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REGIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL

EIN 43-1913803 SAINT LOUIS, MO

Revenue 2024
$4,118,100
Expenses 2024
$4,304,484

Program services were 90.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S20
Classification
1000
Street
7701 FORSYTH BLVD STE 205

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO UNITE AND ENGAGE MEMBERS TO ACT ON HIGH-IMPACT BUSINESS, CIVIC, AND PHILANTHROPIC AFFAIRS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION. OUR CORE FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE ADVOCATING FOR AND FUNDING REGIONAL PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE; IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON DISADVANTAGED YOUTH; SUPPORTING TALENT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WITH BI-STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; SUPPORTING BUSINESS DIVERSITY ISSUES AND FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS WHICH STRENGTHEN THE POOL OF DIVERSE TALENT OR SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITY OWNED ENTERPRISES; ADVOCATING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN AREAS SUCH AS ROADS, BRIDGES, AND AVIATION; STRENGTHENING AND FUNDING REGIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS AND PROVIDE NEEDED SERVICES; AND INCREASING THE INVOLVEMENT AND INVESTMENT OF RBC MEMBERS IN OUR WORK AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO UNITE AND ENGAGE MEMBERS TO ACT ON HIGH-IMPACT BUSINESS, CIVIC AND PHILANTHROPIC AFFAIRS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION.

  • CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY: WORK CLOSELY WITH ELECTED AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS TO REDUCE CRIME, IMPROVE SAFETY, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION, WITH A 3-PRONGED FOCUS: ENFORCEMENT, INTERVENTION, AND PREVENTION. - ST. LOUIS REGION NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION: THIRTY RBC MEMBER COMPANIES, THE URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS, FOUR UTILITY COMPANIES, PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES, AND 400 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED FOUR CLEAN UP, BUILD UP EVENTS IN 2024 (WELLS-GOODFELLOW; COLLEGE HILL; WELLSTON; CAHOKIA). THESE EVENTS HELPED REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS BY DEMOLISHING ABANDONED STRUCTURES; CLEARING OVERGROWN BRUSH, TRASH AND DEBRIS FROM VACANT LOTS; AND INSTALLING LIGHTING, DOORBELL CAMERAS AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT INCREASE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND VITALITY, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. - ST. LOUIS CITY NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION: RBC ORGANIZED ITS MEMBERS TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN "PEACE PARK" IN COLLEGE HILL, THE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD IN ST. LOUIS CITY WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL PARK. COLLEGE HILL WAS THE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD IN ST. LOUIS WITHOUT A PARK. NOW THE RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY A SAFE CLEAN SPACE FOR RECREATION AND EXERCISE. - EAST-WEST GATEWAY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS: RBC IS SUPPORTING EAST-WEST GATEWAY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT'S HOMICIDE REDUCTION INITIATIVE: SAVE LIVES NOW!, CONTRIBUTING $25,000 ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS. - ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE CHILDCARE CENTER: RBC DONATED $50,000 TO THE ST. LOUIS POLICE FOUNDATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF A CHILDCARE FACILITY FOR POLICE PERSONNEL IN THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH CHILDCARE HOURS THAT ARE MORE CONDUCIVE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHEDULES. THESE EFFORTS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE OFFICERS WITH YOUNG FAMILIES. THE RBC HAS COMMITTED TO A SIMILAR ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THREE YEARS. - INVESTED $250,000 IN THE URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS TO SUPPORT ITS SAVE OUR SONS & SISTERS PROGRAM THAT PRIMARILY HELPS UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED BLACK MEN AND WOMEN FIND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. RBC FUNDING ALSO SUPPORTS THE URBAN LEAGUE'S SERVING OUR STREETS INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME BY CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS WITH SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THIS FUNDING ALIGNS WITH THE RBC'S PUBLIC SAFETY PRIORITIES TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON PREVENTION OF CRIMES, GIVING UNDER-RESOURCED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES A PATH TO A FULFILLING LIFE OUTSIDE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. - FAITH LEADERS LUNCHEON: ORGANIZED FAITH LEADERS LUNCHEON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE URBAN LEAGUE WITH 250 PASTORS AND FAITH LEADERS FROM NORTH CITY AND COUNTY, AND SOME OF THE TOP COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY. THE EVENT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN SHOWING APPRECIATION FOR FAITH LEADERS WHO ARE CRITICAL TO OUR ENGAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND THE URBAN LEAGUE'S STREET OUTREACH.

    Expenses $1,213,392 · Grants $702,766

  • GIVING BACK: IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGION BY BRIDGING CORPORATE AND NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES. - ST. LOUIS SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS (SVP) DIRECTLY INVESTED $95,000 INTO FIVE NONPROFITS. THEY WERE ABLE TO APPLY THE FUNDING TOWARDS PROJECTS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING CAPACITY AND FUNCTIONALITY IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS WHICH HELPED OUR INVESTEES ACQUIRE MARKETING SERVICES, STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANTS, SECURITY EQUIPMENT, UPGRADED INTERNET SERVICE, AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE. - SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS WELCOMED THREE NEW PARTNERS FOR A TOTAL OF 35, WORKING TO BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN FIVE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT COLLECTIVELY SERVE OVER 20,000 YOUTHS IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION. - THANKS TO THE CONNECTIONS OF OUR SVP PARTNERS, ALL FIVE NONPROFITS SERVED WERE ABLE TO ATTEND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON NONPROFIT BOARD DEVELOPMENT. - THE SVP GRANT COMMITTEE CONCLUDED A THOROUGH GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS, SELECTING TWO NEW ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT IN 2025 - BRIDGE 2 HOPE AND SHOW ME THE WORLD PROJECT - WHO SERVE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN UNDER-SERVED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ST. LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY. - RBC'S IT'S OUR REGION FUND GRANT COMMITTEE ALLOCATED $100,000 TO 22 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION, INCLUDING ILLINOIS'S ST. CLAIR, MADISON, AND MONROE COUNTIES. - THE RBC RAISED $21.3M FOR THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST. LOUIS. THESE FUNDS HELP THE UNITED WAY ADDRESS THE ST. LOUIS REGION'S NEEDS AND ENSURE OUR RESIDENTS MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS OF FOOD, SHELTER, AND TRANSPORTATION AS WELL THEIR LONG-TERM NEEDS, INCLUDING JOB TRAINING, YOUTH PROGRAMMING, EDUCATION, AND COUNSELING.

    Expenses $1,301,799 · Grants $753,969

  • SKILLED WORKFORCE: TO BUILD A MORE INFORMED, CONNECTED, AND RELIABLE PIPELINE OF SKILLED WORKFORCE TALENT IN RBC'S FIVE PRIORITY INDUSTRIES: CONSTRUCTION, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, MANUFACTURING, AND FIRST RESPONDERS. - STL.WORKS TARGETED 17 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, REPRESENTING ROUGHLY 160,000 STUDENTS THAT INDIRECTLY INFLUENCED OVER 4,000 STUDENTS THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH OVER 360 EDUCATORS AND DIRECTLY REACHED 3,500 STUDENTS AND 70 COUNSELORS, EDUCATORS, PRINCIPALS, AND SUPERINTENDENTS. - RBC'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN 86 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN 17 TARGETED SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH INCREASED INVOLVEMENT WITH SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS DISTRICTS ALONGSIDE STL.WORKS INDUSTRY SECTOR PARTNERS IN HEALTHCARE, TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC SAFETY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, AND CONSTRUCTION/TRADES. - STL.WORKS FACILITATED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN 36 PARTNER COMPANIES AND STUDENTS, PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND COUNSELORS. STL.WORKS HELD 15 CAREER EXPLORATIONS AT RBC COMPANIES AND SUPPORTED OVER 200 STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH INTERNSHIP AND JOB SHADOWING EXPERIENCES IN THE INDUSTRY SECTORS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACCESS POINT, CCDI, GATEWAY SOUTH, AND RBC COMPANIES. - STL.WORKS HELPED SPEARHEAD OVER FOUR PUBLIC SAFETY WORKFORCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS WITH OVER 15 MUNICIPALITIES IN ATTENDANCE. ADDITIONALLY, STL.WORKS WITH THE HELP OF FUNDING FROM THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA) SENT 50 STUDENTS FROM FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION TO FIRST RESPONDER CAMP. - STL.WORKS HELPED ORGANIZE AND GIVE KEYNOTES AT FOUR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE CONFERENCES: SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY WITH 200 ATTENDEES, LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY WITH 100 ATTENDEES, FLORISSANT KIWANIS WITH 200 ATTENDEES, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WITH 50 ATTENDEES. - STL.WORKS HELPED ORGANIZE TWO LARGE-SCALE TEACHER EXPLORATIONS: MISSOURI CHAMBER'S SHOW ME CAREERS, WHICH HOSTED 50 TEACHERS, AND MISSOURI ENERGY WORKFORCE CONSORTIUM (MEWC), WHICH HOSTED 65 TEACHERS FOR A SKILL TRADES LUNCHEON. - FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAMS IN THE REGION: GLOBAL CENTER FOR CYBERSECURITY ($25,000), NPOWER ($25,000), URBAN LEAGUE SAVE OUR SONS AND SISTERS ($200,000). - RBC ALSO PROVIDED $10,000 IN SUPPORT OF MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S SHOW-ME CAREERS ($10,000), WHICH PROVIDED DIRECT INSIGHT INTO IN-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS TO KEY EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN AN IMMERSIVE SUMMER EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM. TALENT DEVELOPMENT & RETENTION: TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND DEVELOP A HIGHLY SKILLED AND DIVERSE PROFESSIONAL TALENT BASE IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION BY PROVIDING VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. - CONTRIBUTED TO THE RETENTION OF DIVERSE TALENT IN THE REGION THROUGH THE MENTOR NETWORK PROGRAM BY PAIRING 122 COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADER MENTORS IN THE REGION AND SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM WITH ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. - COMMUNICATED THROUGH A MONTHLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER WITH 3,200 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES; NETWORKING, SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EVENTS IN THE REGION; AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REGION. - RBC'S LEADERSHIP 100 GROUP INDUCTED 21 NEW MEMBERS, FOSTERING COMMUNITY, CONNECTION, AND PHILANTHROPIC AND CIVIC SERVICE AMONG EMERGING BUSINESS LEADERS. LEADERSHIP 100 HAS 92 MEMBERS SERVING ON 158 DIFFERENT REGIONAL BOARDS.

    Expenses $482,472 · Grants $279,435

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $908,769 · Grants $526,336

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ALAINA MACIA

    DIRECTOR / CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CATHERINE HANAWAY

    DIRECTOR / CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRIAN HOGAN

    DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RUSTY KEELEY

    DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROLYN KINDLE

    DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANTHONY THOMPSON

    DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JIMMY WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN KEMPER

    DIRECTOR / TREASURER AND SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROMAN WULLER

    DIRECTOR/ GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRIAN ANDERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JANE ARNOLD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAMIE AUFFENBERG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREW BAGNALL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • VINCE BENNETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK BIRK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOSEPH BLOMKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PETER M BLUMEYER II

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT BOBROFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BEAU BRAUER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PATRICK BUEHRING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANTHONY J CALECA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • WILLIAM CANIANO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT CANNON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN CAPPS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • IAN CASO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,118,100
    Expenses
    $4,304,484
    Contributions
    $3,917,704
    Grants paid
    $2,262,507
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,413,009
    Expenses
    $4,371,861
    Contributions
    $4,246,820
    Grants paid
    $2,983,614
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,387,599
    Expenses
    $3,232,489
    Contributions
    $3,350,737
    Grants paid
    $1,382,378

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,181,983
    Expenses
    $3,125,968
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,703,419

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,973,642
    Expenses
    $2,812,189
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,380,546

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,670,080
    Expenses
    $2,613,255
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,091,039

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,586,545
    Expenses
    $2,682,113
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,905,573

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,632,681
    Expenses
    $2,694,630
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,922,287

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,402,149
    Expenses
    $2,428,104
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,816,557

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,272,971
    Expenses
    $2,180,907
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,453,085

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,370,747
    Expenses
    $2,357,681
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,557,148

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,380,056
    Expenses
    $2,194,632
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,507,850

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,047,997
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,539,868

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.