Kentucky · Public charity
Downtown Development Corporation
The louisville DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION(ddc) is a private, non profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the long term economic health of downtown louisville and represents the community's civic and business leadership. Since 1988, ddc has played a crucial role in bringing together both the public and private sectors as partners…
- $79k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2024
- $25k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations Downtown Development Corporation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $63k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $65k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $23k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $30k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $48k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $79k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Presentation | $119,792 | 4 | n/a |
| Louisville Downtown Management District | $52,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Fund for the Arts Inc | $41,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Louisville Zoological Gardens | $36,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Transit Authority of River City | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Waterfront Development Corporation | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Louisville Pride Foundation Inc | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Louisville Tango Festival Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce Inc | $7,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Phriend LLC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Presentation | $119,792 | 4 | n/a |
| Louisville Downtown Management District | $52,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Fund for the Arts Inc | $41,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Louisville Zoological Gardens | $36,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Transit Authority of River City | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Waterfront Development Corporation | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Louisville Pride Foundation Inc | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Louisville Tango Festival Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce Inc | $7,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Phriend LLC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Black Market Ky LLC | $5,725 | 1 | n/a |
About Downtown Development Corporation
- How much does Downtown Development Corporation give?
- Downtown Development Corporation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $25,000, out of $78,625 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Downtown Development Corporation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (51%), Community Improvement (40%), Public Benefit (8%).
- Who are Downtown Development Corporation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Visual Presentation ($120k), Louisville Downtown Management District ($53k), Fund for the Arts Inc ($42k).
- Does Downtown Development Corporation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Downtown Development Corporation based?
- Downtown Development Corporation is based in KY.
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