Downtown Madison INC

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Madison, WI501(c)(6)EIN 39-1422114

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Make Downtown Madison an economically strong, equitable, inclusive, and vibrant place to live, work, and visit.

Run by 30 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $42K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$103K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
49
of 49 voting members
Looks good: 49 of 49 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$731K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$701K
Net assets
$343K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$731K
FY2024▲ +25%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$753K
FY2021$769K
FY2022$890K
FY2023$587K
FY2024$731K
Expenses
$701K
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$805K
FY2021$875K
FY2022$907K
FY2023$652K
FY2024$701K
Net assets
$343K
FY2024▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$504K
FY2021$395K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$343K

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 Nov 1983.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

50 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$145,087Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Ilstrup$145,087$147,549$143,975$147,599$148,342

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

Advocates for local government policies and initiatives to foster an economically strong, inclusive, vibrant, and accessible downtown district for residents, workers, and visitors.

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2 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Downtown madison, inc (dmi) is committed to representing the interests of businesses, residents, employees and visitors to ensure that downtown madison is a great place to live, work, shop and visit. Dmi connects downtown partners for the betterment of the central city.

Pt IX · col B
02

Downtown madison, inc. (dmi) advocates on behalf of its members to local government politicians and officials in the areas of economic development, EQUITY/INCLUSION, quality of life, and transportation issues.

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$731K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$378K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$314K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$701K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$343K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
PeoplePt VI, VII
50
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a49
IndependentVI 1b49
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$378K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$145K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$314K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$731K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
Net assetsLn 32$343K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$89K$108K
Total assetsLn 16$368K$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K$103K
Net assetsLn 32$313K$343K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$161K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$277K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K
Office expensesLn 13$27K
Information technologyLn 14$8K
OccupancyLn 16$42K
TravelLn 17$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$701K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $731K$701K$30K$343K 990 PDF
FY2023 $587K$652K−$65K$313K 990 PDF
FY2022 $890K$907K−$18K$378K 990 PDF
FY2021 $769K$875K−$106K$395K 990 PDF
FY2020 $753K$805K−$51K$504K 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 $731,298 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$145,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$233,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$378,500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $314,027$314,027
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,429$3,429
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,492$12,492
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $22,850$22,850
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $314,027 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,771$731,298
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $700,901 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$160,598
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$277,460
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$8,137
IX-10 Payroll taxes$33,225
IX-11c Accounting fees$28,104
IX-11g Other fees for services$12,111
IX-13 Office expenses$26,653
IX-14 Information technology$8,134
IX-16 Occupancy$42,195
IX-17 Travel$5,281
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$30,742
IX-23 Insurance$7,250
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$49,474
IX-24e All other expenses$11,537
IX-25 Total functional expenses$700,901
Part X · Balance sheet $446,411 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,559$48,827
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $42,308$59,238
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $266,098$322,437
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,657$14,909
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $367,622$446,411
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,791$21,952
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,925$42,885
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$38,271
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,716$103,108
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $312,906$343,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $312,906$343,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $367,622$446,411
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $343,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$731,298
XI-2 Total expenses$700,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,397
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$312,906
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$343,303

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

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