St Louis Development Coroporation FY2021 filing

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(4)Since 1988EIN 43-1490972Revenue $12.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRS1520 Market St Rm 2000, 63103-2630 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Nov 1995

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To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the economic Development activities of the city of St. Louis, missouri.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$990K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4.1M a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$990K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.2M
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.3M
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$15.8M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$442K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.3M
FY2021▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$12.3M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$25.2M
FY2024$12.6M
FY2025$24.0M
Expenses
$15.8M
FY2021▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.6M
FY2021$15.8M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$28.9M
FY2024$16.9M
FY2025$28.6M
Net assets
$442K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$365K
FY2021$442K
FY2022−$554K
FY2023−$169K
FY2024−$68K
FY2025$261K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Nov 1995.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $15.8M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman/Executive Dir
$248,339Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Technology Officer
$170,169Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Commercial Dev
$118,836Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Controller
$118,381Pt VII · Sec A
Project Manager
$117,752Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Real Estate
$111,470Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$104,580Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Neal Richardson$270,234$262,058$264,447$103,349——
Otis Williams————$248,339$169,102
Daffney Moore——$214,397$132,564$104,580—
Lance Knuckles$197,761$165,920$148,950———
Robert J Gaskill-Clemons———$122,963$170,169$187,957
Otis Willaims———$179,507——
Paul Orr$164,405$161,164$155,786$131,005$117,752$111,365
Stacey Lynn Fowler$164,403$160,758$146,384———

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

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

Programs and updates

Boosts St. Louis's economic development efforts for better results.

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1 program · $15.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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SLDC improves the efficiency and effectiveness of six government agencies and ST. Louis local development company, another tax-exempt organization, by performing administrative and research functions. The corporation acts as an imprest administration fund which pays the general expenses and allocates them to the seven affiliated agencies.

$15.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 29 grants · $27.2M · 2022–2024
Ldc Funding 4th Stlslfrf Grant BatchFY2024$6,600,000
Sldc Arpa Funding for Cc Union TransFY2024$2,018,750
Individual RecipientFY2024$1,435,770
Investor's Title CompanyFY2024$660,000
Title Partners Agency LLCFY2024$268,134
Legacy Title & EscrowFY2024$230,000
Community Title ServicesFY2024$190,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$150,000
Absolute LLCFY2024$100,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$100,000
Regency Title Group LLCFY2024$90,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$90,000
Title Partners Agency LLC IIFY2024$50,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$50,000
US Title Guaranty Co INCFY2024$48,000
Chesterfield Title AgencyFY2024$40,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$40,000
Gateway Construction ServiceFY2024$17,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$334K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$15.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$442K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$13.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$334K
Total revenueLn 12$12.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$8.2M
Total assetsLn 16$13.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.2M
Net assetsLn 32$442K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5105
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37K$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M$13.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.9M$13.2M
Net assetsLn 32$365K$442K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$97K$97K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.0M$5.0M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$782K$782K
Payroll taxesLn 10$349K$349K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$80K$80K
OccupancyLn 16$407K$407K
TravelLn 17$48K$48K
InterestLn 20$26K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8.8M$8.8M
All other expensesLn 24e−$962K−$962K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.8M$15.8M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $24.0M$28.6M−$4.6M$261K 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.6M$16.9M−$4.3M−$68K 990 PDF
FY2023 $25.2M$28.9M−$3.7M−$169K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.0M$11.9M−$4.9M−$554K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $12.3M$15.8M−$3.5M$442K 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.1M$10.6M−$3.5M$365K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $12,294,204 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,676,042$11,953,627
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,571$6,080
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $385,896$334,497
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,076,509$12,294,204
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,357$96,662
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,916,488$7,286,643
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,609,539$8,435,646
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,551,384$15,818,951
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,474,875−$3,524,747
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,294,204 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,953,627$11,953,627
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,080$6,080
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $331,806$331,806
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,691$2,691
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,953,627 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $340,577$12,294,204
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,818,951 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $96,662$96,662
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,122,019$1,122,019
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,034,316$5,034,316
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $781,674$781,674
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $348,634$348,634
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $79,741$79,741
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $407,244$407,244
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,266$48,266
IX-20 InterestPrograms $26,265$26,265
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,268$35,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,800,905$8,800,905
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$962,043−$962,043
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,818,951 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,818,951
Part X · Balance sheet $13,684,401 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $672,405; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,301,565$3,324,176
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $843,535$931,417
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $361,025$474,646
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $36,900$37,600
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,054,266$8,244,157
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,298,358$13,684,401
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,242,156$1,853,283
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,691,240$11,388,659
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,933,396$13,241,942
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $364,962$442,459
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,298,358$13,684,401
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $442,459 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,294,204
XI-2 Total expenses$15,818,951
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,524,747
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$364,962
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,602,244
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$442,459

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