Garden City Downtown Vision Inc
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What it says it does
GARDEN CITY DOWNTOWN VISION, INC. WAS CREATED FOR HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND IS COMMITTED TO REVITALIZATION OF GARDEN CITY'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
- Income
- $851,385
- Spending
- $895,985
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 75
- Highest pay
- $65,958, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
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
Governance
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
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $20,673 spent. THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS EVENTS TO ATTRACT MORE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PEOPLE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. IN 2024 1,383,409 VISITORS TO DOWNTOWN GARDEN CITY AND 31% WERE VISITORS FROM OVER 100 MILES AWAY. EVENTS INCLUDE:FALL FEST (12,106 IN ATTENDANCE, INCLUDING 28.7% FROM OUTSIDE OF FINNEY COUNTY)OVER 800 FAMILIES (INCLUDING KIDS 12 AND UNDER) ATTENDED DOWNTOWN DISCOVERY TOURS13,019 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE COMMERCE BANK CHRISTMAS PARADE.OVER 350 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE TRACKED IN DOWNTOWN PROJECTS321,155 PEOPLE REACHED THROUGH FACEBOOK AND 7,934 FOLLOWERS12,923 PEOPLE REACHED THROUGH INSTAGRAM AND 1,521 FOLLOWERS33,680 NEWSLETTER VIEWSWHEN NOT PLANNING EVENTS, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO REVITALIZE THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT THROUGH VARIOUS INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITIES (CURRENTLY LOANED OUT TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES OVER $200,000 AT 0% INTEREST) AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO POTENTIAL AND EXISTING BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. IN 2024, NEW LOANS TOTALED $140,000 TO 10 DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.
- $615,912 spent. TO PROVIDE RENTAL SPACE, SALES STAFF, ADVERTISING AND RESOURCES FOR START UP BUSINESSES THROUGH THE MAIN STREET MARKET HUB WHICH INCLUDES 40 SMALL BUSINESSES IN ONE LOCATION AND SPOTLIGHTS POP UP VENDORS. THIS CONCEPT ALLOWS THE ENTREPRENEUR TO EXPERIENCE OWNING A BUSINESS DOWNTOWN WHY STILL KEEPING THEIR FULL-TIME JOB TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY AND GIVES THE BUDDING ENTRPRENEUR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THE HOBBY THEY ENJOY HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. GROSS SALES FOR THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF OPERATIONS WERE OVER $615,000.
- $65,837 spent. THE FOOD HALL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2024 WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN BY INTRODUCING A NEW DINING DESTINATION ON MAIN STREET. IT ALSO SERVES AS A RESTAURANT INCUBATOR, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ASPIRING CULINARY ENTREPRENEURS BY LOWERING THE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL BARRIERS TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH LAUNCHING A FOOD BUSINESS. BY PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRY POINT INTO THE INDUSTRY, THE FOOD HALL OFFERS A PLATFORM FOR NEW RESTAURATEURS TO GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND BUILD THEIR BRAND. THIS CONCEPT, COMMONLY FOUND IN LARGER URBAN CENTERS, HAS BEEN THOUGHTFULLY ADAPTED TO SUIT THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF GARDEN CITY, A SMALLER, RURAL COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league 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 2025.
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 March 2006.
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 October 21, 2026.
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