St Louis Artists Guild

Tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)EIN 43-0888412Revenue $466K in FY2025

On file with the IRSstlouisartistsguild.org12 N Jackson Ave, 63105-2166 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Nov 1944Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The St. Louis Artists Guild (Guild) inspires art experiences through extraordinary exhibitions, interactive art education, outreach to diverse audiences, and by fostering creativity throughout the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $167K a year · 33% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$466K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$415K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$466K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$293K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$291K
FY2024$407K
FY2025$466K
Expenses
$415K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$212K
FY2022$320K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$404K
FY2025$415K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$296K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$982K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1944.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $313K Management & general 9% · $39K Fundraising 15% · $64K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Directo
$51,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Zackary Petot$51,000$47,709—
Kathryn Narhorski-Cheney——$29,916

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspires art experiences through exhibitions, education, and community outreach.

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2 programs · $313K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The education program includes lectures, classes and workshops. Most lectures, discussion groups, and demonstrations are free and open to the public. Artists and individuals interested in the artistic process gain insight its creation and the potential for a creative career.

$213Kprogram expense
02

The Artists' Guild presents a series of juried, curated, and invitational art exhibitions, exhibit related talks, sponsorship of events, demonstrations, docent tours, workshops, professional development and educational outreach enhance the art experience. There were over 6,000 attendees during the year.

$99Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$466K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$415K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$441
Gains on assetsLn 7$607
Total revenueLn 12$466K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$31K$6K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K$43K$1K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$23K$2K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$726$400$5K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$10K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$305$1K
OccupancyLn 16$83K$61K$12K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$24K$5K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$109K$0$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$415K$313K$39K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $466K$415K$51K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $407K$404K$3K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $291K$343K−$52K$982K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$320K$752K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $293K$212K$81K$296K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $466,107 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $139,110$188,793
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $224,575$247,657
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,958$29,216
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,387$441
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $407,030$466,107
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $134,016$145,055
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $270,474$269,691
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $404,490$414,746
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,540$51,361
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $466,107 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $660 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$40,864
VIII-1c Fundraising events$30
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$39,899
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$188,793
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $247,657 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$247,657
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,609$28,609
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $607 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$607
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$219−$219
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $248,924 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,390$466,107
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $414,746 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,543 · Management $6,276 · Fundraising $5,021$41,840
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,670 · Management $1,378 · Fundraising $24,206$68,254
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,192 · Management $2,363 · Fundraising $9,406$34,961
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,230$1,230
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,289$3,289
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $726 · Management $400 · Fundraising $5,430$6,556
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,518 · Management $4,789 · Fundraising $2,010$16,317
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,004 · Management $305 · Fundraising $1,219$4,528
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,631 · Management $12,340 · Fundraising $9,872$82,843
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,302 · Management $4,994 · Fundraising $3,995$33,291
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,594 · Management $1,172 · Fundraising $1,232$10,998
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,322 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,317$110,639
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $312,502 · Management $38,536 · Fundraising $63,708$414,746
Part X · Balance sheet $1,385,757 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,879$45,749
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,884$5,246
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $31,427$24,663
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,989$14,485
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,170,785$1,292,510
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,104$3,104
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,253,068$1,385,757
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,531$3,075
X-19 Deferred revenue$5,260
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,531$8,335
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,011,388$1,141,273
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $236,149$236,149
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,247,537$1,377,422
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,253,068$1,385,757
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,377,422 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$466,107
XI-2 Total expenses$414,746
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,361
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,247,537
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$57,511
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$21,013
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,377,422

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