Stlventuresworks
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.7m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$1.8m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$564k
$238k liabilities
Net assets
$326k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
16
6.0 years on average
Staff
0
15 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
9
named in Part VII
Stlventuresworks' network
16 people12 organisationsi16 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (12) 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
16 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian H Hurd | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bryan Rodgers | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Gilberto Pinela | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James Seitz | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kraig G Kreikemeier | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maria Degregorio | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matt Menietti | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matthew E Gieseking | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Patricia A Suess | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peggy Northcott | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ricky Whittington | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rodney Crim | Assistant Secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Shawna Collier | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stacey Fowler | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William R Gilbert | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Donetta Kowalski | CFO | since 2020 |
| Donetta Murphy | CFO - Resigned 9/2023 | since 2022 |
| Erica Henderson | Vice President - Resigned 1/21 | since 2019 |
| Ginger Imster | Vice President | 2018 |
| Howl Bean | General Counsel | 2024 |
| John Hixson | Vice President | 2021 |
| Josh Ayers | CFO | 2024 |
| Joyce E Steiger | CFO (Through 4/2/19) | since 2018 |
| Kevin Cahill | Vice President Strategic Initiatives | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Crim | Assistant Secretary | 1 | $0 | $289k | $30k |
| Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| William R Gilbert | President (Thru 03/2025) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian H Hurd | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Seitz | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shawna Collier | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Degregorio | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stacey Fowler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matthew E Gieseking | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kraig G Kreikemeier | Director (Thru 08/2025) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matt Menietti | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peggy Northcott | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gilberto Pinela | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bryan Rodgers | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Patricia A Suess | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Rickey Whittington | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Josh Ayers | CFO | 1 | $0 | $166k | $30k |
| Kevin Cahill | Vice President Strategic Initiatives | 10 | $0 | $156k | $21k |
| Howl Bean II | General Counsel | 10 | $0 | $124k | $19k |
About
- Legal name
- Stlventuresworks
- EIN
- 431548996
- Address
- 120 S Central Ave Ste 200, Saint Louis, MO, 63105-1737
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- To provide the greater st. Louis area a program of resources and services that contribute to the success rate of business start-ups during their first four years. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1990
- Principal officer
- Josh Ayers (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1991
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSt Louis Economic Development PartnershipRelatedFINANCINGIndustrial Development AuthorityRelatedENHANCING ST. LOUIS REGION'S INTERNATIONAL PROFILESt Louis Center for International Relations
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJames Seitz
≥8years on the filingsKraig G Kreikemeier
≥8years on the filingsMatthew E Gieseking
≥8years on the filingsPatricia A Suess
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $564k
- Total liabilities
- $238k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $326k
- Contributions and grants received
- $585k
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.8m | $1.8m | $17k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.