Olympia Downtown Association

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Serve as a catalyst for Downtown prosperity and positive perception while advocating for business and proprty owners

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $11K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$701K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$738K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$115K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$701K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$519K
FY2022$699K
FY2023$777K
FY2024$701K
Expenses
$738K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$516K
FY2021$675K
FY2022$672K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$738K
Net assets
$115K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021−$156K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$115K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2007.

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% · $732K Management & general 1% · $6K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Cutts’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 90th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Cutts$105,000$105,308$100,360

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

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1 program · $732K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Various events to promote downtown olympia & provide community service 1. Downtown guide service-the downtown guide service provides a clean, safe, healthy downtown by greeting downtown patrons, working with houseless individuals, and being the eyes and ears for the downtown. 2.

$732Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$11K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$701K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$671K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$738K
Ln 25
Programscol B$732K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$115K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K
Total assetsLn 16$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$671K
Government grantsLn 1e$440K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$701K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$132K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$115K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K$132K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$152K$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$17K
Net assetsLn 32$152K$115K
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$76K$76K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$271K$271K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$37K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$148K$148K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$64K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$11K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$738K$732K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $701K$738K−$37K$115K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2024 $777K$794K−$16K$152K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 20, 2023 $699K$672K$27K$321K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $519K$675K−$156K−$156K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 24, 2021 $572K$516K$56K$151K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $700,798 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $774,821$671,081
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,630$1,959
I-11 Other revenue$27,758
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $777,451$700,798
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $384,411$398,055
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $409,233$339,693
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $793,644$737,748
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,193−$36,950
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $700,798 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,758 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$177,412
VIII-1e Government grants$440,279
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$53,390
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$671,081
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,959$1,959
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $27,758 · Excluded from tax $1,959$700,798
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $737,748 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 staffPrograms $75,713$75,713
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $270,764$270,764
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,880$14,880
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,698$36,698
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,059$2,059
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,500$4,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $148,007$148,007
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $40,377$40,377
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,304$23,304
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,557$28,557
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,119$1,119
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,876$11,876
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,523$63,523
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,741 · Management $5,630$16,371
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $732,118 · Management $5,630 · Fundraising $0$737,748
Part X · Balance sheet $132,467 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $151,429$131,587
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$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $880$880
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $152,309$132,467
X-25 Other liabilities$17,108
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$17,108
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $152,309$115,359
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $152,309$115,359
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $152,309$132,467
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,359 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$700,798
XI-2 Total expenses$737,748
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,950
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$152,309
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,359

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

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