Dupont Circle Business Improvement District
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What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE DUPONT CIRCLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS TO CREATE A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC NEIGHBORHOOD TO STIMULATE VISITATION AND GROW BUSINESSES.
- Income
- $3.1 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $151,535, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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)
- $602,152 spent. CLEANING - CONTRACTED THROUGH CENTRAL UNION MISSION, THE BID'S DEDICATED CLEAN TEAM ENHANCES OUR PUBLIC SPACES THROUGH SERVICES SUCH AS DAILY STREET CLEANING, SNOW/ICE REMOVAL, LEAF PICK-UP, POWER WASHING, RODENT ABATEMENT, AND GRAFFITI MITIGATION. FIVE-TEAM CREWS WORK FROM 7:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, EXCEPT ON NATIONAL AND CITY HOLIDAYS. THE MISSION'S WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES LONG-TERM ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT PERMANENCE, EDUCATION, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING.
- SAFE - THE BID EMPLOYS A FULL-TIME SAFETY AMBASSADOR WHO WORKS 3:00-11:00 P.M. EACH TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ROLE OF THE BID'S SAFETY AMBASSADOR IS TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS RETAIL, RESTAURANT, AND SERVICE BUSINESSES AS WELL AS VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. SAFETY AMBASSADOR FOOT PATROLS PROVIDE A VISIBLE PRESENCE ACROSS DUPONT CIRCLE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, ENCOURAGING A SAFER COMMUNITY. THE BID CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH MPD SECOND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, DUPONT CIRCLE STAKEHOLDERS, AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP TO SHARE INFORMATION, ACCESS RESOURCES, AND ADVOCATE FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY.
- $894,646 spent. MARKETING - THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE BID'S MARKETING STRATEGY IS TO HIGHLIGHT LOCAL ATTRACTIONS, BUSINESSES, PUBLIC SPACES, EVENTS, INITIATIVES, AND TO PROMOTE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS BOTH A LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION. THE BID GAINED FOLLOWERS ACROSS ALL ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, AND THE DEDICATED WORK OF THE BID AND INDIVIDUAL BID BUSINESSES WAS CENTRAL TO ITS CONTENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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