Area Resources for Community & Human Services
Area Resources for Community & Human Services, known as ARCHS, is a St. Louis, Missouri-based public charity. The organization says it was established in 1998 and serves as the St. Louis Region’s Community Partnership on behalf of the State of Missouri.
Area Resources for Community & Human Services at a glance
In short: Area Resources for Community & Human Services gave $28.0M across 47 grants in 2025 (avg $595K), mostly in Missouri. 34% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $27,963,840
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 47
- -6.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $594,975
- +13.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $161,306
- Total assets
- $11,687,170
- +19.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 34% first-time grantees (16 of 47, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Area Resources for Community & Human Services
- Contact
Mailing address: 539 N Grand Boulevard 6Th Floor, St Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 534-0022
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Area Resources for Community & Human Services funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition of Eastern Missouri ($6.8M). Together the top 10 received $22.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
224 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 74 grants of 224 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
ARCHS describes its mission and community partnerships as serving Greater St. Louis. Its reported 2025 grant dollars went entirely to recipients in Missouri. The 2025–2026 after-school RFP specified service to students residing in St. Louis City or St. Louis County.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 47 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Area Resources for Community & Human Services open to new grantees?
34%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 47 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $647K; repeat grants $568K. How we count
Medians: $119K first-time, $167K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7.4M (2019) to $28.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 47 grants totaling $28.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition of Eastern Missouri St. Louis, MO | Assistance in Adopting Foster Care Children | $6,782,892 |
| Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis St. Louis, MO | Victim Services/Housing/Workforce | $3,081,302 |
| Annie Malone Children and Family Services St. Louis, MO | After School Education Programs/Parent Advocacy | $3,031,302 |
| United 4 Children St. Louis, MO | Early Childhood Development | $2,815,688 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri St. Louis, MO | After School Education Programs | $1,767,196 |
| Better Family Life Inc St. Louis, MO | Victim Services/Employment Training | $1,582,639 |
| Fathers and Family Support Center St. Louis, MO | After School Education and Life Skills Training | $1,197,031 |
| Generate Health STL St. Louis, MO | Healthy Families | $886,058 |
| Employment Connection St. Louis, MO | Ex Offender Training Program | $823,983 |
| Bridging Families to Communities and Beyond St. Louis, MO | Employment Training | $702,458 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,687,170 | $34,404,858 | $34,311,679 | $27,963,840 | 47 | $102,567 |
| 2024 | $9,770,975 | $31,923,280 | $31,650,244 | $26,295,103 | 50 | $187,258 |
| 2023 | $8,507,526 | $23,855,976 | $23,196,660 | $18,988,850 | 46 | $112,132 |
| 2022 | $7,485,781 | $21,715,515 | $21,589,964 | $17,611,240 | 43 | $212,049 |
| 2021 | $7,010,775 | $14,894,712 | $14,970,597 | $10,430,261 | 38 | $114,858 |
| 2020 | $5,324,418 | $13,555,936 | $13,403,908 | $8,915,644 | 28 | $129,948 |
| 2019 | $4,785,416 | $11,382,051 | $11,405,603 | $7,389,643 | 29 | $134,940 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
ARCHS’s mission is to improve the lives of Greater St. Louis residents by convening strategic community partnerships. Its stated values include social responsibility, objective evaluation, financial soundness, and accountable results.
Its grants support work that includes foster and adoptive care, early childhood development, after-school education, family support, victim services, and workforce and employment training. For example, the Foster Care Coalition of Greater St. Louis describes its own mission as recruiting, training, and retaining foster and adoptive parents. United 4 Children says it trains, coaches, and supports caregivers to provide safe, nurturing, and inclusive services. Employment Connection describes its mission as assisting people with limited opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their work, not ARCHS’s mission statements.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, ARCHS reported 47 grants totaling $27,963,840. Individual grants ranged from $6,580 to $6,782,892, with a median grant of $161,306.
Among the largest reported awards were $6,782,892 to Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition of Eastern Missouri for assistance in adopting foster care children; $3,081,302 to Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis for victim services, housing, and workforce programs; $3,031,302 to Annie Malone Children and Family Services for after-school education programs and parent advocacy; and $2,815,688 to United 4 Children for early childhood development. Other large awards included $1,767,196 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri for after-school education and $1,582,639 to Better Family Life for victim services and employment training.
ARCHS says it issues requests for proposals when funding is available and posts them on its website and social media. Its prospective funded partner questionnaire is for organizational information and future reference; ARCHS states that it is not a formal funding application. A 2025–2026 after-school RFP required a performance-based contract and data and reports from awardees. Its stated eligibility was licensed providers serving economically eligible, low-income K–6 students in St. Louis City or St. Louis County whose parents were working, in job training, or in school. The listed May 5, 2025 deadline has passed. The listed 2024–2025 after-school and 2026 summer-program cycles also had deadlines before October 2, 2026.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sherrie Wehner as board chair and Stephanie Lewis as treasurer. It lists Donna King, Maggie Cole, Carlos Dunlap Beard, Jacqueline Wellington, Bishop Michael Jones, Charles Matthews, John Parker, and Dr Joylynn Pruitt-Adams as members.
Area Resources for Community & Human Services is led by Wendell E. Kimbrough, CEO on every filing since 2019; 7 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wendell E. Kimbrough
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$289K (2019) → $459K (2025)
Sherrie Wehner
Board Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Johnson Jr.
Employee
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$108K (2019) → $171K (2025)
Sheryl Mitchell
CFO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$80K (2021) → $167K (2025)
Steven Brawley
Employee
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $176K (2025)
Katrina Peoples
Employee
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$107K (2022) → $143K (2025)
Pearl Smith
Employee
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $135K (2025)
Eric Monroe
Employee
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$103K (2025)
Charles Matthews
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna A. King
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Wellington
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Parker
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lt Col Ronnie Robinson
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maggie Cole
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Lewis
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bishop Michael Jones
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joylynn Pruitt-Adams
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Dunlap Beard
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Erickson
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Jaegers
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mario D. Alexander
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald C. Griffin
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: William H. Hobson (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Jennifer Scarbrough (2024) — Employee
- Former: Amber Donnelly (2020–2023) — Employee
- Former: Clifford Franklin (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Karen Aroesty (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Roberta Gibson (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Carlos Dunlap-Beard (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Barry Trautman (2019–2020) — Employee
- Former: Joylynn Pruitt (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Lt Col Gregory Hawkins (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Everet Ballard (2019) — Member
- Former: Kristy Kight (2019) — Employee
- Former: Pastor Michael Jones (2019) — Member
- Former: William F. Siedhoff (2019) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $459K, to Wendell E Kimbrough (CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Area Resources for Community & Human Services
How much does Area Resources for Community & Human Services give each year?
Area Resources for Community & Human Services gave $28.0M across 47 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $26.3M across 50 grants.
What is Area Resources for Community & Human Services's typical grant size?
Area Resources for Community & Human Services's median grant in 2025 was $161,306, and its average grant was $594,975, across 47 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Area Resources for Community & Human Services that year got $647K on average.
Where does Area Resources for Community & Human Services give grants?
Area Resources for Community & Human Services gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (36 grants).
Does Area Resources for Community & Human Services give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 47 grants with a stated purpose on Area Resources for Community & Human Services's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "After School Education Programs" (9 grants), "Healthy Families/Youth Development" (5 grants) and "After School Programs" (5 grants).
Who are Area Resources for Community & Human Services's largest grantees?
Area Resources for Community & Human Services's largest 2025 grantees include Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition of Eastern Missouri ($6,782,892), Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis ($3,081,302) and Annie Malone Children and Family Services ($3,031,302), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Area Resources for Community & Human Services?
Area Resources for Community & Human Services reported $11.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $34.4M.
What does Area Resources for Community & Human Services fund?
ARCHS’s mission is to improve the lives of Greater St. Louis residents by convening strategic community partnerships. Its stated values include social responsibility, objective evaluation, financial soundness, and accountable results. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Area Resources for Community & Human Services?
Area Resources for Community & Human Services has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Area Resources for Community & Human Services's EIN?
Area Resources for Community & Human Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1611583. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Area Resources for Community & Human Services funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/area-resources-for-community-and-human-services-morg_d3854ce090e641fc8d5fba010483ec34
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