and their families through after-school and weekend programming. | Lutheran Community Center | Oct-10 | $22,000 |
| To more effectively serve 7,500 area Lutheran elementary school students by coordinating training, curriculum development, marketing, and support services; supporting leadership expenses of the organization; and expanding access to counseling and teacher and parent mental health consultation. | Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA) | Feb-10 | $250,000 |
| To provide scholarship support to children from low-income families who want to attend a Lutheran elementary school. | Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA) | Feb-10 | $150,000 |
| To provide scholarship support to children from low-income families who want to attend a Lutheran High School Association school. | Lutheran High School Association | Feb-10 | $150,000 |
| To better serve clients by creating an organization-wide, comprehensive volunteer management program and hiring a director to manage the program. | Lutheran Senior Services | Oct-10 | $200,000 |
| To support that portion of the conference engaging volunteerism and congregational social service outreach. | Lutheran Services in America | Sept-10 | $10,000 |
| To continue efforts to improve the Forest Park South East neighborhood through the joint efforts of residents and volunteers from the faith community focused on education, empowerment, and community development. | Mission St. Louis | Jun-10 | $30,000 |
| To strengthen the capacity and number of congregations successfully engaged in social service outreach ministry, with an emphasis on efforts that bring the care of Jesus Christ to the lives of hurting people living in under served communities. | Missouri District of the LCMS | Jun-10 | $57,000 |
| To positively impact the lives of hurting people by encouraging and supporting Christian volunteerism in congregations and the community. | Missouri District of the LCMS | Jun-10 | $46,300 |
| To increase the future success of 60 low-income youth through an innovative employment program, Angel Baked Cookies, and an after-school enrichment program. | North Grand Neighborhood Services | Jun-10 | $40,000 |
| To identify and intervene to prevent crisis escalation in 750 families and their children with a deployed loved one through linkage to a Stephens Minister and volunteer mental health professionals. | Operation Homefront Missouri/SW Illinois | Feb-10 | $100,000 |
| To provide support for thrift store expansion through improvements and renovations to a new location. Awarded through the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition at Washington University. | Our Lady's Inn | Feb-10 | $30,000 |
| To prevent the development of mental health disorders and educational struggles in 14 acutely traumatized children through a comprehensive, therapeutic, full-day preschool program. | Our Little Haven | Jun-10 | $100,000 |
| To decrease antisocial behavior and recidivism rates with 500 juvenile offenders in the St. Louis County detention center through violence prevention programming and parent education workshops to 120 parents. | Progressive Youth Connection | Oct-10 | $57,000 |
| To help 6,000 homeless, poor, and/or ex-offenders increase their economic security and ability to obtain employment by helping them secure state identification and birth certificates. | St. Francis Xavier College Church | Feb-10 | $28,000 |
| To provide collaborative matching support for technology needs. | St. John Lutheran Church & School | May-10 | $3,000 |
| To improve resiliency skills and decrease stressors for 600 children at-risk for child abuse/neglect through medical, developmental, and social-emotional screenings and therapeutic interventions plus providing intensive home-based services for 60 children. | St. Louis Crisis Nursery | Jun-10 | $15,000 |
| To share Christ's love on a daily basis to more children through continuing a strategic outreach effort designed to better connect the church and school to the surrounding community, thereby resulting in increased school enrollment. | Salem Lutheran Church & School | Jun-10 | $10,000 |
| To positively impact the lives of hurting people by encouraging and supporting Christian volunteerism in congregations and the community. | Send Me St. Louis | Jun-10 | $270,000 |
| To reduce homelessness in 250 dually diagnosed women, many of which are ex-offenders, through housing, substance abuse treatment, life skills planning, and other wrap-around services. | Shalom House | Oct-10 | $8,000 |
| To help 55 ex-offenders daily obtain employment and become self-sufficient through creating a temporary staffing service. | Soaring Spirit Ministries | Jun-10 | $25,000 |
| To help 30 ex-offenders achieve self-sufficiency and avoid future re-incarceration through housing, employment services, support groups, and intensive case management services. | Society of St. Vincent De Paul of St. Louis | Jun-10 | $230,000 |
| To expand available freezer storage needed to meet increased food support requests from clients in the Florissant and Hazelwood communities. | The Emergency Assistance Ministry (TEAM) | Jul-10 | $2,000 |
| To allow 100 low-income children to attend Lutheran schools throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area by providing matching scholarships and general support for all scholarship programs. | Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation | Oct-10 | $35,000 |
| To collaborate with other funders to serve children in parochial schools through the Bullying Prevention Project for the 2010-2011 school year. | Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation | Aug-10 | $5,000 |
| To promote youth leadership by providing mini-grants for community service projects developed and led by youth at Lutheran schools. | Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation | Aug-10 | $1,000 |
| To collaborate with other funders to serve children in parochial schools through after-school care for the 2010-2011 school year. | Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation | Aug-10 | $3,000 |
| To increase early diagnosis and treatment for children with autism through community awareness of the disease (targeted to the faith community and physicians) and more effective support for children and their caregivers. | TouchPoint Autism Services | Jun-10 | $60,000 |
| To allow safer access to the church's outreach ministries by replacing a handicap ramp. | Transfiguration Lutheran Church | Oct-10 | $30,000 |
| To perform a feasibility study on opening and operating a child development center in downtown St. Louis as a means of service and outreach to downtown residents and office workers. | Trinity Lutheran Church | Jun-10 | $4,800 |
| To explore cooperative ministry opportunities between several south St. Louis City organizations/ Lutheran congregations. | Trinity Lutheran Church | Oct-10 | $2,000 |
| To support the review of the organization's operations. | UMC Parkview Corporation, Inc. | Jun-10 | $25,000 |
| To prevent long-term mental health concerns in at-risk child care children through assessments, individualized in-classroom psychodynamic psychotherapy, support services for parents, and teacher training. | University City Children's Center | Jun-10 | $52,000 |
| To support agency operations | Vision for Children at Risk | Sept-10 | $5,000 |
| To help stimulate innovative approaches to social problems through a series of workshops and a competition in 2009-10 focusing on implementing social enterprise concepts and developing multiple income sources for non-profit organizations. | Washington University of St. Louis | Feb-10 | $5,000 |
| To help stimulate innovative approaches to social problems through a series of workshops and a competition in 2010-11 focusing on implementing social enterprise concepts and developing multiple income sources for non-profit organizations. | Washington University of St. Louis | Oct-10 | $35,000 |
| To prevent child sexual assault/abuse and potential mental health consequences through providing class-based workshops to 10,500 area elementary public school students plus workshops for parents and educators. | YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis | Feb-10 | $70,000 |
| TOTAL | 78 Grants |
$4,278,434 |
8860 Ladue Road, Suite 200 
