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Parkview Gardens Association

EIN 43-1472893 · Saint Louis, MO

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

What it says it does

TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN PROPERTIES AND THE OVERALL COMMUNITY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD KNOWN AS PARKVIEW GARDENS IN THE GREATER SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI AREA.

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

Weak: 24 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
0 of 35
Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20
It owes 52% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 49% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
97% of spending went to programs.

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

Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
25 of 25
6 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no 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.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$911,159 spent. PARKVIEW GARDENS ASSOCIATION (PGA) BUYS AND RENOVATES ABANDONED AND RUNDOWN BUILDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE PARKVIEW GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. PGA OWNS PARKVIEW GARDENS REHABILITATION I, LP (PGR I) AND PARKVIEW GARDENS REHABILITATION II, LP (PGR II). THROUGH PGR I AND PGR II, PGA OWNS, MANAGES, AND REHABILITATES MANY PROPERTIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. PGR I AND PGR II PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS WERE DONATED TO PARKVIEW GARDENS INVESTMENTS, LLC, DURING 2013, A SINGLE MEMBER LLC OWNED BY PGA, THUS ADDING THE PROPERTIES TO PGA'S RESIDENTIAL RENTAL HOUSING. PGA ALSO STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL COMMUNITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY ORGANIZING AND SUPPORTING MANY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.
$7,500 spent. PARKVIEW GARDENS ASSOCIATION IMPROVES THE OVERALL COMMUNITY OF THE PARKVIEW GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD BY OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

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

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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1989.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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