Missouri · Nonprofit
South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc
South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $61,500 to it, the largest being REGIONAL CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ($61,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $207k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $62k
- Net assets
- $45k
What South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc does
Mission
To foster emotional well-being, expansive and intentional inclusivity, environmental harmony through imaginative art, dialogue, and visionary play.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Camp Create: Summer and School's Out day camps served St. Louis area children and their families by providing a creative and nurturing environment for them to explore the arts alongside teaching artists. Several children were provided scholarships funding their participation in these programs.
$101,167 spentof which $1,000 as grants$104,786 earned by the program47% of program spendingArtists in residence served St. Louis area children attending schools that benefit from the placement of our teaching artists within their programs.
$112,508 spent$136,635 earned by the program52% of program spendingVisual art workshops provided for boy and girl Scout troops, birthday parties, community events and outdoor festivals serve additional children and family members.
$2,215 spent$3,705 earned by the program1% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $215,890.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $61k to $34k (−45%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 9% · 2023 0% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
11% of South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Sophie Powell
Executive Director
Board chair
AJ Rosenberg
President of the Board
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $14k → $15k.
From the IRS filings of South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc’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 South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc's grant income comes from Missouri funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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
South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc?
- South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $61,500 to it, the largest being REGIONAL CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ($61,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $61,500 in grants to South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc?
- REGIONAL CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION is the largest funder on record, with $61,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like South City Open Studio & Gallery for Children Inc 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), 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