Regional Business Council
The Regional Business Council (RBC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Founded in 2000 and tax-exempt since August 2001, RBC operates as a civic and social organization with a membership model. The organization unites business leaders and community stakeholders to address high-impact issues affecting the St. Louis region.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$4.1M
-17.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$1.1M
+5.3% YoY
Grant Count
38
+8.6% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$30K
-3.0% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
RBC's mission is to unite and engage members to act on high-impact business, civic, and philanthropic affairs for the betterment of the St. Louis region.
Core focus areas include:
- Education & Youth Development: Improving educational opportunities for all students with particular emphasis on disadvantaged youth; supporting talent development initiatives with bi-state colleges and universities
- Business Diversity: Supporting business diversity issues and funding organizations that strengthen the pool of diverse talent or support the development of minority-owned enterprises
- Quality of Life: Advocating for and funding regional programs that improve overall quality of life
- Infrastructure: Advocating for the improvement of transportation infrastructure in areas such as roads, bridges, and aviation
- Nonprofit Strengthening: Strengthening and funding regional nonprofit organizations that enhance quality of life and provide needed services
- Crime & Public Safety: Working closely with elected and public safety officials to reduce crime, improve safety, and provide support to law enforcement and neighborhood stabilization through a three-pronged focus: enforcement, intervention, and prevention
- Community Revitalization: Supporting neighborhood revitalization efforts through cleanup and build-up events, demolition of abandoned structures, and installation of safety improvements
Grantmaking
RBC administers the "It's Our Region Fund" with a "Small Change, Big Impact" grant program designed to reach nonprofits and community agencies in the St. Louis region that have difficulty funding small but important capital improvement projects.
Review Cycle
**: July 17, 2026
Ready to take the next step with Regional Business Council?
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
RBC focuses on the St. Louis region, specifically the 16-county Greater St. Louis bi-state MSA, which includes areas in both Missouri and Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Most Recent Financial Data (2024):
- Total Revenue: $4,118,100
- Total Expenses: $4,304,484
- Total Assets: $4,067,736
Prior Year Data (2023):
- Total Revenue: $4,410,000
- Total Expenses: $4,370,000
- Total Assets: $4,930,000
- Total Liabilities: $2,720,000
- Total Giving: $2,983,614
Staffing:
- 8 full-time employees (as of 2024)
- Organization employs approximately 17 people overall
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $4,067,736 | $4,932,729 | $4,663,284 |
| Revenue | $4,118,100 | $4,413,009 | $3,387,599 |
| Expenses | $4,304,484 | $4,371,861 | $3,232,489 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $200,396 | $166,189 | $36,862 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
176 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
- Kathleen T. Osborn: Principal Officer
- Austin Walker: Vice President
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAINA MACIA | DIRECTOR / CHAIR | 2 | — |
| CATHERINE HANAWAY | DIRECTOR / CHAIR-ELECT | 2 | — |
| BRIAN HOGAN | DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR | 2 | — |
| RUSTY KEELEY | DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR | 2 | — |
| CAROLYN KINDLE | DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR | 2 | — |
| ANTHONY THOMPSON | DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR | 2 | — |
| JIMMY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR / VICE CHAIR | 2 | — |
| JOHN KEMPER | DIRECTOR / TREASURER AND SECRETARY | 2 | — |
| ROMAN WULLER | DIRECTOR/ GENERAL COUNSEL | 2 | — |
| BRIAN ANDERSON | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JANE ARNOLD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JAMIE AUFFENBERG | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ANDREW BAGNALL | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| VINCE BENNETT | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MARK BIRK | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JOSEPH BLOMKER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| PETER M BLUMEYER II | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ROBERT BOBROFF | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| BEAU BRAUER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| PATRICK BUEHRING | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ANTHONY J CALECA | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| WILLIAM CANIANO | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ROBERT CANNON | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JOHN CAPPS | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| IAN CASO | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| S BRYAN COOK | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| REBECCA CORNATZER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| BILL CORRIGAN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CLARK COSTELLO | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| RON DAUGHERTY | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ANDREW DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| KELLY DIEHL | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL DIERBERG | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| SCOTT E DOYLE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| LOUIS B BUZZ ECKELKAMP III | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JAKE EILERMANN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| RICHARD W ENGEL JR | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CLAIRE ERKER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JERE FABICK | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ANDERSON FINCHER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| SAM FIORELLO | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JEFFREY L FOX | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CURTIS FRANCOIS | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| RANDELL GELZER JR | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| LAURNA GODWIN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| SARA GOELLNER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ROBERT S GOLDSTEIN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| BRYAN GRAIFF | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| STEVE HAMILTON | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| STEVEN HARRIS | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| SCOTT HARTWIG | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| GREGORY HESSER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JEFF HOELSCHER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| PAUL HOGAN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CHRIS HOHN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| BRUCE B HOLLAND | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| KATIE HOPKINS | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| THOMAS W HOUGH | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ERICA HUGHES | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| SHARON JOHN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| LAL KARSANBHAI | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ADAM KAUTZNER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JAMES KAVANAUGH | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL KENNEDY JR | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| TALIYA KING | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ERIC KITTNER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| AL KOLLER III | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| TODD J KORTE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CHRIS KOSTER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JAMES B LALLY | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| STEVE LECLAIR | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JULIA J LILLY | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| STEVEN LINDSEY | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| HARRISON LUVAI | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| DONN LUX | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| STEVE MACKIN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| HASAN MALIK | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JOHN MATHER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| BRIAN MATTHEWS | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JIM MCCOOL | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| P JOSEPH MCKEE III | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ROBERT D MILLSTONE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ROBERT NEWMARK | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| TRACI O'BRYAN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ROBERT O'LOUGHLIN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| NICK RAGONE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| PATRICK RASCHE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| LAURA RAY | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| WINTHROP B REED III | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MARTIN RESCH | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| BRIAN ROBERTS | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| NOLAN RUIZ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CASSANDRA SANFORD | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| GLORIA SARGENT | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| BRIAN SATTERTHWAITE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| RYAN SAWALL | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| BRYAN H SAYLER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ANNIE SAUGET MILLER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL SCULLY | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| PAUL SHAUGHNESSY | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JAMES F SHEKELTON III | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| TODD SIWAK | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| STEVE SMOOT | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL STAENBERG | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| DAVID STOKES | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| KEITH STROPE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JOHN P STUPP JR | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| DONALD M SUGGS | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MARK THOM | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ANDREW THOME | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JOHN M TRACY | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| STEVE TRULASKE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| JOHN TVRDIK | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CRAIG UNRUH | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| STEPHANIE VOJICIC | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| DOUGLAS K WEIBLE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| RANDY WELLER | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL YAZBEC | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL A ZAMBRANA | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CHRIS ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| KAREN BRANDING | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 60 | $262,264 |
| KATHLEEN T OSBORN | PAST PRESIDENT AND CEO | 60 | $597,001 |
| CLARE SAPA | VICE PRESIDENT | 40 | $107,211 |
Recent Activity
Recent developments and announcements
RBC organized neighborhood revitalization efforts in 2024, with thirty RBC member companies, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, four utility companies, public sector agencies, and 400 community volunteers conducting four cleanup and build-up events in Wells-Goodfellow, College Hill, Wellston, and Cahokia. These events included demolishing abandoned structures, clearing overgrown brush and debris from vacant lots, and installing lighting, doorbell cameras, and other safety improvements.
RBC members organized to purchase and install playground equipment in "Peace Park" in College Hill, which was the only neighborhood in St. Louis City without an official park.
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
Related Funders
Similar funders by location and focus area
Brooke and Inge Lessig T W Sal Army
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Assets
$985K
Grants
1
Total Given
$54K
Tw Wyly Scholarship Fund
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Assets
$1.5M
Grants
14
Total Given
$80K
Tw Oxford Orphanage Jn
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Assets
$6.0M
Grants
1
Total Given
$315K
National Perinatal Foundation Inc
SPRINGFIELD, MO
Assets
$162K
Grants
1
Total Given
$8K
Duke Memorial Methodist Church
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Assets
$49K
Grants
1
Total Given
$53K
Ability Kc
KANSAS CITY, MO
Assets
$15.7M
Grants
1
Total Given
$33K
Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
What could you do with Regional Business Council on Grantable?
- Assess strategic fit with your organization
- Draft a tailored letter of inquiry
- Find open RFPs from this funder
- Monitor for new funding opportunities