To motivate and facilitate the revitalization and Development of aurora and its downtown.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$119K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $184K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$119K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$804K
-60% vs prior year
Spent
$964K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$804K
FY2024▼ -60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$804K
FY2024$4.0M
Expenses
$964K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$964K
FY2024$5.1M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2007.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $711K Management & general 26% · $253K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former CEO
$119,499Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & M
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly O'Brien’s $119K as President/Ce is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bryan Gay——$102,237$144,208$144,208$141,550
Loretta Daly—$119,499————
Kelly O'Brien$118,587—————

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

Revitalizes and develops Aurora and its downtown area.

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1 program · $711K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Contributed to the economic and workforce development of the city of aurora.

$711Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $4.4M · 2019–2024
Elevate Aurora INCIL · FY2024$3,181,485
City of AuroraFY2022$606,000
Endiro Coffe LLCFY2021$35,000
River Breeze LLCFY2021$31,500
Tavern on BroadwayFY2020$49,048
112 Aurora LLCFY2020$39,586
Ramsu Properties LLCFY2020$36,885
Billram PropertiesFY2020$25,000
M5 Holdings LLCFY2020$15,771
Service Plus Mechanical INCFY2020$7,500
Insurance Examiners Services LtdFY2020$6,850
Olive Tree PropertiesFY2019$75,000
M5 Holdings LLCFY2019$62,000
Fox Valley Music FoundationIL · FY2019$56,500
Altiro Aurora LLCFY2019$50,000
Ballydoyle Aurora LLCFY2019$42,936
McCarty Mills Taproom INCFY2019$38,185
112 Aurora LLCFY2019$25,714
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$804K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$635K
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Money outPt IX
$964K
Ln 25
Programscol B$711K
Managementcol C$253K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$635K
Government grantsLn 1e$635K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Total revenueLn 12$804K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$385K$335K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$26K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$88K$36K$52K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$7K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$5K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$8K$41K
TravelLn 17$826$719$107
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$28K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$2K$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$264K$262K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$964K$711K$253K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $804K$964K−$160K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.4M$615K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.7M$105K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.1M$453K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$1.1M−$94K$2.2M 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 $804,439 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,879,269$634,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $51,295$30,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,852$107,986
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,639$31,147
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,988,055$804,439
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $610,284$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $394,818$417,371
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $367,974$546,813
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,373,076$964,184
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $614,979−$159,745
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $804,439 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$634,806
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$634,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,500$30,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $107,986$107,986
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31,147$31,147
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,647 · Excluded from tax $107,986$804,439
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $964,184 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $334,541 · Management $49,989$384,530
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $2,649$2,649
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,267 · Management $3,925$30,192
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $36,428 · Management $51,902$88,330
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,205 · Management $30,714$37,919
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,308 · Management $21,192$26,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,832 · Management $40,600$48,432
IX-17 TravelPrograms $719 · Management $107$826
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,702 · Management $3,541$31,243
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,411$2,411
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,366 · Management $44,960$47,326
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $262,371 · Management $1,455$263,826
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $710,739 · Management $253,445 · Fundraising $0$964,184
Part X · Balance sheet $3,236,289 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $166,236; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,351,429$1,368,803
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,507$20,124
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $836$836
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,168$5,805
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,886,000$1,674,485
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,398,655$3,236,289
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $71,775$43,834
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,775$43,834
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,519,334$2,037,385
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $807,546$1,155,070
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,326,880$3,192,455
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,398,655$3,236,289
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,192,455 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$804,439
XI-2 Total expenses$964,184
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$159,745
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,326,880
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$25,320
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,192,455

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