News Archive

  • St. Louis Language Immersion Schools Receive $25,000 Monsanto Fund Grant

    August 1, 2012

    Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company, announced a $25,000 grant to St. Louis Language Immersion Schools (SLLIS). SLLIS will use the funds to improve its outdoor science classroom at its current location on Papin Street, and to create a new outdoor science classroom at its new location on Pine Street.   Full Article »

  • Maryville University Receives $100,000 from Monsanto Fund

    July 23, 2012

    Educators at Maryville University will develop new approaches for teaching chemistry in high schools thanks to a generous $100,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company.   Full Article »

  • Monsanto Funds Challenger Learning Center's "Sprouting Astronaut" Program with $48,000 Grant

    July 11, 2012

    The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis has been awarded a grant of $48,686 from the Monsanto Fund to provide Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-based programs to 5th-grade teachers and students in the Ferguson-Florissant School District.   Full Article »

  • Monsanto Fund Makes $50,000 Lead Gift to Jazz St. Louis Education Program

    July 5, 2012

    Jazz St. Louis announced it has received a $50,000 lead gift to its JazzU education program for the 2012-13 academic year. The JazzU program provides weekly, private instruction in ensemble playing, improvisation, music theory, and listening strategies to students across the greater metropolitan St. Louis region. The Monsanto Fund lead gift allows Jazz St. Louis to continue offering the JazzU program at no cost to students and reimbursing students for transportation costs when necessary.   Full Article »

  • U.S. Department of Education Announces the 2012 Teacher Incentive Fund

    June 21, 2012

    Learn more about the 2012 Teacher Incentive Fund competition on the U.S. Department of Education website. To apply for the fund, view the applicant requirements and submit your Notice of Intent to Apply by June 26, 2012. The deadline for Transmittal of Applications is July 27, 2012.   Full Article »

  • Missouri Botanical Garden Receives $3 Million Gift From Monsanto Company Toward Development of a World Flora Online

    June 5, 2012

    The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A. has received a generous three-year, $3 million gift from Monsanto Company to support its work on the development of a World Flora Online. The World Flora is an international collaborative effort involving the leading botanical institutions worldwide to develop the first-ever comprehensive, authoritative and accessible online resource for the world’s approximately 400,000 known plant species.   Full Article »

  • Monsanto gift of $1 million will help fund new UMSL at Grand Center

    May 4, 2012

    A $1 million gift from Monsanto Company to build a community education center in Grand Center will mean the University of Missouri–St. Louis can further its urban mission and strengthen the partnerships it has with the region’s media, arts and educational institutions.   Full Article »

  • The Monsanto Fund and the Arts and Education Council Award $20,000 in Grants to Rural Communities

    March 16, 2012

    The Monsanto Fund, in collaboration with the Arts and Education Council, has awarded $20,000 in grants to ten arts and arts education programs dedicated to bringing artists and entertainers into the classrooms and performance venues of the region's rural communities.   Full Article »

  • Monsanto Company Donates $100,000 on Behalf of Farmer Coalition for Support of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

    March 5, 2012

    On behalf of the National Black Growers Council (NBGC), Monsanto Company donated $100,000 to the Washington DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation Project, Inc. in support of the recently dedicated Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.   Full Article »

  • Museum of Ventura County's Agriculture Museum Receives Monsanto Fund Grant

    February 6, 2012

    Agriculture is an industry with a rich history, and the Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum hopes to share that history with its community. With the help of employees at Monsanto’s Oxnard, Calif. site, it is now a little closer to that goal.   Full Article »

  • Iowa Y-Camp Receives Monsanto Fund Grant to Restore Damaged Creek

    February 1, 2012

    Thanks in part to a grant from the Monsanto Fund, the Greater Des Moines Y-Camp will soon be on its way back to normal more than a year after the flood that radically reshaped Lost Canyon Creek and made its banks inaccessible and dangerous to campers.   Full Article »

  • Ohio Community Receives Monsanto Fund Grant to Improve Live Science Classroom

    January 9, 2012

    Budget cuts and limited funding for technology often hinder local organizations, but Ohio's Darke County Park District recently partnered with Monsanto’s site in Greenville, Ohio, to receive a grant that will be used to update its live science classroom.   Full Article »

  • $10,000 and $25,000 Grants Available to Rural School Districts Through America's Farmers Grow Rural EducationSM

    January 6, 2012

    Statistics show that the United States ranks only 25th in math scores and 21st in science compared to 30 industrialized nations. These facts show that education is strongly in need of support.   Full Article »

  • St. Louis Symphony Receives $158,000 from Monsanto Fund to Support IN UNISON Program

    December 12, 2011

    The St. Louis Symphony announced it has received $158,000 from the Monsanto Fund to support the IN UNISON® program and continue and strengthen the program’s mission.   Full Article »

  • South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Receives Monsanto Fund Grant

    November 23, 2011

    The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics provide challenging programs for students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. It cultivates academically motivated individuals that will become the next generation of researchers and problem solvers in both South Carolina and the nation as a whole.   Full Article »

  • Austin Children's Museum Receives Grant from the Monsanto Fund

    November 16, 2011

    Educating the next generation in unique and innovative ways is what the Austin Children’s Museum is all about. The museum is working hard to mold the next generation into creative problem solvers by inspiring curiosity, rewarding risk and encouraging questions.   Full Article »

  • Habitat for Humanity Indonesia and the Monsanto Fund Provide Access for Agricultural Irrigation and Clean Water for People of Tuban

    November 15, 2011

    Monsanto Indonesia, the Monsanto Fund and Habitat for Humanity (HFH) have teamed up to build irrigation facilities, appropriate housing and access to clean water for the inhabitants of Sambungrejo Village of Indonesia. More than 1000 inhabitants of Tuban will benefit from the program.   Full Article »

  • Monsanto Fund Grant Helps Girl Scouts Gain Leadership Experience

    October 18, 2011

    Leadership and having a positive self-image are vital characteristics young women should develop at an early age. Recently, the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council partnered with Monsanto's site in Soda Springs, Id. to help girls from low-income households acquire qualities such as these.   Full Article »

  • Iowa's Living History Farms Receives Monsanto Fund Grant

    October 5, 2011

    Rural America is made of passionate people and organizations. Living History Farms is one such organization, and Monsanto nominated and helped it receive a $20,000 grant to honor its dedication to the betterment of agriculture and rural America.   Full Article »

  • Monsanto and Habitat for Humanity Team Up to Improve Sanitation in Indonesia

    September 27, 2011

    Thanks to the efforts of Monsanto Indonesia, Habitat for Humanity Indonesia and the Monsanto Fund, approximately 1,700 residents in two villages in Malang, Indonesia, have gained access to clean water, sanitation facilities and programs that use manure to produce biogas in households.   Full Article »