2026-02-12T11:39:43-07:00 2025-09-30 990 2024-10-01 436078016 VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS VARI 3147207700 11840 WESTLINE INDUSTRIAL SUITE 220 SAINT LOUIS MO 63146 Brian Roy Chief Executive Officer 3147207715 2026-01-29 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Brian Roy 11840 Westline Industrial Suite 220 Saint Louis MO 63146 5976080 0 X WWW.VARIETYSTL.ORG X 1933 MO VARIETY EMPOWERS CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BY PROVIDING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, THERAPY, AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. 29 29 172 213 0 0 3668279 5073049 6684 5798 1824854 297904 -755 -179078 5499062 5197673 1432772 2288455 0 0 1785462 1974514 0 0 674429 608007 706613 3826241 4969582 1672821 228091 8907343 10562026 374138 1225126 8533205 9336900 VARIETY EMPOWERS OVER 1,650 CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (ALSO REFERRED TO AS CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS) THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT HIGHLIGHT ABILITY RATHER THAN DISABILITY. OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH INCLUDES GIVING CHILDREN CRITICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND THERAPIES ALONG WITH INNOVATIVE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVENTURE, SOCIALIZATION, AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. CHILDREN ALSO GAIN INDEPENDENCE, GROW IN INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AMONG FRIENDS AND FAMILY, DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE BELIEF IN THEMSELVES, AND CULTIVATE SKILLS TO FULLY ENGAGE IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM. 0 0 2224913 1954627 0 CORE PROGRAM: EQUIPMENT - MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ENCOMPASSES A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICALLY PRESCRIBED ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY WITH AN EQUALLY WIDE RANGE OF BENEFITS. THESE VITAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT INCREASE A CHILD'S MOBILITY (WHEELCHAIRS, STANDERS, WALKERS, ORTHOTICS) AS WELL AS IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES (HEARING AIDS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES). THE HIGH COSTS AND INADEQUATE INSURANCE COVERAGE MAKE THESE TOOLS UNAFFORDABLE AND INACCESSIBLE FOR FAMILIES SO VARIETY PROVIDES THIS VITAL EQUIPMENT TO CHILDREN WHOSE NEEDS WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNMET. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, VARIETY SERVED 421 CHILDREN AND PROVIDED 572 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. THIS EQUIPMENT WAS UTILIZED BY CHILDREN FOR OVER 2.4 MILLION HOURS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. 98% OF VARIETY CHILDREN SURVEYED REPORTED THEY HAD GAINED SKILLS THEY NEED TO ENGAGE AND EXPERIENCE THEIR WORLD AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE. 744036 0 0 ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: RECREATION - VARIETY ADVENTURE CAMP FEATURES A SIX-WEEK LONG INNOVATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE CAMP PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER AND A WEEKLONG SESSION IN THE WINTER. ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION (ACA), THE CAMPS ARE OPERATED FOR CHILDREN AGES 4- 20 WITH PHYSICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE CHILDREN'S ENGAGEMENT WITH PEERS, CLASSMATES, AND FAMILY, TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITIES, AND TO DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE BELIEF IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR POSSIBILITIES. CAMPERS RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE FROM SPECIALLY TRAINED COUNSELORS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AS THEY LEARN NEW SKILLS, SUCH AS ROCK CLIMBING, BASKETBALL, TENNIS, COOKING, MUSIC, ART, BICYCLING, ICE-SKATING, AND FISHING WHILE SOCIALIZING WITH THEIR PEERS AND MAKING LONG LASTING FRIENDSHIPS. STEM CURRICULUM WAS EXPANDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO INCLUDE ROBOTICS WITH MULTIPLE TYPES OF ROBOTS TO ACCOMODATE VARYING ABILITIES AND BUILD CURIOUSITY, PROBLEM SOLVING AND CONFIDENCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. A TOTAL OF 367 VARIETY CHILDREN ATTENDED CAMP IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, PARTICIPATING IN OVER 16,260 HOURS OF INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING CAMP PROGRAMMING. THE IMPACT OF ADVENTURE CAMP IS EVIDENT AS 96% OF CAMPERS SURVEYED DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASE IN SELF-ESTEEM AT HOME, SCHOOL OR IN THE COMMUNITY; WITH 92% OF CHILDREN HAVING INITIATED FRIENDSHIPS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CAMPERS AND COUNSELORS THAT IMPROVED THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS. 460856 333828 0 CORE PROGRAM: THERAPY - THERAPY IS CRITICAL FOR CHILDREN TO IMPROVE STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, AND MOBILITY, WHILE ALSO INCREASING THEIR LEVELS OF INDEPENDENCE AT HOME AND SCHOOL. VARIETY ENSURES THAT CHILDREN WHO NEED PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH, AQUA OR HIPPOTHERAPY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS REGULAR SESSIONS, AND THAT COST DOES NOT PREVENT A CHILD FROM RECEIVING THIS CARE SO IMPORTANT TO THEIR OVERALL HEALTH. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, VARIETY PROVIDED 4,093 THERAPY SESSIONS TO 238 CHILDREN. ASSESSMENTS INDICATED THAT 99% OF VARIETY CHILDREN RECEIVING THERAPY DEMONSTRATED BELIEF IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR ABILITIES. 151133 0 5798 ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS: PERFORMING ARTS - IN KEEPING WITH THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION, VARIETY THEATRE IS AN INCLUSIVE THEATRE PROGRAM THAT GIVES CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM ON STAGE. VARIETY'S THEATRICAL SUMMER CAMP, CURTAIN CALL, INVOLVES INTENSIVE INSTRUCTION IN SINGING, DANCING, AND ACTING WHICH CULMINATES WITH FOUR SHOWCASE PERFORMANCES. ANY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE OR ABILITY, IS INVITED TO ATTEND THIS INCLUSIVE AND ADAPTED EXPERIENCE DIRECTED BY PROFESSIONALS FROM THE WORLD OF MUSICAL THEATRE. STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, VARIETY ST. LOUIS AND THE CENTER OF CREATIVE ARTS (COCA) COLLABORATED ON AN INCLUSIVE ARTS PROGRAM, UNITING CHILDREN AND TEENS AGED 9 TO 20, BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, AND OFFERING EVERY PARTICIPANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE. 52 TALENTED YOUNG PERFORMERS TOOK THE STAGE IN THE MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF SEUSSICAL JR. AND 44 IN DISNEYS FINDING NEMO JR. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND 2024, RESPECTIVELY, CAPTIVATING AUDIENCES AND DELIVERING A POWERFUL MESSAGE OF INCLUSION. OUR INCLUSIVE VARIETY CHILDREN'S CHORUS PROGRAM PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR 29 CHILDREN AND TEENS OF ALL ABILITIES TO PERFORM AT A WIDE RANGE OF VENUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS PROGRAM ENSURES PARTICIPANTS GAIN VOCAL SKILLS, SOCIALIZATION WITH OTHER CHORUS MEMBERS, AND CONFIDENCE FROM THEIR TIME PERFORMING IN THE SPOTLIGHT. VARIETY ALSO OFFERS A CHILDREN'S DANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED 33 CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES THE CHANCE TO LEARN AND PRACTICE MUSICAL THEATRE STYLE CHOREOGRAPHY AND CREATIVE MOVEMENT IN AN INCLUSIVE SETTING. THE CHILDREN'S WILLINGNESS TO TRY NEW THINGS AND TAKE DIRECTION HAS SHOWN AN INCREASE IN INDEPENDENCE, CONFIDENCE, AND DANCE SKILLS. BOTH THE CHORUS AND DANCE PROGRAMS RUN FOR THIRTY-TWO WEEKS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND CULMINATE WITH FEATURE PERFORMANCES AT VARIETY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, A SEATED DANCE CLASS WAS PILOTED PROVIDING DIRECT INSTRUCTION IN DANCE WHILE SEATED IN WHICH 3 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED. THE CLASS LATER JOINED THE MAIN DANCE PROGRAM, PERFORMING TOGETHER AND BOOSTING PARTICIPANTS' SELF-ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE, AND DANCE SKILLS. 30099 0 0 ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - FAMILY RESOURCES - THE RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES WITH TOOLS TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH UNIQUE NEEDS. THIS INCLUDES RECEIVING INFORMATION AND RESOURCE REFERRALS FOR NEEDS OUTSIDE OF VARIETY'S PROGRAM AREAS. 48636 0 0 ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - AWARENESS - VARIETY IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND RAISING AWARENESS OF ITS MISSION, EMPHASIZING INCLUSION, ACCESSIBILITY, AND THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE FAMILIES IT SUPPORTS. THROUGH SHARING SUCCESS STORIES, CREATING ENGAGING VIDEO CONTENT, AND PROMOTING ITS PROGRAMS ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL MARKETING, PRINT CAMPAIGNS, AND ITS WEBSITE, VARIETY STRIVES TO INCREASE UNDERTANDING AND SUPPORT FOR ITS MISSION. 229868 0 5798 3659673 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 0 1 172 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X CHRISTINA ALTHOLZ 3147207715 11840 WESTLINE INDUSTRIAL DRIVE SUITE 220 SAINT LOUIS MO 63146 BRIAN ROY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40 0 X 190551 0 16112 CHRISTINA ALTHOLZ CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 40 0 X 151612 0 14641 MIKE LEFTON CHAIRMAN 1 0 X X 0 0 0 SEAN FLEMING VICE CHAIRMAN 1 0 X X 0 0 0 STEVE GROSS SECRETARY 1 0 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE WILSON TREASURER 1 0 X X 0 0 0 WARNER BAXTER BOARD MEMBER (THRU DEC 2024) 1 0 X 0 0 0 AMY BEST BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 IAN CASO BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 JOE CASTELLANO BOARD MEMBER (THRU DEC 2024) 1 0 X 0 0 0 STEVE CRIMMINS BOARD MEMBER (THRU DEC 2024) 1 0 X 0 0 0 DONALD L FERGUSON BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 CHERI FROMM BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 RAY GRUENDER BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 DAVID HOGAN BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 LINDA HUNTER BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 J CHRISTOPHER KERCKHOFF JR BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 LEE KLING BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 DAVIDA LICHTENSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 KERRI MORGAN BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 BRANDON MORITZ BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 ROBERT O'LOUGHLIN BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE K OTTO BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 TERRI OWEN BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 LUCIA ROSENBLOOM BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 BEVIS SCHOCK BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 PAUL SHAUGHNESSY BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 ZAC SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY SPRINGER BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL STAENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 CAITLIN STAYDUHAR BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 THELMA STEWARD BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 DAVID STEWARD CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 1 0 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY TUTTEROW BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 342163 0 30753 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 583351 0 798924 3690774 12325 5073049 PERFORMING ARTS TICKET REVENUE 711110 5798 5798 0 0 0 0 0 0 5798 244112 0 0 244112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 578130 0 524338 0 53792 0 53792 0 0 53792 74991 583351 254069 -179078 0 -179078 0 5197673 5798 0 118826 0 0 2288455 2288455 0 0 0 0 410526 13485 272716 124325 0 0 0 0 1287783 897083 101051 289649 26936 20316 733 5887 126190 80133 16655 29402 123079 67210 26003 29866 0 0 0 0 11543 9465 2078 0 25450 0 12725 12725 0 0 0 0 0 0 25000 0 25000 0 117073 22373 21425 73275 3571 549 1497 1525 86848 9112 54710 23026 104495 34473 32822 37200 0 0 0 0 92140 50945 16837 24358 13118 11948 22 1148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63368 26016 17506 19846 23795 23795 PRODUCTION COSTS 61877 61877 0 0 FOOD 12290 5294 5282 1714 SUPPLIES 61059 60408 628 23 4986 531 3995 460 4969582 3659673 635480 674429 X 126244 7890 0 118354 1643992 2401464 0 0 562262 501852 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19097 16627 334227 162214 16170 172013 6661156 7183927 0 0 0 0 0 0 4666 286143 8907343 10562026 369472 790899 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4666 434227 374138 1225126 X 5505051 5565403 3028154 3771497 8533205 9336900 8907343 10562026 X 228091 590704 0 0 0 -15100 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4658674 3794313 3119004 3668279 5073049 20313319 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4658674 3794313 3119004 3668279 5073049 20313319 4279902 16033417 114525 267409 195326 175626 244112 996998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21310317 13662 0.75238 0.75437 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6483464 0 812152 264382 0 25000 7006234 5253760 225449 1305730 276475 0 25000 6483464 5007599 0 793152 521990 0 25001 5253760 6322248 0 -1020282 269367 0 25000 5007599 5151625 21400 1339512 165289 0 25000 6322248 0.65 0.35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 219211 55763 163448 0 107258 98693 8565 0 7758 7758 0 172013 0 Operating Lease Liability 434227 434227 X 5769232 590704 5855 0 0 596559 5172673 25000 0 25000 5197673 4965537 5855 0 0 15100 20955 4944582 25000 0 25000 4969582 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 BOARD DESIGNATED QUASI ENDOWMENT: INCOME EARNED BY THE BOARD DESIGNATED QUASI-ENDOWMENT ASSETS MAY BE EXPENDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF VARIETY. ENDOWMENT WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS: BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 VARIETY RECEIVED $1,402,928 IN GENEROUS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT GIFTS TO SUPPORT ADVENTURE CAMP. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPENDING POLICY OF THE ENDOWMENTS, WHICH ARE MONITORED BY THE FINANCE AND ENDOWMENT COMMITTEES, INCOME EARNED BY THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT VARIETY ADVENTURE CAMP. THE ORIGINAL $1,402,928 OF DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE HELD IN PERPETUITY. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 VARIETY HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS, EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAWS AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS AND BELIEVES THAT NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY, AT THIS TIME, TO COVER ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PROMISES TO GIVE. BELIEVE GALA 658342 583351 74991 0 0 500 57700 35000 160869 0 0 658342 583351 74991 0 0 500 57700 35000 160869 254069 -179078 1 VARIETY COLLABORATED WITH EQUIPMENT AND THERAPY PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE 572 PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND 4,093 THERAPY SESSIONS TO VARIETY CHILDREN. 659 0 2288455 COST MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND THERAPY SESSIONS Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 THE FUNDING OF VARIETY'S PROGRAMS IS SUBJECT TO OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT BY VARIETY'S LEADERSHIP, ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE AUDITING OVERSIGHT OF FUND USAGE BY THE PROGRAMS AND FINANCE DEPARTMENTS. EQUIPMENT AND THERAPY ALLOCATION IS DIRECTED BY A CASE MANAGEMENT PROCESS AS WELL AS DETERMINATION OF MEDICAL NECESSITY. COLLABORATION WITH VENDORS AND PROVIDERS, RESULTING IN PREFERRED PRICING, ENSURES THE MOST COST EFFICIENT USE OF VARIETY FUNDS TO CREATE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL IMPACT. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A THOROUGH SURVEYING OF FAMILIES, PROGRAM STAFF, AND THERAPISTS TO ENSURE FULL UTILIZATION OF THE RESOURCES PROVIDED AS WELL AS ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE RESOURCES PROVIDED ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE VARIETY CHILD. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRIAN ROY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 190551 0 0 0 0 0 5717 0 10395 0 206663 0 0 0 CHRISTINA ALTHOLZ CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 149185 0 2427 0 0 0 4548 0 10093 0 166253 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 DAVID STEWARD (CHAIRMAN EMERITUS) AND THELMA STEWARD (BOARD MEMBER) - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES A DRAFT OF THE 990. ANY CHANGES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. THE FINAL COPY IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c AN ATTORNEY WHO SITS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND MAKES CHANGES AS NEEDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS SIGN OFF ON THE POLICY AT THE INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL OF TERMS. ANNUALLY, THE ATTORNEY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT-OF INTERST POLICY AT A BOARD MEETING AND BOARD MEMBERS AFFIRM THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS KNOWN AT THAT TIME. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 SALARIES OF ALL STAFF, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, KEEP WITHIN BENCHMARKING STATISTICS PROVIDED BY COMPENSATION SURVEYS SUCH AS THE NON-PROFIT TIMES, A NATIONAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON SUCH SALARIES. ALL SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PROMISES TO GIVE = $15,100.