4theville

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Since 2021Arts & CultureEIN 85-3430968Revenue $827K in FY2025

On file with the IRS4thville.org4067 Lincoln Ave, 63113-3221 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Mar 2021Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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4theville is a cultural heritage development organization dedicated to championing the legacy of the ville. We build upon the legacy through collaborative growth, activation, and stewardship, ensuring a vibrant future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 2 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $242K a year · 50% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$958K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$827K
+173% vs prior year
Spent
$457K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$792K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$827K
FY2025▲ +173%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$97K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$827K
Expenses
$457K
FY2025▲ +172%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$93K
FY2024$168K
FY2025$457K
Net assets
$792K
FY2025▲ +90%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$62K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$792K

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 Mar 2021.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $386K Management & general 13% · $61K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$10,769Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Williams’s $11K as President is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022
Dawna Wharton—$32,981$21,538
Aaron Williams$10,769——

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 shares neighborhood history, inspiring community pride and ownership.

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3 programs · $360K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Special Projects

MLK cultural boulevard corridor planning - 4THEVILLE hired a planning consulting firm and conducted community engagement to author a revitilization plan for the DR. Martin luther king drive corridor. Activities included professional planning, pop-up activations, fit-out of a storefront information center, and community workshops.

$277Kprogram expense
02

Tour Services

Provide public history walking and bus tours for the general public. Train community members to be tour guides and public history interpreters.

$62Kprogram expense
03

Sumner Museum Studies Program

Provide beginning and intermediate-level coursework about museum sciences, public history interpretation, and archiving to 35 high school students.

$21Kprogram 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
Random Acts INCFY2025$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$827K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$457K
Ln 25
Programscol B$386K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$792K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$958K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$827K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$560
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$958K
Net assetsLn 32$792K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 617
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$417K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$560
Total assetsLn 16$417K$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$958K
Net assetsLn 32$417K$792K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$11K$4K$7K$165
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$14K$24K$588
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$1K$3K$16
Legal feesLn 11b$325$325
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$303K$293K$816$9K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$34K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$460$460
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$425$425
InsuranceLn 23$2K$646$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$26K$3K$367
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K$386K$61K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $827K$457K$370K$792K 990 PDF
FY2024 $303K$168K$135K$417K 990 PDF
FY2023 $313K$93K$220K$282K 990 PDF
FY2022 $97K$62K 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 $827,205 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $274,843$785,138
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,467$37,585
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,724$2,058
I-11 Other revenue$2,424
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $303,034$827,205
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$5,300
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$53,496
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,810$398,412
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $167,810$457,208
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $135,224$369,997
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $827,205 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,424 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$25,550
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$759,588
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$785,138
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,585 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$37,585
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,058$2,058
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,009 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,058$827,205
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $457,208 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,300$5,300
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,973 · Management $6,630 · Fundraising $165$10,768
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,134 · Management $23,585 · Fundraising $588$38,307
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,266 · Management $3,139 · Fundraising $16$4,421
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $325$325
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,635$11,635
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $292,713 · Management $816 · Fundraising $9,000$302,529
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,379 · Management $10,219$44,598
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $460$460
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,210$5,210
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $1,962$1,962
IX-20 InterestPrograms $425$425
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $646 · Management $1,136$1,782
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,953 · Management $3,166 · Fundraising $367$29,486
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $386,286 · Management $60,786 · Fundraising $10,136$457,208
Part X · Balance sheet $1,749,853 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $417,267$1,277,230
X-4 Accounts receivable$470,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,063
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $417,267$1,749,853
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,981
X-19 Deferred revenue$950,258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$958,239
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,395$412,690
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $153,872$378,924
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $417,267$791,614
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $417,267$1,749,853
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $791,614 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$827,205
XI-2 Total expenses$457,208
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$369,997
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$417,267
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,350
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$791,614

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

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