St Louis Artworks

Analysis

St Louis Artworks is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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, St Louis Artworks reported income of $687k and spending of $657k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $666k to $687k (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, St Louis Artworks sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ncd-North Coast Dance ($687k), Encore Theatre Group ($687k) and Canton Ballet ($687k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $277k. At year end it held assets of $611k against liabilities of $326k, net assets of $285k. It reported 137 employees.