Eric P & Evelyn E Newman Charitable
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of causes, primarily focusing on education, health, and the arts. Its mission reflects a commitment to enhancing educational opportunities, providing medical support, and fostering cultural initiatives, as evidenced by significant grants to institutions like Washington University and the St. Louis Symphony. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including educational institutions, hospitals, and cultural organizations, with a notable emphasis on community development and wellness. While it primarily operates in Missouri, it also extends support to institutions in other states, showcasing a broader commitment to impactful philanthropy.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits, especially in the St. Louis / Missouri region, with capital, education, medical, or cultural projects that match the foundation’s history of large institutional gifts.
Good Fit
- • A track record working in St. Louis or Missouri and demonstrable local impact
- • Capital campaigns, campus planning, medical program funding, or large-scale cultural projects
- • Existing relationships or introductions to the foundation or its recurring grantees
- • Organizational capacity to manage and report on multi-hundred-thousand- or million-dollar gifts
Geography
Observed giving is heavily concentrated in Missouri—about 95% of 2024 grant dollars—despite a handful of out-of-state awards; the footprint is functionally local to the St. Louis region.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 18 distinct grantees (so a modestly broad recipient set), but the portfolio is dominated by repeat institutional recipients and large gifts to a small number of organizations.
New Applicants
Across three years the foundation has repeatedly funded the same institutions (16 of 18 recipients were returning in the latest year), the funder says it only preselects grantees, and only two new recipients appeared in the most recent year, indicating low plausibility for an unfamiliar applicant to break in without an introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
