ST. LOUIS TORNADO EMERGENCY

Direct Cash
Assistance Initiative

Supporting North St. Louis Families Displaced by the May 2025 Tornado.

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Invest STL is a 501(c)3. EIN 87-4704695. All contributions to The Northside Resilience Fund are tax deductible.

The application is live. Residents can learn more and apply here by September 30, 2025 (or sooner if funds are exhausted).

Photo credit: Lance Thurman

ATTENTION:

As of September 5, 2025, The Northside Resilience Fund has shifted eligibility requirements and announced an application deadline.

The Northside Resilience Fund was created to provide direct, unrestricted emergency funds to North St. Louis City households displaced or at risk for displacement due to damage from the May 16 tornado.

The fund initially prioritized assistance to households whose homes received a “red sticker” from the City of St. Louis, indicating severe structural damage.

While we will continue to prioritize assistance to those who received a “red sticker,” we are also now accepting applications from households that received a “yellow sticker” on their homes, indicating moderate structural damage. Addresses with a “yellow sticker” will undergo further review to assess documented damage and need. Having a “yellow sticker” does not guarantee approval. Households that did not receive a damage assessment sticker but experienced significant damage may also be eligible. We understand that homes may not have displayed extensive structural damage at the time of the City’s assessment, but could have deteriorated since that time, increasing the chances for more households to be displaced.

We also encourage households that live in one of the following neighborhoods north of Delmar and experienced structural damage to their homes to apply, even if the home did not receive a damage assessment sticker from the City:

Academy
College Hill
Fairground
Fountain Park
Greater Ville

Hamilton Heights
Visitation Park
JeffVanderLou
Kingsway East
Kingsway West

Lewis Place
Mark Twain
Wells-Goodfellow
North Riverfront
O’Fallon

Penrose
The Ville
Vandeventer
West End

*Important Note: The application deadline is September 30, 2025, but it could be sooner if funds are exhausted. Eligible residents should apply as soon as possible.

The Northside Resilience Fund Direct Cash Assistance Initiative is a phase-one response to providing families the financial flexibility needed to begin the path to recovery on their terms. Please stay tuned for additional information about phase two.

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NORTHSIDE RESILIENCE FUND – Phase ONE: $4 MILLION GOAL 100% 100%

The Northside Resilience Fund Direct Cash Assistance Initiative is a phase-one response to providing families the financial flexibility needed to begin the path to recovery on their terms. Please stay tuned for additional information about phase two.

OUR ASK:

We seek $4 million to fund direct, unrestricted cash assistance to households significantly impacted by the tornado.

The Northside Resilience Fund Direct Cash Assistance Initiative is a phase-one response providing families the financial flexibility needed to begin the path to recovery.

We are asking local and national funders, corporations and individuals to partner with us to meet this critical moment with urgency and meaningful commitment.

BECOME A FUNDER

OUR GOAL

Provide $3,000 in direct cash assistance to at least 1,300 households most affected by the tornado to support their immediate and emerging needs.

FOCUS AREAS

North St. Louis neighborhoods most impacted by the tornado: Academy, College Hill, Fairground, Fountain Park, Greater Ville, Hamilton Heights, JeffVanderLou, Kingsway East, Kingsway West, Lewis Place, Mark Twain, North Riverfront, O’Fallon, Penrose, The Ville, Vandeventer, Visitation Park, Wells-Goodfellow, and West End.

ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS

Renters or homeowners whose homes were declared to have “severe structural damage” (received the red sticker), “moderate structural damage” (received the yellow sticker), or no sticker (but experienced significant damage) from St. Louis City’s Building Division.

Note: Addresses with a “yellow sticker” will undergo further review to assess documented damage and need. Having a “yellow sticker” does not guarantee approval.

USE OF FUNDS

The funds are intended to address urgent, temporary needs that families have. The funds are unrestricted so families can address their specific needs as they begin to recover.

WHY INVEST WITH US

Join us as we support our Northside St. Louis neighbors as they recover, rebuild, and restore.

Credibility +
Infrastructure

The Fund will serve as a collaborative pool of funds from private entities for direct cash assistance for households most impacted by the tornado. St. Louis-based nonprofit, Invest STL will hold, manage, and report on fund expenditures.

ADMINISTERED BY:

Invest STL, a trusted fund manager with a $6M annual operating budget; experience in holding and dispensing funds; and deep relationships with community members, key partners, and funders.

Verification process:

Cross-referenced with City of St. Louis damage assessments; requires proof of identity, residency, and impact.

Collaborators Include:

Action St. Louis, Boniface Foundation, Deaconess Foundation, Franciscan Sisters of Mary, James S. McDonnell Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Rio Vista Foundation, Sow Joy Peoples Fund, Wells Fargo, and others.