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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SIDEWALK DETROIT.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 May 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$774,771 changed to $627,267
Contributions and grants received
$635,362 changed to $487,858
Total assets, end of year
$640,938 changed to $793,438
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$623,029 changed to $775,529

Totals

Total revenue
$627,267
Total expenses
$641,839
Contributions and grants received
$487,858
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$137,952
Investment income
$1,457
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$793,438
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,909
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$775,529
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$524,515
Management and general expenses
$87,338
Fundraising expenses
$29,986
Program service expenses (Part III)
$524,515

Program services were 81.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $487,858

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING INCOME

    total $137,952 · related or exempt $137,952

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,457 · excluded $1,457

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $77,459 · program services $54,288 · management and general $15,492 · fundraising $7,679

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $178,134 · program services $124,847 · management and general $35,627 · fundraising $17,660

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,846 · program services $15,074 · management and general $4,369 · fundraising $2,403

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,636 · program services $15,865 · management and general $4,527 · fundraising $2,244

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $22,719 · program services $22,719

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,650 · program services $19,650

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $72,045 · program services $72,045

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $23,594 · program services $23,594

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,953 · management and general $11,953

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,477 · management and general $3,477

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,049 · program services $6,049

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,219 · management and general $5,219

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENT COST

    total $70,824 · program services $70,824

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROJECT INSTALLATION AN

    total $68,776 · program services $68,776

  • 24c · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES

    total $20,149 · program services $20,149

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $7,035 · program services $7,035

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,274 · program services $3,600 · management and general $6,674

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $330,924 · end of year $597,563

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $123,318 · end of year $137,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $53,781 · end of year $31,375

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,000 · end of year $2,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $25,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,926 · end of year $13,918

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,991

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $447,653 · end of year $672,202

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,444 · end of year $103,327

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SIDEWALK DETROIT EXISTS TO CELEBRATE PUBLIC AND CREATIVE LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF ARTS, CULTURE AND DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH RESIDENTS. WE SEEK TO IMPROVE LIVABILITY FOR RESIDENTS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF SPATIAL EQUITY AND STRONG SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR EMPHASIS IS ON PUBLIC ART, NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE-KEEPING, AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO URBAN GREENSPACE. WE FACILITATE PROCESSES IN WHICH RESIDENTS RECLAIM THEIR SPACES AND ENVISION A JOYFUL, PROTECTED AND CONNECTED FUTURE.

  • SIDEWALK FESTIVALSIDEWALK FESTIVAL DOESN'T USE TRADITIONAL STAGES - ARTISTS ARE CHALLENGED TO CREATE SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION ART FOR THE ALLEYS, GARDENS, STOREFRONTS, COURTYARDS, PARKING LOTS AND STREETS OF DETROIT. THIS FESTIVAL SERVES AS A SACRED SPACE FOR THE CONVENING OF BOUNDARY-PUSHING ARTISTS, RESIDENTS, CURIOUS ART LOVERS AND THOSE OF ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT. IN 2024, SIDEWALK FESTIVAL RETURNED TO TWO NEIGHBORHOODS AND ADDED AN ARTIST RESIDENCY COMPONENT THAT FEATURES A PERMANENT ART INSTALLATION AT BOTH LOCATIONS. THE RESIDENCY, LIKE THE FESTIVAL, FOCUSES ON DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-LED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A VISION FOR THE FESTIVAL AND ART INSTALLATION.

    Expenses $216,545

  • CONSULTANT WORK:SIDEWALK DETROIT EARNS INCOME THROUGH CONSULTANCY WORK FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED WORK WITH THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, AND THE CITY OF DETROIT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROJECTS INCLUDING THE JOE LOUIS GREENWAY NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING STUDY, THE ARTS ALLEYS INITIATIVE, AND VIBRANT BLOCKS FOR BUSINESS COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS PROJECT. THESE PROJECTS FOCUS ON DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES IN THESE CITIES AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS TO GIVE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS, OPINIONS, AND IDEAS THROUGH THE PROJECTS PLANNING PROCESS.

    Expenses $76,074 · Revenue $137,952

  • ELIZA HOWELL PARK:EACH YEAR, SIDEWALK DETROIT SELECTS TALENTED ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD WEEKLY OUTDOOR WORKSHOPS IN ELIZA HOWELL PARK. THROUGH WEEKLY PROGRAMMING, SIDEWALK DETROIT IS ABLE TO CONNECT NEIGHBORS WITH ART IN THIS SERENE NATURAL LANDSCAPE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF OURSELVES AS PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM. SINCE 2018, SIDEWALK HAS HOSTED JAX NIGHTS AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS TO CELEBRATE THE GESTURAL NATURAL GREEN SPACES IN ELIZA HOWELL PARK. LIKE OTHER WEEKLY EVENTS, THESE ARE INTENDED TO BRING ART, COMMUNITY, AND NATURE TOGETHER TO SHARE OUT CONNECTEDNESS. IN 2023, SIDEWALK DETROIT HELD REGULAR PUBLIC EVENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND GUIDED NATURE WALKS, CREATE TAKE-HOME ART PROJECTS, AND ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN YOGA AND OTHERWISE. 2023-2024 ALSO INCLUDED CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS NEW AND IMPROVED TRAILS, WAY-FINDING SIGNAGE,TRAILHEADS, AND NATURAL HABITATS RUMINATION.

    Expenses $231,896

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • SHERITA SMITH

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TONYA PHILLIPS

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RITCHIE HARRISON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CHRIS UHL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GEORGE JACOBSEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RYAN MYERS-JOHNSON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $70,340
    From this org
    $70,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
16 December 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202513519349301001

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