Public Charity

The Principia Corporation

The Principia Corporation is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in St Louis, MO. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $158.2M, expenses of $113.5M, total assets of $1.3B. Imperigo tracks 80 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $9.6M.

EIN: 430652667 St Louis, MO Elementary & Secondary Schools NTEE: B20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$158.2M
Total Expenses$113.5M
Total Assets$1.3B
Grant Records80
Funding Total$9.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Principia's primary purpose is to serve the cause of Christian Science as an independent educational institution, providing pre-k - 12th grade education on its campus in St. Louis County, Missouri, and college education on its campus in Elsah, Illinois.

Where $100 goes at The Principia Corporation

How The Principia Corporation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$41
Instruction
53% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 300 students; 500 students; 8,549,549 grants
$14
Auxiliary enterprises
19% of program spending
$14
Student services
18% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Officers & Directors

Trustee (begin June 2025) Ann Austin
Chief Executive Barbara Blackwell
Assoc Dean of Academic Assessment & Curriculum Brian Roberts
Trustee Chestnut Booth
College President Daniel Norton
Treasurer David Walters

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$8,150,781 40 grants
Education
$1,327,315 36 grants
Human & Social Services
$11,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$115,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $158.2M $113.5M $1.3B
2024 $111.3M $108.3M $1.2B
2023 $85.5M $101.1M $1.1B
2022 $256.9M $92.1M $1.1B
2021 $108.9M $91.2M $1.1B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $108.9M to $158.2M (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3B.

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

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