Evmark DBA Downtown Evanston

Not tax-deductible

Evanston, IL501(c)(6)Since 1987EIN 36-3571291

Evmark d/b/a/ downtown evanston is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation that provides marketing, special events, placemaking, and management services to the downtown evanston business district. The overall mission of the organization is to market, maintain, develop, and improve the vitality of the local economy and quality of life within the designated special service area (ssa) boundaries

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 24 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$9K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$977K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$874K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$578K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$977K
FY2025▲ +24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$686K
FY2021$717K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$714K
FY2024$787K
FY2025$977K
Expenses
$874K
FY2025▲ +25%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$694K
FY2022$720K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$701K
FY2025$874K
Net assets
$578K
FY2025▲ +22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$233K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$475K
FY2025$578K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1991.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $734K Management & general 16% · $140K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$109,385Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2020
Andrew Vick$109,385$105,579—
Annie Coakley——$104,133

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

Boosts downtown Evanston's economy and quality of life through marketing and improvements.

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1 program service account for $734K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Evmark D/B/A/ downtown evanston is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation that provides marketing, special events, placemaking, and management services to the downtown evanston business district.

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$977K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$733K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$874K
Ln 25
Programscol B$734K
Managementcol C$140K
Owns and owesPt X
$578K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$733K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$202
Total revenueLn 12$977K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K
Other assetsLn 15$25
Total assetsLn 16$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$578K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$476K$184K
Total assetsLn 16$494K$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$475K$578K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$105K$95K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$18K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$48K
Office expensesLn 13$82$82
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$395$395
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$508K$508K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$28K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$874K$734K$140K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $977K$874K$103K$578K 990 PDF
FY2024 $787K$701K$86K$475K 990 PDF
FY2023 $714K$558K$156K$389K 990 PDF
FY2022 $715K$720K−$5K$233K 990 PDF
FY2021 $717K$694K$23K$239K 990 PDF
FY2020 $686K$650K$36K$215K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $976,996 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $733,358$733,358
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,436$9,436
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $202$202
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $733,560 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,436$976,996
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $873,989 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,028 · Management $94,508$199,536
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,455 · Management $16,852$35,307
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,362 · Management $6,723$14,085
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,568$8,568
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,319$48,319
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $82$82
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,220$19,220
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $395$395
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,692$2,692
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $507,538$507,538
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,763 · Management $10,484$38,247
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $733,685 · Management $140,304 · Fundraising $0$873,989
Part X · Balance sheet $587,553 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,808$16,490
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $458,347$167,303
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $174$396,141
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,935$7,594
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25$25
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $494,289$587,553
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,130$9,387
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,130$9,387
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $475,159$538,166
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$40,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $475,159$578,166
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $494,289$587,553
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $578,166 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$976,996
XI-2 Total expenses$873,989
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$103,007
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$475,159
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$578,166

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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