Downtown Slc Presents

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To promote cultural and artistic experiences in Downtown salt lake city through placemaking, promotional activities, and programs that enliven the cultural core of the community throughout the year.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1382787) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 26 volunteers and 2 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
99% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.8 mo
of spending, in cash
7.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $65K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
18% of total assets
Liabilities are 18% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 26 voting members
25 of 26 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$769K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$708K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$382K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$769K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$779K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$664K
FY2024$790K
FY2025$769K
Expenses
$708K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$997K
FY2022$599K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$696K
FY2025$708K
Net assets
$382K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$382K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1997.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $701K Management & general 1% · $7K

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

30 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Programming
$100,848Pt VII · Sec A
President & Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Britney Helmers’s $101K as Director of Programming is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2021
Dee Brewer——$158,608
Britney Helmers$100,848——
Lucas Goodrich—$72,254—

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 cultural and artistic experiences in downtown Salt Lake City through year-round community programming, placemaking, and promotional activities.

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3 programs · $701K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Promoted 23 local art organizations, dozens of independent productions, artists and installations in downtown Salt Lake City.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1382787) · Dispute this line
$421Kprogram expense
02

Curated and produced public art and activations to vitalize and beautify downtown Salt Lake City and attract visitors. Works included a community-made mural, painted outdoor pianos, a pop-up gallery, a rooftop dance performance, music performances on the sidewalks, a nighttime light display and rotating art by local artists displayed on…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1382787) · Dispute this line
$270Kprogram expense
03

Produced and promoted free, live programming and activated underutilized areas of downtown Salt Lake City. Programs included ten music concerts, a rooftop dance performance, a fashion show, and a mariachi festival. Additionally, fifty-four buskers were hired to perform at key times throughout the year.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1382787) · Dispute this line
$10Kprogram 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 · FY2024
See all 4 funders →
Grants paid · 19 grants · $367K · 2019–2024
Seven Canyons TrustUT · FY2024$30,000
Fice GallaryFY2024$20,000
Vestar Gateway LLCFY2024$18,400
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,000
Pushing AheadUT · FY2024$9,750
University of UtahUT · FY2023$117,410
Vestar Gateway LLCFY2022$18,300
The Salt Lake Tribune INCUT · FY2022$6,250
Downtown Alliance INCUT · FY2021$35,000
Vestar Gateway LLCFY2021$16,400
One Small MiracleUT · FY2020$12,056
Utah Arts AllianceUT · FY2020$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2019$17,500
Salt Lake Arts CouncilFY2019$7,500
Utah Arts AllianceUT · FY2019$6,000
Utah Arts FestivalFY2019$5,000
See all 19 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$769K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$769K
Money outPt IX
$708K
Ln 25
Programscol B$701K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$382K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$463K
Total assetsLn 16$464K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$769K
Government grantsLn 1e$611K
Total revenueLn 12$769K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$463K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$463K
Accounts receivableLn 4$773
Total assetsLn 16$464K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$382K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 626
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$381K$463K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$385K$464K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$321K$382K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$110K$110K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$15K$15K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$38K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$203K$203K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$175K$175K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$28K$446
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$2K$751$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$20K$172
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$708K$701K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $769K$708K$61K$382K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $790K$696K$95K$321K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $664K$536K$128K$226K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $611K$599K$12K$98K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $779K$997K−$218K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $1.5M$1.2M$281K$305K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
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Part I · Summary $769,400 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $790,360$769,400
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $790,360$769,400
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $195,120$125,045
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $233,199$266,812
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $267,203$316,194
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $695,522$708,051
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,838$61,349
Part VI · Governance 25 of 26 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $769,400 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$45,000
VIII-1e Government grants$611,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$113,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$769,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$769,400
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $708,051 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $110,045$110,045
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $37,934$37,934
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $202,738$202,738
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,025$5,025
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,989$6,989
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,126$14,126
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,200$2,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $174,835 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$174,835
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $52,308$52,308
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,061 · Management $446$28,507
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,903$9,903
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,454$17,454
IX-17 TravelPrograms $751 · Management $1,623$2,374
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $20,448 · Management $172$20,620
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,136$2,136
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,857$5,857
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $701,474 · Management $6,577 · Fundraising $0$708,051
Part X · Balance sheet $463,821 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $380,607$463,048
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $467$773
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $384,607$463,821
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,968$39,384
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $51,577$42,026
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,545$81,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $210,940$382,411
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $321,062$382,411
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $384,607$463,821
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $382,411 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$769,400
XI-2 Total expenses$708,051
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$61,349
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$321,062
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$382,411

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