THE GREATER ST LOUIS ARTS AND EDUCATION COUNCIL Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE GREATER ST LOUIS ARTS AND EDUCATION COUNCIL

EIN 43-0790672 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A26Z)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE O.THE GREATER ST. LOUIS ARTS and EDUCATION COUNCIL (THE ARTS and EDUCATION COUNCIL or THE COUNCIL) WAS THE ST. LOUIS REGIONS ONLY UNITED ARTS FUND THAT POOLED TOGETHER DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS and CORPORATIONS to INVEST IN PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS and PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORTED ART HAPPENING ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS BI-STATE REGION. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1963, THE COUNCIL HAS RAISED and DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $100 MILLION for THE ARTS and ARTS EDUCATION IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION COMMUNITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $19.00 was reported for mission work and $3.60 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

46.39%of revenue went to mission work19.0% of expenses · Program services

8.85%of revenue went to fundraising3.6% of expenses

$244.67spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

189.43%of revenue went to management and office costs77.4% of expenses

47.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$218,462

Mission workProgram services$101,34346.39% of revenue19.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$413,830189.43% of revenue77.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$19,3438.85% of revenue3.6% of expenses

Total expenses$534,516244.67% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 19.0% mission · 77.4% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 244.67% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 58.6% mission · 32.1% management · 9.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.96% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 74.1% mission · 14.5% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 272.57% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 73.9% mission · 14.5% management · 11.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.54% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.2% mission · 13.3% management · 14.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.40% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.3% mission · 10.3% management · 13.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.80% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 77.8% mission · 9.3% management · 12.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.00% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.1% mission · 7.4% management · 13.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.27% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$218,462

Expenses$534,516

Annual shortfall $316,054 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$101,343 · 19.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$413,830 · 77.4% of expenses

Fundraising$19,343 · 3.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$218,462

Expenses$534,516

Income$2,224,769

Contributions$102,912

Mission work (program services)$101,343

Fundraising$19,343

Grants given$3,053,725

Average grant$20,916

Management and general$413,830

Executive compensation (total)$211,503

Accounting fees$14,427

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (20)

JESSIREE JENKINSINTERIM EXEC DIRECTOR TO 4/24

SOLOMON THURMANDIRECTOR

SHEILA BURKETTDIRECTOR

SARA BURKEDIRECTOR

NEUKA BOWIE MITCHELLTREASURER

MELANIE BRASIER CTPDIRECTOR

MARK C ANDERSONDIRECTOR

MARGARET MCDONALDDIRECTOR

LINDA LEEDIRECTOR

KENNETH HALLER MDDIRECTOR

ANN SCHEUERDIRECTOR

JEFFREY CARTER MDSECRETARY

JANET NEWCOMBDIRECTOR

ERIC MARTINDIRECTOR

DUANE MARTIN FOSTERDIRECTOR

DEANNA HOHMANDIRECTOR

DAVID WEISSDIRECTOR

CHRIS DORNFELDCHAIR

CAROL WUERFFELDIRECTOR

ANTIONETTE D CARROLLDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: June 1965
Location: 8050 WATSON ROAD 240, ST LOUIS, MO 63119
County: St. Louis
In care of: JAMES R RITTS
Primary officer: JAMES R RITTS, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@keeparthappening.orgInterested Phone(314) 961-7600

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A26Z)
Grant-giving organization: Yes