Greater St Louis Inc
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What it says it does
GREATER ST. LOUIS, INC. BRINGS TOGETHER BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS TO CREATE JOBS, DRIVE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND INCREASE THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. WE SPEAK WITH A UNIFIED VOICE, LEAD WITH A BOLD AGENDA, AND ACT AS ONE METROPOLITAN REGION ANCHORED BY A VIBRANT URBAN CORE. THE GREATER ST. LOUIS, INC. MODEL IS BUILT ON BEST-IN-CLASS EXAMPLES OF HOW OTHER METRO AREAS ARE ORGANIZED TO DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS CHARLOTTE, DENVER, DES MOINES, INDIANAPOLIS, AND PITTSBURGH.
- Income
- $17.5 million
- Spending
- $18.3 million
- Employees
- 63
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $541,848, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- IN ITS FOURTH YEAR IN OPERATION, GREATER ST. LOUIS, INC. UNIFIED THE METRO AREA'S BUSINESS AND CIVIC COMMUNITY TO DRIVE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR ST. LOUIS. STEWARDING THE STL 2030 JOBS PLAN, GREATER ST. LOUIS, INC. COMPLETED DEALS THAT CREATED HUNDREDS OF NEW, HIGH-QUALITY JOBS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN INVESTMENT ACROSS THE REGION. ALSO LED A COLLABORATIVE THAT CONTINUED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE METRO'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SECTOR, RALLIED THE REGION TO SUPPORT THE GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR HERE, MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS TOWARD STRENGTHENING THE REGION'S URBAN CORE, AND BUILT A COALITION IN SUPPORT OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF LAMBERT ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. GREATER ST. LOUIS, INC. CONTINUES TO WORK TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF JOBS AND BUSINESSES IN THE METRO AND TO PROMOTE ST. LOUIS ON THE GLOBAL STAGE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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