The Blacksburg Partnership

Blacksburg, VA501(c)(4)Since 2003Community DevelopmentEIN 04-3765864Revenue $341K in FY2025

On file with the IRS201 Church St Se Ste A, 24060-4878 · Blacksburg, VATax-exempt since Jun 2004

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To create and promote projects that will increase awareness and interest in Blacksburg, va.

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $36K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 79% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$818
-0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
61
of 61 voting members
Looks good: 61 of 61 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$341K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$389K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$140K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$341K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$291K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$309K
FY2025$341K
Expenses
$389K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$320K
FY2025$389K
Net assets
$140K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$189K
FY2025$140K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $326K Management & general 16% · $63K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$110,738Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ann Cassell’s $111K as President is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Akers————$119,500$117,500
Ann Cassell$110,738$110,738$107,959$52,054——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes projects to boost awareness and interest in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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1 program · $326K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Promote the economic development of the town of blacksburg, va marketing, promotoional programs, sepcial events, development of property, and the revitalization of retail districts.

$326Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$341K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$265K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$389K
Ln 25
Programscol B$326K
Managementcol C$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$140K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$818
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a61
IndependentVI 1b61
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$265K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$341K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$411
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$818
Net assetsLn 32$140K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K$134K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$686$411
Total assetsLn 16$191K$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K−$818
Net assetsLn 32$189K$140K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$85K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15K$15K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$985$0$985$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$0$17K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$576$460$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$0$22K$0
TravelLn 17$363$0$363$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$0$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$275$0$275$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$0$9K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$791$0$791$0
All other expensesLn 24e$212K$203K$9K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$389K$326K$63K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $341K$389K−$48K$140K 990 PDF
FY2024 $309K$320K−$11K$189K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$267K−$23K$200K 990 PDF
FY2022 $197K$301K−$103K$223K 990 PDF
FY2021 $291K$268K$23K$327K 990 PDF
FY2020 $295K$346K−$51K$304K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $340,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $230,005$265,449
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $74,620$71,411
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,161$3,902
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,090$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $308,696$340,762
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $124,498$122,977
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $195,662$266,153
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $320,160$389,130
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,464−$48,368
Part VI · Governance 61 of 61 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body61
VI-1b Independent voting members61
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $340,762 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$45,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$220,449
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$265,449
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$71,411
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $3,902 · Excluded from tax $0$3,902
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $71,411 · Unrelated business $3,902 · Excluded from tax $0$340,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $389,130 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,738 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$84,738
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,665 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,665
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,537 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,537
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,317 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,317
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,720 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,720
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $985 · Fundraising $0$985
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $16,710 · Fundraising $0$16,710
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $576 · Management $460 · Fundraising $0$1,036
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,492 · Fundraising $0$1,492
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $22,500 · Fundraising $0$22,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $363 · Fundraising $0$363
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,563 · Fundraising $0$1,563
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $275 · Fundraising $0$275
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $8,531 · Fundraising $0$8,531
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $791 · Fundraising $0$791
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $202,507 · Management $9,400 · Fundraising $0$211,907
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $326,060 · Management $63,070 · Fundraising $0$389,130
Part X · Balance sheet $139,583 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,353$16,122
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,613$117,618
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,409$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,682$2,682
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,750$2,750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $686$411
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $191,493$139,583
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,724−$818
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,724−$818
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $188,769$140,401
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $188,769$140,401
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $191,493$139,583
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $140,401 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$340,762
XI-2 Total expenses$389,130
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$48,368
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$188,769
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$140,401

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