The Foundation originates and advocates policies and projects for the development of downtown and the city of Providence. IT plays a leadership role in planning for downtown. Its primary focus is to create an environment that is conducive to economic development and sustained investment in downtown and the creation of a vibrant neighborhood. The Foundation identifies and acts upon opportunities and targes projects and policies that have a catalytic efect; and coordinates projects and groups involved in the downtown. The Foundation brings private sector expertise to the development of policies, plans and projects. The Foundation, working with the city, is a generator and keeper of the vision for downtown.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
42¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K 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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FY2025 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $73K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
42%
of spending
Concern: 42% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$504K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$431K
To programs
42%
Net assets
$302K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$504K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$824K
FY2024$528K
FY2025$504K
Expenses
$431K
FY2025▼ -41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$751K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$729K
FY2025$431K
Net assets
$302K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$661K
FY2021$625K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$228K
FY2025$302K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Sep 1977.

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Where the money goes

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 42% · $179K Management & general 58% · $251K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $77K 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
Executive Director
$77,188Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clifford Wood—$159,092————
Cliff Wood——$150,092$145,627$140,663$140,662
David Salvatore$77,188—————
Nick Freemon—$57,430————

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

Drives downtown development and investment through policy, planning, and project coordination.

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1 program · $179K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The foundation operates various programs and long-term visionary projects relative to the revitalization of downtown providence. Such programs and projects include the downtown providence parks conservancy, which works to enhance public spaces, the providence resilience partnership, which supports the mobilization of the city's diverse…

$179Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$504K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$401K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$431K
Ln 25
Programscol B$179K
Managementcol C$251K
Owns and owesPt X
$302K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$289K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$401K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95K
Total revenueLn 12$504K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
SavingsLn 2$229K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$289K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$302K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K$289K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$242K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$228K$302K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$108K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$30K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$21K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$11K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$10K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$431K$179K$251K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $504K$431K$73K$302K 990 PDF
FY2024 $528K$729K−$201K$228K 990 PDF
FY2023 $824K$1.0M−$176K$429K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.0M−$20K$605K 990 PDF
FY2021 $715K$751K−$36K$625K 990 PDF
FY2020 $559K$636K−$77K$661K 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
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Part I · Summary $503,833 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $524,956$400,915
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,068$7,624
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,150$95,294
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $528,174$503,833
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 $292,795$282,097
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $436,028$148,510
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $728,823$430,607
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$200,649$73,226
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $503,833 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$385,415
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$400,915
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $7,624$7,624
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $71,790$71,790
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,504$23,504
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,504 · Unrelated business $7,624 · Excluded from tax $71,790$503,833
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $430,607 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,130 · Management $72,087$180,217
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,000 · Management $20,000$50,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,580 · Management $13,720$34,300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,548 · Management $7,032$17,580
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,227$10,227
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $45,000$45,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $42,792$42,792
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,299$1,299
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,420$9,420
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,009$1,009
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,071$8,071
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,000 · Management $18,960$28,960
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,732$1,732
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $179,258 · Management $251,349 · Fundraising $0$430,607
Part X · Balance sheet $316,018 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,844$60,381
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $220,952$228,575
X-4 Accounts receivable$7,245
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,617$2,617
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$17,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $242,413$316,018
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,966$14,345
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,966$14,345
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$25,697$121,628
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $254,144$180,045
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $228,447$301,673
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $242,413$316,018
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $301,673 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$503,833
XI-2 Total expenses$430,607
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,226
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$228,447
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$301,673

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