Counterpublic
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$17.2m
$16k liabilities
Net assets
$17.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
3.9 years on average
Staff
11
60 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Counterpublic's network
6 people7 organisationsi6 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
6 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Starke | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dan Wessel | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James McAnally | Executive Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lee Broughton | President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lyah Leflore-Ituen | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marcela Manjarrez | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cara Starke | Vice President | since 2021 |
| Dan Wessel | Treasurer | since 2021 |
| Kristin Fleischmann Brewer | Deputy Director | 2025 |
| Lyah Leflore-Ituen | Company secretary | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McAnally | Executive Director | 55 | $150k | $12k | |
| Kristin Fleischmann Brewer | Deputy Director | 45 | $140k | $12k | |
| Lee Broughton | President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Cara Starke | Vice President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Lyah Leflore-Ituen | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Wessel | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Marcela Manjarrez | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Counterpublic
- EIN
- 612018440
- Address
- 3733 Washington Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63108-3611
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- Counterpublic is a triennial exhibition reimaginging the possibilities of art in public life. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A20 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2021
- Principal officer
- Lee Broughton (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsJames McAnally
≥5years on the filingsLee Broughton
≥3years on the filingsCara Starke
≥3years on the filingsDan Wessel
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $17.2m
- Total liabilities
- $16k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $17.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.7m
- Program service revenue
- $11k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $391k
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 60
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 | $15.2m | $845k | $14.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Osage Nation | Rematriation of sugarloaf mound to tribal nations | $0 |