Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp

  • Schenectady, NY
  • Tax-exempt since Oct. 2003
  • EIN: 36-4465022

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Urban, Community Economic Development (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.52M (2023)

Expenses
$1.58M (2023)

Total Assets
$753k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$181k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,516,362
Expenses
$1,577,327
Net Income
-$60,965
Net Assets
$571,499
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,020,542
67.3%
Program Services $480,650
31.7%
Investment Income $5,787
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $9,383
0.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $368,038
23.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $752,540
Total Liabilities $181,041
Net Assets $571,499
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jim Salengo (Executive Di) $100,986 $0 $8,853
Michael Burns (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bashir Chedrawee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Cortelyou (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Austin Fisher (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ray Legere (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Mchale (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Neufeld (Executive Di) $0 $0 $0
Tate Ottati (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Heather Peterson (President) $0 $0 $0
Mitch Ramsey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Phil Wajda (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on July 14, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$791,188
Expenses
$897,254
Net Income
-$106,066
Net Assets
$632,464
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $339,840
43.0%
Program Services $449,858
56.9%
Investment Income $3,430
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,940
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $117,081
13.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $361,672
40.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $846,779
Total Liabilities $214,315
Net Assets $632,464
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James Salengo (Executive Di) $106,406 $0 $10,676
Paul Ambrose (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Burns (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Cortelyou (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Austin Fisher (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Ray Legere (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Morlang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Heather Peterson (President) $0 $0 $0
Mitch Ramsey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Phil Wajda (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Sept. 1, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$669,388
Expenses
$665,121
Net Income
$4,267
Net Assets
$738,530
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $313,292
46.8%
Program Services $351,449
52.5%
Investment Income $4,647
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $110,199
16.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $265,496
39.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $795,424
Total Liabilities $56,894
Net Assets $738,530
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James Salengo (Executive Di) $100,182 $0 $10,107
Richard Antokol (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Burns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Austin Fisher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ray Legere (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Morlang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Heather Peterson (President) $0 $0 $0
Chris Spraragen (Vice Pres./T) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on June 6, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$781,398
Expenses
$694,670
Net Income
$86,728
Net Assets
$734,263
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $444,137
56.8%
Program Services $331,634
42.4%
Investment Income $5,627
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $106,837
15.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $291,098
41.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $785,024
Total Liabilities $50,761
Net Assets $734,263
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James Salengo (Executive Di) $97,952 $0 $8,885
Richard Antokol (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Burns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Austin Fisher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ray Legere (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Morlang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Heather Peterson (President) $0 $0 $0
Kim Rainey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Chris Spraragen (Vice Pres./T) $0 $0 $0
Aneesa Waheed (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on July 22, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$703,400
Expenses
$763,942
Net Income
-$60,542
Net Assets
$647,535
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $354,573
50.4%
Program Services $343,027
48.8%
Investment Income $6,915
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$1,115
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $102,975
13.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $294,409
38.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $690,024
Total Liabilities $42,489
Net Assets $647,535
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James Salengo (Executive Di) $92,429 $0 $10,546
Richard Antokol (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Austin Fisher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rudy Grant (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ray Legere (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Morlang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carmel Patrick (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Heather Peterson (President) $0 $0 $0
Chris Spraragen (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Aug. 24, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$761,835
Expenses
$646,627
Net Income
$115,208
Net Assets
$708,077
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $416,057
54.6%
Program Services $337,640
44.3%
Investment Income $8,138
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $93,579
14.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $226,068
35.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $738,598
Total Liabilities $30,521
Net Assets $708,077
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James Salengo (Executive Di) $83,734 $0 $9,845
Heather Peterson (President) $0 $0 $0
Chris Spraragen (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Rudy Grant (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Austin Fisher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Antokol (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Morlang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ray Legere (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carmel Patrick (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Oct. 2, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$560,562
Expenses
$566,400
Net Income
-$5,838
Net Assets
$592,869
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $275,891
49.2%
Program Services $289,619
51.7%
Investment Income $9,358
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$13,260
Sales of Assets -$1,046
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $91,601
16.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $189,044
33.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $633,981
Total Liabilities $41,112
Net Assets $592,869
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James Salengo (Executive Di) $82,647 $0 $8,954
Heather Peterson (President) $0 $0 $0
Chris Spraragen (Vp, Secretar) $0 $0 $0
Rudy Grant (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Austin Fisher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Antokol (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Morlang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lori Selden (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Oct. 12, 2018

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$555,980
Expenses
$591,414
Net Income
-$35,434
Net Assets
$598,707
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $270,553
48.7%
Program Services $282,750
50.9%
Investment Income $10,541
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$7,864
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $87,478
14.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $205,447
34.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $639,763
Total Liabilities $41,056
Net Assets $598,707
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James Salengo (Executive Director) $79,184 $0 $8,294
Richard Antokol Esq (President) $0 $0 $0
Heather Peterson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Chris Spraragen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Carmel Patrick (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Austin Fisher (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lori Selden (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rudy Grant (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Morlang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Desnoyers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Oct. 11, 2017

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$577,696
Expenses
$611,164
Net Income
-$33,468
Net Assets
$537,435
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $303,742
52.6%
Program Services $260,118
45.0%
Investment Income $16,990
2.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$3,154
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,082
13.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $191,430
31.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $622,093
Total Liabilities $84,658
Net Assets $537,435

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$497,219
Expenses
$543,280
Net Income
-$46,061
Net Assets
$617,167
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $258,429
52.0%
Program Services $220,000
44.2%
Investment Income $17,308
3.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,482
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $74,556
13.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $180,248
33.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $647,087
Total Liabilities $29,920
Net Assets $617,167

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$492,977
Expenses
$575,610
Net Income
-$82,633
Net Assets
$663,228
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $248,675
50.4%
Program Services $229,778
46.6%
Investment Income $15,426
3.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$902
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $76,160
13.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $204,955
35.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $694,574
Total Liabilities $31,346
Net Assets $663,228

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$618,035
Expenses
$676,673
Net Income
-$58,638
Net Assets
$745,861
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $377,521
61.1%
Program Services $225,452
36.5%
Investment Income $13,565
2.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,497
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $74,441
11.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $194,492
28.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $845,068
Total Liabilities $99,207
Net Assets $745,861

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$880,906
Expenses
$1,025,826
Net Income
-$144,920
Net Assets
$804,499
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $647,896
73.5%
Program Services $220,949
25.1%
Investment Income $9,372
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $2,689
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $69,128
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $204,837
20.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $864,358
Total Liabilities $59,859
Net Assets $804,499

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »

Byline

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford and Ash Ngu, ProPublica, and Brandon Roberts, Special to ProPublica.
Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

Updated