A Seat at the Table

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Since 2019Human ServicesEIN 82-1149122Revenue $368K in FY2025

On file with the IRSaseatatthetable.org4176 Flad Ave, 63110-3919 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Sep 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of a Seat at the Table is to help at risk youth ages 18 to 25 years old better transition into adulthood by providing mentoring and community resources in a christian environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $119K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 67% of similar orgs
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: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$335
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$368K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$373K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$725K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$368K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$681K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$368K
Expenses
$373K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$373K
Net assets
$725K
FY2025▼ -0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$866K
FY2022$817K
FY2023$747K
FY2024$730K
FY2025$725K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2018.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $196K Management & general 43% · $161K Fundraising 4% · $16K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Board Director
$45,000Pt VII · Sec A
President/Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treaurer/Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bob Stergos’s $45K as Executive Director/Board Director is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bob Stergos$45,000$44,792$45,000$38,167$23,000$16,000
Chrissy Stergos—$3,750————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Helps at-risk young adults transition to adulthood with mentoring and community resources.

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3 programs · $196K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provided stable housing and a set of House (foster) Parents for 8 at-risk 18 to 25-year old residents #4 young men in our Shaw neighborhood home at 4176 Flad Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 and #4 young women living with another set of House Parents at our Ferguson house at 1147 Chatelet Dr, Ferguson, MO 63135 This includes providing all needed…

$136Kprogram expense
02

Provided reliable transportation (8 cars) for the 8 residents. This includes all gas, repairs, maintenance and car insurance.

$46Kprogram expense
03

Provided trauma-informed counseling for our 8 residents with licensed, professional counselors to help residents heal from past issues of abandonment, family dysfunction, abuse and trauma. He now knows how to grocery shop and cook sufficiently to provide for himself.

$14Kprogram 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 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$368K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$373K
Ln 25
Programscol B$196K
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$725K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$726K
LiabilitiesLn 26$335
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$368K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$665K
Total assetsLn 16$726K
LiabilitiesLn 26$335
Net assetsLn 32$725K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$667K$665K
Total assetsLn 16$766K$726K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$335
Net assetsLn 32$730K$725K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$17K$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$4K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$0$10K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$200$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$15K$0$15K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$66K$0$66K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$118$0$118$0
InterestLn 20$773$773$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$0$25K$0
InsuranceLn 23$29K$0$29K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$29K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$141K$141K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$373K$196K$161K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $368K$373K−$6K$725K 990 PDF
FY2024 $288K$304K−$17K$730K 990 PDF
FY2023 $322K$385K−$63K$747K 990 PDF
FY2022 $259K$321K−$62K$817K 990 PDF
FY2021 $681K$209K$472K$866K 990 PDF
FY2020 $459K$72K$387K$393K 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
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Part I · Summary $367,679 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $287,755$363,856
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1,204
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $83$2,619
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $287,838$367,679
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $483$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,978$52,626
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $244,966$320,782
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $304,427$373,408
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,589−$5,729
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $367,679 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,619 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$363,856
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,625
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$363,856
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,204 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,204
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,823 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$367,679
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $373,408 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,707 · Management $12,543 · Fundraising $12,520$41,770
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,342 · Management $3,260 · Fundraising $3,254$10,856
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,685 · Fundraising $0$9,685
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $200 · Management $1,026 · Fundraising $0$1,226
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,358 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,358
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $14,520 · Fundraising $0$14,520
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,213 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,213
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $65,770 · Fundraising $0$65,770
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $118 · Fundraising $0$118
IX-20 InterestPrograms $773 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$773
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $25,484 · Fundraising $0$25,484
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $29,053 · Fundraising $0$29,053
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,958 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,958
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $140,624 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$140,624
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $196,175 · Management $161,459 · Fundraising $15,774$373,408
Part X · Balance sheet $725,651 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,756$57,431
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $667,249$665,437
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,833$2,783
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $765,838$725,651
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,946$835
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $29,949$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,425$335
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $730,413$725,316
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $730,413$725,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $765,838$725,651
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $725,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$367,679
XI-2 Total expenses$373,408
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,729
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$730,413
XI-7 Investment expenses$632
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$725,316

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

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