Contemporary Art Museum St Louis

Analysis

Contemporary Art Museum St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1980, 46 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 June 2024, Contemporary Art Museum St Louis reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.5m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.2m to $3.2m (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Contemporary Art Museum St Louis sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scbwi Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators a Nonprof ($3.2m), Nashville Repertory Theatre Inc ($3.2m) and New York State School Music Association ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $348k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $29.6m against liabilities of $163k, net assets of $29.4m. It reported 54 employees.