Nonprofit · EIN 43-0181430
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,871,172 | $5,837,836 | $33,336 | $4,173,874 | $582,198 | $3,591,676 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,554,616 | $5,469,502 | $85,114 | $4,241,062 | $719,666 | $3,521,396 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $32,164
- Program service revenue
- $5,751,906
- Investment income
- $76,110
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $12,231
- Other revenue
- $10,992
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $727,847
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,094,784
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,326,751
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $56,060
- Accounting fees
- $18,006
- Occupancy
- $178,585
- Travel
- $80,341
- Depreciation
- $77,148
- Program services (functional)
- $2,994,436
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,843,400
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,241,062
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,173,874
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $582,198
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,591,676
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $185,533
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,465,740
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,591,676
- Gross receipts
- $5,917,283
- Employees
- 57
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1917
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE COREY | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $323,104 | $18,939 |
| CHRIS THETFORD | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $180,471 | $13,465 |
| TRACY HARDGROVE | CHIEF CUSTOMER & COMPLIANCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $178,521 | $13,347 |
| JOSH KAESTNER | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,256 | $11,095 |
| SARAH SCHLIMME | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,138 | $10,327 |
| CRAIG TURNER | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,667 | $10,177 |
| TODD SMITH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG KENDALL | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIANE YATES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM LINHARES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE STATLER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN STEGMANN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BEARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE BIRNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELA COURTWRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRI DEMENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JILL FALK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOE FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM GERSHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SETH GOLDKAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARRY GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE HOPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH KIEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN LEGENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TED LIEBIG JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM LINHARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEN LYNCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEGHAN MCCLURE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROSE MCDANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEFAN SIGURDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEIDI SINGLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY SCHWARTZ WESTERHOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AARON WINDHOLZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE L COREY | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 50 | $303,665 | $12,986 |
| TRACY HARDGROVE | VP-OPERATIONS & ADMIN. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,394 | $7,422 |
| CHRIS THETFORD | VP-MARKETING & COMMUNICATI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,508 | $7,620 |
| JOSH KAESTNER | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,768 | $4,669 |
| SARAH SCHLIMME | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,749 | $4,528 |
| KARA GROVER | BUSINESS RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,172 | $0 |
| TODD SMITH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG KENDALL | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIANE YATES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM LINHARES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BEARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE BIRNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA COURTWRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI DEMENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL FALK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY FRANCOIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM GERSHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH GOLDKAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE HOPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEGENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TED LIEBIG JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM LINHARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN STEGMANN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE STATLER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN LYNCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGHAN MCCLURE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE MCDANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEFAN SIGURDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI SINGLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY SCHWARTZ WESTERHOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON WINDHOLZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 211 N BROADWAY STE 2060, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63102-2741
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHELLE L COREY, 211 NORTH BROADWAY SUITE 2060 2060, ST LOUIS, MO 63102
- Signed the 990
- MICHELLE L COREY, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (314) 645-4636
- Return prepared by
- ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP
Mission
TO BE THE LEADER IN ADVANCING MARKETPLACE TRUST BY SETTING STANDARDS FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICES BY ENGAGING WITH AND EDUCATING CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES, CELEBRATING MARKETPLACE ROLE MODELS, CALLING OUT AND ADDRESSING SUBSTANDARD MARKETPLACE BEHAVIOR AND CREATING A COMMUNITY OF TRUSTWORTHY BUSINESSES AND CHARITIES.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDING CONSUMER PROTECTION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PREPURCHASE BUYING TIPS AND NEW WARNINGS, DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES, CHARITY AND BUSINESS REVIEW, AND MONITORING ADVERTISEMENTS FOR TRUTH AND ACCURACY.Expenses $2,994,436 · revenue $5,775,129
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-0181430
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1927
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,173,874
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,917,283
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,871,172 | $5,837,836 | $4,173,874 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,554,616 | $5,469,502 | $4,241,062 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,677,898 | $5,470,715 | $4,328,216 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 43-0181430).
Questions about BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC
- What is the EIN of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC is 43-0181430.
- Is BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1927.
- Are donations to BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MICHELLE L COREY.
- Who are the officers and directors of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 35 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $323,104 (MICHELLE COREY, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,871,172, expenses of $5,837,836 and total assets of $4,173,874 at year end.
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