The Providence Foundation FY2021 filing

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Providence, RI501(c)(3)Since 1974EIN 23-7423032Revenue $715K in FY2021

On file with the IRSprovfoundation.com30 Exchange Ter, 02903-1748 · Providence, RITax-exempt since Sep 1977Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$141K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$141K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 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
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$715K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$751K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$625K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$715K
FY2021▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$824K
FY2024$528K
FY2025$504K
Expenses
$751K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$751K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$729K
FY2025$431K
Net assets
$625K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$661K
FY2021$625K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$228K
FY2025$302K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $559K Management & general 26% · $192K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $141K 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
$140,663Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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

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

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1 program · $559K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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…

$559Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$715K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$711K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$751K
Ln 25
Programscol B$559K
Managementcol C$192K
Owns and owesPt X
$625K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$633K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$711K
Government grantsLn 1e$293K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$715K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$582K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$633K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$625K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$678K$633K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$681K$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$661K$625K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$179K$107K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$112K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$10K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$17K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$16K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$57K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$25K$176
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$12K$7K
TravelLn 17$200$200
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$366$366
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$189K$187K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$609$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$751K$559K$192K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $715K$751K−$36K$625K 990 PDF
FY2020 $559K$636K−$77K$661K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $715,090 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $544,689$710,657
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,844$1,783
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,800$2,650
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $559,333$715,090
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 $435,357$387,189
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $200,957$363,834
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $636,314$751,023
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$76,981−$35,933
Part VI · Governance 22 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $715,090 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$292,771
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$417,886
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$710,657
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,783$1,783
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,650$2,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,650 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,783$715,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $751,023 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,334 · Management $71,556$178,890
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $111,988 · Management $38,081$150,069
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,443 · Management $2,440$12,883
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,040 · Management $5,344$22,384
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,690 · Management $7,273$22,963
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,500 · Management $7,500$15,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $56,961 · Management $8,218$65,179
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,353 · Management $176$25,529
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,293 · Management $6,829$10,122
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,632 · Management $6,619$18,251
IX-17 TravelManagement $200$200
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $366$366
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,743 · Management $3,718$7,461
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187,063 · Management $1,873$188,936
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $609 · Management $2,181$2,790
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $558,649 · Management $192,374 · Fundraising $0$751,023
Part X · Balance sheet $636,495 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,031$51,325
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $655,870$582,153
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $400$400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,617$2,617
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $680,918$636,495
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,098$11,608
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,098$11,608
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $377,839$345,975
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $282,981$278,912
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $660,820$624,887
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $680,918$636,495
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $624,887 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$715,090
XI-2 Total expenses$751,023
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,933
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$660,820
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$624,887

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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