Downtown Springfield INC

Tax-deductible

Springfield, IL501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 37-0807716

To help make downtown springfield an ideal place to shop, work, visit, invest, and live.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$89K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $91K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$2K
-0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$582K
+78% vs prior year
Spent
$326K
Net assets
$507K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$582K
FY2024▲ +78%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$393K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$582K
Expenses
$326K
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$326K
Net assets
$507K
FY2024▲ +103%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$507K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2026.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$89,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carlos Ortega’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carlos Ortega$89,000————
Kayla Graven—$73,443$68,000——
Lisa Clemmons Stott————$67,083
Kayla Graven - from July 1———$57,417—
Lisa Clemmons Stott - Thru June 30———$37,917—

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

Improves downtown Springfield to make it a great place for shopping, working, visiting, investing, and living.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To preserve, promote and enhance springfield's historic central business district.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$582K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Money outPt IX
$326K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$507K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$486K
Total assetsLn 16$505K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Government grantsLn 1e$267K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Investment incomeLn 3$205
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Total revenueLn 12$582K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$486K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$486K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Total assetsLn 16$505K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$2K
Net assetsLn 32$507K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K$486K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$252K$505K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K−$2K
Net assetsLn 32$250K$507K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K
Office expensesLn 13$10K
Information technologyLn 14$3K
OccupancyLn 16$10K
TravelLn 17$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$149K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$326K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $582K$326K$257K$507K 990 PDF
FY2023 $327K$319K$7K$250K 990 PDF
FY2022 $379K$321K$58K$243K 990 PDF
FY2021 $393K$325K$68K$185K 990 PDF
FY2020 $360K$295K$65K$117K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $582,201 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,500 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$18,332
VIII-1e Government grants$267,286
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$305,618
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $215,386$215,386
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $205$205
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $55,492$55,492
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $220,886 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,697$582,201
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,655 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$89,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$16,747
IX-10 Payroll taxes$10,729
IX-11g Other fees for services$6,300
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$4,592
IX-13 Office expenses$9,525
IX-14 Information technology$3,424
IX-16 Occupancy$10,142
IX-17 Travel$1,690
IX-23 Insurance$7,546
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$149,167
IX-24e All other expenses$16,793
IX-25 Total functional expenses$325,655
Part X · Balance sheet $505,222 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $233,355$486,169
X-4 Accounts receivable$400
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,434$1,434
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,219$17,219
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $252,008$505,222
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $614$1,729
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,129−$3,318
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,743−$1,589
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $250,265$506,811
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $250,265$506,811
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $252,008$505,222
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $506,811 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$582,201
XI-2 Total expenses$325,655
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$256,546
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$250,265
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$506,811

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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