Missouri · Nonprofit
SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE
SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $34,550 to it, the largest being REGIONAL CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ($34,550). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $96k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $35k
- Net assets
- $19k
What Saint Louis String Collective does
Mission
Saint Louis String Collective is a music education organization. The organization promotes creative, multi-genre string instrument playing through educational programming and performance opportunities. We believe that high quality, diverse music education should be available to people of all ages, abilities and incomes. We believe that supporting the arts is essential to the health and well-being of our community. We believe that mastering techniques and styles outside of the traditional classical pedagogy, such as developing improvisational skills and learning by ear develops well-rounded musicianship. We believe that learning a variety of musical styles and traditions cultivates compassion and curiosity.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Saint Louis String Collective hosted its third annual St. Louis String Summit, a summer camp for violin, viola, cello and bass players to explore many styles of music as well as contemporary playing techniques. Students took classes in regional fiddle styles, improvisation, electronic music, and contemporary techniques. The camp is for beginning, intermediate, advanced, and professional string players ages 12 through adult. St. Louis String Summit hosted 35 participants this year, with 6 participants awarded partial or full scholarship.
$6,700 spent71% of program spendingSaint Louis String Collective hosts monthly performance events that are free and open to the public. String jams are held the first and third Sunday of the month where participants learn to play a variety of musical styles in a supportive and relaxed environment. The last Sunday of each month is an All Ages Open Mic, an opportunity to perform in an informal and relaxed environment. These events are open to all ages and ability levels. Each event hosts an average of 20 participants, and 150 new and recurring participants annually.
$1,600 spent17% of program spendingSaint Louis String Collective coaches a semester-long string ensemble comprised of adult amateur players. Participants learn to play and arrange music in a group setting, focusing on non-classical styles such as American fiddle styles, rock, jazz, and folk music from around the world. Participants develop important musical skills including learning songs by ear, improvising, accompanying others, and applying music theory in creative ways. The ensemble encourages collaboration, creativity, and musical exploration in a supportive environment.
$1,200 spent13% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $9,500.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Alyssa Avery
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE's grant income comes from Missouri funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $35k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE?
- SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $34,550 to it, the largest being REGIONAL CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ($34,550). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $34,550 in grants to SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE?
- REGIONAL CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION is the largest funder on record, with $34,550 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SAINT LOUIS STRING COLLECTIVE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing