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BUILD-A-BEAR FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $2.0M · expenses $1.7M · assets $2.6M

EIN
33-1007188
Address
415 S 18TH ST STE 200, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103-2269
Website
WWW.BUILDABEAR.COM/BUILD-A-BEAR-FOUNDATION
NTEE code
P30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2003
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Mission

BUILD-A-BEAR FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ADD A LITTLE MORE HEART TO LIFE BY SHARING HUGS, INSPIRING CREATIVITY, AND MAKING DAYS A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER FOR THOSE IN NEED.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

8 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ray Mueller Treasurer2020-2024 $0$239,023 1
Chris Hurt (former) Director2020 $681,342$681,342 1
Voin Todorovic (former) President, Director2020 $615,499$615,499 1
Mike Early (former) Secretary, Director2020 $305,357$305,357 1
Arvetta Powell (former) Director2020 $242,295$242,295 1
Marsha Fuchs (former) Director2020 $200,853$200,853 1
Elizabeth Beltran (former) Director2020 $159,901$159,901 1
Mary Ann Mackey (former) Director2020 $137,000$137,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sean Ramirez Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Anjali Khosla Secretary, Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Joel Berger Thru Nov 2024 Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dave Foltz Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Roz Johnson President, Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jeff Kimsey Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Shari Stout Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Annie Schmitz Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Roger Parry Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Susan Foster Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Matt Payne Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Maxine Clark Emeritus Director2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
See Attached (former) NONE2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 13 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 13 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sean Ramirez Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Anjali Khosla Secretary, Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Joel Berger Thru Nov 2024 Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Dave Foltz Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Roz Johnson President, Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Kimsey Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Shari Stout Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Annie Schmitz Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Roger Parry Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Susan Foster Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Matt Payne Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Maxine Clark Emeritus Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Ray Mueller Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SEE ATTACHED NONE0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
See attached none0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
See attached none0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · 8 paid, $2.6M · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Hurt Director0 $0$681,342$0 $681,3421
Voin Todorovic President, Director0 $0$615,499$0 $615,4991
Mike Early Secretary, Director0 $0$305,357$0 $305,3571
Arvetta Powell Director0 $0$242,295$0 $242,2951
Ray Mueller Treasurer, Director0 $0$239,023$0 $239,0231
Marsha Fuchs Director0 $0$200,853$0 $200,8531
Elizabeth Beltran Director0 $0$159,901$0 $159,9011
Mary Ann Mackey Director0 $0$137,000$0 $137,0001
Maxine Clark Chairman, Director0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2022 · 1 contractor · Not reported
NameLocationServicePaid
NONE-
2021 · 1 contractor · Not reported
NameLocationServicePaid
NONE-
2020 · 1 contractor · Not reported
NameLocationServicePaid
NONE-

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 8 grants to organizations · $1.2M

Listed grants add up to $1,218,590; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,670,696. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 17 grants to organizations · $1.7M

Listed grants add up to $1,715,185; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $2,109,961. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 17 grants to organizations · $1.6M

Listed grants add up to $1,596,855; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,893,510. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2021 · 11 grants to organizations · $680K

Listed grants add up to $679,550; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $932,605. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2020 · 15 grants to organizations · $983K

Listed grants add up to $982,767; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,130,585. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,011,924$1,715,508 $2,614,473$2,437,433 $1,964,839$0 $0013
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,993,273$2,238,209 $2,195,249$2,059,239 $1,952,400$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,507,246$2,042,796 $2,432,507$2,204,907 $2,321,078$0 $00-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,826,106$1,021,918 $1,869,975$1,767,278 $1,825,527$0 $00-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$697,398$1,211,502 $1,150,097$963,090 $695,226$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $98,299 in all, tax years 2015 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ALPHA OMEGA CHAPTER OF THE ALPHA TAU Public charity Exact 2015-2016 2$45,799 2016$30,122
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UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$15,000 2022$15,000
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$15,000 2022$15,000
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JEROME L STERN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BUILD A BEAR FOUNDATION” 2022 1$7,500 2022$7,500
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ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION Public charity Fuzzy filed as “BUILD A BEAR FOUNDATION” 2022 1$7,500 2022$7,500
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THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL Public charity Exact 2022 1$7,500 2022$7,500
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,715,508 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,670,696 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,506,289$1,506,289-- 87.8%
Grants outside the US $133,668$133,668-- 7.8%
Grants to US individuals $30,739$30,739-- 1.8%
Fees: other services $22,080-$22,080- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $14,490-$14,490- 0.8%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES & OTHER FEES $8,039-$8,039- 0.5%
Fees: legal $203-$203- 0.0%
Total$1,715,508100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,238,209 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,109,961 · events $14,907
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,928,821$1,928,821-- 86.2%
Grants outside the US $152,581$152,581-- 6.8%
Fees: other services $108,033-$108,033- 4.8%
Grants to US individuals $28,559$28,559-- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $13,365-$13,365- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES & OTHER FEES $6,850-$6,850- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $14,907$14,907reported apart
Total$2,238,209100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $2,042,796 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,893,510 · events $346,042
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,776,968$1,776,968-- 87.0%
Other (as described)OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $85,719-$85,719- 4.2%
Grants outside the US $78,360$78,360-- 3.8%
Other (as described)INDIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $44,362--$44,362 2.2%
Grants to US individuals $38,182$38,182-- 1.9%
Fees: accounting $10,046-$10,046- 0.5%
Fees: legal $4,603-$4,603- 0.2%
Other (as described)MISC EXPENSES $4,556-$4,556- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $518,332$346,042reported apart
Total$2,042,796100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,021,918 spent · pay $0 · grants $932,605 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $910,012$910,012-- 89.0%
Other (as described)OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $59,439$9,608$49,831- 5.8%
Grants to US individuals $16,506$16,506-- 1.6%
Fees: legal $13,677-$13,677- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $9,300-$9,300- 0.9%
Grants outside the US $6,087$6,087-- 0.6%
Other (as described)TAXES & LICENSES $6,007-$6,007- 0.6%
Office expenses $890-$890- 0.1%
Total$1,021,918100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,211,502 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,130,585 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $986,017$986,017-- 81.4%
Grants to US individuals $108,600$108,600-- 9.0%
Fees: other services $44,306-$44,306- 3.7%
Grants outside the US $35,968$35,968-- 3.0%
Information technology $17,065-$17,065- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $9,300-$9,300- 0.8%
Other (as described)OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $4,655-$4,655- 0.4%
Fees: legal $3,191-$3,191- 0.3%
Other (as described)FEE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS $2,400-$2,400- 0.2%
Total$1,211,502100%

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