The Open Space Council for the St Louis Region

Analysis

The Open Space Council for the St Louis Region is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, The Open Space Council for the St Louis Region reported income of $563k and spending of $204k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $147k to $563k (+284%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 257%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Open Space Council for the St Louis Region sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% 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 Newport Tree Conservancy ($562k), Friends of the Colorado River Foundation Inc ($563k) and Lower Columbia School Gardens ($562k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $71k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $257k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 5 employees.