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Downtown Center Business Improvement District Inc

EIN 95-4653987 · Los Angeles, CA

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What it says it does

TO IMPROVE AND CONVEY SPECIAL BENEFITS TO PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES (THE CITY).

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY DOWNTOWN CENTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (DCBID) INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:PUBLIC SAFETY - PROVIDING INCREASED PUBLIC SECURITY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF UNIFORMED GUARDS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOS ANGELES POLICE, LOS ANGELES SHERIFF, AND LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENTS.MAINTENANCE - MAINTAINING CLEAN SIDEWALKS AND CURBS AND GARBAGE REMOVAL.COMMUNITY SERVICE - TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SOCIAL PROGRAMS THAT COORDINATE WITH OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE PRESIDING AREA.DESTINATION MARKETING - PROMOTING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES THROUGH THE GENERAL MEDIA AND SPECIAL EVENTS.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - TO RETAIN AND DEVELOP PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES WITHIN DCBID.SPECIAL PROJECTS - DISTRICT-WIDE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR THE REMOVAL OF TRASH AND GRAFFITI, AND WEED ABATEMENT.PLACEMAKING - TO BOLSTER DOWNTOWN'S PUBLIC REALM WITH COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVATIONS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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)(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 December 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 December 1999.
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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