California · Nonprofit
DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS
DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being LOWER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $763k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $0
- Net assets
- $533k
What Discover Polk Community Benefit Dis does
Mission
Discover Polk Community Benefit Districts primary exempt purpose is to advance the common good, general welfare, and quality of life of all San Franciscans and visitors to San Francisco by enhancing environmental quality and beauty in the District, and...(continue on Schedule O)
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Clean and Safe Program (7/01/24 - 6/30/25): Street Ambassadors team consistently met goals for daily cleaning, graffiti abatement, and scheduled steam cleaning/power washing. DPCBD installed four additional BigBelly trash cans, bringing the district total to 13; further improving sidewalk cleanliness and litter reduction. Achieved a significant decrease in small business robberies, reflecting improved coordination between local businesses and public safety partners.
$506,193 spent$403,581 earned by the program68% of program spendingEcomonic Enhancements (7/01/24 - 6/30/25): Discover Polk maintained a strong and growing presence on social media, particularly on Instagram and Facebook, with continued increases in both audience size and engagement. Sustained a successful partnership with SF FunCheap to promote key community events, including Halloween on Polk, Holiday on Polk, and the Pickin on the Polk music festival, helping to broaden district visibility and attract visitors from across the city.
$127,547 spent$128,307 earned by the program17% of program spendingBeautification and Placemaking (7/01/24 - 6/30/25): Completed installation of districtwide bistro lighting; running perpendicular to Polk Street from California to Broadway, and extending down each side street from Polk to Van Ness, significantly enhancing evening ambiance. Hosted multiple family-focused community events featuring activities such as face painting, bouncy houses, and balloon artists. Revived the Spoolk Street Spectacular, the annual Halloween celebration produced in partnership with Russian Hill Neighbors and the Polk District Merchants Association. Produced a districtwide Holiday Celebration featuring festive dcor and live carolers.Each event attracted over 200 children and families, who expressed deep appreciation for free, family-friendly programming.Produced and executed the fourth annual Pickin on the Polk music festival on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Estimated attendance exceeded 4,000 attendees, making it the most successful event to date.
$109,989 spent$73,176 earned by the program15% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $743,729.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $427k to $664k (+55%).
How it's funded, over time
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Government-grant reliance: 2019 3% · 2021 2% · 2022 10% · 2023 2% · 2024 5% · 2025 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
5% of DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Against its field
DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS is better cushioned than half of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS?
- DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being LOWER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $0 in grants to DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS.
- Who is the largest funder of DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS?
- LOWER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT is the largest funder on record, with $0 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DISCOVER POLK COMMUNITY BENEFIT DIS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing