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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DOWNTOWN PARTNERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$246,182
Total expenses
$222,779
Contributions and grants received
$162,860
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$76,166
Investment income
$7,156
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$272,626
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,157
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$260,469
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$191,440
Management and general expenses
$30,966
Fundraising expenses
$373
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Program services were 85.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $75,950

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $86,910

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPECIAL FUNDS AND COMMITTEES

    total $70,258 · related or exempt $70,258

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FUNDRAISING

    total $5,908 · related or exempt $5,908

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,156 · excluded $7,156

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $13,292 · program services $11,636 · management and general $1,656

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $108,172 · program services $94,696 · management and general $13,476

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,297 · program services $5,513 · management and general $784

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,636 · program services $7,561 · management and general $1,075

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,615 · management and general $10,615

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,464 · program services $3,153 · management and general $311

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,003 · program services $2,394 · management and general $236 · fundraising $373

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,001 · program services $6,371 · management and general $630

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,704 · program services $13,381 · management and general $1,323

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,015 · program services $3,515 · management and general $500

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $374 · program services $374

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $119 · program services $108 · management and general $11

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL FUNDS & COMMITTEE

    total $37,562 · program services $37,562

  • 24b · Other expenses: DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT

    total $1,650 · program services $1,650

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISC

    total $1,604 · program services $1,460 · management and general $144

  • 24d · Other expenses: JANITORIAL

    total $1,333 · program services $1,213 · management and general $120

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $938 · program services $853 · management and general $85

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $236,203 · end of year $265,315

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $2,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $473

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,618

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $780

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,212 · end of year $4,838

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $174 · end of year $11,607

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,175 · end of year $550

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $237,066 · end of year $250,230

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $10,239

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF DOWNTOWN PARTNERS IS TO PRESERVE AND REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON BY ENHANCING ITS ECONOMY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL FEATURES.

  • DOWNTOWN PARTNERS IS A CERTIFIED MAIN STREET IOWA ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS IMPROVE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE BURLINGTON COMMUNITY BY IDENTIFYING IT'S UNIQUE ASSETS AND CHARACTER AND REVITALIZING ITS HISTORIC COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HELPS BUSINESSES PREPARE AND APPLY FOR REVITALIZATION ACTIVITIES AND GRANTS.

  • DOWNTOWN PARTNERS COORDINATES EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS. MAJOR EVENTS IN 2024 WERE: FARMER'S MARKET, A VERY VINTAGE MARKET, SIP, TASTE & STROLL, WITCHES NIGHT OUT, HOLIDAY PARADE AND LIVING WINDOWS AND OTHER EVENTS THAT PROMOTE BUSINESSES AND VITALITY IN DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON.

  • DOWNTOWN PARTNERS PROMOTES BEAUTIFICATION IN DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON AND HELPS WITH DOWNTOWN VITALITY BY SUPPORTING AND PROVIDING GRANTS FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Della Schmidt Left 2024

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $78,086
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $73,459
    Other
    $4,627
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related
  • Mary Beth Sanchez Left 2024

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $26,093
    From this org
    $2,908
    From related orgs
    $21,321
    Other
    $1,864
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related
  • Amy O'Brien

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $51,465
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $51,208
    Other
    $257
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related
  • Crystal Jolin

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $84,676
    From this org
    $9,683
    From related orgs
    $71,009
    Other
    $3,984
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related
  • Todd Ackerman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Bentz

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Burch

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mercedes Ponce

    PAST-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd Darnall Left 2024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerilyn Horn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Gerling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suann Wells

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brittany Jacobs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kansha Tiwari

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Pappas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tomi Hagan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Dejesus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandon Kipp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chad Bird

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynda Graham-Murray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vanessa Watson Left 2024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alec Cornick Left 2024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angie Hedges Left 2024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chelsea Stevens Left 2024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202503179349301845

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