Digital Restaurant Association

Not tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(6)Food & AgricultureEIN 88-2523060Revenue $554K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdigitalrestaurants.org171 N Aberdeen St Ste 400, 60607-1670 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 2023

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Dra helps restaurants through public policy advocacy, education and technology.

Run by 4 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$219K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 99% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$554K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$904K
Net assets
$64K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$554K
FY2024▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$817K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$554K
Expenses
$904K
FY2024▼ -39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$603K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$904K
Net assets
$64K
FY2024▼ -85%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$215K
FY2023$414K
FY2024$64K

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 May 2023.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $219K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair / Exec Director (through 8/31)
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director (through 12/15)
$3,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph B Reinstein’s $200K as Chair / Exec Director (through 8/31) is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Joseph B Reinstein$200,000$300,000$200,000
William Garrett$7,500$25,000—
Henry Greenidge$3,750$11,250—
Karim Webb$7,500$11,250—

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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Advocates for restaurants through policy, education, and technology.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Created an educational resource hub for restaurants with information on how to increase online visibility,engagement, customer feedback, profitability and revenue. Established public policy positions that protect and promote the digital restaurant business and hired public policy firms in specific geographies.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$554K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$552
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Money outPt IX
$904K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$64K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$552
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Total revenueLn 12$554K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$531
Total assetsLn 16$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$64K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$531
Total assetsLn 16$444K$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$414K$64K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$225K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$270K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$825
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
Information technologyLn 14$31K
TravelLn 17$38K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$166K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$904K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $554K$904K−$350K$64K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.5M$199K$414K 990 PDF
FY2022 $817K$603K$215K$215K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $553,701 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,691,375$553,125
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $88$552
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44$24
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $487$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,691,994$553,701
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 $477,896$283,136
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,014,738$620,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,492,634$904,038
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $199,360−$350,337
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $553,701 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$553,125
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$553,125
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $552$552
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24$24
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $552 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24$553,701
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $904,038 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$224,635
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$38,958
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,194
IX-10 Payroll taxes$17,349
IX-11b Legal fees$1,050
IX-11c Accounting fees$55,900
IX-11d Lobbying fees$270,460
IX-11g Other fees for services$825
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$38,514
IX-13 Office expenses$3,215
IX-14 Information technology$31,362
IX-17 Travel$38,448
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$165,579
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$6,708
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$8,841
IX-25 Total functional expenses$904,038
Part X · Balance sheet $69,428 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,141$20,884
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $408,079$42,339
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,589$1,174
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,239$531
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $10,500$4,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $443,548$69,428
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,510$5,727
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,510$5,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $414,038$63,701
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $414,038$63,701
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $443,548$69,428
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,701 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,701
XI-2 Total expenses$904,038
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$350,337
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$414,038
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,701

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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