Nonprofit · EIN 91-1666512
MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · MOUNT VERNON, WA 98273
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $342,231 | $377,776 | -$35,545 | $165,751 | $133,099 | $32,652 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $280,388 | $391,776 | -$111,388 | $179,679 | $111,482 | $68,197 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $162,957
- of which government grants
- $132,901
- Program service revenue
- $127,260
- Investment income
- $1,824
- Net rental income
- $3,600
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $43,109
- Other revenue
- $50,190
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $78,678
- Other salaries and wages
- $125,030
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $224,896
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $72
- Accounting fees
- $5,667
- Occupancy
- $43,162
- Travel
- $4,605
- Depreciation
- $247
- Program services (functional)
- $300,601
- Management and general (functional)
- $77,175
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $179,679
- Total assets, end of year
- $165,751
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $133,099
- Net assets, end of year
- $32,652
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,861
- Gross receipts
- $379,085
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN GAMSON | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $78,678 |
| Brooke Ahleghian-Pressly | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Katie Wagenbach | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Angela Speer | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF MCINNIS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MEGAN SCOTT-O'BRYAN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HANNAH LAMAY | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Sheena Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sarah Parker | Past president | 5 | $0 |
| Rachel Johnson | Former director | 0 | $0 |
| TRINA CARLSON | former director | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER COVEY | former director | 0 | $0 |
| Andy Mayer | former director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN GAMSON | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $64,200 |
| TRINA CARLSON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL JOHNSON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Angela Speer | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF MCINNIS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER COVEY | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MEGAN SCOTT-O'BRYAN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HANNAH LAMAY | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Sheena Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Andy Mayer | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sarah Parker | Past president | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1801, MOUNT VERNON, WA 98273-1801
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEFF MCINNIS, PO Box 1801, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
- Signed the 990
- ELLEN GAMSON, Executive Director
- Phone
- (360) 336-3801
- Website
- www.mountvernondowntown.org
- Return prepared by
- Cook CPAs and Consultants PLLC
Mission
The mission of the Mount Vernon Downtown Association is to cultivate a vibrant and prosperous downtown while honoring its historic character, to preserve and grow the place where community connection happens. Our vision is of a thriving historic downtown Mount Vernon, where all are welcome in the clean, safe, and appealing heart of commerce and culture; a place where the community comes together with pride.
Program accomplishments
- In 2023, the MVDA continued its ongoing work of supporting our community by providing opportunities for social connection and generating civic pride through a robust calendar of events in the district that we either solely produced or partnered in production. That calendar included 22 community events as well as our three-day Tulip Festival Street Fair, which brought an estimated 35 thousand visitors to our district in April. As the first outdoor event in our region during the calendar year, the Tulip Festival Street Fair provides a much-needed influx of tourism revenue for our businesses. All events except for two ticketed fundraising events were free and open to the public. We continued and further developed partnerships with other community organizations, such as the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce, Public Hospital District #1, the Mount Vernon School District, the City of Mount Vernon, the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County, and the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, and others. We continued our economic ecosystem development work through operating our small business incubator space, The Pop-Up Mount Vernon and our retail art gallery/gift shop, the LIDO Collective. The LIDO Collective is a creative microenterprise incubator that strengthens the local arts economy by providing area artists and artisans with a year-round sales outlet, rendering them less dependent on seasonal events, and strengthens our downtown business environment by adding retail interest and creating more foot traffic, serving to draw commerce from our popular food Co-Op out into the downtown. The LIDO Collective provided the retail outlet opportunity to over 60 local and regional artists in 2023. The Mount Vernon Downtown Association also served the district through non-event promotional activities, such as two shop-local punch card campaigns and the continued production and distribution of glossy marketing materials like our Downtown Dining Guide and shopping guides, as well as maintaining our website and multiple social media pages on Facebook and Instagram. We continue to provide information and connections to resources for our businesses. In June, we again hosted an event celebrating Washington Main Street Week, bringing elected representatives and visitors from the states preservation community into the district to see our communitys progress under the Main Street program. As in previous years, we continue to partner with our city in the beautification and maintenance of the historic downtown through our hanging basket program, a lighted street tree program during the dark fall and winter months, streetscape improvements, community clean-up events, and hanging banners. We advocate for the interests of our business and property owners at the local, state and federal levels. We provide information and connections to many resources for our business owners. We work with business and property owners as requested in property and business ownership and leasing transitions, and work assiduously to both recruit and retain businesses in our historic commercial district.Expenses $300,601
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 | Not 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
- 91-1666512
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $165,751
- Income (IRS master file)
- $379,085
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $342,231 | $377,776 | $165,751 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $280,388 | $391,776 | $179,679 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $318,077 | $322,567 | $295,755 | 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 91-1666512).
Questions about MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION is 91-1666512.
- Is MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 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 MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 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 MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 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 MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JEFF MCINNIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $78,678 (ELLEN GAMSON, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does MOUNT VERNON DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $342,231, expenses of $377,776 and total assets of $165,751 at year end.
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