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.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.8 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$303K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$168K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$417K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$303K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$97K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$827K
Expenses
$168K
FY2024▲ +80%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$93K
FY2024$168K
FY2025$457K
Net assets
$417K
FY2024▲ +48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$62K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$792K

From the FY2024 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.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $155K Management & general 7% · $12K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and shares neighborhood history, inspiring community pride and ownership.

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3 programs · $130K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grant

4TV Strategic Plan 4theVille was granted a variance from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to rebudget our AACHAF grant toward hiring a strategic planning consultant to complete a 3-year organizational strategic plan and 3-year fund development plan.

$60Kprogram expense
02

Cda Neighborhood Transformation Grant

Cultural Blvd Corridor Planning 4theVille received the Neighborhood Transformation Grant from the City of St. Louis Community Development Administration, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, to develop a corridor plan for Dr. Martin Luther King Drive as a planning component of our Cultural Boulevard project.

$49Kprogram expense
03

Sumner High School Museum Studies Program 4theVille continued to operate our museum studies program at Sumner high school for the second year. In 2024, our teaching artist, Mack Williams, taught 35 students in two classes. The classes were conducted on an A-B schedule, and Mr. Williams taught every day from 12:30-2PM.

$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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$303K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$168K
Ln 25
Programscol B$155K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$417K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$417K
Total assetsLn 16$417K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Government grantsLn 1e$195K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$303K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$417K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$417K
Total assetsLn 16$417K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$417K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$282K$417K
Total assetsLn 16$282K$417K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$282K$417K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$150K$150K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$0$7K$0
OccupancyLn 16$527$0$527$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$168K$155K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $827K$457K$370K$792K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $303,034 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $303,288$274,843
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,379$26,467
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $750$1,724
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $313,417$303,034
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $40,649$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,730$167,810
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $93,379$167,810
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $220,038$135,224
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $303,034 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$195,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$79,843
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$274,843
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$26,467
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,724
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,191 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$303,034
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $167,810 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,650 · Fundraising $0$3,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $149,939 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$149,939
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,726 · Fundraising $0$6,726
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $527 · Fundraising $0$527
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,044 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,044
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,468 · Fundraising $0$1,468
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,456 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $155,439 · Management $12,371 · Fundraising $0$167,810
Part X · Balance sheet $417,267 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $282,043$417,267
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $282,043$417,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $217,977$263,395
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $64,066$153,872
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $282,043$417,267
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $282,043$417,267
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $417,267 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$303,034
XI-2 Total expenses$167,810
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,224
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$282,043
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$417,267

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