Aurora Downtown: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & 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.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

90%

Program services 90% · $289K Management & general 10% · $34K

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

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Kim Woodin

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yvonne Toney-Thompson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Andry

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Penelope Torres

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Battaglia

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Mancuso

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Pikscher

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Caponi

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.

Provided by the organization

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2 programs · $289K · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

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

$154Kprogram expense

02

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

$135Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$320K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K

Investment incomeLn 3$65

Money outPt IX

$323K

Ln 25

Programscol B$289K

Managementcol C$34K

Owns and owesPt X

$212K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K

Total assetsLn 16$213K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

PeoplePt VI, VII

21

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a21

IndependentVI 1b21

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K

Government grantsLn 1e$291K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K

Investment incomeLn 3$65

Other incomeLn 4–11$39

Total revenueLn 12$320K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$213K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$213K

Total assetsLn 16$213K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

Net assetsLn 32$212K

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 FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$216K	$213K
Total assetsLn 16	$216K	$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1K	$1K
Net assetsLn 32	$214K	$212K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$51K	$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$57K	$45K	$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$4K	$3K	$874
Legal feesLn 11b	$882		$882
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$6K	$4K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$50K	$50K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$335	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$8K	$7K	$890
OccupancyLn 16	$12K	$7K	$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$835	$466	$369
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$120K	$120K	$170
Total functional expensesLn 25	$323K	$289K	$34K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$28K	$126K	−$99K	$0	990 PDF
FY2024	$190K	$298K	−$108K	$99K	990 PDF
FY2023	$317K	$301K	$16K	$207K	990 PDF
FY2022	$295K	$316K	−$21K	$191K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$320K	$323K	−$3K	$212K	990 PDF
FY2020	$386K	$317K	$69K	$214K	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 I · Summary $320,176 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $380,500$303,400

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,553$16,672

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41$65

I-11 Other revenue$39

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $386,094$320,176

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $60,390$50,950

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,971$60,945

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,411$211,046

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $316,772$322,941

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,322−$2,765

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $320,176 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$291,400

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$303,400

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,672$16,672

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $65$65

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $39$39

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,776$320,176

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $322,941 across 13 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $50,950$50,950

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,260 · Management $11,315$56,575

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,496 · Management $874$4,370

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $882$882

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,885$6,885

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,460 · Management $1,190$5,650

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50,045$50,045

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $335 · Management $3,596$3,931

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,160 · Management $890$8,050

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,312 · Management $4,800$12,112

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $466 · Management $369$835

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,664$2,664

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,822 · Management $170$119,992

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $289,306 · Management $33,635 · Fundraising $0$322,941

Part X · Balance sheet $212,989 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,762$212,989

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $215,762$212,989

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,359$1,351

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,359$1,351

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $214,403$211,638

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $214,403$211,638

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $215,762$212,989

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $211,638 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$320,176

XI-2 Total expenses$322,941

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,765

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$214,403

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$211,638

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Aurora Downtown FY2021 filing

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

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV