Downtown Oxnard Improvement Association

Tax-deductible

Oxnard, CA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 37-1989012Revenue $681K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdowntownoxnard.org519 S C St Ste 1, 93030-7001 · Oxnard, CATax-exempt since Jun 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To enhance and promote the Downtown Oxnard district as the historic, cultural, and thriving commercial heart of the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$681K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$737K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$681K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$298K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$681K
Expenses
$737K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$188K
FY2022$499K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$737K
Net assets
$25K
FY2024▼ -69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$110K
FY2022$144K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$25K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending November 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2021.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $638K Management & general 13% · $99K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $80K 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
Executive Dir.
$79,720Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Abel Magana’s $80K as Executive Dir. is at the 56th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Abel Magana$79,720$77,150$65,565$35,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Revitalizes downtown Oxnard as a historic, cultural, and commercial hub.

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1 program · $638K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Through our Civil Sidewalks Program, we created a clean and safe environment as the foundation for an attractive and thriving Downtown Oxnard. These core services support the cultural and economic health of the community.

$638Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$681K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$496K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Money outPt IX
$737K
Ln 25
Programscol B$638K
Managementcol C$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Government grantsLn 1e$146K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$496K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$681K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$85K$29K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$85K$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$81K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$56K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$25K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$352K$347K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K
TravelLn 17$313$313
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$206K$199K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$4K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$737K$638K$99K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $681K$737K−$56K$25K 990 PDF
FY2023 $506K$569K−$63K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022 $533K$499K$34K$144K 990 PDF
FY2021 $298K$188K$110K$110K 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 I · Summary $681,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $500$152,874
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $474,823$496,412
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,056$32,211
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $506,379$681,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $112,437$125,696
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $456,799$611,606
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $569,236$737,302
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$62,857−$55,805
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $681,497 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$146,124
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$152,874
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $496,412$496,412
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $19,200$19,200
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$12,870
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $141$141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $496,412 · Excluded from tax $19,341$681,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $737,302 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,804 · Management $23,916$79,720
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,366 · Management $10,871$36,237
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,817 · Management $2,922$9,739
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,750$1,750
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $346,645 · Management $5,220$351,865
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,635$2,635
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,287$4,287
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $26,115$26,115
IX-17 TravelPrograms $313$313
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,145$8,145
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $198,861 · Management $7,470$206,331
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,350 · Management $5,815$10,165
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $638,156 · Management $99,146 · Fundraising $0$737,302
Part X · Balance sheet $29,040 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,551$29,040
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $84,551$29,040
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,596$3,890
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,596$3,890
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,955$25,150
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $84,551$29,040
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,150 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$681,497
XI-2 Total expenses$737,302
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,955
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,150

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

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