2022-11-14T15:32:34-08:00 2021-12-31 311081751 Toukan & Company 575 Charring Cross Drive Westerville OH 43081 990 2021-01-01 814833262 Uptown Westerville Inc UPTO 6143542713 18 North State Street Westerville OH 43081 Lynn Aventino Executive Dir. 2022-11-14 true Lynn Aventino 999009999 Heather L Linch CPA P00238341 6149017100 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X Nancy Nestor-Baker 18 North State Street Westerville OH 43081 216059 false X www.uptownwestervilleinc.com X 2017 OH The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to protect and revitalize the historically and culturally significant traditional Uptown commercial area of the City of Westerville, Ohio. 17 17 1 126 0 116782 0 0 50549 167331 0 0 70776 0 0 44921 115697 51634 29900 82638 1104 29900 81534 X The purposes for which the Corporation is organized is to "ensure the vitality of the heart of our Westerville community by preserving our heritage, fostering our prosperity, and creating a sense of place and belonging." false false 26832 Planning and implementing community building events such as: Uptown Cooke Walk - An annual community favorite event bringing people into Westerville from over 25 other communities; Uptown Untapped - Westerville's original outdoor beer event, Uptown Untapped celebrates the City's dry history with a craft beer event hosted on the dry streets of Uptown Westerville. The event is a celebration of local craft beer, local breweries and local restaurants and hosted about 2,000 community members, 12 local breweries, 4 local bands and 6 local eateries; The Westerville Farmers Market, which had 54 vendors and attracted an average of 2,000 people per week over 21 weeks from May through October and also offered Supplemental Nutrition Programs like SNAP, Produce Perks and WIC; and Fourth Friday Street Festivals, hosting over 150 pop up businesses and attracting from 10,000 to 20,000 visitors each month May-October. The festival is free to the public and offers music, entertainment, community groups, children's activities, an interactive science exhibit and dance performances. 6708 Developing and maintaining communications to stakeholders through email newsletters, social media and website. The organization maintains 2 Instagram Accounts, 3 Facebook pages and an active website that hosts blogs on topics of interest to the community, a community calendar and an ecommerce site for event registration. Through social media we also communicate street closures, delays and contruction. 6708 Preserving the historic character and charm of Uptown Westerville through expansion of the historic plaque program, including a walking tour of the historic buildings that have plaques throughout Uptown Westerville. 26832 67080 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false true true false false OH X Mott's Bookkeeping Services 6148910930 200 Hoff Rd Westerville OH 43082 Lynn Aventino Executive Dir. 60.00 0.00 X 60231 0 6300 Nancy Nestor-Baker President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Lebold Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Steven Michalovich Vice President 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Siobhan Blake Secretary 0.75 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nicole Harrison Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith Jones Board Member 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Troy Bonte Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Herron Board Member 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kristin Michel Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Netzley-Hollins Board Member 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ken Wright Board Member 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Debbie Reich Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Williamson Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dennis Blair Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Bullock Board Member 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Megan Reamsnyder Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Deringer Board Member 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 60231 6300 0 false false false 0 2600 63710 50472 116782 0 0 0 0 0 0 99243 48728 50515 50515 0 0 Miscellaneous Revenue 900099 34 34 34 167331 50549 X 0 0 0 0 66531 26612 39919 0 0 0 0 4245 1698 2547 0 0 10468 8374 2094 0 0 0 12671 10136 2535 917 734 183 2587 2070 517 688 550 138 0 600 480 120 0 0 0 0 0 708 566 142 1822 1458 364 Nutrition Program Expense 12968 12968 Membership Dues 1198 1198 Postage and Shipping 294 236 58 0 115697 67080 48617 0 1641 0 25258 80876 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3947 2185 2470 1762 0 0 0 0 531 0 29900 82638 1104 0 1104 X 29900 81534 29900 81534 29900 82638 51634 X false false false X 96217 76819 103719 75573 116782 469110 0 0 96217 76819 103719 75573 116782 469110 3541 465569 0 0 40700 66604 64278 24241 99277 295100 764210 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2523 1220 1303 1424 965 459 1762 X X false Fourth Friday 37081 37081 5620 7040 4979 Uptown Untapped 35270 35270 2070 9833 3300 4424 2 25567 25567 175 10420 97918 97918 7865 9833 10340 19823 47861 50057 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: In December we compiled a holiday gift guide that attracted 250/week to shop and dine in the historic Uptown, extending our support of the American Express Small Business Saturday intiative to educate the community on the value of supporting local small businesses. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Holiday events such as hosting Santa and Mrs. Claus in Uptown Westerville, and the "One Westerville Concert" a combined concert at City Hall featuring all three Westerville City High School choruses. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Ghost Story Tours in Uptown, stories were compiled from local property and business owners, a production company was hired to lead the tours so they were fun and theatrical, not horror based! OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Implemented a DORA(Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area) in Uptown to enchance the economic stability of the district. Applied for the ordinance with Westerville City Council, coordinated communication with the public through digital and printed communication and coordinated with businesses for the purchase of recyclable cups and DORA approved stickers to run the program. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is reviewed by the Board President and Treasurer before filing. A copy of the Form 990 is made available to the Board members before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Each year Board Members have to review the policy and sign the acknowledgment. New board members complete a conflict of interest form when they first join. All the acknowledgments come to the Executive Director. Conflicts are reviewed by the Uptown Westerville Executive Board. Board Members with a conflict abstain from voting on the issue. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Annual compensation was determined originally when the Executive Director was hired in 2017 by the Board President and voted on by the full Board of Directors. The organization uses comparable salaries from the Main Street Directors in similar sized programs in Ohio. Heritage Ohio, the Administrator of Ohio's Main Street America Program was used as the basis for the data. Increase in salary was based on satisfactory and exceptional performance and average pay trends for percentage of increase. The decisions for Executive Director compensation are documented in the board of directors meeting minutes. The process was last undertaken in 2019 and suspended due to COVID restrictions and their impact on the organization's ability to raise funds. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The governing documents, conflict of interst policy, etc. is made available to the public upon request.