The mission of the Tilles Foundation is to ensure that disadvantaged children receive education and other services needed to prepare them to find work and help themselves. Since 1926, they have pursued Cap Tilles’ vision of providing a helping hand for children in need. They aim to be long-term partners with non-profit organizations that are child-centric and making a measurable difference in the St. Louis community for the future.
The grant program focuses on innovative charitable investment in the Greater St. Louis Area, specifically supporting children and youth with developmental, intellectual, and physical disabilities. It emphasizes game-changing programs that engage and inspire young minds, heal growing bodies, and cultivate dreams of bright, confident futures. The program also values leading-edge ideas in K-16 education that can change the course of futures one mind at a time. The Tilles Foundation seeks to start every grant relationship by listening and learning, considering non-profit partners as experts in their fields. They look for effective community leaders with measurable outcomes using best practices, interested in how non-profits are making a positive impact on the children of St. Louis and in innovative ideas non-profit leaders have for the future.