Virginia · Nonprofit
DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC
DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC (Virginia) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,040 to it, the largest being DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($3,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $117k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $3k
- Net assets
- $85k
What Downtown Blackstone Inc does
Mission
Downtown blackstone, inc. Will provide leadership in developing and promoting downtown blackstone as an inviting place to visit and shop, a productive place to work and a profitable place to invest. We will accomplish this mission * through building partnerships and coalitions with merchants, property owners, developers and government entities; * through working to enhance and improve the look and feel of the downtown streetscape; and * through fostering vibrance that attracts development and redevelopment.these activities will resul in long-term sustaniable growth in the downtown business community.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.
Programs
Economic restructuring - the economic restructuring committee has the job of identifying new market opportunities for the traditional commercial district, finding new useds for historic commercial buildings and stimulating investment in property. To succeed, this committee must develop a thorough understanding of the community's economic condition and opportunities for incremental market growth. Specifically: * strengthening existing businesses and recruiting new ones, * finding new economic uses for traditional main street buildings, * developing financial incestives and capital for building rehabilitations and business development; * monitoring the economic performance of the district. * economic restructuring plan.
$71,449 spent100% of program spendingDesign - the design committee plays a key role in shaping the physical image of main street as a place attractive to shoppers, investors, business owners and visitors. To succeed this committee must persuade business owners, building owners and civic leaders to adopt a specific approach for physical improvements to buildings, businessess and public improvements. Specifically - * educating others about good design, - enhancing the image of each business as well as that of the district, * providing good design advice - encouraging quality improvements to private properties and public spaces;
Promotions and organization - these committees have the job of promoting downtown as the center of commerce, culture and community life for residents and visitors alike. To be effective they must move beyond cookie-cutter downtown promotion ideas. Specifically - * understanding the changing market - identifying both potential shoppers and the competition; * identifying downtown assets - including people, buildings, heritage and institutions; * defining main streets market niche - its unique position in the marketplace:
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $71,449.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2022 to 2023, from $74k to $110k (+49%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 85% · 2018 80% · 2019 75% · 2020 82% · 2021 90% · 2022 87% · 2023 85%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
93% of DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $24 → $3k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC's grant income comes from Virginia funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $40 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,535 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,535 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
Organizations like DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC: 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 DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC?
- DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC (Virginia) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,040 to it, the largest being DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($3,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $3,040 in grants to DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC?
- DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2017–2023), and the filings of 2 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