DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT UNLIMITED: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT UNLIMITED (EIN 72-6018641)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-02
IRS object ID
201643079349301419
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-02T14:32:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN720506596PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLE EVANS & PETERSONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO DRAWER 1768AddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71166ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN726018641EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT UNLIMITEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDOWNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3182265641PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 EDWARDS STREET NO 824AddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71101ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELANIE BACONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3182265641PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT A BUSBYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00024749PTIN
Phone3182228367PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMELANIE BACONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 EDWARDS STREET SUITE 205AddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$595,417GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.DOWNTOWNSHREVEPORT.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1959FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROMOTION AND ADVOCACY OF DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANAActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6,630PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,843CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$693,664PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$595,417CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$635,290PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$554,484CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$58,374PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$40,933CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$6,500TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,500TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$673,909NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$714,842NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionDOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT UNLIMITED'S PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT BY PROMOTING DOWNTOWN FESTIVALS, PROJECTS AND EVENTS, MONITORING LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$458,413ExpenseAmt
Revenue$595,417RevenueAmt
DescFESTIVALS AND PROMOTIONS AND ADVOCACY OF DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANADesc
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members0GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MELANIE BACONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3182265641PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 EDWARDS STREET SUITE 824AddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
KIM BAILEY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICKEY BENOIT
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY BULLOCK
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM HUCK
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE CRAIG
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS JAY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETE JOHN
SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LISA JANES
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRI MATHEWS
MUDBUG CHAIRMAN3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL COE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELANIE BACON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB RUBEL
1ST VICE PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STAFANIE Y'BARBO
2ND VICE PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DEBBIE RISTIG
PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ED WALSH
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MUDBUG MADNESS FESTIVA713990$554,959$554,959
BREW713990$37,500$37,500
CHRISTMAS ON THE RED711300$115$115
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$592,574TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
LUNCHEON REIMBURSEMENT900099$2,593$2,593
MEMBERSHIP DUES AND AS900099$250$250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,843OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$595,417TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$595,417RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,150TotalAmt
Management And General$1,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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FESTIVAL EXPENSES$446,453$446,453
PAYROLL REIMBURSEMENTS$65,268$65,268
MARKETING & RECRUITMENT$9,675$9,675
RENT$6,100$6,100

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,838TotalAmt
Program Services$11,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,878ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$554,484TotalAmt
Program Services$458,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,071ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$680,409BOYAmt
EOY$717,342EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$137,178LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$137,178LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$680,409BOYAmt
EOY$717,342EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,500BOYAmt
EOY$2,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,500BOYAmt
EOY$2,500EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$673,909BOYAmt
EOY$714,842EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$673,909BOYAmt
EOY$714,842EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$680,409BOYAmt
EOY$717,342EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$40,933ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$45,576InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,576DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$91,602InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$91,602DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MELANIE BACON, REVIEWS AND SIGNS FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.

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