2015-01-07T15:17:09-06:00 2014-06-30 561743537 LANGDON & COMPANY LLP 223 US HIGHWAY 70 EAST SUITE 100 GARNER NC 275294051 990 2013-07-01 561994005 DOWNTOWN RALEIGH ALLIANCE INC DOWN 9198321231 120 S WILMINGTON STREET RALEIGH NC 27601 DAVID DIAZ PRESIDENT & CEO 9198321231 2015-01-06 true ANTHONY T PANDISCIA P00187421 9196621001 2015-01-06 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z DAVID DIAZ 120 S WILMINGTON STREET RALEIGH NC 27601 2118835 false X WWW.GODOWNTOWNRALEIGH.COM X 1996 NC TO BUILD UPON DOWNTOWN'S RECENT REVITALIZATION BY ENHANCING ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AND CONTRIBUTING TO ITS ECONOMIC SUCCESS THROUGH FOUR CORE PROGRAMS; 1. SAFETY, HOSPITALITY & CLEAN AMBASSADORS, 2. STRATEGIC BRANDING & COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, 3. RETAIL ATTRACTION & MERCHANT PROMOTIONS, AND 4. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT. 32 31 16 0 25000 0 1950576 2055664 235 145 107 63026 1975918 2118835 0 0 774517 844322 0 52248 1145619 1229028 1920136 2073350 55782 45485 766334 875181 198883 252595 567451 622586 X TO BUILD UPON DOWNTOWN'S RECENT REVITALIZATION BY ENHANCING ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AND CONTRIBUTING TO ITS ECONOMIC SUCCESS THROUGH FOUR CORE PROGRAMS; 1. SAFETY, HOSPITALITY & CLEAN AMBASSADORS, 2. STRATEGIC BRANDING & COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, 3. RETAIL ATTRACTION & MERCHANT PROMOTIONS, AND 4. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT. false false 801285 1620746 THE SAFETY PATROL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM FOSTERS A WELCOMING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN DOWNTOWN. ONE FEATURE IS THE SUSTAINMENT OF A FRIENDLY AND SAFE DOWNTOWN THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF 24 SAFETY AMBASSADORS WHO PATROL ALL EIGHT OF THE CITY'S PARKING GARAGES AND SEVEN SURFACE LOTS. THEY ALSO PATROL THE CENTRAL CITY STREETS SERVING AS A SUPPLEMENTARY SET OF "EYES AND EARS" FOR THE DOWNTOWN DIVISION OF THE RALEIGH POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT THEIR SEVEN-DAYS-A-WEEK PRESENCE GOES WELL BEYOND KEEPING WATCH. FOR INSTANCE THEY ALSO SERVE AS ON-CALL ESCORTS BY ACCOMPANYING ANYONE WORKING LATE FROM THEIR OFFICE TO THEIR AUTOMOBILE. THEY ALSO ASSIST STRANDED MOTORISTS BY PROVIDING BATTERY JUMPING SERVICE OR CALLING A TOW TRUCK IF NEEDED. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAND OUT MAPS TO THE CITY, POINT OUT RESTAURANTS OF CERTAIN CUISINES AND HELP FIND "LOST" AUTOMOBILES. DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY 2013 THROUGH JUNE 2014, THE SAFETY AMBASSADORS PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: 1,417 SAFETY ESCORTS, 1,571 MOTORIST ASSISTANCE, 390 MAPPING GUIDE ASSISTANCE, 4,187 HOSPITALITY ASSISTANCE, 4,037 HOURS OF PATROLLING ZONES, 2,976 HOURS OF PATROLLING PARKING DECKS/LOTS AND 26 INCIDENT REPORTS FOR AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING. ALSO A SEVEN-DAYS-A-WEEK VENTURE, THE CLEAN AMBASSADORS, CURRENTLY NUMBERING EIGHT, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENHANCING THE DOWNTOWN'S PUBLIC IMAGE. THE CLEAN TEAM ALSO WALKS AND/OR RIDES THE STREETS OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK PICKING UP LITTER, CIGARETTE BUTTS AND OTHER THINGS BEYOND DESCRIPTION, THEREBY IMPROVING THE OVERALL NEATNESS AND APPEARANCE OF THE DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT. ALSO HIGHLY VISIBLE IN THEIR RED AND BLACK UNIFORMS, THE CLEAN TEAM PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE REVITALIZATION OF THE DOWNTOWN BY PERFORMING THESE ESSENTIAL CLEANING SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING THE DOWNTOWN'S CORE, THEY PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND ASSISTANCE TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. DURING THE SAME 12-MONTH PERIOD ABOVE, THE CLEAN TEAM PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: REMOVED 37,145 LBS. OF TRASH, 108 HOURS SPENT REMOVING GRAFFITI, AND 28 HOURS OF WEED REMOVAL. 234859 THE STRATEGIC BRANDING & COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM SERVES AS THE MARKETING PLATFORM TO ATTRACT RESIDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO DOWNTOWN. THE ALLIANCE HAS ATTRACTED OVER 61,000 FOLLOWERS THROUGH ITS FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM ACCOUNTS. OVER 15,000 RESIDENTS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER CONTAINING UPDATES ON INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN. 229218 155421 THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE RETAIL ATTRACTION & MERCHANT PROMOTIONS PROGRAM IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO DOWNTOWN'S ECONOMIC SUCCESS BY ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESSES TO VACANT STOREFRONTS AND SUPPORTING EXISTING MERCHANTS. PROMOTIONS FOR EXISTING MERCHANTS NOW BENEFIT OVER 200 BUSINESSES VIA THE DOWNTOWN GIFT CARD PROGRAM, DOWNTOWN RALEIGH RESTAURANT WEEK, SHOP DOWNTOWN, AND THE RALEIGH MIX. OVER 20 VACANT STOREFRONTS WERE OCCUPIED BY A NEW BUSINESS. 417732 279497 THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT IS TO FOCUS THE ORGANIZATION ON PROVIDING STRONG CUSTOMER SERVICE IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS STAKEHOLDERS WITH CONFLICTING PURPOSES. WITH THE GROWTH OF RESIDENTS IN DOWNTOWN, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED STAFF LIAISONS FOR EACH DISTRICT TO LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS AND MERCHANTS. THIS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING WORK HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. A RECENT SURVEY OF 100 DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS SHOWED THAT OVER 80% WERE AWARE OF THE WORK DRA WAS DOING FOR THEIR BENEFIT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL MEETING AND AWARDS CEREMONY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY THE IMPACT THE ORGANIZATION IS MAKING ON REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN. AND THE MEETING RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO OUR MISSION BY PRESENTING THEM WITH AN AWARD. OVER 900 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT AND OVER 50 CORPORATIONS SPONSORED IT. 417732 279497 1683094 false false false true false false false false false true false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false true false false true 12 0 16 true false false false false true true false X 32 31 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true true false false NC X STEPHANIE WILSER DOWNTOWN RALEIGH ALLIANCE 9198321231 120 S WILMINGTON ST SUITE 103 RALEIGH NC 27601 DAVID A DIAZ PRESIDENT & 40.00 1.00 X X 166975 0 28131 THOMAS S HILL CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA QUINN-WOLF VICE CHAIR/T 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH DEMPSTER JR AT-LARGE 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL WELLS HEATH IMMEDIATE PA 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON MOE AT-LARGE 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SMITH SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON WILSON AT-LARGE 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY-ANN BALDWIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM BELT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLYMER CEASE JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY CHRISTENSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTY CLAYTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GADDIS FAULCON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD FRENCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE GLENNON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUFFIN HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HARTMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY HIGGINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY HOLLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER KIMBALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD T LEFTERIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 J RICH LEONARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 D O'HARA MACKEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH POWERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGG SANDREUTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARVEY SCHMITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH STEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW STEWART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY TATA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE F WELCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 166975 28131 1 false true false BLOCK BY BLOCK PO BOX 643873 CINCINNATI OH 45264 SECURITY&JANITO 486314 ALLIED BARTON SECURITY SERVICES PO BOX 828854 PHILADELPHIA PA 19182 SECURITY&JANITO 299489 2 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT 713990 1178171 1178171 SAFETY & CLEANING SERVICE FEE 713990 442575 442575 QUALIFIED CORP. SPONSORSHIPS 713990 225163 225163 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 713990 108450 108450 MEMBER DUES 713990 101305 101305 2055664 145 145 MANAGEMENT FEE (RCV) 33750 33750 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 25000 25000 OTHER INCOME 4276 4276 63026 2118835 2118835 X 214138 107069 54821 52248 513424 401414 112010 72487 57865 14622 44273 34614 9659 26491 5544 20947 9692 2028 7664 760977 726869 34108 159029 159029 75395 71117 4278 87662 63343 24319 45540 15554 29986 21921 18269 3652 7953 3281 4672 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 20823 7127 13696 BANK & CC FEES 9098 6414 2684 DUES 4447 3557 890 2073350 1683094 338008 52248 473592 420001 202379 240406 2311 59866 864 6499 16437 216323 77852 80689 138471 766334 875181 155363 193788 43520 49550 9257 198883 252595 X 567451 622586 567451 622586 766334 875181 45485 9650 X false true X true false false true false SCHEDULE C, PART IV THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT INCUR ANY LOBBYING EXPENSES IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. 216323 77852 138471 138471 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS 9257 9257 X 2101977 16892 16892 2085085 33750 33750 2118835 2080592 7242 7242 2073350 2073350 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USING THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING CODIFICATION (ASC) 740- 10-25, RECOGNITION OF A TAX POSITION. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECORD A LIABILITY FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING ANY RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES, WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE POSITION OF MANAGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO A TRANSACTION OR CLASS OF TRANSACTIONS WILL BE OVERTURNED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE ANY SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES EXIST AS OF JUNE 30, 2014. TAX RETURNS FILED WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. NO EXAMINATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B INTERCOMPANY MGMT FEE 33,750 X true false X X X X false false false DAVID A DIAZ PRESIDENT & CEO 166975 28131 195106 SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSES ITS PRESIDENT/CEO FOR HEALTH CLUB DUES 900 ANNUALLY PER TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. NOTE THAT THESE AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED AS PART OF OFFICER COMPENSATION DISCLOSED ON PART VII, LINE 1. SCHEDULE J, PART III THE PRESIDENT/CEO PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AFFILIATE, AN IRC 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY (AS DISCLOSED ON SCHEDULE R). NO AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION IS PAID TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO DIRECTLY BY THE AFFILIATE AS THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AFFILIATED ENTITIES. RICHARD FRENCH FWV FRENCH / WEST / VAUGHN DIRECTOR 5494 MARKETING false SCHEDULE L, PART V RICHARD FRENCH IS A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF FRENCH/WEST/VAUGHN, A MARKETING FIRM. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH FRENCH/WEST/VAUGHN TO PROVIDE LIMITED MARKETING AND PROMOTION SERVICES. FEES WERE DETERMINED AT AN ARMS-LENGTH RATE WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON ABSTAINING FROM ANY INPUT AS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S APPROVAL PROCESS WITH RESPECT TO THIS SERVICE CONTRACT. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BUILD UPON DOWNTOWN'S RECENT REVITALIZATION BY ENHANCING ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AND CONTRIBUTING TO ITS ECONOMIC SUCCESS THROUGH FOUR CORE PROGRAMS; 1. SAFETY, HOSPITALITY & CLEAN AMBASSADORS, 2. STRATEGIC BRANDING & COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, 3. RETAIL ATTRACTION & MERCHANT PROMOTIONS, AND 4. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A RESTAURANTS OF CERTAIN CUISINES AND HELP FIND "LOST" AUTOMOBILES. DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY 2013 THROUGH JUNE 2014, THE SAFETY AMBASSADORS PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: 1,417 SAFETY ESCORTS, 1,571 MOTORIST ASSISTANCE, 390 MAPPING GUIDE ASSISTANCE, 4,187 HOSPITALITY ASSISTANCE, 4,037 HOURS OF PATROLLING ZONES, 2,976 HOURS OF PATROLLING PARKING DECKS/LOTS AND 26 INCIDENT REPORTS FOR AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING. ALSO A SEVEN-DAYS-A-WEEK VENTURE, THE CLEAN AMBASSADORS, CURRENTLY NUMBERING EIGHT, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENHANCING THE DOWNTOWN'S PUBLIC IMAGE. THE CLEAN TEAM ALSO WALKS AND/OR RIDES THE STREETS OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK PICKING UP LITTER, CIGARETTE BUTTS AND OTHER THINGS BEYOND DESCRIPTION, THEREBY IMPROVING THE OVERALL NEATNESS AND APPEARANCE OF THE DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT. ALSO HIGHLY VISIBLE IN THEIR RED AND BLACK UNIFORMS, THE CLEAN TEAM PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE REVITALIZATION OF THE DOWNTOWN BY PERFORMING THESE ESSENTIAL CLEANING SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING THE DOWNTOWN'S CORE, THEY PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND ASSISTANCE TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. DURING THE SAME 12-MONTH PERIOD ABOVE, THE CLEAN TEAM PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: REMOVED 37,145 LBS. OF TRASH, 108 HOURS SPENT REMOVING GRAFFITI, AND 28 HOURS OF WEED REMOVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT IS TO FOCUS THE ORGANIZATION ON PROVIDING STRONG CUSTOMER SERVICE IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS STAKEHOLDERS WITH CONFLICTING PURPOSES. WITH THE GROWTH OF RESIDENTS IN DOWNTOWN, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED STAFF LIAISONS FOR EACH DISTRICT TO LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS AND MERCHANTS. THIS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING WORK HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. A RECENT SURVEY OF 100 DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS SHOWED THAT OVER 80% WERE AWARE OF THE WORK DRA WAS DOING FOR THEIR BENEFIT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL MEETING AND AWARDS CEREMONY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY THE IMPACT THE ORGANIZATION IS MAKING ON REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN. AND THE MEETING RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO OUR MISSION BY PRESENTING THEM WITH AN AWARD. OVER 900 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT AND OVER 50 CORPORATIONS SPONSORED IT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BUDGET MANAGER, PRESIDENT/CEO, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A FOLLOW-UP PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE REVIEW. ANY RELEVANT INQUIRIES ARE MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXTERNAL CPA FIRM TO RESOLVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH REVIEWS CEO PERFORMANCE ANNUALLY. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CURRENT BOARD CHAIR, THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR, AND THE INCOMING CHAIR. THE COMMITTEE HAS SUPPLEMENTED THEIR REVIEW BY REFERENCING THE CEO'S SALARY SURVEY CREATED BY THE DOWNTOWN CEO'S ASSOCIATION, THE INTERNATIONAL DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SAFETY & CLEANING SERVICES 718,111 6,973 0 PLACEMENT SERVICES 3,169 16,657 0 BOOKEEPING 0 8,175 0 PAYROLL PROCESSING 0 2,303 0 OTHER VENDOR SERVICES 5,589 0 0 RALEIGH CIVIC VENTURES 120 S WILMINGTON ST NO 130 RALEIGH NC 27601 562095185 RAISE FUND NC 501C3 7 N/A false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true RALEIGH CIVIC VENTURES RALEIGH CIVIC VENTURES D 10093 OUTSTANDING A/R (INTERCO) RALEIGH CIVIC VENTURES RALEIGH CIVIC VENTURES N 9300 MGMT CONTRACT RALEIGH CIVIC VENTURES RALEIGH CIVIC VENTURES O 24450 MGMT CONTRACT