Astoria Downtown Development Association

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Astoria, OR501(c)(3)Since 1986EIN 93-0878314Revenue $428K in FY2025

On file with the IRSastoriadowntown.comPo Box 261, 97103-0261 · Astoria, ORTax-exempt since Jun 1986Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Promote Downtown Astoria, Oregon.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 5 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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $31K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$585
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$428K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$399K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$221K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$428K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$362K
FY2024$524K
FY2025$428K
Expenses
$399K
FY2025▼ -36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$374K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$625K
FY2025$399K
Net assets
$221K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$191K
FY2025$221K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $296K Management & general 26% · $103K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$59,850Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessamyn West—$67,367$64,500$56,500$28,350—
Sarah Lu Heath—————$64,524
Quinn Haase$59,850$16,616————

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

Astoria Downtown Development Association is a nonprofit based in Astoria, OR, formed in 1986.

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3 programs · $296K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Promotional events in downtown Astoria, Oregon including the Astoria Sunday Market, Art Walk, planter clean-ups, shopping/dining guides and more.

$258Kprogram expense
02

Education & Outreach

$31Kprogram expense
03

Design & beautification of downtown Astoria, Oregon

$7Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$31K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $25K · 2022–2022
Individual RecipientFY2022$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$428K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$399K
Ln 25
Programscol B$296K
Managementcol C$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$221K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$221K
LiabilitiesLn 26$585
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$859
Total revenueLn 12$428K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$221K
LiabilitiesLn 26$585
Net assetsLn 32$221K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6300
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$190K$221K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$2K$585
Net assetsLn 32$191K$221K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$726$726
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$28K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$102K$102K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$21K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$27K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$29K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$13K$7K
TravelLn 17$7K$3K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$477$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$54K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$399K$296K$103K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $428K$399K$29K$221K 990 PDF
FY2024 $524K$625K−$101K$191K 990 PDF
FY2023 $362K$397K−$35K$293K 990 PDF
FY2022 $357K$374K−$17K$328K 990 PDF
FY2021 $333K$261K$72K$345K 990 PDF
FY2020 $347K$214K$133K$273K 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
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Part I · Summary $428,481 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $306,693$160,278
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $223,710$264,658
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,328$2,686
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,034$859
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $523,697$428,481
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $196,555$726
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $235,852$207,473
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $192,251$190,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $624,658$399,105
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$100,961$29,376
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $428,481 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $859 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,268
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,100
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$5,537
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$145,373
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$160,278
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $264,658 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$264,658
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,686 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,686
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $268,203 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$428,481
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $399,105 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $726$726
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,500 · Management $28,500$57,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $101,517$101,517
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,357 · Management $12,093$33,450
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,896 · Management $5,610$15,506
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,337$3,337
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,668 · Management $22,888$49,556
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,731 · Management $2,777$31,508
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,482 · Management $1,608$4,090
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,881 · Management $3,251$9,132
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,922 · Management $7,169$20,091
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,760 · Management $4,344$7,104
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $477 · Management $6,642$7,119
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,430 · Management $4,539 · Fundraising $0$58,969
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $296,347 · Management $102,758 · Fundraising $0$399,105
Part X · Balance sheet $221,415 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,811$12,277
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $164,577$199,253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,885$9,885
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $189,673$221,415
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$1,781$585
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$1,781$585
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $191,454$220,830
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $189,673$221,415
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,830 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$428,481
XI-2 Total expenses$399,105
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,376
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$191,454
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,830

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