Academy of Science of St Louis

Analysis

Academy of Science of St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1949, 77 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Academy of Science of St Louis reported income of $580k and spending of $772k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $569k to $580k (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Academy of Science of St Louis sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lineage Dance Company ($580k), Nicolaysen Art Museum ($580k) and Guma Guam Unique Merchandise Art Inc ($580k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $215k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $270k. At year end it held assets of $10.0m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $10.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.