Stanley & Lucy Lopata Foundation

ST LOUIS, MO EIN: 43-6099972

The Stanley & Lucy Lopata Foundation is a private foundation based in Saint Louis, Missouri. The organization holds significant assets and maintains an active grantmaking program focused on education, human services, and philanthropic support.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$654K

-3.8% YoY

Grant Count

43

-8.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$15K

+5.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services
  • Reproductive Health
  • Nonprofit Human Services

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking priorities are concentrated in:

  • Missouri
  • District of Columbia
  • Pennsylvania

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

ATLANTABRIDGETONBROOKLYNCHICAGOGENEVAHARLEMLANCASTERMEMPHISNEW YORKNORRISTOWNPHILADELPHIAROCKVILLEST LOU ISST LOUISUNIVERSITY CITYWASHINGTON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$189K$378K$566K$755K54 grants201944 grants202051 grants202148 grants202247 grants202343 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MIRIAM FOUNDATION$70KACLU OF MISSOURI FOUNDAT…$42KST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK$35KPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ST…$32KJEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN…$30KINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE$25KUNIVERSITY CITY CHILDREN…$25KKIND$23KPROJECT HOME$22KCITY HARVEST$20K

Grant Size Distribution

232 grants across all recorded years

228<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LUSETTE SMITHTRUSTEE1
ROGER LOPATATRUSTEE5
SHANNON LOPATA KASTORTRUSTEE1
CHRISTOPHER LOPATATRUSTEE1

Recent Activity

Recent developments and announcements

The foundation has supported academic initiatives, including the establishment of the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professorship at Washington University's McKelvey School of Engineering, as evidenced by recent faculty appointments to this endowed position.

Yuan named Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor - The Source - WashU

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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