Cortex
Donations deductibleRevenue
$12.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$12.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$81.8m
$16.4m liabilities
Net assets
$65.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
28
6.2y av
Staff
27
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
June M Fowler
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Cortex's network
28 people33 organisationsi28 people and 33 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (28). Violet dotted lines (39) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
28 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 26 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| June M Fowler Chair (also filed as June Fowler) | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Aaron Bobick | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Amy Kweskin | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Andrew Martin | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Barnali Gupta | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Chris Spilling | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Derek Rapp | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Donn Rubin | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Fred Pestello | Vice-Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gregory Triplett JR | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jan Holloway | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jared Boyd | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jason Purnell | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Judy Sindecuse | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ken Olliff | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kristin Sobolik | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margaret Basic | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Browning | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mike Bozovich | Assistant Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Neal Richardson | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Peter Wyse-Jackson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rich Liekweg | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Cannon (also filed as Bob Cannon) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Cardillo | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Rodney Crim | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sam Fiorello | President & CEO | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sean Walsh | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steven Berberich | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Kimball | Assistant Secretary & Office Manager | since 2018 |
| Brian Russell | Vice President | since 2021 |
| Cheryl McKenna 1118-4518 | Assistant Treasurer | 2018 |
| Coleen Autry | Vice President | 2023 |
| Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano | Vice President | since 2021 |
| Leslie Heusted | Vice President | since 2023 |
| Margaret Crane | Senior Vice President | since 2023 |
| Michael Sullivan | Assistant Secretary & COO | since 2018 |
| Mike Bozovich | Assistant Treasurer, Senior VP & CFO | since 2019 |
| Natalie Self | Senior Vice President | since 2022 |
| Phyllis Ellison | Vice President | since 2019 |
| Sam Fiorello | President & CEO | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Fiorello | President & CEO | 40 | $509k | $50k | |
| Mike Bozovich | Assistant Treasurer | 40 | $316k | $43k | |
| Natalie Self | Senior Vice President | 40 | $231k | $35k | |
| Margaret Crane | Senior Vice President | 40 | $202k | $31k | |
| Brian Russell | Vice President | 40 | $184k | $30k | |
| Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano | Vice President | 40 | $138k | $29k | |
| Leslie Heusted | Vice President | 40 | $133k | $27k | |
| June Fowler | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Fred Pestello | Vice-Chairman | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Amy Kweskin | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donn Rubin | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Bob Cannon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rich Liekweg | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Martin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Olliff | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Barnali Gupta | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Steven Berberich | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kristin Sobolik | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Chris Spilling | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Basic | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Robert Cardillo | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Aaron Bobick | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jan Holloway | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jason Purnell | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Gregory Triplett Jr | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Derek Rapp | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Judy Sindecuse | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sean Walsh | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Peter Wyse-Jackson | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Rodney Crim | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Michael Browning | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jared Boyd | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Neal Richardson | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Cortex
- EIN
- 300082817
- Address
- 4240 Duncan Ave Ste 200, Saint Louis, MO, 63110-1123
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- Founded in 2002, cortex mission is the creation of the midwest's premier innovation hub of bioscience and technology research, development and commercialization, serving as the anchor of st. Louis' growing ecosystem for innovative startup programs and established companies through urban revitalization. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S20 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Salvatore J Fiorello (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJune M Fowler
≥8years on the filingsChris Spilling
≥8years on the filingsDonn Rubin
≥8years on the filingsFred Pestello
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $81.8m
- Total liabilities
- $16.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $65.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $7.6m
- Program service revenue
- $4.2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $4m
- Employees
- 27
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.3m | $12.8m | Deficit $564k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.