St Louis Bereavement Center for Young People
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN, TEENS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO GRIEVE A DEATH.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $955,784
- Spent on programs
- 68%
- Reserves
- 10.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 300
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: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1568% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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: 84 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (5)
- $240,451 spent. CAMP COURAGE IS A FOUR NIGHT/FIVE DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR GRIEVING KIDS AGES 6 - 11 YEARS. CAMP COURAGE TEENS IS A FOUR NIGHT/FIVE DAY OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR GRIEVING TEENS AGES 12 - 18. THESE TWO CAMP EXPERIENCES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN AND TEENS TO MEET EACH OTHER, THUS DECREASING THEIR SENSE OF ISOLATION, INCREASING THEIR SENSE OF NORMALCY, IMPROVING THEIR COPING SKILLS, EMPOWERING THEM TO TRY NEW THINGS, ENHANCING THEIR SELF ESTEEM, RETURNIONG JOY TO THEIR HEART, AND STIMULATING A (RE)DISCOVERING OF HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURE. CAMP COURAGE SERVES 64 UNIQUE CHILDREN, WHILE CAMP COURAGE TEENS SERVED 27 FOR A TOTAL OF 91. 80 UNIQUE ADULTS ATTENDED CLOSING CEREMONIES. ALTOGETHER, 171 KIDS AND ADULTS WERE SERVED AT OUR TWO GRIEF CAMPS.
- $138,206 spent. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS EXIST TO UNITE GRIEVING FAMILIES IN A SAFE, COMFORTABLE, NON-JUDGMENTAL ENVIRONMENT, WHEREBY THEIR SENSE OF ISOLATION IS DECREASED, THEIR SENSE OF NORMALCY IS INCREASED, THEIR COPING SKILLS ARE IMPROVED, THEY FEEL MORE CAPABLE AND EMPOWERED TO MANAGE THEIR GRIEF, THEY ARE MORE EDUCATED ABOUT THE GRIEF PROCESS, ADULTS ARE MORE CONFIDENT SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE AND TOGETHER, THEY (RE)DISCOVER HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURE. IN 2024, THERE WERE SIX SETS OF FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS SERVING 130 FAMILIES CONSISTING OF 204 KIDS, AGES 3-18, AND 142 ADULTS, FOR A TOTAL OF 346 PARTICIPANTS.
- $67,049 spent. HORIZONS PROVIDES HOME-BASED GRIEF SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WHO ARE ANTICIPATING A DEATH. STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE TRAINED IN THE GRIEF PROCESS, ASSIST FAMIIES BY PROVIDING AN OUTLET FOR EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL PAIN AS THEY FACE THE DEATH OF SOMEONE SIGNIFICANT. A SAMPLE OF THE TOOLS USED TO FACIITATE THIS WORK INCLUDES CLAY WORK, ART, JOURNALING, BOOKS, IMAGINATIVE PLAY, LEGACY WORK, AND ADAPTIVE GAMES. IN 2024, 51 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED, CONSISTING OF 69 ADULTS AND 74 CHILDREN, FOR A TOTAL OF 143.
- $206,212 spent. ADDITIONAL SMALL PROGRAMS THAT HELPED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO GRIEVING FAMILIES.
- TEEN RETREATS ARE OVERNIGHT, WEEKEND EXPERIENCES FOR TEENS AGES 13 - 18, WHEREBY SIX SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS OCCUR BETWEEN PERIODS OF FUN, RELAXATION, AND DISCOVERY. THE ATTENDEES EXPLORE LIFE CHANGES, FAMILY DIFFERENCES, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, COGNITIVE, AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF GRIEF, COPING SKILLS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ANGER MANAGEMENT, ETC. SOME OF THE TOOLS UTILIZED INCLUDE COLLAGES, MUSIC, WRITING, BODY MOVEMENT, AND ARTS AND CRAFTS. ANNIES HOPE HELD FOUR TEEN RETREATS SERVING 31 NON-UNIQUE TEENAGERS. EXPENSES $ 34,437 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $. REVENUE OF $ . SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES TO MEET ONE ANOTHER IN A LIGHT-HEARTED, FUN SETTING. IN 2024, 8 SOCIAL EVENTS SERVED 267 ADULTS AND 275 CHILDREN AND TEENS TOTALING 542 GUESTS. EVENTS INCLUDED ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BASEBALL GAMES, MULTIPLE THEATRE EVENTS, A NIGHT AT MADE FOR KIDS MAKER-STUDIO, ART-HIVE, A TRUNK OR TREAT, A CHILDRENS GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH RECOGNITION NIGHT, AND CAMP-RELATED SOCIAL EVENTS. EXPENSES $ 29,820. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ . REVENUE $ . COMMUNITY GRIEF REFERRAL SERVICE COMMUNITY GRIEF REFERRAL SERVICE PROVIDES CONNECTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. THIS SERVICE SUPPLEMENTS THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT OFFERED AT ANNIES HOPE. IN 2024, 330 REFERRALS WERE GIVEN FOR 99 ADULTS AND 231 KIDS FOR A TOTAL OF 330. EXPENSES $ 7,201 . INCLUDING GRANTS OF $. REVENUE $ . COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY IS AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES SERVED AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AS A RESOURCE FOR PRINT, AUDIO, AND VIDEO MEDIA FOCUSED ON GRIEF TOPICS. IN 2024, 8 ADULTS UTILIZED THE LENDING LIBRARY. MORE DETAILS ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. EXPENSES $ 2,183 . INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ . REVENUE $ 91. SPEAKERS INSTITUTE SPEAKERS INSTITUTE PROVIDES GRIEF EDUCATION TO THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY AT-LARGE. ANNUALLY, A 32-HOUR COMPREHENSIVE GRIEF WORKSHOP OFFERS EXPANSIVE GRIEF EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS. IN 2024, 6 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED, GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEORETICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF GRIEF, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GRIEF GROUP FACILITATOR; DYNAMICS OF THE GROUP PROCESS ACROSS THE AGE SPAN; AND HANDS-ON SKILLS/TOOLS FOR USE WITH GRIEVING INDIVIDUALS. IN 2024, A SECOND, SHORTENED VERSION OF THE WORKSHOP (16 HOURS) WAS HELD FOR 6 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONALS. IN ADDITION, SIMILAR TOPICS WERE PRESENTED TO 1,292 ADULTS AND 949 KIDS (A TOTAL OF 2,241 ) THROUGH 57 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS GIVEN THROUGHOUT THE ST. LOUIS REGION. ALTOGETHER SPEAKERS INSTITUTE EDUCATED 1,304 ADULTS AND 949 KIDS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,253 ATTENDEES. EXPENSES $ 36,051. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 0. REVENUE $ . HOPE AND HEALING GATHERING HOPE AND HEALING GATHERING IS A HOLIDAY GATHERING FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR STRUGGLES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, TO FEEL THE CONNECTION TO OTHERS WHO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THEIR PAIN, AND TO REMEMBER AND MEMORIALIZE THE PERSON WHO DIED. A CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY WITH MUSIC, POETRY, PERSONAL TRIBUTES, DESSERT, AND A CREATIVE FAMILY ACTIVITY ARE ALL COMPONENTS OF THE EVENING. IN 2024, 17 ADULTS AND 23 CHILDREN AND TEENS ATTENDED FOR A TOTAL OF 40 ATTENDEES. EXPENSES $ 4,215. INCLLDING GRANTS OF $ 0. REVENUE $ 104. SCHOOL SUPPORT & EDUCATION SCHOOL SUPPORT AND EDUCATION PROVIDES THREE DIMENSIONS OF SERVICE: SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR GRIEVING STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL DAY; GRIEF EDUCATION TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND/OR STUDENTS; CRISIS INTERVENTON RESPONSE FOR SUDDEN DEATHS AMONG SCHOOL STAFF OR STUDENTS. IN 2024, 32 SETS OF SCHOOL BASED SUPPORT GROUPS WERE HELD CONSISTING OF 215 STUDENTS AND 44 ADULTS FOR A TOTAL OF 259. FOUR GRIEF EDUCATION SEMINARS ASSISTED 43 ADULTS. CRISIS INTERVENTION SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH 10 REQUESTS, WITH 90 STUDENTS AND 82 ADULTS BEING SERVED FOR A TOTAL OF 172. SCHOOL SUPPORT & EDUCATION SERVED 305 STUDENTS AND 169 ADULTS FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 474. SCHOOL SUPPORT AND EDUCATION (CONTD.) EXPENSES $ 92,302 . INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 0. REVENUE OF $ 56,388 .
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
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 March 1998.
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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