The Greater Dwight Development Corporation (gddc) is engaged in a variety of community building activities in the new haven, CT area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$156K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $240K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$277K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$328K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$277K
FY2021▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$485K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$597K
FY2024$629K
FY2025$609K
Expenses
$328K
FY2021▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$328K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$597K
FY2025$722K
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2021-0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1996.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $211K Management & general 32% · $106K Fundraising 4% · $12K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$156,045Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Townsend-Maier’s $127K as Executive Director is at the 85th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Townsend-Maier$127,000$126,673$120,113$159,840$156,045$118,833

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

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

Programs and updates

Builds community through various activities in New Haven, CT.

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1 program · $211K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Greater dwight development corporation (GDDC) has engaged in a variety of community building activities:-gddc became the owner of dwight place, the first community owned, supermarket anchored center in 1998. GDDC has since directed the management of the chopping center to provide all of its businesses with the best chance of success.

$211Kprogram 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 3 funders$240K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$328K
Ln 25
Programscol B$211K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$370K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$355K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$370K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$164K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$604K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 68
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$363K$370K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$128K$164K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$52K$30K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$3K$3K$688
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$5K$3K$842
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$3K$643
OccupancyLn 16$9K$6K$2K$544
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$70K$56K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$125K$77K$46K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$328K$211K$106K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $609K$722K−$114K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $629K$597K$31K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $597K$473K$125K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $256K$368K−$112K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $277K$328K−$51K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $485K$441K$44K$2.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $276,629 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $437,922$225,144
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,571$42,519
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,228$8,966
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $484,721$276,629
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,536$96,329
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $339,052$231,724
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $440,588$328,053
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,133−$51,424
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $276,629 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$209,056
VIII-1e Government grants$12,370
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$225,144
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,519$42,519
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,966$8,966
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,519 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,966$276,629
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $328,053 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,549 · Management $30,318 · Fundraising $7,580$89,447
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,441 · Management $2,753 · Fundraising $688$6,882
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,366$2,366
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,613 · Management $3,370 · Fundraising $842$8,825
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,217 · Management $2,573 · Fundraising $643$6,433
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,789 · Management $2,176 · Fundraising $544$8,509
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $55,816 · Management $13,954$69,770
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,213 · Management $1,798$11,011
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,978 · Management $46,282 · Fundraising $1,550$124,810
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,616 · Management $105,590 · Fundraising $11,847$328,053
Part X · Balance sheet $2,837,127 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,602$14,700
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $351,911$355,010
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,578$1,723
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,757,288$1,697,036
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $128,023$164,229
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $618,937$604,429
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,868,339$2,837,127
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,995$13,889
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,370$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,831$22,631
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,649,866$2,640,935
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $177,642$173,561
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,827,508$2,814,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,868,339$2,837,127
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,814,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,629
XI-2 Total expenses$328,053
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,424
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,827,508
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,950
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$8,462
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,814,496

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