The mission is to enhance the vitality and appeal of downtown Brunswick, Maine as a center of business activity, to increase the general physical and psychological appeal of the downtown, aand to promote the cultural, retail, service, and economic interests of the membership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 37 volunteers and 6 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $39K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$373K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$344K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$231K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$373K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$373K
Expenses
$344K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$344K
Net assets
$231K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$231K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2004.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $230K Management & general 33% · $113K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
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Director
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Director
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Debra King’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $100K–1M environment 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Debra King$92,064——
Debora King—$83,469$77,893
Patricia Spencer-Yost$62,352$51,848$53,589
Thomas Barter$40,637$51,646$46,100

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Revitalizes downtown Brunswick's business, retail, and cultural appeal.

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1 program · $230K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Brunswick Downtown Association BDA is a not-for-profit entity organized as a 501C 3. The mission of the group is to enhance the vitality and appeal of downtown Brunswick as a thriving center of business activity to increase the general physical and psychological appeal of downtown, and to promote the cultural, retail, service, and…

$230Kprogram 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
Bowdoin CollegeFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$39K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$373K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$214K
Other incomeLn 4–11$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Money outPt IX
$344K
Ln 25
Programscol B$230K
Managementcol C$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$231K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K
Total assetsLn 16$240K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$214K
Government grantsLn 1e$145K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Other incomeLn 4–11$89K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$373K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$187K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$187K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$240K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$231K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 637
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K$187K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$202K$240K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$8K
Net assetsLn 32$202K$231K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$252K$206K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$633$633
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$13K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$344K$230K$113K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $373K$344K$30K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023 $347K$334K$13K$202K 990 PDF
FY2022 $360K$323K$36K$189K 990 PDF
FY2021 $274K$299K−$25K$152K 990 PDF
FY2020 $263K$251K$13K$135K 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
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Part I · Summary $373,493 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $188,357$213,600
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,838$70,785
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $94,484$89,108
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $346,709$373,493
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $272,361$271,973
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,274$71,831
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $333,635$343,804
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,074$29,689
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $373,493 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$47,490
VIII-1e Government grants$145,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$213,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $70,785$70,785
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$89,108
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $70,785$373,493
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $343,804 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $205,840 · Management $46,020$251,860
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $20,113$20,113
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,542$11,542
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $20,400$20,400
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $633$633
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,718$1,718
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,000 · Management $23,282$36,282
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,256$1,256
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $230,382 · Management $113,422 · Fundraising $0$343,804
Part X · Balance sheet $239,658 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,909$187,127
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,531
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100,000$50,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $201,909$239,658
X-19 Deferred revenue$8,225
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$8,225
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $201,909$231,433
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $201,909$231,433
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $201,909$239,658
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,433 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$373,493
XI-2 Total expenses$343,804
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,689
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$201,909
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$165
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,433

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