Progressive organizations in Missouri

Nonprofits in Missouri working on civil rights, the environment, labor, housing, immigrant services, hunger, legal aid, voting, health care, LGBTQ+ rights and justice reform, largest first.

Civil rights and advocacy (131)

Organization City Type Revenue
Jackson County CasaEIN 43-1401328 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.2 million
Missouri Organizing And Voter Engagement CollaborativeEIN 43-1619531 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.2 million
Missouri Organizing And Voter Engagement ActionEIN 82-1450617 · filings Saint Louis Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $2.7 million
Missouri Protection And AdvocacyEIN 43-1119256 · filings Jefferson Cty Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.6 million
Casa Of St LouisEIN 43-1807059 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.3 million
Rural Advocates For Independent LivingEIN 43-1631638 · filings Kirksville Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.3 million
Veterans For All VotersEIN 86-1852155 · filings Brentwood Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.9 million
Birthright Counseling St LouisEIN 23-7189946 · filings St Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.7 million
Netroots NationEIN 20-4465717 · filings Kansas City Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $1.5 million
Recreation Council Of Greater St LouisEIN 43-1284843 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.5 million
Kc TenantsEIN 84-5137189 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.5 million
Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocate AssociationEIN 43-1718389 · filings Columbia Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.3 million

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Environment and climate (334)

Organization City Type Revenue
Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of TrusteesEIN 43-0666759 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $61.0 million
Forest Park Forever IncEIN 43-1427062 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $42.3 million
Missouri Conservation Heritage FoundationEIN 43-1797156 · filings Jefferson Cty Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.2 million
Planet IndonesiaEIN 47-0988119 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.2 million
Missouri Prairie FoundationEIN 23-7120753 · filings Columbia Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.1 million
Metropolitan Energy Center IncEIN 43-1297891 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.9 million
National Garden Clubs IncorporatedEIN 43-0739519 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.9 million
Ozarks Environmental ServicesEIN 81-1616678 · filings Kimberling Cy Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.9 million
Wdh Foundation-c4EIN 37-6573574 · filings Saint Louis Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $2.8 million
Botanical Society Of America IncEIN 62-0671591 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.5 million
Missouri State Parks Foundation IncEIN 43-1940611 · filings Columbia Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.3 million
Columbia Center For Urban AgricultureEIN 26-4486257 · filings Columbia Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.2 million

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Labor unions and worker centers (476)

Organization City Type Revenue
International Brotherhood Of Boilermakers Iron Ship BuildersEIN 48-6031851 · filings Kansas City Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $65.3 million
International Brotherhood Of Electrical WorkersEIN 44-0296395 · filings Kansas City Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $23.7 million
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562EIN 43-0560620 · filings Earth City Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $20.0 million
International Brotherhood Of Electrical WorkersEIN 43-0337427 · filings Saint Louis Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $15.3 million
Laborers International Union Of North AmericaEIN 85-0793702 · filings Wentzville Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $12.6 million
International Union Of Operating Engineers Afl Cio Hoisting & PortEIN 43-0338091 · filings Bridgeton Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $12.4 million
International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 101EIN 44-0296686 · filings Kansas City Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $11.7 million
International Union United Auto Aerospace & Agricultural WorkersEIN 44-0468473 · filings Pleasant Valley Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $11.2 million
Mid-america Carpenters Regional Benefit Services IncEIN 87-3501792 · filings Saint Louis Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $10.1 million
International Union Of Painters And Allied TradesEIN 37-6064177 · filings Saint Louis Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $9.9 million
International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersEIN 43-0337344 · filings Bridgeton Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $9.7 million
International Association Of Sheet Metal Air Rail & TransportationEIN 43-0337347 · filings Saint Louis Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $9.6 million

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Housing and homelessness (628)

Organization City Type Revenue
Lutheran Senior Services EastEIN 23-1857015 · filings Brentwood Charity, 501(c)(3) $116.6 million
Ozark Tri-county Health Care ConsortiumEIN 43-1752799 · filings Neosho Charity, 501(c)(3) $41.1 million
Center For The Developmentally DisabledEIN 43-1104134 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $33.1 million
Bethesda Senior Living IncEIN 43-1494889 · filings St Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $27.1 million
Raymore Senior Care LlcEIN 86-3022330 · filings Raymore Charity, 501(c)(3) $24.9 million
City Union Mission IncEIN 44-6005481 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $23.3 million
Beyond Housing IncEIN 51-0179471 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $14.8 million
Justine Petersen Housing And Reinvestment CorporationEIN 43-1769074 · filings St Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $14.0 million
Habitat For Humanity Of Kansas CityEIN 43-1175749 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $13.8 million
House Of David Preservation IncEIN 46-3631230 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $12.7 million
Community Builders Of Kansas CityEIN 43-1583953 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $11.0 million
Peter And Paul Community Services IncEIN 43-1349643 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $10.3 million

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Immigrant services and rights (30)

Organization City Type Revenue
International Institute Of Metropolitan St LouisEIN 43-0652640 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $41.3 million
Refugee And Immigrant Services & EducationEIN 82-1779829 · filings Joplin Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.6 million
Migrant And Immigrant Community Action ProjectEIN 45-3236640 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.6 million
Heart Of America Indian CenterEIN 43-1012392 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.3 million
Turkish American Interculturaleducational FoundationEIN 20-8338602 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $985,701
Vitendo4africaEIN 45-1267554 · filings Hazelwood Charity, 501(c)(3) $373,795
Kindness Begins With MeEIN 92-1547254 · filings Bridgeton Charity, 501(c)(3) $263,732
International Institute Community Development CorporationEIN 16-1765276 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $62,767
Islamic Health & Community Center IncEIN 43-1878509 · filings Ballwin Charity, 501(c)(3) $12,329
Native American Teachings And Use Of Resources And Energy IncEIN 06-1559928 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Multicultural Counseling And Research CenterEIN 27-2123362 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Beyond The SpectrumEIN 33-4150256 · filings Florissant Charity, 501(c)(3) —

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Food banks and hunger (254)

Organization City Type Revenue
Harvesters-the Community Food NetworkEIN 43-1208665 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $146.7 million
Ozarks Food Harvest IncEIN 43-1426384 · filings Springfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $55.5 million
The Food Bank For Central & Northeast Missouri IncEIN 43-1238934 · filings Columbia Charity, 501(c)(3) $55.4 million
Operation Food Search IncEIN 43-1241854 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $43.7 million
Southeast Missouri Food BankEIN 43-1395863 · filings Sikeston Charity, 501(c)(3) $26.5 million
Kanbes MarketsEIN 81-1505292 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.4 million
Food Outreach IncEIN 43-1492878 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.7 million
Peace PantryEIN 43-1814790 · filings Cedar Hill Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.0 million
Urban Produce PushEIN 33-1840102 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.3 million
Springfield Community GardensEIN 27-1883334 · filings Springfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.0 million
Child Nutrition Service IncEIN 43-1398419 · filings Smithville Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.9 million
Elevate BransonEIN 26-4727548 · filings Branson Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.7 million

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Legal aid (34)

Organization City Type Revenue
Legal Aid Of Western MissouriEIN 43-0824638 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $13.4 million
Legal Services Of Eastern Mo IncEIN 43-0816805 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $13.1 million
Arch City Defenders IncEIN 80-0471494 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.3 million
Landmark Legal FoundationEIN 51-0203802 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.7 million
Heart Of Missouri CasaEIN 20-2408567 · filings Columbia Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.4 million
Kc Asylum ClinicEIN 82-1240928 · filings N Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.9 million
Jasper County CasaEIN 82-3934601 · filings Joplin Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.3 million
Midwestern Innocence Project IncEIN 43-1914499 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.0 million
Great Rivers Environmental Law CenterEIN 43-1943334 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $737,633
St Louis Survivors Legal Support IncEIN 35-2767324 · filings Eureka Charity, 501(c)(3) $460,796
Neighborhood Legal Support Of Kansas CityEIN 81-3880382 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $390,055
Pen & SwordEIN 45-2957139 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $260,152

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Voting and civic participation (37)

Organization City Type Revenue
Missouri Organizing And Voter Engagement CollaborativeEIN 43-1619531 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.2 million
Missouri Organizing And Voter Engagement ActionEIN 82-1450617 · filings Saint Louis Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $2.7 million
Veterans For All VotersEIN 86-1852155 · filings Brentwood Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.9 million
Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter ActionEIN 46-3985290 · filings Saint Louis Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $684,744
Rich Hill 4th Of July CommitteeEIN 47-3388247 · filings Rich Hill Charity, 501(c)(3) $105,068
Corps Of Engineers Naturalresources Education FoundationEIN 20-5545091 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $93,812
Mo Pirg Citizen OrganizationEIN 43-1609044 · filings Jefferson City Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $43,184
Coalition Opposing Governmental SecrecyEIN 99-1632569 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $27,556
Washington Guard Foundation IncEIN 99-1502359 · filings Washington Charity, 501(c)(3) $25,546
Nwpc FoundationEIN 46-0543877 · filings Florissant Charity, 501(c)(3) $22,355
Jeffco PatriotsEIN 87-1882364 · filings Cedar Hill Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $5,935
League Of Women Voters Of Kansas City Jackson Clay And Platt CountiEIN 23-7010089 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) —

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Community health and reproductive care (61)

Organization City Type Revenue
Mercy Clinic Springfield CommunitiesEIN 43-1560263 · filings Chesterfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $570.8 million
Saint Thomas Medical PartnersEIN 62-1529858 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $366.2 million
Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesEIN 26-1318597 · filings Chesterfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $159.2 million
Mercy Aco Clinical Services IncEIN 46-4504901 · filings Chesterfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $125.5 million
Presence Healthcare ServicesEIN 36-3330928 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $61.7 million
Betty Jean Kerr Peoples Health Centers IncEIN 43-1036785 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $34.0 million
Samuel U Rodgers Health Center IncEIN 43-0899356 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $30.8 million
Family Care Health CentersEIN 23-7076112 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $28.6 million
Southampton Community Healthcare IncEIN 86-2607359 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $13.3 million
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers-missouriEIN 43-0652666 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $11.5 million
Fordland Clinic IncEIN 43-1791656 · filings Fordland Charity, 501(c)(3) $9.0 million
Childrens Smile CenterEIN 57-1196229 · filings Nixa Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.2 million

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LGBTQ+ services and rights (18)

Organization City Type Revenue
Gay And Lesbian Community Center Of The OzarksEIN 43-1753837 · filings Springfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $278,499
Mid-missouri PridefestEIN 88-2139258 · filings Columbia Charity, 501(c)(3) $63,712
Tsl IncEIN 02-0796349 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) —
LikemeEIN 27-3549585 · filings Raymore Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Jubilee ProjectEIN 33-3274192 · filings Florissant Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Queery IncEIN 39-3312918 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Amplify The ArchEIN 42-2173299 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) —
St Louis Black Gay And Lesbian Prid E CommitteeEIN 43-1884989 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Life Counseling And WellnessEIN 46-2895834 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Pflag Hannibal-quincyEIN 46-5114933 · filings Hannibal Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Missouri Gay Rodeo Association IncEIN 47-2449336 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Midland Empire Equality CoalitionEIN 81-2583653 · filings Saint Joseph Charity, 501(c)(3) —

The 18 largest →

Criminal justice reform and reentry (55)

Organization City Type Revenue
Criminal Justice MinistryEIN 46-2647318 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.0 million
Missouri Girls Town Foundation IncEIN 44-0648649 · filings Kingdom City Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.8 million
Center For Women In TransitionEIN 43-1799627 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.7 million
American Rehabilitation Ministry IncEIN 43-1037106 · filings Joplin Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.3 million
Springboard To Learning IncEIN 43-1202003 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $881,868
Forward Through FergusonEIN 81-1359671 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $874,920
Pride St LouisEIN 43-1331630 · filings Saint Louis Charity, 501(c)(3) $748,014
Community Alternative Service Program IncEIN 43-1379396 · filings Springfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $503,196
Metro Organization For Racial And Economic Equity IncEIN 20-2470054 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $497,019
Btc Building Brighter FuturesEIN 26-0273824 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $409,319
Safety And Health Council Of Western Missouri And KansasEIN 44-0545291 · filings Kansas City Charity, 501(c)(3) $386,625
New Life Mission Inn-missouriEIN 26-4787265 · filings Perryville Charity, 501(c)(3) $208,076

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Matched by IRS activity code and listed by the revenue on the organization's latest return. Inclusion is not an endorsement; check an organization's own site and filings before you give. Gifts to 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(5) organizations are not tax-deductible.

Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Updated Nov 9, 2026.