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DOWNTOWN DETROIT PARTNERSHIP INC

EIN 38-3436456 DETROIT, MI

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Revenue 2024
$21,783,286
Expenses 2024
$22,717,587

Program services were 86.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S20
Classification
1000
Street
1 CAMPUS MARTIUS STE 380

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

3 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 380). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE DETROIT BY DRIVING ENGAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN'S URBAN CORE. WE STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT DOWNTOWN DETROIT THROUGH STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT EVOLVE WITH THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. DDP CONVENES BUSINESS, PHILANTHROPIC AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT EFFORTS IN THE CREATION OF A VIBRANT URBAN CORE FOR DETROIT ARE BALANCED AND ALL PERSPECTIVES ARE CONSIDERED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVANCE DETROIT BY DRIVING ENGAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWNS'S URBAN CORE.

  • CLEAN DOWNTOWN - THE PROJECT AIMS TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF CLEANLINESS FOR DOWNTOWN DETROIT BY PROVIDING DAILY CLEANUP IN THE AREA WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN FREEWAY SYSTEM AND NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. UNIFORMED GOODWILL INDUSTRIES WORKERS SWEEP STREETS AND POWER-WASH SIDEWALKS, CLEAR TRASH, AND REMOVE GRAFFITI TO KEEP THE CITY CLEAN AND INVITING.

    Expenses $1,699,215 · Grants $112,500 · Revenue $1,744,853

  • HOLIDAY LIGHTING - DDP ILLUMINATES DOWNTOWN DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE DOWNTOWN LIGHTING PROGRAM ENHANCES THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DOWNTOWN BY BRIGHTENING THE STREETSCAPE FOR THE ENTIRE DETROIT COMMUNITY. THE DDP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLING DISTINCTIVE LIGHTING ON STREET POLES AND IN TREES, AS WELL AS FOR DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING DAZZLING HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS IN BEACON PARK, CAMPUS MARTIUS PARK AND OTHER FAVORITE DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SPACES.

    Expenses $168,932 · Grants $186,242

  • MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND REVITALIZATION AND PLACEMAKING PROGRAMIN JANUARY 2023, DDP RECEIVED A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT AWARD FROM THE MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,740,000 TO SUPPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF EIGHT (8) PROJECTS THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE PROJECTS INCLUDE TWO (2) REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS AND SIX (6) PUBLIC SPACE PROJECTS. DDP IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THESE PROJECTS AND HAS, SEPARATELY, ENTER INTO SUB-GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH SUB-GRANTEES. THE GRANT IS A MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENT WHICH WILL BE FULLY EXPENDED BY DECEMBER 31, 2026.

    Expenses $5,003,443 · Revenue $1,151,633

  • RAP- MEDC RAP 1.0 TO SUPPORT PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN.

    Expenses $4,984,638 · Grants $6,039,961

  • MAJOR EVENTS- - TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMMING OF THE 2024 NFL DRAFT EVENT

    Expenses $7,887,290

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Eric B Larson

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $518,863
    From this org
    $497,620
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,243
    Hours/week
    36 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $389,635
    Bonus
    $100,000
    Other
    $7,985
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,243
    Filer's total
    $518,863
  • Cari Easterday-Kar

    VICE PRESIDENT/CFO/ASST TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $169,603
    From this org
    $163,203
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,400
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,337
    Bonus
    $9,609
    Other
    $257
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,400
    Filer's total
    $169,603
  • Cynthia Pasky

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Daniel Loepp

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Matthew Cullen

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Amy Solek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andra Rush

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Cantor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arn Tellum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bishop Edgar Van II

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Cameron Piggott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Christopher Ilitch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Claude Bud Denker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Conrad Mallet Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Gilbert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • David Egner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • David Folyton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Girodat

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Massaron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Parent

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Ruud

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Kimberly Espy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elie Torgow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James E White

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Lambert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $21,783,286
    Expenses
    $22,717,587
    Contributions
    $18,879,392
    Grants paid
    $6,338,703
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $10,059,776
    Expenses
    $8,264,412
    Contributions
    $7,399,875
    Grants paid
    $112,500
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,954,638
    Expenses
    $5,358,810
    Contributions
    $3,048,858
    Grants paid
    $153,959

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,022,133
    Expenses
    $4,046,031
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,747,709
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,538,037
    Expenses
    $3,367,212
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,934,097
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,984,960
    Expenses
    $4,408,210
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,897,807
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,383,400
    Expenses
    $4,417,244
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,330,862
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,170,748
    Expenses
    $7,363,036
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,075,521
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,421,033
    Expenses
    $5,616,541
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,329,618
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,307,367
    Expenses
    $4,627,515
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,182,699
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,737,903
    Expenses
    $5,818,272
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,757,538
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,775,398
    Expenses
    $5,904,344
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,766,439

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.