Public Charity

FRIENDS OF KWMU INC

FRIENDS OF KWMU INC, of SAINT LOUIS, MO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $632K in revenue, $130K in expenses, $540K in total assets. 57 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 202460152 SAINT LOUIS, MO Single Organization Support NTEE: A11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$632K
Total Expenses$130K
Total Assets$540K
Grant Records57
Funding Total$2.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT OF PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS KWMU-FM, WQUB-FM AND KMST-FM DBA ST LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO WHICH IS A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS. THE MISSION OF ST LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO IS TO INFORM AND PROVIDE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF EVENTS, IDEAS AND CULTURES FOR A MORE INSPIRED AND ENGAGED PUBLIC.

Where $100 goes at Friends of Kwmu Inc

How Friends of Kwmu Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $95 for programs

$48
Support of public radio stations kwmu fm, wqub fm and kmst fm dba st louis public radio which is a unit of the university of missouri st louis
About 50% (cost not reported)
$47
The organization solely supports st louis public radio (kwmu, kmst, wqub), a unit of the university of missouri
50% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$36,260
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$114,144
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$110,226
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT, GENERAL SUPPORT IN FULFILLMENT OF ANN Y. SHEEHAN'S COMMITMENT, SPONSORSHIP FOR THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION FOR STLPR IN THE AMOUNT OF. ALL BENEFITS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COST OF ATTENDANCE AT THE EVENT OR PURCHASE OF AN AUCTION ITEM ARE DECLINED, SUCH THAT THE GRANT MAY BE ENTIRELY CHARITABLE
$58,647
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$50,700

Showing up to 5 of 57 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Allan Connolly
PRESIDENT Andrea Cannon
DIRECTOR Anne Elliott
DIRECTOR Claudia Ochoa Espejo
1ST VP Deb Dubin
DIRECTOR Diane Katzman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,124,111 36 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,027,438 15 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$58,647 1 grant
Unspecified
$83,407 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $632K $130K $540K
2024 $100K $114K $38K
2023 $30K $12K $52K
2022 $91K $113K $33K
2021 $293K $275K $55K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $293K to $632K (+115%), with total assets most recently reported at $540K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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