Downtown Council

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Kansas City, MO501(c)(6)EIN 43-1572192

To create and maintain an urban environment that provides [1] economic reasons for businesses to be downtown, [2] a quality of life that encourages people to live downtown, and [3] enterainment and cultural events to attract people downtown

Run by 87 volunteers and 10 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 4% 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
$752K
to officers and key staff · 54% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 54% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $327K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$557K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
88
of 88 voting members
Looks good: 88 of 88 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.5M
-0.05% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
Net assets
$688K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024-0.05%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$688K
FY2024▲ +17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$457K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$688K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 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 Apr 1993.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

95 people listed on the 990; $752K 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
Chief Executive Officer
$302,512Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Business Development
$224,912Pt VII · Sec A
Top Financial Officer
$117,960Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
$106,691Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Dietrich$302,512$292,920$286,610$311,881$297,947
Sean O'Byrne$224,912$206,924$201,086$217,213$212,535
Suzi Roberts$117,960$110,259—$107,976$88,669
Michael E Hurd——$112,463$107,324$104,131
Suzie Roberts——$107,409——
Ann Holliday$106,691————

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

Promotes downtown revitalization by attracting businesses, improving quality of life for residents, and hosting cultural events to draw visitors to the urban center.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Downtown council creates and maintains an urban environment that provides (1) economic reasons for businesses to be downtown, (2) a quality of life that encourages people to live downtown, and (3) enterainment and cultural events to attract people downtown.

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$327K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$688K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$768K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$557K
PeoplePt VI, VII
95
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a88
IndependentVI 1b88
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$768K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$768K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$365K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$557K
Net assetsLn 32$688K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 687
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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$702K$768K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$669K$557K
Net assetsLn 32$588K$688K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$507K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$265K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K
Office expensesLn 13$37K
Information technologyLn 14$18K
OccupancyLn 16$79K
TravelLn 17$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$212K
InterestLn 20$581
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$100K$688K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.4M$114K$588K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.3M$17K$474K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.3M$2K$457K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.5M$21K$455K 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 $1,489,218 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,489,218$1,489,218
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,489,218 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,489,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,389,583 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$506,921
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$264,923
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$12,555
IX-9 Other employee benefits$49,837
IX-10 Payroll taxes$46,209
IX-11c Accounting fees$47,694
IX-11g Other fees for services$11,555
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$31,600
IX-13 Office expenses$36,957
IX-14 Information technology$18,049
IX-16 Occupancy$78,796
IX-17 Travel$12,993
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$212,324
IX-20 Interest$581
IX-23 Insurance$7,192
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$51,397
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,389,583
Part X · Balance sheet $1,244,981 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $701,654$768,225
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $95,066$91,584
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,653$20,170
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $450,888$365,002
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,257,261$1,244,981
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,453$38,751
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $168,900$146,650
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $451,965$372,002
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $669,318$557,403
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $587,943$687,578
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $587,943$687,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,257,261$1,244,981
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $687,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,489,218
XI-2 Total expenses$1,389,583
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$99,635
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$587,943
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$687,578

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