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Erie Downtown Development Corporation

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 / Economic Development (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.12M (2022)

Expenses
$2.06M (2022)

Total Assets
$14.9M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$14.4M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2017 to 2022

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.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,120,288
Expenses
$2,062,444
Net Income
-$942,156
Net Assets
$507,074
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $64,010
5.7%
Program Services $475,852
42.5%
Investment Income $8,345
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $271,027
24.2%
Net Inventory Sales $301,054
26.9%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $546,708
26.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $430,146
20.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,910,077
Total Liabilities $14,403,003
Net Assets $507,074
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John M Persinger (Former Ceo) $299,305 $0 $50,637
Paula Gregory (Controller) $108,204 $0 $19,168
Nicole Reitzell (Vp Of Commun) $95,829 $0 $26,723
Corey Cook (Direc Of Ope) $82,245 $0 $27,534
Mark Inscho (Food & Bever) $82,245 $0 $26,805
Ryan Hoover (Experience D) $69,611 $0 $8,344
Karen Bilowith (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Dill (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Gibbons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Hagen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pierre Mccormick (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Timothy G Necastro (President) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Onorato (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Stevenson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Keith Taylor (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Carl Wolfrom (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Zimmer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Andrew S Whiting (Ceo) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,459,098
Expenses
$1,440,032
Net Income
$19,066
Net Assets
$1,449,230
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $344,079
23.6%
Program Services $608,231
41.7%
Investment Income $5,551
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $451,700
31.0%
Net Inventory Sales $49,537
3.4%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $558,198
38.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $87,589
6.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,964,670
Total Liabilities $19,515,440
Net Assets $1,449,230
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John M Persinger (Ceo) $220,867 $0 $48,696
Matthew B Wachter (Vp Of Financ) $148,744 $0 $32,562
Paula Gregory (Controller) $82,940 $0 $18,003
Nicole Reitzell (Vp Of Commun) $82,825 $0 $28,700
Ryan Hoover (Experience D) $50,769 $0 $6,326
Corey Cook (Direc Of Ope) $10,769 $0 $1,498
Mark Inscho (Food & Bever) $5,962 $0 $843
Timothy G Necastro (President) $0 $0 $0
Pierre Mccormick (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Keith Taylor (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
David Zimmer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Onorato (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Edwards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carl Wolfrom (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Prischak (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Stevenson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Hagen (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Gibbons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susannah Weis Frigon (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,745,323
Expenses
$1,528,733
Net Income
$216,590
Net Assets
$1,468,143
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,598,685
91.6%
Program Services $130,750
7.5%
Investment Income $15,888
0.9%
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 $722,252
47.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,667,146
Total Liabilities $21,199,003
Net Assets $1,468,143
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John M Persinger (Ceo) $274,323 $0 $52,220
Matthew B Wachter (Vp Of Financ) $171,451 $0 $31,373
Nicole Reitzell (Vp Of Commun) $102,872 $0 $30,964
Paula Gregory (Controller) $50,532 $0 $8,516
Timothy G Necastro (President) $0 $0 $0
Michael L Batchelor (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Keith Taylor (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
David Zimmer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Onorato (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Edwards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Caleb Pifer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carl Wolfrom (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Prischak (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Stevenson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Hagen (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Gibbons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Edward Kloecker (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Tullio (Director) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Hunter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$633,402
Expenses
$1,441,868
Net Income
-$808,466
Net Assets
$1,251,553
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $467,143
73.8%
Program Services $152,566
24.1%
Investment Income $11,633
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,060
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $501,539
34.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,886,411
Total Liabilities $15,634,858
Net Assets $1,251,553
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John M Persinger (Ceo) $250,769 $0 $0
Matthew B Wachter (Vp Of Financ) $156,731 $0 $0
Nicole Reitzell (Vp Of Commun) $94,039 $0 $0
Michael L Batchelor (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Colpoys (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Edwards (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Gibbons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Hagen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Hunter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Edward Kloecker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pierre Mccormick (Director) $0 $0 $0
Timothy G Necastro (President) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Onorato (Director) $0 $0 $0
Caleb Pifer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Prischak (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Stevenson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Keith Taylor (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
David Tullio (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carl Wolfrom (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Zimmer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,057,073
Expenses
$761,973
Net Income
$295,100
Net Assets
$2,060,019
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,000,367
94.6%
Program Services $49,990
4.7%
Investment Income $6,716
0.6%
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 $263,078
34.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,127,841
Total Liabilities $4,067,822
Net Assets $2,060,019
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John M Persinger (Ceo) $162,308 $0 $0
Matthew B Wachter (Vp Of Financ) $62,981 $0 $0
Nicole Reitzell (Vp Of Commun) $37,789 $0 $0
Timothy G Necastro (President) $0 $0 $0
Pierre Mccormick (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael L Batchelor (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Keith Taylor (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
David Zimmer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Onorato (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Edwards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Caleb Pifer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carl Wolfrom (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Prischak (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Stevenson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Hagen (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Gibbons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Edward Kloecker (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Tullio (Director) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Hunter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,950,202
Expenses
$185,283
Net Income
$1,764,919
Net Assets
$1,764,919
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,950,202
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,771,338
Total Liabilities $6,419
Net Assets $1,764,919

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