Vibrant & Safe Downtown: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 20-5357228)

Collaborates with public and private partners to reduce crime and boost vibrancy in downtown Minneapolis through safety initiatives, including a shared security radio network.

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1 program · $942K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Enhanced safety and vibrancy of downtown through collaborations with public and private sectors aided to reduce crime in the downtown core through involvement in over 35 various initiatives and strategies including managing the radiolink program, a network of over 60 private security personnel.

$942Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Minneapolis Downtown Improvement DistrictFY2024$116K

Target FoundationFY2024$75K

The Minneapolis FoundationFY2024$45K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$20K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$20K

The Lawrence Family FoundationFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$286K

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Grants paid · 106 grants · $4.2M · 2020–2024

Minneapolis Downtown CouncilFY2024$371,777

Marketing Minneapolis LLCFY2024$256,236

Minneapolis Police FederationFY2024$5,500

Minneapolis Downtown CouncilFY2023$1,632,500

Minneapolis Downtown Improvement DistrictMN · FY2023$59,566

Minneapolis Police FederationFY2023$29,500

Minneapolis Downtown CouncilFY2022$105,000

Minneapolis Downtown CouncilFY2022$50,000

Minneapolis Police FoundationFY2022$7,500

Minneapolis Downtown CouncilFY2021$162,500

Zb Restaurant Group LLC (dba Zen Box Izakaya)FY2021$20,000

Wolf & Raven LLC DBA Devil's AdvocateFY2021$20,000

Vellee Deli LLCFY2021$20,000

Union Hospitality LLCFY2021$20,000

Toro Restaurant LLC DBA BarrioFY2021$20,000

Thomas Joseph and SonsFY2021$20,000

The Sixth Street Brothers Deli INCFY2021$20,000

The News RoomFY2021$20,000

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$939K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$938K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Money outPt IX

$948K

Ln 25

Programscol B$942K

Managementcol C$6K

Owns and owesPt X

$60K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K

Total assetsLn 16$181K

LiabilitiesLn 26$121K

PeoplePt VI, VII

101

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a78

IndependentVI 1b76

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$938K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Total revenueLn 12$939K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$40K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$40K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K

Other assetsLn 15$7K

Total assetsLn 16$181K

LiabilitiesLn 26$121K

Net assetsLn 32$60K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 685

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$50K	$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$15K	$55K
Total assetsLn 16	$78K	$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9K	$121K
Net assetsLn 32	$68K	$60K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$703K	$703K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$58K	$58K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$2K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$8K	$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$4K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$100K	$98K	$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$27K	$27K
Information technologyLn 14	$21K	$21K
OccupancyLn 16	$3K	$2K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$850		$850
InterestLn 20	$394	$394
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$11K	$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$5K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$948K	$942K	$6K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$939K	$948K	−$9K	$60K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.8M	$1.9M	−$68K	$68K	990 PDF
FY2022	$345K	$388K	−$42K	$137K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.9M	$2.0M	−$126K	$179K	990 PDF
FY2020	$529K	$285K	$243K	$305K	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 O · Explanations

See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $939,277 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,787,098$937,677

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,600

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,787,098$939,277

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,721,566$702,668

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,000$72,000

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,769$173,129

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,855,335$947,797

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,237−$8,520

Part VI · Governance 76 of 78 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body78

VI-1b Independent voting members76

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $939,277 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$262,989

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$674,688

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$937,677

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,600$1,600

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,600 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$939,277

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $947,797 across 15 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $702,668$702,668

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,000$58,000

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,000$2,000

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,000$8,000

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,000$4,000

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,265$2,265

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $98,350 · Management $1,500$99,850

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,285$2,285

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,020$27,020

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,365$21,365

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,100 · Management $1,005$3,105

IX-17 TravelManagement $850$850

IX-20 InterestPrograms $394$394

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,466$11,466

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,529$4,529

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $942,177 · Management $5,620 · Fundraising $0$947,797

Part X · Balance sheet $180,743 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,346$40,101

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,352$58,242

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,500$20,000

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,651$55,212

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,753$7,188

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,602$180,743

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,148$120,809

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,148$120,809

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,576$17,572

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $54,878$42,362

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,454$59,934

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,602$180,743

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $59,934 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$939,277

XI-2 Total expenses$947,797

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,520

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,454

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$59,934

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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