James S Mcdonnell Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 54-2074788

Foundation Overview

Based in St Louis, MO, James S Mcdonnell Foundation has awarded 321 grants totaling $126,414,115 to organizations in Pennsylvania, New York and 25 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $44 to $27,599,562, with a median award of $125,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$126,414,115
Total Assets
$647,048,513
Median Grant (all grants)
$125,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
82
Median Grant
$115,000
% Median Grant Decline
-99% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies

New Applicant Friendliness
Highly Accessible: 96%

79 of 82 recipients (96%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.

Geographic Focus
Missouri

Grants are geographically diversified with 24% in Missouri and funding distributed across 31 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Missouri, funding concentrates in St Louis (81%), Saint Louis (6%), Clayton (6%).

Funding Trajectory
+41%

Moderate 41% growth trend over 4 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.

Program Areas
Education + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (40%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into James S Mcdonnell Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
A Red Circle $40,000 St Louis, MO, US Exploring And Creating A Cooperative Kitchen And Ecosystem For Food Entrepreneurs 2024
Arch Grants $50,000 St Louis, MO, US Campaign To Endow The Grant-making To Attract Start-up Companies In St. Louis 2024
Arizona Board Of Regents University Of Arizona $131,472 Tucson, AZ, US Teachers As Thinkers: Improving Classroom Communication In Mathematics 2024
Arizona Board Of Regents University Of Arizona $318,097 Tucson, AZ, US Teachers As Thinkers: Improving Classroom Communication In Mathematics 2024
Biostl $514,985 Saint Louis, MO, US Biogenerator: Building Innovation Economy Leaders Through The Bioscience Equitableleadership (Bel) Venture Fellows Program 2024
Biostl $565,297 Saint Louis, MO, US Bioscience Workforce Collaborative: Catalyzing Equitable Career Pathways And Enhancing The Workforce System To Improve Economic Mobility For Opportunity Youth 2024
Biostl $565,297 Saint Louis, MO, US Bioscience Workforce Collaborative: Catalyzing Equitable Career Pathways And Enhancing The Workforce System To Improve Economic Mobility For Opportunity Youth 2024
Biostl $514,985 Saint Louis, MO, US Biogenerator: Building Innovation Economy Leaders Through The Bioscience Equitableleadership (Bel) Venture Fellows Program 2024
Boston College Trustees $58,134 Chestnut Hill, MA, US Planning, Implementation, And Evaluation Of City Connects In The School District Of University City In St. Louis, Mo 2024
Boston College Trustees $58,134 Chestnut Hill, MA, US Planning, Implementation, And Evaluation Of City Connects In The School District Of University City In St. Louis, Mo 2024
Cortex $200,000 St Louis, MO, US Assessing Impact Of First Year Of Missouri Tech First 2024
Curators Of The University Of Missouri $104,727 Columbia, MO, US Civic Collaboration Fellows: Building Leadership Capacity For Economic Mobility 2024
Curators Of The University Of Missouri $77,381 Columbia, MO, US Civic Collaboration Fellows: Building Leadership Capacity For Economic Mobility 2024
Curators Of The University Of Missouri-st Louis On Behalf Of The University $193,329 St Louis, MO, US St. Louis Anchor Action Network Capacity Building Grant 2024
Curators Of The University Of Missouri-st Louis On Behalf Of The University $193,329 St Louis, MO, US St. Louis Anchor Action Network Capacity Building Grant 2024
Curators Of The University Of Missouri-st Louis On Behalf Of The University $3,361,590 St Louis, MO, US Umsl School Of Engineering & Student Support 2024
Curators Of The University Of Missouri-st Louis On Behalf Of The University $49,920 St Louis, MO, US St. Louis Anchor Action Network Capacity Building Grant 2024
Curators Of The University Of Missouri-st Louis On Behalf Of The University $40,000 St Louis, MO, US Umsls Climb Program Support 2024
Curators Of The University Of Missouri-st Louis On Behalf Of The University $235,000 St Louis, MO, US To Support Undergraduates Aiming Toward And Marticulated In The Umsl/wustl Joint Engineering Program 2024
Davis & Elkins College $1,160,000 Elkins, WV, US Endowment F/t Secure The Future Campaign, Phase Ii 2024
Eisenhower Fellowships Inc $67,000 Philadelphia, PA, US To Endow On Named St. Louis Usa Fellowship Annually 2024
Entrepreneur Startup Business Development Corporation $300,000 St Louis, MO, US Arch Grants Community Capital Fund 2024
Federation Of American Scientists $2,250,000 Washington, DC, US In Support Of The Economic Mobility Initiative 2024
Forest Park Forever Inc $5,120,000 St Louis, MO, US In Support Of "Forever: The Campaign For Forest Park's Future" 2024
From K-1s $1,181 St Louis, MO, US Charitable 2024
Goalsetter Foundation $227,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Ferguson Florissant Financial Empowerment Project 2024
Goalsetter Foundation $227,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Ferguson Florissant Financial Empowerment Project 2024
Habitat For Humanity International Inc $900,000 St Louis, MO, US Building Our Financial Future 2024
Harris-stowe Foundation Inc $50,000 St Louis, MO, US Harris-stowe University Strategic Assessment And Planning Initiative: Visiting Committee Support - Part 1 2024
Harris-stowe Foundation Inc $22,000 St Louis, MO, US Harris-stowe University Strategic Assessment And Planning Initiative: Visiting Committee Support - Part 2 2024
Healthcare Anchor Network Inc $35,000 Washington, DC, US 2024 Stl Convening - Regional Sponsorship 2024
Iff $350,000 Chicago, IL, US Joyful Spaces 2024
International Institute Of Metropolitan St Louis $275,000 St Louis, MO, US General Support Of The Mission 2024
Ivy Foundation Of St Louis $3,000 University City, MO, US Phirst Phamily Paragon Awards & Soiree Sponsorship 2024
Jayson Tatum Foundation $25,000 St Louis, MO, US 4th Annual The Jayson Tatum Foundationcharity Golf Tournament 2024
Legal Services Of Eastern Mo Inc $39,316 St Louis, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Technology, Initiative Operations, Stipends To Partnering Home Repair Organizations 2024
Legal Services Of Eastern Mo Inc $39,316 St Louis, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Technology, Initiative Operations, Stipends To Partnering Home Repair Organizations 2024
Legal Services Of Eastern Mo Inc $39,316 St Louis, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Technology, Initiative Operations, Stipends To Partnering Home Repair Organizations 2024
Legal Services Of Eastern Mo Inc $39,316 St Louis, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Technology, Initiative Operations, Stipends To Partnering Home Repair Organizations 2024
Lovethelou $40,000 St Louis, MO, US Lift Mentoring 2024
Masters Chancellor And Scholars Of The University Of Cambridge $100,000 Cambridge, Foreign, UK Emergence And Self-organization Of Patterns In Planetary Polar Atmospheres 2024
Masters Chancellor And Scholars Of The University Of Cambridge $21,532 Cambridge, Foreign, UK Emergence And Self-organization Of Patterns In Planetary Polar Atmospheres 2024
Missouri Historical Society Jefferson Memorial Building $303,500 St Louis, MO, US For Exhibit Gallery Renovation And Exhibit Endowment. 2024
Neighborhood Solidarity Fund $100,750 Clayton, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Pilot Program Costs, Evaluation, And Dissemination Of Findings 2024
Neighborhood Solidarity Fund $782,500 Clayton, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Pilot Program Costs, Evaluation, And Dissemination Of Findings 2024
Neighborhood Solidarity Fund $100,750 Clayton, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Pilot Program Costs, Evaluation, And Dissemination Of Findings 2024
Neighborhood Solidarity Fund $100,750 Clayton, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Pilot Program Costs, Evaluation, And Dissemination Of Findings 2024
Neighborhood Solidarity Fund $100,750 Clayton, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Pilot Program Costs, Evaluation, And Dissemination Of Findings 2024
Paraquad Inc $13,813 St Louis, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Technology, Initiative Operations, Stipends To Partnering Home Repair Organizations 2024
Paraquad Inc $13,813 St Louis, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Technology, Initiative Operations, Stipends To Partnering Home Repair Organizations 2024
Paraquad Inc $13,813 St Louis, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Technology, Initiative Operations, Stipends To Partnering Home Repair Organizations 2024
President And Fellows Of Harvard College $91,478 Boston, MA, US Integrative Theory Of Memory And Cognitive Processes 2024
Small Business Empowerment Center $1,000,000 St Louis, MO, US St. Louis Low-income Investment Fund And Technical Assistance (St. Louis Lift) 2024
St Louis American Foundation $15,000 Saint Louis, MO, US 37th Annual Salute To Excellence In Education Scholarship & Awards Gala - Salutatorian 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $10,000 St Louis, MO, US Regional Response Team Capacity Building Grant 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $166,985 St Louis, MO, US Regional Response Team Capacity Building Grant 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $166,985 St Louis, MO, US Regional Response Team Capacity Building Grant 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $166,985 St Louis, MO, US Regional Response Team Capacity Building Grant 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $166,985 St Louis, MO, US Regional Response Team Capacity Building Grant 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $1,950,000 St Louis, MO, US Building A Framework For Lasting Wealth: A Proposal For Baby Bonds In St. Louis 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $155,182 St Louis, MO, US North Star Community Partners Capacity Building Grant 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $40,000 St Louis, MO, US For Loan Loss Reserve Fund Accompanying Impact Investment Deposits To Enable Increased Business Lending To Non-prime And Sub-prime Borrowers With A Focus On Small/midsized/diverse Owned Companies Primarily In North St. Louis County And The City Of St. Louis. 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $155,182 St Louis, MO, US North Star Community Partners Capacity Building Grant 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $331,516 St Louis, MO, US Advancing St. Louis Early Childhood Education Priorities Through Convening And Capacity Building 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $1,000,000 St Louis, MO, US Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot 2024
St Louis Community Foundation $966,000 St Louis, MO, US Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot 2024
St Louis Integrated Health Network $13,813 St Louis, MO, US In Support Of Staffing, Technology, Initiative Operations, Stipends To Partnering Home Repair Organizations 2024
St Louis Life Sciences Project $225,000 St Louis, MO, US General Purposes 2024
St Louis Science Center Foundation $575,000 St Louis, MO, US For The St. Louis Science Center Campaign To Be Launched In 2024, With The Specific Purpose Of This Gift To Be Decided Later 2024
St Louis Zoo Foundation $120,000 St Louis, MO, US The Campaign For The St. Louis Zoo 2024
Temple University-of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Educ $345,562 Philadelphia, PA, US The Development Of Novice Teachers Role-identities As Discussion Facilitators In Social Studies Classrooms 2024
The Clark-fox Family Foundation $75,000 St Louis, MO, US For Blueprint4 To Provide Stem Scholarships 2024
The Fam $25,000 University City, MO, US Homecoming Gala - Silver Sponsorship 2024
The Foundation For Barnes-jewish Hospital $110,000 St Louis, MO, US Challenge Grant - To Endow And Support The New Initiative In Palliative Care And Formation Of The Institute For Supportive Care At Bjc Health (Isc). 2024
The Regents Of The University Of Colorado $300,026 Boulder, CO, US Developing A Model Of Teacher Learning To Support Computationally Rich Communication In Science Classrooms 2024
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $494,831 Philadelphia, PA, US Facilitating Digital Discourse: Teachers As Learners In A Digital Age 2024
University Of Washington $36,163 Seattle, WA, US Preparing Teachers To Facilitate Asset-based Science & Literacy Discourse In Dual And Multilingual Elementary Classrooms 2024
University Of Washington $503,325 Seattle, WA, US Preparing Teachers To Facilitate Asset-based Science & Literacy Discourse In Dual And Multilingual Elementary Classrooms 2024
Washington University In St Louis $30,000 St Louis, MO, US For The Endowment Of The Danforth Scholars Program In Honor Of William H. Danforth 2024
Wepower $25,000 St Louis, MO, US St. Louis Market Rate Survey Rapid Response Coordination 2024
Wepower $637,539 St Louis, MO, US Developing A Data-driven, Community-centric Strategy To Coordinate & Transform The St. Louis Early Childhood System 2024
Univeridad Adolfo Ibooez $62,500 Foreign, PENALOLEN, CI A Method For Studying Shared Meaning In Cultural Groups 2024
See Attached $27,599,562 St Louis, MO, US See Attached 2023
From K-1s $953 St Louis, MO, US Charitable 2023
Birkbeck University Of London $250,000 London, Foreign, UK Stay Cool: The Development Of Self-regulation In Mind, Brain And Body 2022
Cardiff University $250,000 Cardiff, Foreign, UK Understanding The Everyday Visual Experiences Of Young Children With Motor Difficulties 2022
Carnegie Mellon University $391,472 Pittsburgh, PA, US Tracking Engagement In Human Communication From Wearable Sensors In Real-world Environments 2022
Carnegie Mellon University $100,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Classinsight: Insight On Teacher Learning By Scaffolding Noticing And Reflection 2022
Carnegie Mellon University $250,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US A Coordination Approach To Early Language Learning 2022
Cornell University $100,000 Ithaca, NY, US Microbial Landscape Ecology: Matters Of Space And Scale 2022
Council On Foundations $19,000 Washington Dc, DC, US This Grant May Be Used Only For Grantee's Charitable And Educational Activities 2022
Dartmouth College $200,000 Hanover, NH, US Charitable 2022
Ecole Normale Superieure $100,000 Paris, Foreign, FR Early Language Acquisition: Beyond Weird 2022
From Schedules K-1 $1,035 St Louis, MO, US Charitable 2022
Harvard University $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US Learning In Early Childhood: A Computational Cognitive Development Approach 2022
Harvard University $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US Understanding Fossil Plant-insect Interactions: A Complex Systems Approach 2022
Icahn School Of Medicine $141,102 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Indiana University $457,999 Bloomington, IN, US Teacher Cognition And Learning About Incorporating Science Representations In Elementary Classrooms 2022
Indiana University $111,082 Bloomington, IN, US Understanding The Development Of Early Mathematics Knowledge 2022
Indiana University $100,000 Bloomington, IN, US Using Automated Controlled Rearing To Explore The Origins Of The Mind 2022
Inserm $125,000 Paris, Foreign, FR New Horizons And A Time-scale For Learning Transfer 2022
Iowa State University $536,555 Ames, IA, US Implementing Principles From The Science Of Learning Within Educational Practice 2022
Koc University $50,000 Istanbul, Foreign, TU Event Representation And Relational Language Learning 2022
Koc University $50,000 Istanbul, Foreign, TU Event Representation And Relational Language Learning 2022
Ludwig-maximilians-universitat In Munich $100,000 Munich, Foreign, GM The Emergence And Early Development Of Morality 2022
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US An Integrative Computational Account Of Language And Locomotion 2022
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology $200,000 Cambridge, MA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2022
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology $250,000 Cambridge, MA, US How Host Glycans Shape Collective Behavior Of Human Microbial Communities 2022
Most Policy Initative $202,551 Jefferson City, MO, US Charitable 2022
National Academy Of Sciences $200,000 Washington, DC, US In Support Of The Scientists And Engineers In Exile Or Displaced (Seed) Fund For The Purpose Of Supporting Ukrainian Scientists 2022
New York University $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Northwestern University $100,000 Chicago, IL, US Multi-scale Models Of Dormancy Systems: From Spider Mite Diapause To Disseminated Tumor Cells Quiescence 2022
Northwestern University $462,295 Evanston, IL, US Developing A Model Of Teaching Learning To Support Classroom Enactment Of Purposeful Sensemaking 2022
Nus America Foundation $100,000 Sunnyvale, CA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan 2022
Princeton University $100,000 Princeton, NJ, US Emergent Swarming Behaviors Through Hydrodynamic Feedback 2022
Princeton University $250,000 Princeton, NJ, US How Transformative Experiences Shape Adult Identity Development 2022
Rochester Institute Of Technology $125,000 Rochester, NY, US Do Tactile Exploratory Behaviors Predict Language Development In Deaf Signing Children? 2022
Rutgers The State University Of New Jersey $100,000 Newark, NJ, US Responding To Imminent Threat: A Developmental Approach 2022
Saint Louis University $255,897 St Louis, MO, US Understanding And Addressing The Challenges Of Student Mobility In St. Louis City Schools 2022
Stanford University $100,000 Redwood City, CA, US Cognitive Foundations Of Distinctively Human Social Learning 2022
Temple University $658,059 Philadelphia, PA, US The Development Of Novice Teachers Role-identities As Discussion Facilitators In Social Studies Classrooms 2022
Temple University $100,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Developing Mathematical Skills And Motivation 2022
The Jsm Charitable Trust $7,065,000 St Louis, MO, US Charitable 2022
The University Of Queensland $250,000 Queensland, Foreign, AS Assessing Real-world Intelligence In Children: A Cognitive Offloading Approachq 2022
Universidad Adolfo Ibanez $62,500 Santiago, Foreign, CI A Method For Studying Shared Meaning In Cultural Groups 2022
Universidad De Los Andes $62,500 Bogota, Foreign, CO Off The Rails: Moral Psychology Beyond Traditional Borders 2022
University Of Arizona $715,691 Tucson, AZ, US Teachers As Thinkers: Improving Classroom Communication In Mathematics 2022
University Of California At Riverside $250,000 Riverside, CA, US Characterizing Infants' Everyday Motor And Object Experiences Through Computer Vision Analysis Of Caregiver-captured Video Surveys 2022
University Of California-berkeley $100,000 Berkeley, CA, US Learning To Learn: How Polysemy Scaffolds Development 2022
University Of California-berkeley $100,000 Berkeley, CA, US Evolutionary Forces Shape Adaptive Immune Repertoires Across Scales Of Biological Organization 2022
University Of California-davis $503,703 Davis, CA, US New Teachers Learning Disciplined Improvisation For Meaningful Talk In Diverse Classrooms 2022
University Of California-los Angeles $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Understanding The Emergence Of Speech Vocalizations In Human Infancy 2022
University Of California-santa Cruz $125,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US A Methodology For Studying The Dynamics Of Resilience Of College Students 2022
University Of Colorado $684,611 Boulder, CO, US Developing A Model Of Teacher Learning To Support Computationally Rich Communication In Science Classrooms 2022
University Of Connecticut $100,000 Storrs, CT, US How The Dynamics Of Early Interactions Shape Word Learning 2022
University Of Delaware $489,645 Newark, DE, US Understanding How Elementary Teachers Take Up Discussion Practices To Promote Disciplinary Learning And Equity 2022
University Of Delaware $125,000 Newark, DE, US A Naturalistic Examination Of The Listening Environment And Its Role On Development 2022
University Of Georgia $250,000 Athens, GA, US Sensorimotor Cascades: Integrating Real-time Movement Dynamics During The Sleep And Awake Periods Of Human Infants 2022
University Of Illinois $343,384 Urbana, IL, US Understanding Early Language Environments: Analytic Techniques And Outcome Predictions 2022
University Of Illinois $100,000 Urbana, IL, US Understanding Early Language Environments: Analytic Techniques And Outcome Predictions 2022
University Of Illinois At Chicago $200,000 Chicago, IL, US How Teachers Learn: Orchestrating Disciplinary Discourse In Science, Literature, And Mathematics Classrooms 2022
University Of Michigan $483,168 Ann Arbor, WI, US Teachers Learning To Facilitate Communication And Reasoning Through Inquiry With History And Social Science Sources 2022
University Of Michigan $400,602 Ann Arbor, WI, US Teachers Learning To Facilitate Communication And Reasoning Through Inquiry With History And Social Science Sources 2022
University Of Missouri $664,816 St Louis, MO, US Managing Students' Contributions To Mathematical Work In Whole Class Discussions In High School: How Do Teachers Decide What To Do? 2022
University Of Oregon $125,000 Eugene, OR, US Context-specific Speech Perception And Barriers To Successful Communication Between Healthcare Providers And Aging Patients 2022
University Of Pennsylvania $532,602 Philadelphia, PA, US Facilitating Digital Discourse: Teachers As Learners In A Digital Age 2022
University Of Pennsylvania $100,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Fostering Cross-scale Collective Action In A Polarized World 2022
University Of Pittsburgh $100,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Teacher Learning To Enact Productive Discussions In Mathematics And Literacy 2022
University Of Pittsburgh $578,962 Pittsburgh, PA, US Intrinsic And Extrinsic Influences On Young Children's Mathematical Abilities 2022
University Of South Carolina $125,000 Columbia, SC, US The Embodied Emergence Of Social Communication : Implications For Autism In Infancy 2022
University Of Texas At El Paso $125,000 El Paso, TX, US Effects Of Financial Concerns On Low-income Parents' Speech To Children 2022
University Of Washington $538,597 Seattle, WA, US Preparing Teachers To Facilitate Asset-based Science & Literacy Discourse In Dual And Multilingual Elementary Classrooms 2022
University Of Wisconsin $417,786 Madison, WI, US Theoretical And Pedagogical Implications Of The Nonsymbolic Ratio Processing System 2022
University Of Wisconsin $100,000 Madison, WI, US Theoretical And Pedagogical Implications Of The Nonsymbolic Ratio Processing System 2022
University Of Wisconsin - Madison $100,000 Madison, WI, US The Development Of Higher-order Cognition: Words, Categories, And Concepts 2022
University Of Wisconsin - Madison $125,000 Madison, WI, US The Development Of Higher-order Cognition: Words, Categories, And Concepts 2022
Utrecht University $100,000 Utrecht, Foreign, NL Integrating Evolution, Development, And Learning In Psychological Science 2022
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam $250,000 Amsterdam, Foreign, NL Developing Sensory-cognitive Predictors Of Everyday Functioning With Visual Impairment 2022
Washington University In Saint Louis $560,927 St Louis, MO, US Collective Memory Collaborative 2022
Weill Medical College Of Cornell University $500,000 New York, NY, US Covid-19 Consortium For Recovery Of Consciousness 2022
Yale University $100,000 New Haven, CT, US A Complex Systems Approach To The Origin Of Autoimmune Disease Combining Theory And Experiment 2022
Carnegie Mellon University $379,352 Pittsburgh, PA, US Classinsight: Insight On Teacher Learning By Scaffolding Noticing And Reflection 2021
Carnegie Mellon University $100,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US A Coordination Approach To Early Language Learning 2021
Central European University $200,000 Wien, N/A, AU Higher-order Dynamics Of Social Interactions: From Individuals To Groups 2021
Columbia University $52,151 New York, NY, US Probing The Overlap Between Sleep And Anesthesia To Enhance Human Cognition (phase 2) 2021
Complexity Science Hub Vienna $200,000 Vienna, N/A, AU Systemic Risk And The Green Transition: An Agenda For Complexity Macroeconomics 2021
Cornell University $100,000 Ithaca, NY, US Microbial Landscape Ecology: Matters Of Space And Scale 2021
Csh Vienna $200,000 Vienna, N/A, AU In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan 2021
Ecole Normale Superieure $100,000 Paris, N/A, FR Early Language Acquisition: Beyond Weird 2021
Eth Zurich $200,000 Zurich, N/A, SZ Application Of Metabolic Interactions In Traditional Agricultural Systems To Model-guided Microbiota Design 2021
From Schedules K-1 $1,059 St Louis, MO, US Charitable 2021
Harvard University $150,000 Cambridge, MA, US Learning In Early Childhood: A Computational Cognitive Development Approach 2021
Harvard University $200,000 Cambridge, MA, US Food Security In A Volatile Future: Understanding The Vulnerabilities Of Food Systems To Climate Variability 2021
Harvard University $362,559 Cambridge, MA, US The Nature And Origins Of The Human Capacity For Abstract Combinatorial Thought 2021
Indiana University $100,000 Bloomington, IN, US Understanding The Development Of Early Mathematics Knowledge 2021
Indiana University $108,377 Bloomington, IN, US Using Automated Controlled Rearing To Explore The Origins Of The Mind 2021
Indiana University $450,495 Bloomington, IN, US Teacher Cognition And Learning About Incorporating Science Representations In Elementary Classrooms 2021
Inserm $125,000 Paris, N/A, FR New Horizons And A Time-scale For Learning Transfer 2021
Iowa State University $524,579 Ames, IA, US Implementing Principles From The Science Of Learning Within Educational Practice 2021
Koc University $100,000 Istanbul, N/A, TU Event Representation And Relational Language Learning 2021
Ludwig-maximilians-universitat In Munich $100,000 Munich, N/A, GM The Emergence And Early Development Of Morality 2021
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US How Host Glycans Shape Collective Behavior Of Human Microbial Communities 2021
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology $50,000 Cambridge, MA, US Network Neuroscience, Metabolism, And Human Neuropathic Disease 2021
New York University $200,000 New York, NY, US Developing Representations Of The Social World 2021
Northwestern University $408,427 Evanston, IL, US Developing A Model Of Teaching Learning To Support Classroom Enactment Of Purposeful Sensemaking 2021
Nus America Foundation $100,000 Sunnyvale, CA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan 2021
Pomona College $200,000 Claremont, CA, US The Rational Construction Of Preference 2021
Rochester Institute Of Technology $125,000 Rochester, NY, US Do Tactile Exploratory Behaviors Predict Language Development In Deaf Signing Children? 2021
Rutgers The State University Of New Jersey $100,000 Newark, NJ, US Responding To Imminent Threat: A Developmental Approach 2021
Santa Fe Institute $474,132 Sante Fe, NM, US Support For The James S. Mcdonnell Postdoctoral Fellows Conference Phase 3 2021
Santa Fe Institute $500,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Adaptation, Aging, And The Arrow Of Time 2021
Stanford University $100,000 Redwood City, CA, US Cognitive Foundations Of Distinctively Human Social Learning 2021
Temple University $566,440 Philadelphia, PA, US The Development Of Novice Teachers Role-identities As Discussion Facilitators In Social Studies Classrooms 2021
Temple University $125,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Expanding The Horizons For Research At The Developmental Interface Of Brain, Body, And Behavior 2021
Temple University $100,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Developing Mathematical Skills And Motivation 2021
The City University Of New York $100,000 New York, NY, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2021
The Jsm Charitable Trust $6,420,000 St Louis, MO, US Charitable 2021
The University Of British Columbia $244,346 Vancouver, BC, CA Does Top-down Processing Support Infant Development? 2021
Tulane University $125,000 New Orleans, LA, US Origins Of Body Knowledge 2021
Universidad De Los Andes $125,000 Bogota, N/A, CO Off The Rails: Moral Psychology Beyond Traditional Borders 2021
University Of Arizona $426,651 Tucson, AZ, US Teachers As Thinkers: Improving Classroom Communication In Mathematics 2021
University Of California- Davis $125,000 Davis, CA, US Examination Of Infant Learning In Naturalistic Interactions 2021
University Of California- Davis $332,679 Davis, CA, US Cortical Plasticity Within And Across Lifetimes 2021
University Of California- Davis $125,000 Davis, CA, US Leveraging Virtual Reality To Unlock Interactions Between Visual Attention And Memory In Children And Adults 2021
University Of California Berkeley $100,000 Berkeley, CA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan. 2021
University Of California-berkeley $100,000 Berkeley, CA, US Learning To Learn: How Polysemy Scaffolds Development 2021
University Of California-berkeley $100,000 Berkeley, CA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan. 2021
University Of California-davis $405,894 Davis, CA, US New Teachers Learning Disciplined Improvisation For Meaningful Talk In Diverse Classrooms 2021
University Of California-los Angeles $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Understanding The Emergence Of Speech Vocalizations In Human Infancy 2021
University Of California-santa Cruz $125,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US A Methodology For Studying The Dynamics Of Resilience Of College Students 2021
University Of Cambridge $200,000 Cambridge, N/A, UK In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan 2021
University Of Cambridge $125,000 Cambridge, N/A, UK Embracing Complexity In Neurodevelopment 2021
University Of Colorado $632,201 Boulder, CO, US Developing A Model Of Teacher Learning To Support Computationally Rich Communication In Science Classrooms 2021
University Of Connecticut $100,000 Storrs, CT, US How The Dynamics Of Early Interactions Shape Word Learning 2021
University Of Delaware $125,000 Newark, DE, US A Naturalistic Examination Of The Listening Environment And Its Role On Development 2021
University Of Delaware $431,705 Newark, DE, US Understanding How Elementary Teachers Take Up Discussion Practices To Promote Disciplinary Learning And Equity 2021
University Of Illinois $100,000 Urbana, IL, US Understanding Early Language Environments: Analytic Techniques And Outcome Predictions 2021
University Of Illinois At Chicago $385,701 Chicago, IL, US How Teachers Learn: Orchestrating Disciplinary Discourse In Science, Literature, And Mathematics Classrooms 2021
University Of Michigan $125,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Personalized Cognition In Context: An Ambulatory Assessment Study Of Executive Function Dynamics Across Adulthood And Aging 2021
University Of Michigan $406,755 Ann Arbor, WI, US Teachers Learning To Facilitate Communication And Reasoning Through Inquiry With History And Social Science Sources 2021
University Of Michigan-ann Arbor $303,650 Ann Arbor, MI, US Managing Students' Contributions To Mathematical Work In Whole Class Discussions In High School: How Do Teachers Decide What To Do? 2021
University Of Oregon $125,000 Eugene, OR, US Context-specific Speech Perception And Barriers To Successful Communication Between Healthcare Providers And Aging Patients 2021
University Of Oxford $125,000 Oxford, N/A, UK Does Social Support Buffer Fatigue? A Social-developmental Approach 2021
University Of Pennsylvania $100,000 Philadelphia, PA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2021
University Of Pennsylvania $507,905 Philadelphia, PA, US Facilitating Digital Discourse: Teachers As Learners In A Digital Age 2021
University Of Pittsburgh $468,418 Pittsburgh, PA, US Teacher Learning To Enact Productive Discussions In Mathematics And Literacy 2021
University Of Pittsburgh $100,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Intrinsic And Extrinsic Influences On Young Children's Mathematical Abilities 2021
University Of Saskatchewan $95,384 Saskatoon, N/A, CA In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2021
University Of South Carolina $125,000 Columbia, SC, US The Embodied Emergence Of Social Communication : Implications For Autism In Infancy 2021
University Of Texas At El Paso $125,000 El Paso, TX, US Effects Of Financial Concerns On Low-income Parents' Speech To Children 2021
University Of Washington $523,647 Seattle, WA, US Preparing Teachers To Facilitate Asset-based Science & Literacy Discourse In Dual And Multilingual Elementary Classrooms 2021
University Of Wisconsin $100,000 Madison, WI, US Theoretical And Pedagogical Implications Of The Nonsymbolic Ratio Processing System 2021
University Of Wisconsin - Madison $100,000 Madison, WI, US The Development Of Higher-order Cognition: Words, Categories, And Concepts 2021
University Of Wisconsin - Madison $125,000 Madison, WI, US Faces In The Wild: Understanding Real-world Communication Of Emotions 2021
University Of Wisconsin - Madison $371,445 Madison, WI, US Advancing Teachers' Pedagogical Reasoning And Practices With Tools 2021
Utrecht University $100,000 Utrecht, N/A, NL Integrating Evolution, Development, And Learning In Psychological Science 2021
Washington University $125,000 St Louis, MO, US Event Cognition In The Wild 2021
Weill Medical College Of Cornell University $500,000 New York, NY, US Covid-19 Consortium For Recovery Of Consciousness 2021
Yale University $125,000 New Haven, CT, US Establishing Ground Truth About The Development Of Episodic Memory In Infancy 2021
Yale University $200,000 New Haven, CT, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan 2021
California Institute Of Technology $200,000 Pasadena, CA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan. 2020
Carnegie Mellon University $445,630 Pittsburgh, PA, US Classinsight: Insight On Teacher Learning By Scaffolding Noticing And Reflection 2020
Carnegie Mellon University $100,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US A Coordination Approach To Early Language Learning 2020
Centro Ceibal Para El Apoyo A La Educacion De La Ninez Y La Adolescencia (c $50,460 Monteviedo, N/A, AR Support For The (8th) 2020 Latin American School For Education, Cognitive And Neural Sciences 2020
Colby College $100,000 Waterville, ME, US Integrating New And Prior Knowledge In Semantic Memory 2020
Colgate University $100,000 Hamilton, NY, US Understanding Early Visual Codes And Their Relative Contribution To Rapid Perceptual Inference 2020
Council On Foundations $19,000 Washington Dc, DC, US This Grant May Be Used Only For Grantee's Charitable And Educational Activities 2020
Ecole Normale Superieure $100,000 Paris, N/A, FR Early Language Acquisition: Beyond Weird 2020
From Schedules K-1 $44 St Louis, MO, US Charitable 2020
Fundacion Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (utdt) $150,000 Buenos Aires, N/A, AR From Single Decisions To Mental Programs 2020
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai $150,000 New York, NY, US Integrative Theory Of Memory And Cognitive Processes 2020
Indiana University $379,722 Bloomington, IN, US Teacher Cognition And Learning About Incorporating Science Representations In Elementary Classrooms 2020
Indiana University $125,750 Bloomington, IN, US Using Automated Controlled Rearing To Explore The Origins Of The Mind 2020
Indiana University $100,000 Bloomington, IN, US Understanding The Development Of Early Mathematics Knowledge 2020
Institut De Physique Du Globe De Paris $200,000 Paris, N/A, FR In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe, & Research Plan 2020
Iowa State University $804,744 Ames, IA, US Implementing Principles From The Science Of Learning Within Educational Practice 2020
Ko University $100,000 Istanbul, N/A, TU Event Representation And Relational Language Learning 2020
Ludwig-maximilians-universitat In Munich $100,000 Munich, N/A, GM The Emergence And Early Development Of Morality 2020
Health Research Alliance $50,000 Albany, NY, US In Support Of Program Planning For The Re-imagining Biomedical Research Ecosystem Initiative 2020
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2020
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2020
Mount Holyoke College $100,000 South Hadley, MA, US Exploring Auditory Imagery Through Reading 2020
New York University $100,000 New York, NY, US Developing Representations Of The Social World 2020
Northwestern University $473,315 Evanston, IL, US Developing A Model Of Teaching Learning To Support Classroom Enactment Of Purposeful Sensemaking 2020
Occidental College $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US The Roles Of Intuition And Reflection In Understanding Science 2020
Stanford University $150,000 Redwood City, CA, US Building Richer Computational Models Of Visual Cognition 2020
Rutgers The State University Of New Jersey $100,000 Newark, NJ, US Responding To Imminent Threat: A Developmental Approach 2020
Santa Fe Institute $252,729 Sante Fe, NM, US Support For The James S. Mcdonnell Postdoctoral Fellows Conference Phase 2 2020
Skidmore College $150,000 Saratoga Springs, NY, US How Does Retrieval Shape Memory? Exploring The Retrieval Practice Effect 2020
Stanford University $100,000 Redwood City, CA, US Cognitive Foundations Of Distinctively Human Social Learning 2020
Stanford University $100,000 Redwood City, CA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes, And Research Plan 2020
Princeton University $100,000 Princeton, NJ, US Individual Behavior And Infectious Disease 2020
Stanford University School Of Medicine $100,000 Stanford, CA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe, And Research Plan 2020
Temple University $100,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Developing Mathematical Skills And Motivation 2020
Temple University $125,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Expanding The Horizons For Research At The Developmental Interface Of Brain, Body, And Behavior 2020
Temple University $349,727 Philadelphia, PA, US The Development Of Novice Teachers Role-identities As Discussion Facilitators In Social Studies Classrooms 2020
The Broad Institute $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan 2020
Universidad De Los Andes $62,500 Bogota, N/A, CO Off The Rails: Moral Psychology Beyond Traditional Borders 2020
Stanford University School Of Medicine $150,000 Stanford, CA, US Components And Computations For Building Adaptive Cognitive Maps Of Space 2020
The Jsm Charitable Trust $6,060,879 St Louis, MO, US Charitable 2020
The University Of British Columbia $100,000 Vancouver, BC, CA Does Top-down Processing Support Infant Development? 2020
Tulane University $125,000 New Orleans, LA, US Origins Of Body Knowledge 2020
The City University Of New York $100,000 New York, NY, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2020
University Of Pittsburgh $50,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Intrinsic And Extrinsic Influences On Young Children's Mathematical Abilities 2020
University Of California- Davis $125,000 Davis, CA, US Leveraging Virtual Reality To Unlock Interactions Between Visual Attention And Memory In Children And Adults 2020
University Of California Berkeley $100,000 Berkeley, CA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan. 2020
University Of California-berkeley $100,000 Berkeley, CA, US Learning To Learn: How Polysemy Scaffolds Development 2020
University Of California-davis $125,000 Davis, CA, US Examination Of Infant Learning In Naturalistic Interactions 2020
University Of California-davis $464,003 Davis, CA, US New Teachers Learning Disciplined Improvisation For Meaningful Talk In Diverse Classrooms 2020
University Of California-los Angeles $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Understanding The Emergence Of Speech Vocalizations In Human Infancy 2020
University Of Arizona $180,542 Tucson, AZ, US Teachers As Thinkers: Improving Classroom Communication In Mathematics 2020
University Of Cambridge $125,000 Cambridge, N/A, UK Embracing Complexity In Neurodevelopment 2020
University Of Chicago $100,000 Chicago, IL, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2020
University Of Colorado $299,623 Boulder, CO, US Developing A Model Of Teacher Learning To Support Computationally Rich Communication In Science Classrooms 2020
University Of Connecticut $50,000 Storrs, CT, US How The Dynamics Of Early Interactions Shape Word Learning 2020
University Of California-berkeley $100,000 Berkeley, CA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringe Benefits And Research Plan. 2020
University Of Delaware $421,747 Newark, DE, US Understanding How Elementary Teachers Take Up Discussion Practices To Promote Disciplinary Learning And Equity 2020
University Of Illinois $100,000 Urbana, IL, US Understanding Early Language Environments: Analytic Techniques And Outcome Predictions 2020
University Of Illinois At Chicago $417,663 Chicago, IL, US How Teachers Learn: Orchestrating Disciplinary Discourse In Science, Literature, And Mathematics Classrooms 2020
University Of Michigan $406,782 Ann Arbor, WI, US Teachers Learning To Facilitate Communication And Reasoning Through Inquiry With History And Social Science Sources 2020
University Of Michigan $125,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Personalized Cognition In Context: An Ambulatory Assessment Study Of Executive Function Dynamics Across Adulthood And Aging 2020
University Of Michigan-ann Arbor $291,969 Ann Arbor, MI, US Managing Students' Contributions To Mathematical Work In Whole Class Discussions In High School: How Do Teachers Decide What To Do? 2020
University Of Oxford $597,082 Oxford, N/A, UK Brain Rhythms In Cognition 2020
University Of Oxford $125,000 Oxford, N/A, UK Does Social Support Buffer Fatigue? A Social-developmental Approach 2020
University Of Pennsylvania $496,613 Philadelphia, PA, US Facilitating Digital Discourse: Teachers As Learners In A Digital Age 2020
University Of Pennsylvania $200,000 Philadelphia, PA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2020
University Of Washington $390,453 Seattle, WA, US Preparing Teachers To Facilitate Asset-based Science & Literacy Discourse In Dual And Multilingual Elementary Classrooms 2020
University Of Pittsburgh $428,874 Pittsburgh, PA, US Teacher Learning To Enact Productive Discussions In Mathematics And Literacy 2020
University Of Richmond $100,000 Richmond, VA, US Beyond Categories: Understanding The Factors Underlying Category Specificity In The Brain 2020
University Of Saskatchewan $100,000 Saskatoon, N/A, CA In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2020
University Of Pennsylvania $100,000 Philadelphia, PA, US In Support Of The Postdoctoral Fellow's Salary, Fringes And Research Plan 2020
Yale University $125,000 New Haven, CT, US Establishing Ground Truth About The Development Of Episodic Memory In Infancy 2020
University Of Wisconsin $353,656 Madison, WI, US Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant To Support Michael Swart 2020
University Of Wisconsin - Madison $100,000 Madison, WI, US The Development Of Higher-order Cognition: Words, Categories, And Concepts 2020
University Of Wisconsin - Madison $490,450 Madison, WI, US Advancing Teachers' Pedagogical Reasoning And Practices With Tools 2020
University Of Wisconsin $100,000 Madison, WI, US Theoretical And Pedagogical Implications Of The Nonsymbolic Ratio Processing System 2020
Washington University $125,000 St Louis, MO, US Event Cognition In The Wild 2020
Washington University In Saint Louis $600,000 St Louis, MO, US Collective Memory Collaborative 2020
Weill Medical College Of Cornell University $500,000 New York, NY, US Covid-19 Consortium For Recovery Of Consciousness 2020
Wellesley College $100,000 Wellesley, MA, US Understanding The Unique Relationship Between Language And Human Cognition 2020
Utrecht University $100,000 Utrecht, N/A, NL Integrating Evolution, Development, And Learning In Psychological Science 2020

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EIN 54-2074788
Website http://www.jsmf.org
Address 1034 S BRENTWOOD BLVD STE 1860 Saint Louis, MO 63117-1229

Key People (10)

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Director & Secretary James S Mcdonnell Iii
Director & Treasurer John F Mcdonnell
Director Holly M James
Director Jeanne M Champer
Director Marcella M Stevens

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