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Gifted Resource Council

EIN 43-1293166 · St Louis, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceGood87 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF THE GIFTED RESOURCE COUNCIL IS TO BRING TOGETHER THE RESOURCES OF THE COMMUNITY, SCHOOLS, AND PARENTS TO HELP GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL.

Income
$496,723
Spending
$341,710
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
13 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 80%
Employees
54
Volunteers
25
Highest pay
$86,520, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 13.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 28% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 87 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
  1. $292,029 spent. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING OFFERINGS: ACADEMIC CHALLENGE CUP: AN INTERDISTRICT GAMES COMPETITION IN THE AREAS OF CREATIVE THINKING AND MATHEMATICS FOR CHILDREN GRADES 2-8. IN 2024 526 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. LEARNING LABS: TWO 6-WEEK SESSIONS OF THEMATIC STUDY FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN IN VARIOUS SCIENCE, CREATIVE ARTS, AND MATH AREAS. 22 TEACHERS SERVED 252 STUDENTS AGES 4-14. GRC'S SUMMER ACADEMIES COMPRISED THE FOLLOWING CAMPS: ANCIENT ACADEMY: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS PROGRAM FEATURED HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT THE MONGOLIAN EMPIRE. SIX TEACHERS AND SIX ASSISTANTS SERVED 112 STUDENTS. ACADEMY AMERICANA: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS PROGRAM FEATURED HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT WESTWARD EXPANSION. TWO TEACHERS AND TWO ASSISTANTS SERVED 22 STUDENTS. ANIMAL ACADEMY: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS PROGRAM FEATURED HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT ANIMALS AND CONSERVATION. ONE TEACHER AND ONE ASSISTANT SERVED 22 STUDENTS. CREATIVE WRITING ACADEMY: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FROM 9:00 - 3:30 FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN IN GRADES 5-9 FOCUSING ON THE CREATIVE WRITING PROCESS. 20 STUDENTS WROTE AND SHARED POETRY AND STORIES LED BY ONE TEACHER AND ONE ASSISTANT. ECO ACADEMY: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-8 FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM. TWO TEACHERS AND TWO ASSISTANTS INTRODUCED 36 STUDENTS TO THE WORLDS OF ECOLOGY AND ECONOMICS AND HOW THE TWO INTERSECT. ENVIRO-ACADEMY: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FROM 9:00 - 3:30 FOR BRIGHT STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-3 ON THE ENVIRONMENT, FOCUSING ON BIRDS AND TREES. ONE TEACHER AND ONE ASSISTANT SERVED 20 STUDENTS. JUNIOR SCIENCE SEARCHERS: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT STUDENTS IN GRADE K. STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT VARIOUS HANDS-ON RELATED SCIENCE TOPICS, SUCH AS RAIN FORESTS AND DINOSAURS. FOUR TEACHERS AND FOUR ASSISTANTS SERVED 76 STUDENTS. MATH MARVELS AND MORE: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS SESSION INCLUDED IN-DEPTH THEMATIC STUDY OF VARIOUS MATH, CREATIVE ARTS, AND SCIENCE TOPICS. THREE TEACHERS AND THREE ASSISTANTS SERVED 64 STUDENTS. NOVEL ENGINEERING: ONE 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS SESSION EXPLORED THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS. TWO TEACHERS AND TWO ASSISTANTS SERVED 37 STUDENTS. SPACE ACADEMY: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS SESSION INCLUDED IN-DEPTH THEMATIC EXPLORATIONS OF SPACE AND ROCKETRY. TEN TEACHERS AND TEN ASSISTANTS SERVED 164 STUDENTS. STOP MOTION ANIMATION: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9 AM TO 3:30 PM. STUDENTS LEARNED HOW TO CREATE SHORT STOP- MOTION ANIMATION FILMS. TWO TEACHERS AND TWO ASSISTANTS SERVED 42 STUDENTS. EXTENDED DAY: SIX WEEKS OF BEFORE AND AFTER CARE FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING SUMMER CAMPS, INCLUDING STRUCTURED AND SELF-DIRECTED SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING OFFERINGS: ACADEMIC CHALLENGE CUP: AN INTERDISTRICT GAMES COMPETITION IN THE AREAS OF CREATIVE THINKING AND MATHEMATICS FOR CHILDREN GRADES 2-8. IN 2024 526 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. LEARNING LABS: TWO 6-WEEK SESSIONS OF THEMATIC STUDY FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN IN VARIOUS SCIENCE, CREATIVE ARTS, AND MATH AREAS. 22 TEACHERS SERVED 252 STUDENTS AGES 4-14. GRC'S SUMMER ACADEMIES COMPRISED THE FOLLOWING CAMPS: ANCIENT ACADEMY: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS PROGRAM FEATURED HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT THE MONGOLIAN EMPIRE. SIX TEACHERS AND SIX ASSISTANTS SERVED 112 STUDENTS. ACADEMY AMERICANA: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS PROGRAM FEATURED HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT WESTWARD EXPANSION. TWO TEACHERS AND TWO ASSISTANTS SERVED 22 STUDENTS. ANIMAL ACADEMY: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS PROGRAM FEATURED HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT ANIMALS AND CONSERVATION. ONE TEACHER AND ONE ASSISTANT SERVED 22 STUDENTS. CREATIVE WRITING ACADEMY: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FROM 9:00 - 3:30 FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN IN GRADES 5-9 FOCUSING ON THE CREATIVE WRITING PROCESS. 20 STUDENTS WROTE AND SHARED POETRY AND STORIES LED BY ONE TEACHER AND ONE ASSISTANT. ECO ACADEMY: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-8 FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:30 PM. TWO TEACHERS AND TWO ASSISTANTS INTRODUCED 36 STUDENTS TO THE WORLDS OF ECOLOGY AND ECONOMICS AND HOW THE TWO INTERSECT. ENVIRO-ACADEMY: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FROM 9:00 - 3:30 FOR BRIGHT STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-3 ON THE ENVIRONMENT, FOCUSING ON BIRDS AND TREES. ONE TEACHER AND ONE ASSISTANT SERVED 20 STUDENTS. JUNIOR SCIENCE SEARCHERS: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT STUDENTS IN GRADE K. STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT VARIOUS HANDS-ON RELATED SCIENCE TOPICS, SUCH AS RAIN FORESTS AND DINOSAURS. FOUR TEACHERS AND FOUR ASSISTANTS SERVED 76 STUDENTS. MATH MARVELS AND MORE: ONE 2-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS SESSION INCLUDED IN-DEPTH THEMATIC STUDY OF VARIOUS MATH, CREATIVE ARTS, AND SCIENCE TOPICS. THREE TEACHERS AND THREE ASSISTANTS SERVED 64 STUDENTS. NOVEL ENGINEERING: ONE 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS SESSION EXPLORED THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS. TWO TEACHERS AND TWO ASSISTANTS SERVED 37 STUDENTS. SPACE ACADEMY: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9 AM TO 3:30 PM. THIS SESSION INCLUDED IN-DEPTH THEMATIC EXPLORATIONS OF SPACE AND ROCKETRY. TEN TEACHERS AND TEN ASSISTANTS SERVED 164 STUDENTS. STOP MOTION ANIMATION: TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN FROM 9 AM TO 3:30 PM. STUDENTS LEARNED HOW TO CREATE SHORT STOP- MOTION ANIMATION FILMS. TWO TEACHERS AND TWO ASSISTANTS SERVED 42 STUDENTS. EXTENDED D

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1983.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 October 7, 2026.

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