Our next grant cycle is Summer 2025. Applications are due June 30, 2025.
Our application is available as an easy online form or as a downloadable PDF. Find more instructions and details below.
Book Grants
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Books for STL Kids invites organizations and programs that have a strong literacy component to apply for grants to purchase brand-new books from the First Book Marketplace to help the children they serve build their personal libraries and inspire a love of reading.
Applications are accepted on two cycles ending on June 30 and December 30 each year.
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Note: A First Book ID is required to apply. Obtaining a First Book ID is easy and free to register on their website here.
If you are awarded a financial book grant, the funds will be added to your account on the First Book Marketplace for you to choose the titles that best fit the children you serve.
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The grant application can be completed online via our form through the button below. We also have a PDF if you'd prefer to print it out, write in your answers, scan / photograph, and email the completed form to grants@booksforstlkids.org.
About Our Grants
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Unlike any other nonprofit organization that gives books, Books for STL Kids provides only new books as we believe every child should have their own book and feel the magic of book ownership.
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Our distribution method is unique. Twice a year, we provide book grants to qualifying organizations that serve low-income children in the Greater St. Louis area. These recipient groups are awarded book credits to purchase books on the First Book Marketplace at 50-90% off retail prices. Groups select the titles and quantities that best fit the children they serve, and those books are shipped directly to the organization. All books should end up going home with the kids to start a library of their own.
