MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY JEFFERSON MEMORIAL BUILDING

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A540

Classification

1230

Street

PO BOX 775460

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 · 2025

• SOLDIERS MEMORIAL: THE MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY (MHS) OPERATES AND MANAGES THE SOLDIERS MEMORIAL MILITARY MUSEUM THROUGH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS. FOLLOWING A $30 MILLION REVITALIZATION AND RENOVATION PROJECT, MHS REOPENED SOLDIERS MEMORIAL AND THE COURT OF HONOR IN NOVEMBER 2018. THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS SELECTED MHS AS ITS OPERATING PARTNER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPERIENCE IN MUSEUM STEWARDSHIP, PUBLIC HISTORY, AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT. MHS IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS. IN 2025, SOLDIERS MEMORIAL WELCOMED MORE THAN 24,000 VISITORS. OPERATIONS: SOLDIERS MEMORIAL MILITARY MUSEUM FULFILLS THREE CORE FUNCTIONS FOR THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY: SERVING AS A PUBLIC MEMORIAL, SUPPORTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION, AND PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING THE REGION'S MILITARY HISTORY. AS A MEMORIAL, THE MUSEUM BUILDING AND OUTDOOR COURT OF HONOR MEMORIALIZES THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN MILITARY SERVICE, WITH MEMORIALS RECOGNIZING SERVICE IN WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II, THE KOREAN WAR, THE VIETNAM WAR, AND SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIED WHILE SERVING SINCE 1975. AS A CIVIC AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE, SOLDIERS MEMORIAL OFFERS PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT EXAMINE ST. LOUIS' LONGSTANDING ROLE IN MILITARY SERVICE. ITS MEETING ROOMS ALSO PROVIDE SPACE FOR EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO DELIVER DIRECT SERVICES TO VETERANS AND FOR VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD RECURRING MEETINGS. AS A MUSEUM, SOLDIERS MEMORIAL FEATURES THE 4,000-SQUARE-FOOT PERMANENT GALLERY, "ST. LOUIS IN SERVICE," WHICH PRESENTS THE REGION'S MILITARY HISTORY FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR TO THE PRESENT. IN 2025, THE MEMORIAL ALSO HOSTED 4,600 SQUARE FEET OF TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING "GHOST ARMY: THE COMBAT CON ARTISTS OF WWII," "TUSKEGEE AIRMEN: AMERICA'S FREEDOM FLYERS, AND "TWO MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF ARMAGEDDON."

  Expenses $1,527,423 · Revenue $3,798

• LIBRARY AND COLLECTIONS AND DIGITAL INITIATIVES: THE MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY STEWARDS ONE OF THE NATION'S PREMIER REGIONAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS, PRESERVING AND SHARING THE STORIES OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, THE MISSISSIPPI AND MISSOURI VALLEYS, THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE TERRITORY, AND THE AMERICAN WEST. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE PRESERVED, DOCUMENTED, DIGITIZED, AND MADE ACCESSIBLE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH THE WORK OF DEDICATED STAFF. MHS COLLECTIONS SERVE A BROAD AUDIENCE OF RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MEDIA PROFESSIONALS, ARTISTS, AND VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ACCESS IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE LIBRARY & RESEARCH CENTER, EXHIBITIONS AT THE MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM AND SOLDIERS MEMORIAL MILITARY MUSEUM, LOANS TO PARTNER INSTITUTIONS, PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, AND ONLINE RESOURCES. IN 2025, THE LIBRARY & RESEARCH CENTER WELCOMED 5,099 IN-PERSON RESEARCHERS AND VISITORS. STAFF PROVIDED REFERENCE ASSISTANCE TO 2,050 INDIVIDUALS REMOTELY, HELPING PEOPLE EXPLORE FAMILY HISTORIES, SUPPORT ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP, DOCUMENT COMMUNITY STORIES, AND ACCESS HISTORICAL RESOURCES. MHS'S DIGITAL PLATFORMS FURTHER EXPANDED PUBLIC ACCESS, WITH 497,326 USERS OF THE ONLINE COLLECTIONS SEARCH AND 4.6 MILLION PAGE VIEWS ON MOHISTORY.ORG. THE MHS COLLECTIONS CURRENTLY INCLUDE MORE THAN 180,000 OBJECTS, OVER 100,000 LIBRARY VOLUMES, NEARLY 8,000 LINEAR FEET OF MANUSCRIPT RECORDS, MORE THAN ONE MILLION PHOTOGRAPHS AND PRINTS, AND OVER 67,000 SOUND AND MOVING IMAGE ITEMS. TOGETHER, THESE COLLECTIONS DOCUMENT THE EXPERIENCES, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND EVERYDAY LIVES OF THE DIVERSE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR REGION. THE COLLECTIONS CONTINUE TO GROW THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS AND STRATEGIC COLLECTING EFFORTS THAT ENSURE THE HISTORICAL RECORD REFLECTS A BROAD RANGE OF VOICES AND EXPERIENCES. IN 2025, MHS RECEIVED 115 COLLECTION DONATIONS AND MADE 8 PURCHASES THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL ACQUISITION FUNDS. THESE ADDITIONS STRENGTHEN THE SOCIETY'S ABILITY TO PRESERVE THE REGION'S HISTORY AND MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH RESEARCH, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND DIGITAL INITIATIVES.

  Expenses $5,462,083 · Revenue $6,071

• EXHIBITIONS: THE MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS SEVERAL EXHIBITS EACH YEAR, BOTH PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY. TEMPORARY EXHIBITS ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON SHARING ST. LOUIS HISTORY AND CREATED BY IN-HOUSE TEAMS. ON OCCASION, MHS ALSO PRESENTS TRAVELING EXHIBITS THAT TELL NATIONAL AND GLOBAL STORIES DEVELOPED BY THE COUNTRY'S LEADING MUSEUMS. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, EXHIBITS HAVE INCLUDED EVERYTHING FROM THE OPENING OF MHS'S FIRST NEW 1904 WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBIT IN 20 YEARS, TO EXHIBITS ON THE HISTORY OF ST. LOUIS'S MILL CREEK VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD, TO AN EXHIBIT EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF FOREST PARK IN ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR. PAST EXHIBITS HAVE SHOWCASED EVERYTHING FROM A MAJOR EXPLORATION OF ST. LOUIS'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN MUSIC, A GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBIT ON ST. LOUIS'S LGBTQIA+ HISTORY, THE EXPERIENCES OF ST. LOUISANS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, BOTH AT WAR AND AT HOME; AND HOW ST. LOUIS WOMEN FOUGHT FOR A VOICE EVEN BEFORE THEY HAD THE VOTE AND HOW THEY PLAYED AN INSTRUMENTAL PART IN THE PASSAGE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT. IN 2025, MHS WELCOMED MORE THAN 277,000 VISITORS TO ITS THREE LOCATIONS IN ST. LOUIS, PLACING IT AMONG THE BEST-ATTENDED REGIONAL HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.

  Expenses $4,574,044

• EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (ECE): THE MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S EDUCATION TEAMS ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING ST. LOUISANS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. MEMBERS OF THE ECE TEAM CREATE PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT APPEAL TO A WIDE ARRAY OF ST. LOUIS AUDIENCES, DEVELOP FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS GEARED TO K-12 STUDENTS, AND COORDINATE PROGRAMS AIMED AT ST. LOUIS'S YOUNGEST LEARNERS. 2025 WAS A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR MHS'S PROGRAMMING PORTFOLIO, INCLUDING THE MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM'S POPULAR FREE TWILIGHT THURSDAYS CONCERT SERIES, WHICH WELCOMED 34,000 ST. LOUISANS TO SEVEN CONCERTS ON THE MUSEUM'S IMO FAMILY PLAZA. THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR, THURSDAY NIGHTS AT THE MUSEUM WELCOMED NEARLY 11,000 ATTENDEES TO 39 FREE PROGRAMS RANGING FROM PERFORMANCES, TO LECTURES, AND FILM SCREENINGS. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, MHS EDUCATORS SERVED MORE THAN 21,000 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS THROUGH ONSITE FIELD TRIPS, IN-CLASSROOM OUTREACHES, VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, AND TEACHER TRAININGS - ALL AT NO COST TO STUDENTS OR DISTRICTS.

  Expenses $3,115,245 · Revenue $118,956

• MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AND GRAPHICS DEPARTMENTS: THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES FOR THE MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM, THE LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER, AND SOLDIERS MEMORIAL MILITARY MUSEUM. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MEDIA RELATIONS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, GRAPHIC DESIGN, PROMOTIONS, CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT PREPARES AND DISTRIBUTES MEDIA MATERIAL TO PRINT, ELECTRONIC, AND ONLINE MEDIA TO PROMOTE INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND GENERAL AWARENESS. DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL COORDINATE ALL INTERVIEWS RELATED TO THE INSTITUTION. THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT STAFF OVERSEES ALL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMOTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING MARKETING PLANS, PLACING ALL PAID ADVERTISING RELATED TO THE INSTITUTION; AND ESTABLISHING STRATEGIC MARKETING COLLABORATIONS. THE GRAPHICS TEAM MEMBERS DESIGN AND PRODUCE INSTITUTIONAL COLLATERAL MATERIAL; QUARTERLY MEMBER MAGAZINE; BANNERS; BROCHURES; DIRECT MAIL PIECES; POSTERS; WEB-BASED ELECTRONIC PROMOTIONAL AND MARKETING MATERIAL; AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT COORDINATES THE INSTITUTIONAL PRESENCE ACROSS ALL SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, INCLUDING FACEBOOK, TWITTER, PINTEREST, AND YOUTUBE.

  Expenses $1,534,769

• PUBLICATIONS: THE PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES SEVERAL SERVICES FOR THE MUSEUM. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING BOOKS EACH YEAR (NEW TITLES OR REPRINTS OF BOOKS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BY THE MUSEUM), THEY ALSO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL MEMBERS MAGAZINE AND MAINTAIN AN ONLINE MAGAZINE WITH CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING ARTICLES. THEY PROVIDE EDITING SERVICES FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE MUSEUM. IN 2025, THIS DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED "THE WONDER AND COMPLEXITY OF THE 1904 WORLD'S FAIR".

  Expenses $333,669 · Revenue $17,105

• MUSEUM SERVICES, PUBLIC HISTORY AND EVALUATION: THE MUSEUM SERVICES, PUBLIC HISTORY, AND EVALUATIONS DIVISIONS PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE/SUPERVISORY SUPPORT TO LIBRARY AND COLLECTIONS, DIGITAL INITIATIVES, EXHIBITION AND RESEARCH, THE PUBLICATIONS DIVISION, AND MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORTS, BUDGET OVERSIGHT, BOARD COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND VARIOUS INITIATIVES.

  Expenses $880,917

• AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY INITIATIVE: THROUGH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY INITIATIVE (AAHI), MHS HAS COMMITTED TO COLLECTING MORE BLACK HISTORY, SHARING MORE BLACK HISTORY, AND TAKING A LEADING ROLE IN DIVERSIFYING THE MUSEUM FIELD. IN 2023, MHS HIRED AN AAHI DIRECTOR, ADDING TO A TEAM THAT INCLUDES A PUBLIC HISTORIAN, A COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING SPECIALIST, A CURATOR OF URBAN LANDSCAPE AND COMMUNITY IDENTITY, A DEIA MANAGING DIRECTOR, AND OTHERS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO EXPLORING ST. LOUIS'S RICH BLACK HISTORY. THESE POSITIONS REACH ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, ENSURING THE WORK OF AAHI PERMEATES ALL OF THE INSTITUTION'S EFFORTS. MHS HAS A PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR BLACK COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO FURTHER DIVERSIFY THE TEAMS AT THE MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND TRAIN MUSEUM LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. IN 2025, WE LAUNCHED THE ANNUAL BLACK WRITERS PROGRAM AND COLLABORATED WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE ON THEIR COMMUNITY CURATION PROJECT. WE WELCOMED OVER 10,000 VISITORS TO OVER 60 AAHI PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $61,171

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

• PETER KASTOR

  CHAIRMAN

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ANNA ERIKO CROSSLIN

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MONIQUE GARRIS-BINGHAM

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DON AVEN

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• LYNN BECKWITH

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• EMILY CANTWELL

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CHARLIE CLAGGETT

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• TIMOTHY DRONE

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JULIE DUBRAY

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• STEVE EHLMANN

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• TIM EICHHOLZ

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JOVITA FOSTER

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ROBERT W FULSTONE

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• SCOTT GALT

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ED GIGANTI

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PETER GOODE

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ROBIN HATTORI

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• AMY HUNTER

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JEFFREY JACOBY

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• RICHARD JENSEN

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• RUTH KIM

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DOUGLAS KOCH

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KENNETH KRANZBERG

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DAVID LOESCH

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PAUL E MARTIN

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

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

• 2025

  Revenue

  $23,607,289

  Expenses

  $22,245,087

  Contributions

  $18,383,269

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $22,374,606

  Expenses

  $21,820,270

  Contributions

  $16,402,701

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $19,179,572

  Expenses

  $19,812,808

  Contributions

  $15,187,058

  Grants paid

  $0

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

  $36,156,227

  Expenses

  $18,504,928

  Assets (EOY)

  $154,816,775

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $28,798,526

  Expenses

  $17,901,198

  Assets (EOY)

  $136,949,276

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $50,604,856

  Expenses

  $20,290,827

  Assets (EOY)

  $115,539,181

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $20,236,860

  Expenses

  $24,469,694

  Assets (EOY)

  $81,951,099

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $38,529,050

  Expenses

  $33,746,454

  Assets (EOY)

  $93,005,709

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $25,621,639

  Expenses

  $21,586,472

  Assets (EOY)

  $82,786,340

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $16,835,286

  Expenses

  $16,022,906

  Assets (EOY)

  $75,705,097

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $19,371,196

  Expenses

  $15,462,223

  Assets (EOY)

  $77,168,676

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $15,576,563

  Expenses

  $14,991,315

  Assets (EOY)

  $73,596,103

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $14,410,439

  Assets (EOY)

  $69,165,085

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

  $1,126,500

  2023 · $100,000 FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND $4,000 ANNUAL SUPPORT. THE GRANT WILL BE PAID IN 4 DISTRIBUTIONS OF $26,000 IN 2023, 2024, 2025 AND 2026. TO BE ATTRIBUTED AS $25,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, AND $1,000 ANNUALLY AS GENERAL SUPPORT

• ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

  $1,078,250

  2024 · PAYMENT AGAINST THE JSM CHARITABLE TRUST COMMITMENT DATED MAY 27, 2020, PAYMENT 1 FOR EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT, GENERAL SUPPORT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $191,022

  2023 · ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $141,060

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $120,236

  2023 · CHARITABLE DONATION

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $116,417

  2024 · ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

• THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND

  $110,155

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $84,552

  2022 · ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $75,960

  2024 · CHARITABLE DONATION

• ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $58,159

  2024 · ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION FOR FEDERAL SUPPORT

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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