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Private foundation (trust)EIN 472340029Est. 2015-11

FIREFLY SCIENTISTS FOUNDATION

ST LOUIS, MO 631051946

Total Assets

$90.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

49

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$74K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$450K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$7.8M

Total Expenses

$4.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.8M

Distributable Amount

$4.3M

Min. Investment Return

$4.4M

Undistributed Income

$4.0M

Payout rate 90%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.90%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

49 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $50K to maximum $450K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $4.1M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

228 grants

MINNESOTA OPERA
$2.7M
6 grants
HEALTHPARTNERS CO REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$1.8M
3 grants
MINNESOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$1.2M
1 grant
SAINT PAUL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$1.1M
2 grants
CLASSICAL TAHOE
$792K
5 grants
DODGE NATURE CENTER
$750K
3 grants
AMERICAN TECHNION
$725K
2 grants
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$688K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

228 grants

<$10K
26
grants
$10–50K
114
grants
$50–250K
67
grants
$250K–1M
20
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

31 states

Minnesota
$14.5M
65% of total
New York
$1.6M
7% of total
California
$1.1M
5% of total
Ohio
$900K
4% of total
Nevada
$792K
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$565K
3% of total
Massachusetts
$410K
2% of total
Colorado
$340K
2% of total
Missouri
$326K
1% of total
Michigan
$240K
1% of total

+21 more states

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