John W. Lemkemeier

Functions as a College/University

Sage Capital invests in small and middle market companies located in North America with an EBITDA of USD 2 - 7 million. The firm focuses on a board range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyout, mezzanine, recapitalization and growth transactions with an investment size of USD 2 - 15 million. It makes co-investments and also takes controlling and minority interest.

Creates and designs home fragrance & personal care products

Manufactures valves

The Foundation For Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a philanthropic organization dedicated to supporting patient care, medical innovation, education, research, and community health. The private company is located in the US. It channels donor contributions to advance areas such as cancer research, heart and vascular care, hospice, neurosciences, nursing education, and transplant services. The foundation supports institutions including Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing, and BJC community health programs. It engages a donor base through various giving options and organizes fundraising events to raise funds for healthcare initiatives. The foundation provides grants, scholarships, and community health programs to improve patient outcomes and address healthcare workforce needs, and shares stories of impact through newsletters and publications.

The Opportunity Trust is a St. Louis-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing equitable access to quality public education across the St. Louis region. The private company is located in the US. Key initiatives include the Emerson Early Literacy Challenge, a program supporting local education agencies to close literacy gaps and ensure reading proficiency by third grade, and administration of the Charter School Program (CSP-SE), a federal grant supporting new and expanding charter schools statewide. Additional efforts involve school improvement grants, the St. Louis Pre-K Cooperative to expand access to quality preschool, and the Reinvention by Community Fund, which supports community-driven innovative ideas addressing student and educator needs. The organization emphasizes empowering parents and students as education advocates, cultivating and retaining diverse, effective educators through professional development, leveraging research and transparent data for continuous improvement, and advocating for research-based education policies at state and local levels. Founded in 2018, the organization accelerates innovation and improvement in public schools through strategic investments in districts, charter and traditional schools, educators, parents, nonprofits, and community stakeholders.