DETROIT THEATRE DISTRICT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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2020 · Form 990EZ · revenue $10K · expenses $65K · assets $45K

Also known as
ASSOCIATION
EIN
42-1648432
Address
1117 GRISWOLD ST UNIT 1416, DETROIT, MI 48226-1936
NTEE code
M020
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2006 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
DAVID DI RITA (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS THAT COME TOGETHER TO ADVOCATE TO DO WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE DOWNTOWN DETROIT THEATRE DISTRICT. THIS INCLUDES CARING FOR PUBLIC SPACES, SOLVING PROBLEMS, CREATING COMMUNITY, PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING PROGRAMS, AND DRIVING TRAFFIC AWARENESS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
David Di Rita PRESIDENT2020 1 $0 reported 3
Michael Higgins DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 2
Scott Clein SECRETARY2020 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Simmons TREASURER2020 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Haynes DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Mercier DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Vince Paul DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID DI RITA PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $03
SCOTT CLEIN SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL SIMMONS TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
LISA HAYNES DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL HIGGINS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
MIKE MERCIER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
VINCE PAUL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,500$64,686 $45,022$45,022 $7,500- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2020 · Form 990EZ · $64,686 spent · pay $0 · grants $40,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $40,000 61.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,837 21.4%
Fees to independent contractors $10,815 16.7%
Printing, publications, postage $34 0.1%
Total$64,686100%

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