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DC Bid Council FY2023 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2009EducationEIN 27-0769146Revenue $272K in FY2023

On file with the IRSdcbidcouncil.org1275 K St Nw No 10, 20005-4083 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Dec 2009Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including a) to undertake educational activities on topics of interest and concern to business improvement districts in the district of columbia, including but not limited to public space improvement and place-making, safety and security, and planning and development; b) to aid, work with, and participate in the activities of other organizations, individuals and public and private entities located in the district of columbia engaged in similar purposes; and c) to solicit, receive, and administer funds for educational and charitable purposes and to that end to take and hold by bequest, devise, gift, grant, purchase, lease or otherwise, either absolutely or jointly with any other person or corporation, any property, real, personal, tangible, or intangible, or an undivided interest therein, without limitation as to amount of value.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$272K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$110K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$254K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$272K
FY2023▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$319K
Expenses
$110K
FY2023▼ -53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$213K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$110K
FY2024$197K
FY2025$405K
Net assets
$254K
FY2023▲ +174%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$80K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$249K
FY2025$163K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2009.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $63K Management & general 42% · $47K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Colleen Hawkinson
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Moore
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Sternlieb
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gerren Price
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patricia Brosmer
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Natalie Avery
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Colleen Hawkinson’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2020
Natalie Avery—$153,739
Colleen Hawkinson$109,167—

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

Educates and supports business districts on improving public spaces, safety, and development.

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1 program · $63K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

To strengthen the business improvement districts in the district of columbia by sharing information, conducting research, identifying common issues of concern, comparing best practices, and communicating about the work and impact of bids.

$63Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$272K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Money outPt IX
$110K
Ln 25
Programscol B$63K
Managementcol C$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$254K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Total revenueLn 12$272K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$254K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$254K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K$254K
Total assetsLn 16$93K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$93K$254K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$46K$46K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$16K$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$110K$63K$47K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $319K$405K−$86K$163K 990 PDF
FY2024 $272K$197K$74K$249K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $272K$110K$161K$254K 990 PDF
FY2022 $248K$235K$13K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021 $236K$213K$23K$80K 990 PDF
FY2020 $186K$57K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $271,589 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $248,187$271,589
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $248,187$271,589
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 $39,458$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $195,928$110,100
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $235,386$110,100
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,801$161,489
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $271,589 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$271,589
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$271,589
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$271,589
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $110,100 across 3 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $46,200$46,200
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,549$1,549
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,744 · Management $46,607$62,351
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $63,493 · Management $46,607 · Fundraising $0$110,100
Part X · Balance sheet $254,488 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,860$254,488
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,139$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,999$254,488
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $92,999$254,488
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $92,999$254,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,999$254,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$271,589
XI-2 Total expenses$110,100
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$161,489
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$92,999
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,488

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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