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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2025 Expires: June 2026

Arch Grants

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

2315 Locust St Ste 2B
Saint Louis, MO, 63103

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Arch Grants meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to advance economic development in the St. Louis Region by attracting and retaining innovative entreprenuers."

Year, State Incorporated:
2010, MO

Also Known As:
Entrepreneur Startup Business Development Corporation Arch Grants

Arch Grants is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to transform the St. Louis economy by attracting and retaining extraordinary entrepreneurs. Through their annual Startup Competition, they award $75,000 - $100,000 in equity-free grants and access to an ecosystem of resources to 20-25 early-stage startups each year.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Arch Grants's program expenses were:

Programs $3,390,464
Total Program Expenses $3,390,464

Chief Executive
Gabe Angieri, Executive Director

Compensation*
$190,428

Chair of the Board
Elizabeth Zucker

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Interior Investments

Board Size
15

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Arch Grants's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments $1,646,065
Contributions and Grants $1,588,045
Interest and Dividends $876,629
Fundraising Event Revenue $380,376
Total Income $4,491,115

Programs: 85% Fundraising: 9% Administrative: 6%

Total Income $4,491,115
Total expenses: $3,980,248
  Program expenses $3,390,464
  Fundraising expenses $347,669
  Administrative expenses $242,115
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $510,867
Beginning Net Assets $23,113,498
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $23,624,365
Total Liabilities $1,570,486
Total Assets $25,194,851

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Report completed by:
BBB of Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois