EIN 31-1762690

Downtown Bellingham Partnership

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
13
Year formed
2014
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Downtown Bellingham Partnership champions the health and vitality of Downtown Bellingham through promoting commerce, culture, and celebration. It administers several programs to promote Downtown Bellingham and support small business development, including quarterly Downtown neighborhood association meetings, safety, and other related initiatives. Additionally, it is contracted by the city of Bellingham to provide landscaping services to Downtown through seasonal planting, weeding, and leaf removal with the goal of creating a safer and cleaner city center.
Also known as...
Downtown Bellingham Association
Total revenues
$931,807
2022
Total expenses
$892,328
2022
Total assets
$354,867
2022
Num. employees
13
2022

Program areas at Downtown Bellingham Partnership

Community outreach: the dbp administers several programs for the promotion of Downtown Bellingham and as a means to support small business development. These programs include quarterly Downtown neighborhood Association meetings, safety, and other related resource sharing. In 2022, the dbp piloted the city block program, allowing staff and business owners more direct access to each other, helping to shape the focal points the dbp should be focusing on. The dbp also moved to support the safety concerns that have arisen in Downtown by contracting with the city to pilot the safety ambassador program, allowing a team of ambassadors to walk Downtown and work directly with folks who are experiencing mental health crisises. These programs are funded in part by contracts with the city of Bellingham's planning and community development department and through corporate donations through the main street tax credit incentive program.
Events: in 2022, the dbp was able to bring back all of their pre-covid events. These events were meant to drive traffic and create a vibrant Downtown. These include monthly first fridays, a 5-day concert series called Downtown sounds, two wine walks per year, trick-or-treat and continuing the expanded holiday season that was started in 2021.
Beautification & cleaning: the dbp is contracted by the city of Bellingham to provide landscaping services to Downtown. The goal of this program is to create a safer and cleaner city center, including seasonal planting, weeding and leaf removal. The clean team is also responsible for litter clean up from the public right of ways, and organizes 1-2 volunteer events a year for large scale clean up efforts. 2022 expanded for the second time in two years to include a graffiti abatement program where the dbp managed removing graffiti from private buildings, and was funding through the city of Bellingham's planning and community development department, Bellingham police department and public works.

Who funds Downtown Bellingham Partnership

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Credit Unions in the State of Washington Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU)Donation$20,500
Whatcom Community foundationPeople With Disabilities$11,000
Robert &elizabeth Fergus FoundationUnrestricted$2,500
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at Downtown Bellingham Partnership

NameTitleCompensation
Barry DikemanPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Director$0
Melissa SorinsinOffice Manager
Rhiannon TroutmanPresident$0
Ken MannTreasurer$0
Elie SamuelPresident$0
...and 8 more key personnel

Financials for Downtown Bellingham Partnership

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$391,530
Program services$545,815
Investment income and dividends$50
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-6,352
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$764
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$931,807

Form 990s for Downtown Bellingham Partnership

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-06-02990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-12990View PDF
2019-122021-04-05990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
...and 5 more Form 990s

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Data update history
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $37,500 from Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA)
August 2, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 22, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
July 22, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Community improvementEconomic development
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1201
Bellingham, WA 98227
Metro area
Bellingham, WA
County
Whatcom County, WA
Website URL
downtownbellingham.com/ 
Phone
(360) 527-8710
IRS details
EIN
31-1762690
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2014
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S31: Urban, Community Economic Development
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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