Nonprofit · EIN 41-1467228
GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · DULUTH, MN 55802
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,279,486 | $1,177,954 | $101,532 | $622,988 | $258,802 | $364,186 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,171,062 | $1,138,729 | $32,333 | $558,040 | $295,386 | $262,654 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,034,370 | $1,099,036 | -$64,666 | $543,594 | $313,273 | $230,321 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $353,061
- of which government grants
- $319,537
- Program service revenue
- $772,983
- Investment income
- $4,054
- Net income from fundraising events
- $104,022
- Other revenue
- $149,388
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $245,739
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $333,800
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,950
- Occupancy
- $20,724
- Travel
- $2,379
- Depreciation
- $7,963
- Program services (functional)
- $1,023,660
- Management and general (functional)
- $154,294
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $558,040
- Total assets, end of year
- $622,988
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $258,802
- Net assets, end of year
- $364,186
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,345
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $210,990
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $153,196
- Gross receipts
- $1,428,840
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTI STOKES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 40 | $155,008 |
| KIM CHICK | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEZ DAVILA | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DAVIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DUKICH | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY EKSTROM | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC FAUST | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FORREST KARR | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP LUITJENS | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY LUNDBERG | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTY MCGAFFEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAH MCKENHNIE | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL OLSON | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE POLZIN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN READ | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA ROLFSON | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCHARENBROICH | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA STAUBER | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIA THIBODEAU | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY WHITLINGER | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTI STOKES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 40 | $140,189 |
| KIM CHICK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PEZ DAVILA | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DAVIS | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY EKSTROM | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC FAUST | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARIK FORSMAN | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT GOTTWALD | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY LUNDBERG | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTY MCGAFFEY | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAH MCKENHNIE | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL OLSON | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE POLZIN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN READ | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA ROLFSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTA SKORUPA | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA STAUBER | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY WHITLINGER | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTI STOKES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 40 | $147,049 |
| KIM CHICK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PEZ DAVILA | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DAVIS | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY EKSTROM | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC FAUST | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARIK FORSMAN | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM FULTON | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT GOTTWALD | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY LUNDBERG | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTY MCGAFFEY | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIAH MCKENHNIE | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL OLSON | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE PADILLA | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE POLZIN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN READ | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA ROLFSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENN RYAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTA SKORUPA | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5 WEST FIRST STREET RM/STE 101, DULUTH, MN 55802-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KRISTI STOKES, 5 WEST FIRST STREET, STE 101, DULUTH, MN 55802
- Signed the 990
- KRISTI STOKES, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (218) 727-8549
- Website
- WWW.DOWNTOWNDULUTH.COM
- Return prepared by
- LICARI LARSEN AND COMPANY
Mission
PROMOTE SAFETY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN DULUTH, MN.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY IN DOWNTOWN DULUTH, MN.Expenses $1,023,660
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1467228
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $622,988
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,428,840
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,279,486 | $1,177,954 | $622,988 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,171,062 | $1,138,729 | $558,040 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,034,370 | $1,099,036 | $543,594 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,006,809 | $1,060,819 | $601,971 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 41-1467228).
Questions about GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL is 41-1467228.
- Is GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1985.
- Are donations to GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL 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 GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KRISTI STOKES.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $155,008 (KRISTI STOKES, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does GREATER DOWNTOWN COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,279,486, expenses of $1,177,954 and total assets of $622,988 at year end.
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