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US nonprofit · EIN 330795270 · San Diego, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 330795270) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2023.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Business Improvement District Foundation's network

12 people6 organisationsi12 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alex WardBoard Member2025
1 yr
Benjamin NicholsBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Chad MatowskiBoard Member2025
1 yr
Chris GomezVice President2025
1 yr
Denny KnoxBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Dominic LI Mandri (also filed as Dominic Li Mandri)Board Member2023
3 yrs
Jim Schneider (also filed as Jim Schneider)Treasurer2025
1 yr
Jodi RudickCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Joel HermosilloBoard Member2025
1 yr
Michael TrimbleBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Natasha SalgadoBoard Member2025
1 yr
Sunny Lee (also filed as Sunny Lee)President2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alex GuiterrezCompany secretary2022
Alex GutierrezCompany secretary2020
Benjamin NichollsPresidentsince 2020
Chris GomezVice President2023
Christopher ClarkAdministrator2020
Jim SchneiderTreasurersince 2020
Marshall AndersonVice President2020
Rebecca RybczykVice President2022
Sunny LeePresident2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Sunny LeePresident0.5$0
Jodi RudickSecretary0.5$0
Jim SchneiderTreasurer0.5$0
Chris GomezVice President0.5$0
Joel HermosilloBoard Member0.25$0
Natasha SalgadoBoard Member0.25$0
Dominic Li MandriBoard Member0.25$0
Michael TrimbleBoard Member0.25$0
Benjamin NicholsBoard Member0.25$0
Chad MatowskiBoard Member0.25$0
Denny KnoxBoard Member0.25$0
Alex WardBoard Member0.25$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Business Improvement District Foundation
EIN
330795270
Address
4704 College Ave, San Diego, CA, 92115-3905
State
California
Mission
Revitalize main street residential and commercial areas in san diego and increase the quality of life and economic well being of residents, employees, and businesses within such areas. We also assist our partner corporation, the bid council, in specific charitable projects. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S31 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Jim Schneider (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1998
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDenny Knox
≥6years on the filingsMichael Trimble
≥6years on the filingsSunny Lee
≥3years on the filingsBenjamin Nichols

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$282k
Total liabilities
$255k
Net assets or fund balances
$28k
Contributions and grants received
$656k
Program service revenue
$5k
Grants and similar paid out
$632k
Employees
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$665k$661k$4k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

22 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Discover Pacific BeachSpecial events grant$43k
La Jolla Village MerchantsSpecial events grant$40k
Hillcrest Business Assoc IncSpecial events grant$40k
El Cajon Blvd Bus Imprv AssocSpecial events grant$38k
Downtown Sd Partnership IncSpecial events grant$36k
East Village Association IncSpecial events grant$36k
Little Italy AssociationSpecial events grant$36k
Adams Avenue Business AssocSpecial events grant$35k
North Park Org of Bus IncSpecial events grant$35k
College Area Economic Dev CorSpecial events grant$35k
City Heights CDCSpecial events grant$35k
Central Sd Black Chamber CommSpecial events grant$34k
Mission Hills Bus Imprv DistrSpecial events grant$34k
Old Town Sd Chamber of CommerSpecial events grant$34k
Gaslamp Quarter Assoc IncSpecial events grant$33k
Ocean Beach Merchants AssocSpecial events grant$33k
All for LoganNeighborhood grant$10k
McKinley School FDN of SdNeighborhood grant$10k
South Park Business Group IncNeighborhood grant$10k
Friends of la Jolla Elem SchoNeighborhood grant$8k
Friends of Thomas JeffersonNeighborhood grant$8k
Walter Munk FDN for the OceanNeighborhood grant$8k