DowntownDC Foundation
EIN: 45-2933562
Mission
We serve and celebrate our vibrant and diverse DowntownDC community by providing homeless services, revitalizing parks, and enhancing public spaces and experiences.
Ruling year
2014
Executive Director
Rachel Rose Hartman
Main address
1275 K Street NW Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Formerly known as
Downtown Business Improvement District Foundation
EIN
45-2933562
Community improvement
Special population support
Population served
Adults
Economically disadvantaged people
Ex-offenders
At-risk youth
NTEE code
Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement (S20)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Franklin Park
The renovation of DowntownDC’s largest green space into a premier urban park, which will be operated and managed by the BID upon its reopening
Homeless Services
Support and services for individuals experiencing homelessness, including services offered through the Downtown Day Services Center and the DC Landlord Partnership Fund
Public Space Revitalization
Public art and public space enhancements such as art installations, plaza beautification, landscaping and design
Events and Programming
Cultural and social impact programming, building on existing community offerings
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Homeless Services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
For 2021, 1800 of those meals were daily lunches served at the center, and 450 of the meals were catered, restaurant-quality meals served on holidays.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Homeless Services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of individuals served at the Downtown Day Services Center
Number of hygiene kits distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Homeless Services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This includes toiletry kits as well as overnight backpacks that have hygiene items, blankets, hats, gloves, etc.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total dollar amount of major gifts secured for Franklin Park
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Franklin Park
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Hours of programing delivered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Events and Programming
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2021 programming included movie nights, concert series, spring festivals, and more.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goals are to:
- Serve more lunches and meals to individuals experiencing homelessness at the Downtown Day Services Center (DDSC)
- Expand services offered at the DDSC
- Provide more programming hours in Franklin Park and around DowntownDC
- Help connect more individuals with housing services
- Provide more Welcome Home Kits ($500 worth of furniture and household items) to individuals when they are matching with housing
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategies to achieve these goals include researching grants and funders specifically aligned with our program areas and creating a sponsorship package that gets them interested in our work. We are also working on gaining new non-profit, corporate, and individual partners to better serve the DowntownDC community.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
We serve everyone in the DowntownDC community, with a special emphasis on providing services for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Case management notes, Community meetings/Town halls, Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We provide restaurant-quality, hot catered meals on most major holidays to individuals experiencing homelessness. We received feedback on our different meal providers, and now go with the a specific caterer that our clients at the Downtown Day Services Center said they preferred.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
We recently celebrated Father's Day at the Downtown Day Services Center and asked for honest, anonymous feedback via paper surveys. We received many comments during the celebration that clients felt heard and appreciated the chance to give their opinions on services currently provided and the opportunity to help point out gaps in service and program areas they would like to see added. The DDSC was originally designed to predominantly serve men and the survey results showed us that we had more female clients than anticipated and needed to adjust services for them accordingly.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
Financials
Assets info
Financial data
DowntownDC Foundation
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: 2021
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
| Revenue | |
|---|---|
| Contributions, Grants, Gifts | $145,913 |
| Program Services | $0 |
| Membership Dues | $0 |
| Special Events | $0 |
| Other Revenue | $0 |
| Total Revenue | $177,398 |
| Expenses | |
|---|---|
| Program Services | $72,063 |
| Administration | $50,473 |
| Fundraising | $0 |
| Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
| Other Expenses | $0 |
| Total Expenses | $77,063 |
DowntownDC Foundation
Balance sheetFiscal Year: 2021
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
| Assets | |
|---|---|
| Total Assets | $129,721 |
| Liabilities | |
|---|---|
| Total Liabilities | $3 |
| Fund balance (EOY) | |
|---|---|
| Net Assets | $129,445 |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Rachel Rose Hartman
Rachel Rose Hartman began serving as founding Executive Director of the DowntownDC Foundation in May 2019, bringing to the role her five years of experience at the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) building support and interest for the initiatives around which the Foundation is focused. In her previous role as Director of Interactive Marketing & Communications for the BID, Rachel directed all marketing and branding, events, programming and communications efforts for the organization and secured and managed related partnerships and sponsorships. Rachel joined the BID after 10 years in political journalism, including working as a White House Reporter for Yahoo News and a daily politics reporter for Congressional Quarterly.
There are no officers, directors or key employees recorded for this organization
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
DowntownDC Foundation
Board of directorsas of 01/19/2023
Board of directors data
Gigi Murphy
Gensler
Term: 2019 -
Lionel L. Lynch
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Lars Etzkorn
Lars Etzkorn Law PLLC
Clare Archer
Gilbane
Sean Cahill
SCahill LLC
Ann Friedman
Planet Word
Timothy Lowery
Hines/CityCenterDC
Gregory Leinweber
Kimpton Hotel Monaco
Rafael Etzion
Metro K Shipping LLC
Stan Wall
HR & A
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 12/14/2022GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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