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Detroit Downtown Inc

EIN 38-0389330 · Detroit, MI

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What it says it does

TO SOLICIT, RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A CLEAN, SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN DETROIT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$5.5 million spent. ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 2014, THE DOWNTOWN DETROIT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ZONE (BIZ) IS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FORMED BY PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROVIDE CLEANING, SAFETY AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE DOWNTOWN DETROIT BIZ CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES WITH THE DETROIT DOWNTOWN, INC. TO DELIVER BEHIND-THE-SCENES SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES ON WHICH RESIDENTS, DOWNTOWN WORKERS, VISITORS, AND BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS RELY. THE BIZ'S ANNUAL BUDGET IS APPROXIMATELY $5.3M, GENERATED THROUGH ASSESSMENTS OF MORE THAN 500 COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN THE BIZ AREA. THE BIZ IS LED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF 16 VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVES OF DOWNTOWN'S DIVERSE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. THE BIZ AREA ENCOMPASSES 140 CITY BLOCKS IN A 1.1 SQUARE MILE AREA. STRETCHING BETWEEN THREE OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT'S MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND THE DETROIT RIVER.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1952.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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