Downtown Boulder Partnership

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The Downtown Boulder Partnership (dbp) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization dedicated to promote the civic, economic, and commercial vitality and well-being of Downtown Boulder and to preserve the historic and cutural environment of the district.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-2358821) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 40 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $945 a year · 0.2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 90% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 90% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
20.4 mo
of spending, in cash
20.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$127K
39% of total assets
Liabilities are 39% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
13 of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$199K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$189K
Net assets
$196K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$199K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$958K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$279K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$167K
FY2025$199K
Expenses
$189K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$935K
FY2021$985K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$158K
FY2025$189K
Net assets
$196K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$275K
FY2024$186K
FY2025$196K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1986.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO (thru Nov)
$152,109Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CEO (as of Dec)
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru Feb)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Swigger$152,109$156,200$15,401———
Chip——$84,042$153,700$145,000$137,500
Terri Takata-Smith——$151,542—$111,310$101,562
Sue Hempstead————$101,840—
Tamara Door$18,000—————

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 business and economic growth in downtown Boulder, Colorado.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Through our membership, we advocate on behalf of our members, hold monthly membership educational and networking events. We also work to promote the civic, economic, and commercial vitality of downtown boulder, while helping preserve its historic and cultural environment as the heart of the greater boulder community.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-2358821) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $20K · 2021–2021

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$196K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$189K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$196K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$321K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$196K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$199K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$321K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$321K
Accounts receivableLn 4$1K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$963
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32$196K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$256K$321K
Total assetsLn 16$258K$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$186K$196K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$151K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$189K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $199K$189K$10K$196K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2025 $167K$158K$8K$186K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $133K$211K−$78K$275K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 14, 2023 $279K$321K−$42K$277K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 21, 2022 $1.1M$985K$84K$319K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 7, 2021 $958K$935K$23K$235K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

C · Political and lobbying J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $198,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $164,739$196,199
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,231$1,055
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $602$1,455
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $166,572$198,709
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,199$188,657
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $158,199$188,657
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,373$10,052
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $198,709 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $196,199$196,199
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,055$1,055
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,455$1,455
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $196,199 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,510$198,709
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $188,657 across 5 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$24,354
IX-11c Accounting fees$4,220
IX-23 Insurance$1,531
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$151,473
IX-24e All other expenses$7,079
IX-25 Total functional expenses$188,657
Part X · Balance sheet $323,517 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $256,057$321,193
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $356$1,361
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,531$963
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $257,944$323,517
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,185$18,620
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $70,709$108,795
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,894$127,415
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $186,050$196,102
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $186,050$196,102
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $257,944$323,517
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $196,102 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$198,709
XI-2 Total expenses$188,657
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,052
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$186,050
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$196,102

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

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