David B Lichtenstein Foundation
The David B. Lichtenstein Foundation is a private foundation based in Columbia, Missouri that awards grants focused on cancer awareness, assistance to people with special needs, health and welfare, food banks, and zoological services. The site provides grant guidelines, a letter-of-inquiry form, and states the foundation awards grants twice yearly (May and November). Contact address matches IRS filings (1400 Forum Blvd, Columbia, MO).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Missouri-based charity working in cancer support, disability services, food security, health/welfare, or zoological services seeking general support and able to submit a letter-of-inquiry by the posted deadlines.
Good Fit
- • Primary operations and programming located in Missouri.
- • Work matches listed focus areas (cancer, special needs, food banks, health/welfare, or zoological services).
- • Request aligns with general operating support rather than highly restricted project funding.
- • Capacity to use the online letter-of-inquiry form and meet the foundation's stated submission timeline.
Geography
Giving is overwhelmingly in Missouri: roughly 99% of dollars stayed in-state in the latest year, with only a token out-of-state share.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 15 distinct grantees and a substantial number of new grantees (10), indicating a broad set of funded organizations despite dollar concentration in a few large awards.
New Applicants
Direct evidence that new entrants can access funding: 10 new recipients appeared in the latest year and the foundation publishes an LOI form and submission deadlines; however, the foundation also states it primarily awards to preselected applicants, which introduces some ambiguity.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
