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CORTEX

ST LOUIS, MOEIN: 30-0082817Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

CORTEX FOUNDED IN 2002, CORTEX IS ST. LOUIS' THRIVING CENTER OF RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL EXCHANGE, SERVING AS AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THE REGION. CORTEX IS THE MASTER DEVELOPER OF A 200-ACRE INNOVATION DISTRICT EXPERTLY DESIGNED TO TRANSLATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH, FOSTER NEW SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS AND NEW BUSINESSES, AND TRAIN ST. LOUISANS FOR NEW ECONOMY JOBS IN BIOSCIENCE, CYBERSECURITY, AND TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVORS. CORTEX CREATES EQUITABLE ECONOMIC IMPACTS BY LEVERAGING HIGH-QUALITY FACILITIES, DEVELOPING PROGRAMS THAT BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORKS, AND CONVENING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THAT ATTRACT AND SUPPORT EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED COMPANIES.

Local (City/County Level)
Low-Income/Economically Disadvantaged
Community & Economic Development
Workforce & Economic Opportunity
Direct Service Delivery
Convening & Network Building
Education & Awareness

Annual Revenue

$12,285,939

Known Funders

7

Grants Received

9

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$12,285,939$12,849,540$81,766,615
2023$17,212,351$10,385,554$84,709,427
2022$34,866,238$8,484,941$94,531,680
2021$5,279,863$7,490,040$86,543,841
2020$3,475,450$7,435,642$85,853,341
2019$3,895,744$6,260,445$88,499,005
2018$10,380,283$4,908,064$85,549,039
2017$23,118,497$9,389,003$78,013,452

Top Funders

$500,000 (2022)
$245,113 (2021)
$200,000 (2024)
GATES FOUNDATION

SEATTLE, WA

$100,000 (2023)
$87,500 (2023)
$10,000 (2021)
$10,000 (2023)
$10,000 (2022)

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

L

LESLIE HEUSTED

VICE PRESIDENT

Highest Compensated
G

GABRIELA RAMIREZ-ARELLANO

VICE PRESIDENT

Highest Compensated
B

BRIAN RUSSELL

VICE PRESIDENT

Key Employee
M

MARGARET CRANE

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Key Employee
N

NATALIE SELF

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Key Employee
N

NEAL RICHARDSON

DIRECTOR

J

JARED BOYD

DIRECTOR

M

MICHAEL BROWNING

DIRECTOR

R

RODNEY CRIM

DIRECTOR

P

PETER WYSE-JACKSON

DIRECTOR

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