Van Ness Main Streets INC

Washington, DC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2025
Revenue
$264K
▲ +9% vs prior year
Spent
$263K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$90K

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 2025 (IRS tax year 2024).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
Not on file
Spent on programs?
71% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +9% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CVan Ness Main Streets INC
EINHdr · item D47-4750965
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2016
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jvannessmainstreet.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.11
Program services71%$187K
Management & general19%$49K
Fundraising11%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$263K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$264K
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses
$263K
FY2025▲ +11%
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -24% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+0.06%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -96% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$103K
FY2025▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$13K
FY2025
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$154
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$103K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13K
Total net assetsLn 32$90K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$255K · 97%
Program service revenue$8K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$255K
Program service revenue3%$8K
Investment income$13
— government grantsLn 1e$198K
Total revenueLn 12$264K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $76K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $263K · Less non-cash grants $1K · Cash operating expenses/yr $262K
3.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $187K · Total expenses $263K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $49K · Total expenses $263K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $263K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $26K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $51K
$0.50 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $255K · Total revenue $264K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $198K · Total revenue $264K
75%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $8K · Total revenue $264K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $13 · Total revenue $264K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $8K · Total expenses $263K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $264K · Prior year $241K
+9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $213K · FY2024 $264K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $90K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $264K · Expenses $263K
+0.06%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $103K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $90K · Total assets $103K
88%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $103K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gloria Garcia Ramos · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $96K · Total expenses $263K
37%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $106K · Total expenses $263K
40%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%——
Overhead ratio 19%——
Fundraising cost ratio 11%——
Revenue growth 9%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$96,356Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gloria Garcia Ramos’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gloria Garcia Ramos$96,356$88,008$78,000———
Gloria Garcia————$84,576$56,185
Gloria Garcia Ramos———$84,500——

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Beautifies, sustains, and revitalizes a vibrant urban hub for walking and culture.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $187K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To make Van Ness a beautiful, sustainable, walkable and vibrant economic and cultural hub by supporting the growth of existing businesses and attracting new, local enterprises.

$187Kprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 36 grants · $181K · 2019–2024
Rosemary Bistro CafeFY2024$7,500
ShemalisFY2023$6,000
Bread Furst BakeryFY2023$6,000
Rosemary Bistro CafeFY2023$6,000
Flavor Garden LLCFY2022$6,000
Gmb Food Services LLCFY2022$6,000
Rosemary Bistro CafeFY2022$6,000
Van Ness Pharmacy LLC DBA Pill Plus PharmacyFY2021$5,000
Buck's Fishing and CampingFY2021$4,000
Rosemary's Bistro CafeFY2021$4,000
Comet PizzaFY2021$4,000
Muchas GraciasFY2021$4,000
Shemalis INCFY2021$4,000
Bread Furst BakeryFY2021$4,000
Da Noi Hospitality LLC DBA I'M Eddie CanoFY2021$4,000
Italian Pizza KitchenFY2021$3,800
Flavor GardenFY2021$2,000
Rosemary's Bistro CafeFY2020$8,000
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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $264K$263K+9% 990 PDF
FY2024 $241K$237K-1% 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$247K+0.5% 990 PDF
FY2022 $242K$241K-0.7% 990 PDF
FY2021 $244K$243K+15% 990 PDF
FY2020 $213K$201K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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