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Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission
Also known as Regional Arts Commission
Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission reported $15.0 million in revenue and $13.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $93.92 went to program services, $6.08 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.6% of the total. Government grants made up 91.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $224,905 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 114% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.9% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.6% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 91.9% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $224,905 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.67% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.1 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe commission receives, as contributions, 4/15 of the total revenue derived from the st. Louis city and county hotel/motel sales tax. The commission distributes this revenue by funding or making grants to not-for-profit organizations and individual artists for activities in st. Louis city and county. The commission makes it possible for other institutions to continue to perform and foster art activities. See schedule I for grant payments. The commission makes grants based on completed applications which include the following areas: 1) artistic merit 4) audience development 2)…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,253 | $0 | $28,652 | $224,905 |
| VP OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,962 | $0 | $22,862 | $176,824 |
| VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $67,947 | $0 | $13,079 | $81,026 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $483K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 516
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GOOGLE Advertising | $110,999 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission spent in 2024, $93.92 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission reported that 93.9% of its $13.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $224,905, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission get its money?
Of $15.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 92.6% came from contributions and grants (including 91.9% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 43-1363303 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511689349301246 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431809349301018 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341299349302164 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241339349303424 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101339349301915 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041359349301124 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 43-1363303: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.