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← ST LOUIS AQUARIUM AT UNION STATION FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ST LOUIS AQUARIUM AT UNION STATION FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$579,585
Total expenses
$672,380
Contributions and grants received
$471,005
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$108,380
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$200
Total assets, end of year
$1,974,787
Total liabilities, end of year
$385,867
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,588,920
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$423,464
Management and general expenses
$242,693
Fundraising expenses
$6,223
Program service expenses (Part III)
$423,464

Program services were 63.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $164,332

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $306,673

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $108,380 · related or exempt $108,380

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $206,370

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $164,332

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $206,370

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: VOLUNTEER FEES

    total $200 · excluded $200

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $200

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $364,829 · program services $218,898 · management and general $142,283 · fundraising $3,648

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,005 · program services $3,603 · management and general $2,342 · fundraising $60

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,459 · program services $8,075 · management and general $5,249 · fundraising $135

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,257 · program services $6,154 · management and general $4,000 · fundraising $103

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $847 · program services $509 · management and general $330 · fundraising $8

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,500 · program services $5,700 · management and general $3,705 · fundraising $95

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $50,088 · program services $50,088

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESTRICTED H20 FUND EXP

    total $170,985 · program services $102,591 · management and general $66,684 · fundraising $1,710

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $33,548 · program services $20,129 · management and general $13,084 · fundraising $335

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES

    total $6,997 · program services $4,198 · management and general $2,729 · fundraising $70

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

    total $4,711 · program services $2,827 · management and general $1,837 · fundraising $47

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,154 · program services $692 · management and general $450 · fundraising $12

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $419,573 · end of year $278,314

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,103

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,936

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,947,110

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $250,637

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,746,561 · end of year $1,696,473

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $310,997 · end of year $199,959

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $36,200 · end of year $36,200

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $149,261 · end of year $149,708

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,681,715 · end of year $1,588,920

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ACCESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SERVING AS THE REGION'S RECOGNIZED VOICE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES OF THE ST. LOUIS AQUARIUM BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS THAT MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO ACTION, ENHANCING THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

  • THE FOUNDATION WILL MAINTAIN A CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTER WITHIN THE AQUARIUM IN UNION STATION AND PROVIDE FREE AQUARIUM FIELD TRIPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO TITLE I SCHOOLS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE CENTER WILL OFFER FREE HANDS-ON, STEM-BASED AND AQUATIC-THEMED EXHIBITS AND INTERACTIVES FOR KIDS (AND ADULTS) TO LEARN ABOUT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERSHED, WATER CONSERVATION, AS WELL AS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY'S WATER-THEMED RECREATION AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. THE CENTER WILL ALSO INCLUDE A FLEXIBLE SPACE FOR TEMPORARY EXHIBITS, A CLASSROOM, AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE PUBLIC PRESENTED BY LOCAL NONPROFITS, FURTHERING OUR EDUCATION AND CONVERSATION REACH INTO THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $423,464 · Revenue $108,380

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • George Bauer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Lb Eckelkamp Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • James Lally

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Robert O'Loughlin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Steve O'Loughlin

    CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Margaret Ritter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Thom Sehnert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Johnathan Losos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Robert Guest Jr

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Linda Hunter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Melissa Paz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349322044

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