Nonprofit · EIN 43-1412738
CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,273,304 | $1,122,343 | $150,961 | $4,450,783 | $421,767 | $4,029,016 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,252,228 | $1,050,281 | $201,947 | $4,089,666 | $370,999 | $3,718,667 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,161,067 | $1,084,333 | $76,734 | $3,578,442 | $409,183 | $3,169,259 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $989,567
- of which government grants
- $740,750
- Membership dues
- $149,533
- Program service revenue
- $121,100
- Investment income
- $147,921
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $33,511
- Other revenue
- $14,716
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $202,732
- Other salaries and wages
- $150,299
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $406,072
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,820
- Accounting fees
- $63,391
- Occupancy
- $31,975
- Travel
- $3,716
- Depreciation
- $1,201
- Program services (functional)
- $895,922
- Management and general (functional)
- $219,297
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,124
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,089,666
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,450,783
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $421,767
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,029,016
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,488,059
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,023,966
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,050
- Gross receipts
- $2,108,743
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 1985
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY CELLA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $182,102 | $16,653 |
| DANDRE BRADDIX | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BLAINE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY E CROSS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA HOLM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE GLENN HARMON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON FLINN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HART NELSON | PAST-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HINDERLITER | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELLA D JONES | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TAULBY ROACH | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN ARNOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON BURNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM BRINKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CRIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAULLO EANES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOEL FUOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CATINA HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PATRICK JUDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SAL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TRAVIS PFEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MARC SCHEESSELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| AJ SOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LAURA STOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LEONARD TOENJES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROSE WINDMILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LARRY KATZENSTEIN | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY CELLA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $184,014 | $21,482 |
| DANDRE BRADDIX | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BLAINE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY CROSS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELIA HOLM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE GLENN HARMON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON FLINN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HART NELSON | PAST-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELLA JONES | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK JUDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE WINDMILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CRIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL FUOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON FLINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN ARNOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON BURNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CATINA HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RAULLO EANES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HINDERLITER | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC SCHEESSELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SAL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARD TOENJES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM KAZDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS PFEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AJ SOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY CELLA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $161,180 | $19,503 |
| HART NELSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANDRE BRADDIX | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY CROSS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELIA HOLM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BLAINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON FLINN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELLA JONES | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BEARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL FUOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN ARNOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON BURNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CATINA HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RAULLO EANES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HINDERLITER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC SCHEESSELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GROSSENBACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE KATZENSTEIN | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARD TOENJES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE GLENN HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AJ SOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CRIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM KAZDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SAL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS PFEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 701 MARKET ST STE 275, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63101-1824
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KIMBERLY CELLA, 701 MARKET STREET 275, ST LOUIS, MO 63101
- Signed the 990
- KIMBERLY CELLA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (314) 231-7272
- Website
- WWW.CMT-STL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT (CMT) IS THE REGION'S TRANSIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985 TO HELP BRING LIGHT RAIL TO ST. LOUIS AND WORKS TO DEVELOP, SUPPORT AND ENHANCE PROGRAMMING AND INITIATIVES TO ENSURE SAFE, CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO THE REGION'S INTEGRATED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
Program accomplishments
- VARIOUS PROGRAMS PROVIDE INFORMATION, CONDUCT RESEARCH & PROMOTE PUBLIC TRANSIT ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ABOUT MODERN TRANSPORTATION AND MASS TRANSIT. CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDIES, AS NEEDED. LEAD TRANSIT TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM IN THE REGION, RIDERSHIP PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS.Expenses $895,922 · revenue $121,100
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-1412738
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,450,783
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,108,743
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,273,304 | $1,122,343 | $4,450,783 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,252,228 | $1,050,281 | $4,089,666 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,161,067 | $1,084,333 | $3,578,442 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,061,230 | $883,433 | $3,073,618 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | 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 43-1412738).
Questions about CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT
- What is the EIN of CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT is 43-1412738.
- Is CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT 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 CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names KIMBERLY CELLA.
- Who are the officers and directors of CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $182,102 (KIMBERLY CELLA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,273,304, expenses of $1,122,343 and total assets of $4,450,783 at year end.
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