Downtown on the Go

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Tacoma, WA501(c)(4)Since 2014Public & Societal Benefit EIN 46-4368609Revenue $329K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdowntownonthego.com950 Pacific Ave Ste 300, 98402-4420 · Tacoma, WATax-exempt since Oct 2014

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Downtown on the go's purpose is to create a community where everyone can get around with or without a car. We are the transportation advocate for anyone whose life is in greater tacoma.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 3 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$329K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$242K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$329K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$320K
FY2025$329K
Expenses
$242K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$242K
Net assets
$96K
FY2025▲ ×11
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$60K
FY2022−$16K
FY2023−$32K
FY2024$9K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $186K Management & general 18% · $43K Fundraising 6% · $14K

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; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,998Pt VII · Sec A
Chair (resigned)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer (resigned)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer (resigned)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary (resigned)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Svancarek’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tracy Oster———$81,570$84,951—
Laura Svancarek$80,998$68,498————
Tracy Oster-Gonzales—$54,939$56,949———
Kristina Walker————$2,252$50,575

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

Promotes transit, ridesharing, biking, walking, and flexible work to reduce driving.

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1 program · $186K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Programs are divided into five main categories (bike, walk, ride, talk, and general outreach and education). Each program works specifically on that mode of transportation or community engagement focus through events and outreach that make it easy and accessible.

$186Kprogram 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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$329K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$281K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$242K
Ln 25
Programscol B$186K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$281K
Government grantsLn 1e$231K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$329K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$124K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$68K$124K
Total assetsLn 16$90K$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$9K$96K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$60K$15K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76K$57K$14K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$8K$2K$654
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$8K$1K$421
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$14K$2K$636
Advertising and promotionLn 12$420$392$21$7
Office expensesLn 13$616$402$39$175
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$795$269
InterestLn 20$555$555
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$781$264
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$20K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$750$750
Total functional expensesLn 25$242K$186K$43K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $329K$242K$87K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024 $320K$279K$41K$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 $262K$278K−$16K−$32K 990 PDF
FY2022 $244K$321K−$77K−$16K 990 PDF
FY2021 $312K$272K$40K$60K 990 PDF
FY2020 $264K$290K−$26K$20K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $329,474 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $318,195$280,833
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,493$43,985
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$4,656
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $319,688$329,474
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 $169,604$183,646
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,074$58,725
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $278,678$242,371
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,010$87,103
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $329,474 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,276
VIII-1e Government grants$230,740
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$34,817
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$280,833
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,721 · Excluded from tax $38,264$43,985
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,656$4,656
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,721 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,920$329,474
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $242,371 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,342 · Management $15,435 · Fundraising $5,222$80,999
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,594 · Management $14,476 · Fundraising $4,897$75,967
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,556 · Management $1,933 · Fundraising $654$10,143
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,320 · Management $3,151 · Fundraising $1,066$16,537
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,032 · Management $1,246 · Fundraising $421$9,699
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,742 · Management $1,878 · Fundraising $636$16,256
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $392 · Management $21 · Fundraising $7$420
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $402 · Management $39 · Fundraising $175$616
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,216 · Management $795 · Fundraising $269$4,280
IX-20 InterestManagement $555$555
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,054 · Management $781 · Fundraising $264$4,099
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,739 · Management $2,311$22,050
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $750$750
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $186,139 · Management $42,621 · Fundraising $13,611$242,371
Part X · Balance sheet $137,705 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,631$123,805
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,619$13,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $90,250$137,705
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,750$4,715
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $68,810$37,197
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,560$41,912
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,690$95,793
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,690$95,793
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $90,250$137,705
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,793 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$329,474
XI-2 Total expenses$242,371
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,103
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,690
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,793

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

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