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Nonprofit · EIN 38-0389330

DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC

Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48226

Financials

$5.1M$5.1M2023$6M$5.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$5,955,750$5,875,803$79,947$2,413,940$1,831,942$581,998
December 31, 2023990$5,080,607$5,104,670-$24,063$2,046,275$1,544,224$502,051
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$81,000
Membership dues
$81,000
Program service revenue
$5,874,750
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$1,040,312
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,040,312
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$12,550
Occupancy
$192,612
Program services (functional)
$5,530,384
Management and general (functional)
$345,419

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,046,275
Total assets, end of year
$2,413,940
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,831,942
Net assets, end of year
$581,998
Net assets without donor restrictions
$581,998
Gross receipts
$5,955,750
Employees
0
Volunteers
14
Year formed
1922
State of legal domicile
MI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ERIC B LARSONCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$497,620$21,243
GINA CAVILERECHIEF COMMUNITY IMPACT OFFICER
Officer
39$0$201,284$40,342
CARI EASTERDAY-KARVICE PRESIDENT/CFO/ASST TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$163,203$6,400
DAVID COWANCHIEF PUBLIC SPACES OFFICER
Officer
1$0$139,050$21,377
CYNTHIA PASKYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DANIEL LOEPPVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MATTHEW CULLENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
TIMOTHY NICHOLSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BISHOP EDGAR VAN IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAMERON PIGGOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER ILITCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CLAUDE BUD DENKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAN GILBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID EGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LAURA GRANNEMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARY CULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL MCLAUCHLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDY PIERCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ERIC B LARSONCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$528,576$22,145
GINA CAVILERECHIEF COMMUNITY IMPACT OFFICER
Officer
39$0$209,800$46,542
DAVID COWANCHIEF PUBLIC SPACES OFFICER
Officer
1$0$137,826$24,531
CARI EASTERDAY-KAR START 42023VICE PRESIDENT/CFO/ASST TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$119,692$0
ROBERT GREGORYSR. CONSULTANT STRATEGY & PUBLIC SPACES(END 3/23)
Officer
1$0$90,393$0
CYNTHIA PASKYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DANIEL LOEPPVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MATTHEW CULLENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
BISHOP EDGAR VAN IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAMERON PIGGOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER ILITCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CLAUDE BUD DENKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAN GILBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID EGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LAURA GRANNEMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY CULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL MCLAUCHLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SANDY PIERCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TIMOTHY NICHOLSONTREASURER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MELANCA CLARKDIRECTOR (END 10/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAUL TRULIKTREASURER/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1 CAMPUS MARTIUS STE 380, DETROIT, MI 48226-5009
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ERIC B LARSON, 1 CAMPUS MARTIUS 380, DETROIT, MI 48226
Signed the 990
SHAWNA M JANSONS, CFO/VICE PRESIDENT
Phone
(313) 566-8250
Return prepared by
DELOITTE TAX LLP

Mission

TO SOLICIT, RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A CLEAN, SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN DETROIT.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 2014, THE DOWNTOWN DETROIT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ZONE (BIZ) IS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FORMED BY PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROVIDE CLEANING, SAFETY AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE DOWNTOWN DETROIT BIZ CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES WITH THE DETROIT DOWNTOWN, INC. TO DELIVER BEHIND-THE-SCENES SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES ON WHICH RESIDENTS, DOWNTOWN WORKERS, VISITORS, AND BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS RELY. THE BIZ'S ANNUAL BUDGET IS APPROXIMATELY $5.3M, GENERATED THROUGH ASSESSMENTS OF MORE THAN 500 COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN THE BIZ AREA. THE BIZ IS LED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF 16 VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVES OF DOWNTOWN'S DIVERSE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. THE BIZ AREA ENCOMPASSES 140 CITY BLOCKS IN A 1.1 SQUARE MILE AREA. STRETCHING BETWEEN THREE OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT'S MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND THE DETROIT RIVER.
    Expenses $5,530,384 · revenue $5,874,750

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-0389330
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1952
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,413,940
Income (IRS master file)
$5,955,750

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,955,750$5,875,803$2,413,940XML
990December 2023$5,080,607$5,104,670$2,046,275XML
990December 2022$5,310,253$5,197,272$2,112,228IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-0389330).

Questions about DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC

What is the EIN of DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC is 38-0389330.
Is DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1952.
Are donations to DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ERIC B LARSON.
Who are the officers and directors of DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does DETROIT DOWNTOWN INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,955,750, expenses of $5,875,803 and total assets of $2,413,940 at year end.

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