Gateway Arch Park Foundation

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 27-2128072Revenue $4.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSarchpark.org701 Market St Ste 1250, 63101-1837 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since May 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 152 volunteers and 11 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.4M a year · 54% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$493K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.8M
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$6.6M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$114.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$41.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$4.8M
Expenses
$6.6M
FY2024▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$6.6M
Net assets
$114.6M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69.7M
FY2021$74.0M
FY2022$97.6M
FY2023$105.4M
FY2024$114.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $5.1M Management & general 7% · $493K Fundraising 15% · $992K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $493K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$230,320Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Philanthropy/Ext Affairs
$146,981Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Fnd Operations/Secretary
$115,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan McClure’s $230K as Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan McClure$230,320$216,397$216,067$192,627$177,775
Amanda Goldsmith$146,981$140,798$127,152$120,471$108,609
Janis Cooper$115,750$108,825$112,501$99,049$97,144

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and supports the Gateway Arch and its grounds as a welcoming community and national resource.

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1 program · $5.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

See schedule O.IN 2024, gateway arch park foundation continued its efforts in conservation, preservation, education, and community programs at gateway arch national park. Highlights include:conservation: through its co-managed volunteer program with the national park service, foundation volunteers removed more than 5,100 pounds of trash…

$5.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$408K
Investment incomeLn 3$331K
Money outPt IX
$6.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.1M
Managementcol C$493K
Fundraisingcol D$992K
Owns and owesPt X
$114.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$116.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$215K
Investment incomeLn 3$331K
Other incomeLn 4–11$408K
Gains on assetsLn 7$339
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$391K
SavingsLn 2$5.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$106.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138K
Other assetsLn 15$963K
Total assetsLn 16$116.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$114.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6152
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.5M$6.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$97.5M$106.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$133K$138K
Total assetsLn 16$107.8M$116.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$105.4M$114.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$392K$183K$124K$85K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$911K$535K$94K$282K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$15K$4K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$52K$16K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$91K$50K$15K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$19K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$109K$109K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$183K$183K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$99K$84K$754$14K
Office expensesLn 13$373K$141K$22K$210K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$21K$4K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$176K$114K$20K$41K
TravelLn 17$48K$30K$4K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$5K$6K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$19K$5K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$45K$19K$22K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.9M$3.8M$19K$72K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$11K$5K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.6M$5.1M$493K$992K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.8M$6.6M−$1.9M$114.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$5.0M−$2.4M$105.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $41.6M$9.5M$32.0M$97.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.1M$3.3M$3.9M$74.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$3.4M$448K$69.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,754,643 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,151,841$3,800,808
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $285,421$214,594
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $362,811$330,749
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$116,722$408,492
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,683,351$4,754,643
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,270,195$1,518,630
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $53,850$183,247
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,718,544$4,907,826
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,042,589$6,609,703
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,359,238−$1,855,060
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,754,643 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,760 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$690,666
VIII-1c Fundraising events$65,026
VIII-1e Government grants$1,648,848
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,396,268
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,800,808
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $214,594$214,594
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$169,540 · Excluded from tax $499,950$330,410
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $353,178 · Excluded from tax −$352,839$339
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$22,767−$22,767
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $429,499$429,499
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $645,853 · Unrelated business $183,638 · Excluded from tax $124,344$4,754,643
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,609,703 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $183,159 · Management $124,269 · Fundraising $85,042$392,470
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $534,951 · Management $93,843 · Fundraising $282,392$911,186
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,961 · Management $3,879 · Fundraising $8,852$27,692
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,675 · Management $16,110 · Fundraising $28,662$96,447
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,238 · Management $14,575 · Fundraising $26,022$90,835
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $18,508 · Management $23,141$41,649
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $109,282$109,282
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $183,247$183,247
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $83,577 · Management $754 · Fundraising $14,227$98,558
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $141,346 · Management $22,006 · Fundraising $210,112$373,464
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,803 · Management $3,630 · Fundraising $7,259$31,692
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $114,486 · Management $20,474 · Fundraising $40,948$175,908
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,059 · Management $4,245 · Fundraising $14,002$48,306
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,488 · Management $5,908 · Fundraising $2,406$13,802
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,042 · Management $4,953 · Fundraising $9,907$33,902
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,671 · Management $21,795 · Fundraising $4,214$44,680
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,826,494 · Management $18,943 · Fundraising $72,235$3,917,672
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,546 · Management $5,414 · Fundraising $2,951$18,911
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,124,004 · Management $493,221 · Fundraising $992,478$6,609,703
Part X · Balance sheet $116,162,299 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,594,660$391,054
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,909,832$5,645,818
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,355,911$1,460,726
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,769$336,066
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$641
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $104,538$451,392
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $133,104$137,805
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $97,477,760$106,775,406
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,167,973$963,391
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $107,769,547$116,162,299
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,087,365$364,721
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $67,600$34,890
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,216,893$1,131,021
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,371,858$1,530,632
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,103,154$5,518,497
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,294,535$109,113,170
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,397,689$114,631,667
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $107,769,547$116,162,299
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,631,667 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,754,643
XI-2 Total expenses$6,609,703
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,855,060
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,397,689
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,089,038
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$114,631,667

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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