St Louis Economic Development Partnership

Not tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(4)Since 1984EIN 43-1361364Revenue $9.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSstlpartnership.com120 S Central Ave Ste 200, 63105-1737 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Jul 1985

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Economic Development.

38¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 54 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $491K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
38%
of spending
Concern: 38% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.9M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.1M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$8.3M
To programs
38%
Net assets
$35.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.1M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$13.9M
FY2022$10.7M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$9.1M
Expenses
$8.3M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$14.1M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$7.3M
FY2025$8.3M
Net assets
$35.7M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23.8M
FY2021$23.1M
FY2022$24.4M
FY2023$25.9M
FY2024$27.4M
FY2025$35.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1985.

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

Where the money goes

38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 38% · $3.2M Management & general 62% · $5.1M

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

27 people listed on the 990; $1.3M 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
President and CEO
$288,735Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director - Wtc-Stl
$176,036Pt VII · Sec A
$166,309Pt VII · Sec A
VP Strategic Initiatives
$155,734Pt VII · Sec A
VP Administration
$139,486Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Secretary & General Counsel
$123,615Pt VII · Sec A
VP Business Finance
$118,440Pt VII · Sec A
Asst VP - Bus Fin
$101,490Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rodney Crim$288,735$290,411$279,917$268,550$266,585$213,317
Tim Nowak$176,036$177,548————
Joshua Ayers$166,309$168,944————
Kevin Cahill$155,734$156,449$148,901$140,631$140,169$139,028
Donetta Murphy——$141,153$153,238$138,348—
Kristin Lappin$139,486$135,392$128,850$122,018$120,956$120,186
Elizabeth Cohen—$130,427————
John Hixson————$129,704$128,856

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

Fosters regional economic growth and community development through strategic programs and partnerships.

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3 programs · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The small business incubators provide support, counseling, and office space.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Promote community and economic development in ST. Louis county and the city of ST. Louis.

$766Kprogram expense
03

Business development program is responsible for business retention and bringing new business and industry to ST. Louis county and the city of ST. Louis.

$309Kprogram 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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$264K
Money outPt IX
$8.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$5.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$35.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M
Total assetsLn 16$39.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$264K
Total revenueLn 12$9.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8.7M
SavingsLn 2$547K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23.0M
Other assetsLn 15$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$39.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$35.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$9.8M$9.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.7M$23.0M
Total assetsLn 16$31.1M$39.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$27.4M$35.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$658K$22K$636K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$1.4M$1.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$168K$92K$76K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$310K$155K$154K
Payroll taxesLn 10$238K$106K$132K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$108K$108K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$216K$216K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$65K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$9K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$61K$11K$49K
TravelLn 17$67K$37K$30K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2.1M$1K$2.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.2M$1.2M
InsuranceLn 23$61K$61K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$299K$149K$150K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.3M$3.2M$5.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.1M$8.3M$802K$35.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.4M$7.3M$2.1M$27.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.6M$7.7M−$74K$25.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.7M$9.5M$1.2M$24.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.9M$14.1M−$175K$23.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.3M$8.2M−$911K$23.8M 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 $9,071,477 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,856,692$7,247,398
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,339,776$1,560,413
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $183,059$263,666
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,379,527$9,071,477
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 $3,643,992$4,099,043
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,619,148$4,170,247
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,263,140$8,269,290
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,116,387$802,187
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $9,071,477 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,247,398
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,247,398
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,560,413$1,560,413
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $263,666$263,666
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,560,413 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $263,666$9,071,477
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,269,290 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,733 · Management $636,200$657,933
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,355,312 · Management $1,370,362$2,725,674
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $91,755 · Management $75,872$167,627
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $155,413 · Management $154,461$309,874
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $105,869 · Management $132,066$237,935
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,921$10,921
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $108,049$108,049
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $216,000$216,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,595$64,595
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,267 · Management $5,478$14,745
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,254 · Management $49,313$60,567
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,980 · Management $30,335$67,315
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $1,424 · Management $2,090,618$2,092,042
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,173,566$1,173,566
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $61,205$61,205
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $148,837 · Management $149,741$298,578
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,664$2,664
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,178,669 · Management $5,090,621 · Fundraising $0$8,269,290
Part X · Balance sheet $39,587,653 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,253,093$8,695,686
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $558,446$547,189
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $89,415$490,618
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,695,647$2,464,597
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,390$29,207
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,723,026$22,952,752
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,413,647$1,601,432
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,317,307$2,806,172
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,074,971$39,587,653
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $708,678$1,011,651
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $693,162$711,440
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,157,802$1,975,295
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,716,975$3,855,719
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,357,996$35,731,934
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,074,971$39,587,653
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,731,934 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,071,477
XI-2 Total expenses$8,269,290
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$802,187
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,357,996
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$451,100
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$7,120,651
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,731,934

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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