Foundation Program Manager

Cynthia Curry Crim is the Grants Manager for the Norman J. Stupp Foundation (Commerce Trust Company). Cynthia has more than fourteen years of management experience in the Nonprofit Sector. She has a passion for developing new programs, serving as a connector of people and organizations and technical advisor. Before joining Commerce Bank, Cynthia was the Director of Sector Relations for the Nonprofit Services Consortium. Her first job in the field of grantmaking was in Chicago, Illinois with the Steans Family Foundation as their Associate Executive Director. Cynthia holds a MPA from Clark-Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia and a BA from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As one for the founding member of the St. Louis Graduates Steering Committee, Cynthia is passionate about the value of postsecondary education and greater equity in who benefits from it. She is also actively involved on several nonprofit boards in the St. Louis area including the St. Louis Community College Foundation.