Downtown Stl Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
430735493
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3144366500
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$122,388
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

47 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MISSY KELLEY (PRESIDENT/CEO)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID SWEENEY (CHAIR)
  • ELLEN THEROFF (CHAIR ELECT)
  • JIM WOODCOCK (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Downtown stl, inc's mission was to be a catalyst for economic development, residential growth and place-making such that the 2.8 million people in the metropolitan statistical area were engaged in downtown; had a positive perception of downtown; considered downtown a destination for dining, entertainment and culture; and advocated for investment in downtown and promoted it as a positive destination.

What it reported doing in 2023

Downtown stl was a membership organization that provided access to the region's primary economic engine as a means of revitalizing and influencing downtown st. Louis' growth. The services provided by this organization have been assumed by other local economic organizations. The organization has ceased operations and distributed all remaining assets.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 87
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 97.6%; rating input score 98; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -10% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 41 of 42 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 47 people listed
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.