VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS

Financials

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

11840 WESTLINE INDUSTRIAL DRIVE 220, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63146-3329

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

Brian Roy, 11840 Westline Industrial Suite 220, Saint Louis, MO 63146

Signed the 990

Brian Roy, Chief Executive Officer

Phone

(314) 720-7700

Website

WWW.VARIETYSTL.ORG

Mission

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.

Program accomplishments

• 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.
  Expenses $2,224,913 · grants $1,954,627
• 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.
  Expenses $744,036
• 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.
  Expenses $460,856 · grants $333,828
• 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.
  Expenses $151,133 · revenue $5,798
• 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.
  Expenses $30,099
• 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.
  Expenses $48,636

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

43-6078016

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

1968

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$10,562,026

Income (IRS master file)

$5,976,080

Filing history

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 43-6078016).

Questions about VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS

What is the EIN of VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS is 43-6078016.

Is VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1968.

Are donations to VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS 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 VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Who is the principal officer of VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Brian Roy.

Who are the officers and directors of VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $190,551 (BRIAN ROY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).

How much revenue does VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF ST LOUIS have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,197,673, expenses of $4,969,582 and total assets of $10,562,026 at year end.

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