Down Town Partners Sioux City

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Promote and revitalize downtown

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(4)
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $283K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$94K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$553K
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$468K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$429K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$553K
FY2025-0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$465K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$582K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$553K
Expenses
$468K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$351K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$537K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$468K
Net assets
$429K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$212K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$344K
FY2025$429K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $405K Management & general 14% · $63K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Dir
$82,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ragen Cote$82,000$85,300$79,100$76,400$79,085

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 and promotes downtown areas to boost local economies and communities.

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1 program · $405K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Revitalized downtown

$405Kprogram expense

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$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$553K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Money outPt IX
$468K
Ln 25
Programscol B$405K
Managementcol C$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$429K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$523K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Government grantsLn 1e$504K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Total revenueLn 12$553K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$190K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$283K
Intangible assetsLn 14$50K
Total assetsLn 16$523K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$429K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K$190K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$272K$283K
Total assetsLn 16$427K$523K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$344K$429K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$66K$16K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$63K$50K$13K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$639$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$10K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$0$6K$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$11K$11K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$7K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$220K$220K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$24K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$468K$405K$63K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 3, 2025 $553K$468K$85K$429K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $555K$559K−$4K$344K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2023 $582K$537K$45K$348K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2023 $463K$372K$91K$303K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2021 $465K$351K$114K$212K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $553,143 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $543,131$539,396
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,975$13,747
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $555,106$553,143
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $171,978$171,607
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $386,726$296,330
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $558,704$467,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,598$85,206
Part VI · Governance 13 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $553,143 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,747 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$503,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,896
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$539,396
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,747$553,143
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $467,937 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,600 · Management $16,400 · Fundraising $0$82,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $49,977 · Management $12,544 · Fundraising $0$62,521
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,556 · Management $639 · Fundraising $0$3,195
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,388 · Management $2,547 · Fundraising $0$12,935
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,765 · Management $2,191 · Fundraising $0$10,956
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,702 · Fundraising $0$5,702
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,701 · Fundraising $0$5,701
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,370 · Management $11,370 · Fundraising $0$22,740
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,038 · Management $1,759 · Fundraising $0$8,797
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,083 · Management $1,271 · Fundraising $0$6,354
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $220,115 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$220,115
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,864 · Management $3,057 · Fundraising $0$26,921
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $404,756 · Management $63,181 · Fundraising $0$467,937
Part X · Balance sheet $522,835 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $112,361$189,578
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $271,572$283,208
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $43,459$50,049
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $427,392$522,835
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,307$30,552
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $17,598$13,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $43,459$50,049
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,364$93,601
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $343,618$429,229
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $410$5
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $344,028$429,234
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $427,392$522,835
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $429,234 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,143
XI-2 Total expenses$467,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,206
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$344,028
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$429,234

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

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