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Downtown Council FY2022 filing

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Kansas City, MO501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 43-1572192Revenue $1.4M in FY2022

On file with the IRSdowntownkc.org1000 Walnut St Ste 200, 64106-2145 · Kansas City, MOTax-exempt since Apr 1993

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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

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$708K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
$708K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 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
$490K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
90
of 90 voting members
Looks good: 90 of 90 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
Net assets
$474K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$474K
FY2022▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$457K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$688K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending October 2022) · 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

94 people listed on the 990; $708K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
William Dietrich
Chief Executive Officer
$286,610Pt VII · Sec A
Sean O'Byrne
Vice Pres. of Business Dev
$201,086Pt VII · Sec A
Michael E Hurd
Director of Marketing
$112,463Pt VII · Sec A
Suzie Roberts
Top Financial Officer
$107,409Pt VII · Sec A
David Scott
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kim White
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

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  • 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 · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The 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] entertainment and cultural events to attact people downtown.

Pt IX · col B

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
Missouri Corporation for Science and TechnologyFY2024$327K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$327K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$474K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$654K
Total assetsLn 16$964K
LiabilitiesLn 26$490K
PeoplePt VI, VII
94
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a90
IndependentVI 1b90
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$654K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$654K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$934
Total assetsLn 16$964K
LiabilitiesLn 26$490K
Net assetsLn 32$474K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$352K$654K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$934
Total assetsLn 16$917K$964K
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K$490K
Net assetsLn 32$457K$474K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$722K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$99K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K
Office expensesLn 13$30K
OccupancyLn 16$60K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$162K
InterestLn 20$148
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$97K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.4M$100K$688K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.4M$114K$588K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,361,393 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $163,379$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,138,541$1,361,393
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,301,920$1,361,393
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $928,525$900,507
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $371,568$443,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,300,093$1,344,349
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,827$17,044
Part VI · Governance 90 of 90 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body90
VI-1b Independent voting members90
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,361,393 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,361,393$1,361,393
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,361,393 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,361,393
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,344,349 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$722,272
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$31,216
IX-9 Other employee benefits$98,982
IX-10 Payroll taxes$48,037
IX-11g Other fees for services$56,008
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$30,496
IX-13 Office expenses$30,108
IX-16 Occupancy$60,460
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$161,757
IX-20 Interest$148
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,669
IX-23 Insurance$6,481
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$96,715
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,344,349
Part X · Balance sheet $963,768 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $352,307$654,090
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $549,048$290,676
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,540$18,068
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,603$934
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $917,498$963,768
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,701$38,127
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $408,653$450,303
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $460,801$490,027
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $456,697$473,741
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $456,697$473,741
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $917,498$963,768
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $473,741 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,361,393
XI-2 Total expenses$1,344,349
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,044
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$456,697
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$473,741

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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