• Lift for Life Academy Foundation

    Lift For Life Academy (LFLA) is an independent, public charter school committed to providing a safe, nurturing and academically challenging learning community for at risk youth.

  • TBFK grant recipient – Health Equity Works

    YouthBridge awarded a $35,000 Think Big for Kids grant to Health Equity Works in support of the Missouri Child Development Account Coalition.

  • Creating Ready Readers

    Each week, hundreds of volunteers experience the adventure of reading with about 10,000 preschoolers across the St. Louis region, as part of Ready Readers’ mission to prepare children entering Kindergarten in low-income communities with the skills to be ready to read.

  • YouthBridge Pledges New $5-6 Million Investment in St. Louis Community

    YouthBridge Community Foundation, the foundation with a 140+-year history supporting children and youth causes in St. Louis, today announced that it has made the first investments of its 25×25 Impact Investing Initiative, which should total $5-6 million over the next five years. This year, YouthBridge … More →

  • When Health Education Works

    HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum St. Louis, the region’s only children’s museum dedicated solely to health education. HealthWorks! is a 2019 YouthBridge YEP (Youth Engaged in Philanthropy) grant recipient.

  • In the Arms of Angels

    Evidenced by the name, Angels’ Arms has a deep admiration for foster parents. “They welcome these children with open arms and assure them that this is their home for as long as needed – no matter what,” says Wilfong. “We provide the homes, but they offer the security a displaced child so desperately needs…an angel looking out for them until their forever home.”

  • From Wall Street to Main Street

    With the 25×25 Impact Investing Initiative, YouthBridge Community Foundation has pledged to provide investment capital to improve the quality of life for children and families in our community.

  • February 2019

    Laser Focus on Mission Stands Apart • 13th Annual Family Business Speaker Series • Cindy Blake to Mentor Local Business Women Community • Michael Howard interviewed on KTRS 550am

  • Restore Orphan Fund

    Restore Orphan Fund was born out of the belief that children are a gift to parents and have the fundamental right to live with their father and mother, wholly and dearly loved.

  • Nonprofit Recovery and Resilience Fund

    Providing quality care to non-ambulatory persons of all ages with significant intellectual and physical disabilities.

  • Annie’s Hope

    Providing comprehensive support for children, teens & their families who are grieving the death of someone significant.

  • Bradley Bunte Scholarship

    Need-based tuition assistance to families desiring Christ-centered, academically-focused Lutheran elementary education.

  • Caritas Family Solutions

    Caritas Family Solutions is a human services nonprofit whose mission is to strengthen the social and emotional well-being of individuals and families in order to create healthy relationships, loving homes and strong communities throughout the Metro-East and Southern Illinois. Services include adoption, pregnancy care, foster … More →

  • Christian Family Services

    We provide loving services to find homes for children and to help families find solutions. We understand the people need a place to heal, families need to be together, children need a good home and life does not always happen as planned.

  • The Dr. Otis A. Jackson Scholarship Fund

    This donor-advised fund provides scholarships to African-American high school seniors at St. Louis Public Schools who will be attending an accredited four year college or university.

  • Investing in Community: Impact Initiative

    YouthBridge is demonstrating our belief in our community’s potential by investing 25% of our portfolio in projects with local and regional impact by the year 2025.

  • Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA)

    Supports Lutheran Elementary School Association’s programs, scholarships and operations.

  • Green Building Council

    U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter believes that everyone deserves to live, work, and learn in a green and healthy building.

  • Guardian Angel Settlement Association

    Helps those in poverty by improving the quality of their lives and achieving economic independence.

  • Jefferson County Library Foundation

    Honoring the Life of Annie Carter Mersmann by supporting programs to support grieving kids at Annie’s Hope.