Aurora Downtown: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 51-0174902)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$386K
FY2021	$320K
FY2022	$295K
FY2023	$317K
FY2024	$190K
FY2025	$28K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$317K
FY2021	$323K
FY2022	$316K
FY2023	$301K
FY2024	$298K
FY2025	$126K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$214K
FY2021	$212K
FY2022	$191K
FY2023	$207K
FY2024	$99K
FY2025	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

20%

Program services 80% · $101K Management & general 20% · $25K

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

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Cort Carlson

Standing Dir

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Andry

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristine Schmidt

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bart Grometer

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raquel Rodriquez

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bernie Laskowski

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Claudia Urrutia

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Whelan

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Improves downtown businesses and helps people to fight poverty and decay.

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2 programs · $101K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Promotes economic development in downtown aurora and coordinates development with city of aurora in planning and implementation of long range plans.

$63Kprogram expense

02

Provides seasonal decorations for downtown aurora streetscape to enhance positive image of downtown aurora.

$38Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Community Foundation of the Fox River ValleyFY2025$26K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

Grants paid · 4 grants · $91K · 2020–2025

The City of AuroraFY2025$48,229

Individual RecipientFY2022$6,000

Community Foundation of the FoxFY2021$18,900

Community Foundation of the FoxFY2020$17,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$28K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Other incomeLn 4–11$152

Money outPt IX

$126K

Ln 25

Programscol B$101K

Managementcol C$25K

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Investment incomeLn 3$10

Other incomeLn 4–11$152

Total revenueLn 12$28K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 612

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Total assetsLn 16	$99K	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$98	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$99K	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$48K	$48K
Legal feesLn 11b	$5K		$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$37K	$29K	$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$694	$294	$400
InsuranceLn 23	$10K		$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$19K	$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$126K	$101K	$25K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 28, 2026	$28K	$126K	−$99K	$0	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2025	$190K	$298K	−$108K	$99K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2024	$317K	$301K	$16K	$207K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2023	$295K	$316K	−$21K	$191K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2022	$320K	$323K	−$3K	$212K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 21, 2021	$386K	$317K	$69K	$214K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $27,715 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $147,232$25,753

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,257$1,800

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31$10

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,038$152

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $189,558$27,715

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,890$48,229

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $96,341$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,454$78,090

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $297,685$126,319

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$108,127−$98,604

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

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

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $27,715 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,753

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,753

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,800$1,800

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10$10

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $152$152

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,962$27,715

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $126,319 across 8 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $48,229$48,229

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,478$5,478

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,592$2,592

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,222 · Management $7,305$36,527

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,055$4,055

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $294 · Management $400$694

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,617$9,617

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,127$19,127

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $100,927 · Management $25,392 · Fundraising $0$126,319

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $98,702$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $98,604$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $98,702$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$27,715

XI-2 Total expenses$126,319

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$98,604

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$98,604

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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Aurora Downtown

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Aurora Downtown

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV