Landmarks Association of St Louis Inc

Analysis

Landmarks Association of St Louis Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1961, 65 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, Landmarks Association of St Louis Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $306k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $359k to $1.6m (+335%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Landmarks Association of St Louis Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oklahoma Arts Institute ($1.6m), Captain Paul Watson Foundation ($1.6m) and New Ballet School Downtown San Jose Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $417k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 4 employees.