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Missouri Public Transit Association

501(c)(6) organization St. Louis, MO EIN: 43-1271704 Website

The Missouri Public Transit Association values personal mobility as a basic quality of life by promoting access to public transit services.

Missouri Public Transit Association at a glance

Total assets
$575,828
+20.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$345,878
+18.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$368
+0.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$256,343
-6.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Missouri Public Transit Association funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

St. Louis

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K1 grant2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $5K (2019). In 2020 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$575,828$345,878$256,343——$368
2024$479,514$292,660$272,982——$367
2023$403,666$259,684$220,285——$367
2022$425,891$309,567$278,570——$366
2021$378,104$237,716$206,668——$460
2020$357,931$238,622$183,290$1,000Total only$527
2019$304,549$263,474$215,995$5,0001$478

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Missouri Public Transit Association

Based on IRS filings

Missouri Public Transit Association is a public charity, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $576K in total assets. Net investment income was $368.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Missouri Public Transit Association is led by Kimberly Cella, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kimberly Cella

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $32K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Matt Crawford

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janine C. Clampitt

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachael Pawlak

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Thomas

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Barr-Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank White III

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Knaut

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ginny Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Hemenway

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerry Stegeman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lukas Yanni

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Hardenbrook

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chance Gallagher

    Secretary

    President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Baker

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dorothy Yeager

    At-Large

    Past President → Director, 2022

    Director → At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taulby Roach

    Past President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Jones

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christy Evers

    Ex-Officio

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Sheila Holm (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Terri Barr Moore (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Rademan (2024) — Director
  • Former: Denny Ward (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Lolley (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gary Stegeman (2023) — Director
  • Former: Sara Fields (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tom Mogelnicki (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Courtney Harrison (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Martin Rivarola Aicp (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mike Sokoff (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark Mehmert (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Matthew Kauffman (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Robert Makinen (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Jake Jacobs (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Laura Machala (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Dale Lynn (2020) — Director

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 2022 IRS filing

Kimberly Cella — Executive Director: $32KKimberly CellaExecutive Director$32K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $32K, to Kimberly Cella (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Missouri Public Transit Association

How large is Missouri Public Transit Association?

Missouri Public Transit Association reported $576K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $346K.

Where does Missouri Public Transit Association operate?

Missouri Public Transit Association has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Missouri Public Transit Association's EIN?

Missouri Public Transit Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1271704. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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