Many of our foundation partners have long-standing relationships with Mizzou across multiple divisions. These foundations may:
- Request a single point of contact.
- Limit the number of proposals they consider.
- Require coordinated communication and stewardship.
We encourage faculty and staff to connect with Foundation Relations before reaching out to or applying to foundations, whenever possible. Our team can share insights on Mizzou’s current relationship with a foundation and help position your request for success.
On behalf of the university, Mizzou Advancement manages relationships with more than 100 priority foundations that actively support higher education. Please contact Foundation Relations before reaching out to a priority foundation or submitting a funding request. This coordination helps ensure we present a unified strategy and maximize philanthropic support for Mizzou.
This list of priority foundations is updated based on current activity. Please check back before initiating any outreach.
A
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand
- American Council of Learned Societies
- American Federation for Aging Research
- Arnold Ventures/Laura and John Arnold Foundation
- Ascendium Education Philanthropy
- Allen P. & Josephine Green Foundation
B
- Beckman Foundation, Arnold and Mabel
- Bezos Family Foundation/Bezos Earth Foundation
- Bia-Echo
- Bloch Family Foundation
- Brain Research Foundation
C
- Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
- Carnegie Corp.
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
- Charles Koch Foundation/Stand Together
- Craig Newmark Philanthropies
D
- Dell Foundation, Michael and Susan
- Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust
- Dreyfus Foundation, Camile & Henry
E
- ECMC Foundation
- Elsa Pardee Foundation
F
- Ford Foundation
- Foundation for Child Development
- Francis Families Foundation
G
- Gerber Foundation
H
- Hearst Foundation
- Heising-Simons Foundation
- Helene Fuld Health Trust
- Helmsley Charitable Trust
- Hulston Family Foundation
J
- James S. McDonnell Foundation
- John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc.
- Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
K
- Kauffman Foundation, Ewing Marion
- Kavli Foundation
- Keck Foundation, W.M.
- Kellogg Foundation
- Kemper Foundation, William T.
- Knight Foundation, John S. and James L.
L
- Lever for Change
- Lichtenstein Foundation, David B.
- Luce Foundations/Henry Luce Foundation
M
- MacArthur Foundation, John D. & Catherine T.
- Mallinckrodt Foundation, Edward Jr.
- Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
- Mathers Foundation, G. Harold and Leila Y.
- McKnight Foundation/McKnight Fund for Neuroscience
- Mellon Foundation
- Missouri Foundation for Health
- Moore Foundation, Gordon and Betty
N
- National Academy of Education
- National Endowment for Financial Education
- National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation
O
- Open Philanthropy
- Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation
P
- Packard Foundation, David and Lucile
- Patterson Family Foundation
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- PhRMA Foundation
- Pivotal Ventures
- Prevent Cancer Foundation
R
- Rally Foundation for Cancer Research
- Riney Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Rockefeller Foundation
- RRF Foundation for Aging
- Russell Sage Foundation
- Ryan Foundation
S
- Sarah Scaife Foundation
- Schmidt Family Foundation
- Searle Scholars Program/Kinship Foundation
- Shanahan Family Foundation
- Sloan Foundation, Alfred P.
- Spencer Foundation
- St. Baldrick’s
- Stand Up to Cancer
- Sunderland Foundation
T
- Templeton Foundations
- Thrasher Research Fund
- TKD Foundation
U
- United Health Foundation
W
- Wallace Foundations (all)
- Walton Family Foundation and affiliated (all)
- Whitehall Foundation, Inc.
- William T. Grant Foundation
Y
- Yield Giving