Missouri Light a Single Candle Foundation St. Louis Area Grants — Rolling 2026-2027

Light a Single Candle Foundation accepts grant inquiries and proposals year round for qualifying 501(c)(3) public charities serving the City of St. Louis or North St. Louis County. Focus areas include youth and family development, food insecurity, and education; larger proposals follow quarterly review deadlines.

FundingNo fixed minimum or maximum is published; requests above $5,000 require a site visit.

DeadlineRolling/currently open to new proposals and initial inquiries. Larger or more complex proposals follow the published quarterly review schedule. The September 12, 2026 cutoff has passed; the next published quarterly cutoff is January 9, 2027. No cutoff time or time zone is published.

Last verifiedSeptember 18, 2026

Required next actionEligible new applicants should submit a Letter of Inquiry and follow foundation instructions before a full proposal. No routine Dr. Miltie applicant outreach is warranted under the current published scope.

Broad Eligibility

USA based 501(c)(3) public charities with projects in the City of St. Louis or North St. Louis County. Current guidelines expressly exclude schools, churches, healthcare entities and initiatives, government or government agencies, for profit organizations, individuals, and non qualifying organizations. Eligible focus areas include nonprofit led early childhood, youth and teen education and social development, economic empowerment, and related published priorities.

Atlas Analysis

Light a Single Candle Foundation is accepting new proposals and initial inquiries from qualifying nonprofit organizations for projects in the City of St. Louis and North St. Louis County.

Application timing: New proposals and initial inquiries are currently welcome, and prospective grants may be submitted at any time. Larger, more complex proposals should follow the foundation’s quarterly review schedule. As of September 17, 2026, the next listed quarterly deadline is January 9, 2027, followed by March 20, June 26, and October 2, 2027. The controlling public guidelines do not publish an exact cutoff time or time zone for those dates. First-time applicants should contact the foundation and submit a Letter of Inquiry before completing a full application.

Funding: The foundation does not publish a fixed minimum or maximum award on the controlling public guidelines. Requests greater than $5,000 require a site visit.

Eligibility: Applicants must be USA based 501(c)(3) public charities, and projects must be located in the City of St. Louis, Missouri, or North St. Louis County. The foundation’s current guidelines state that it does not fund schools, churches, healthcare entities or healthcare initiatives, government or government agencies, for-profit organizations, individuals, or non-501(c)(3) organizations.

Focus areas: Youth and family development and youth at risk, food insecurity, education, and projects invited directly by the foundation. Program, operational, and capacity building requests are accepted.

Application process: First time applicants must submit a Letter of Inquiry and are asked to contact the foundation before completing a full application. Established partners receive access to the grant application system from the foundation.

Applicant eligibility note: The foundation’s published guidelines exclude healthcare entities and initiatives, schools, churches, government agencies, and other ineligible applicant types. Qualifying St. Louis-area 501(c)(3) public charities may pursue youth and family development, food insecurity, education, or invitation-only priorities.

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