Public Charity

CORTEX

CORTEX is a Public Charity headquartered in ST LOUIS, MO. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $12.3M revenue, $12.8M expenses, $81.8M total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 300082817 ST LOUIS, MO Community & Neighborhood Development NTEE: S20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$12.3M
Total Expenses$12.8M
Total Assets$81.8M
Grant Records13
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

FOUNDED IN 2002, CORTEX MISSION IS THE CREATION OF THE MIDWEST'S PREMIER INNOVATION HUB OF BIOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION, SERVING AS THE ANCHOR OF ST. LOUIS' GROWING ECOSYSTEM FOR INNOVATIVE STARTUP PROGRAMS AND ESTABLISHED COMPANIES THROUGH URBAN REVITALIZATION.

Where $100 goes at Cortex

How Cortex divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
In addition to Cortex's acquisition/development of real estate and the promotion of development activities of the Cortex innovation district, Cortex serves as the manager of st
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Aaron Bobick
TREASURER Amy Kweskin
DIRECTOR Andrew Martin
DIRECTOR Barnali Gupta
DIRECTOR Bob Cannon
VICE PRESIDENT Brian Russell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$1,049,806 4 grants
General Support
$507,948 3 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$369,286 4 grants
Unspecified
$35,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $12.3M $12.8M $81.8M
2023 $17.2M $10.4M $84.7M
2022 $34.9M $8.5M $94.5M
2021 $5.3M $7.5M $86.5M
2020 $3.5M $7.4M $85.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.5M to $12.3M (+254%), with total assets most recently reported at $81.8M.

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