Friends of Downtown
Donations deductibleRevenue
$437k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$472k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$296k
$95k liabilities
Net assets
$200k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
3.4 years on average
Staff
3
50 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Friends of Downtown's network
9 people11 organisationsi9 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (12) 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
9 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Williamson | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Charley Lewis | Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chris Henry | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Hunter Craig | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joan Fenton | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Keith Woodard | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ludwig Kuttner | Co-Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Caplin | Co-Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susan Payne | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth G Kelly | Executive Director | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth G Kelly | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | $72k | |
| Michael Caplin | Co-Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joan Fenton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Keith Woodard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Blair Williamson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ludwig Kuttner | Co-Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Charley Lewis | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Susan Payne | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hunter Craig | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heidi Burnette | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Friends of Downtown
- EIN
- 873321523
- Address
- 315 Rivanwood Pl, Charlottesvle, VA, 22901-8939
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- Create strategies and programs to stimulate the social and economic vitality of downtown charlottesville. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S12 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
- 2021
- Principal officer
- Blair Williamson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsBlair Williamson
≥3years on the filingsCharley Lewis
≥3years on the filingsChris Henry
≥3years on the filingsHunter Craig
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $296k
- Total liabilities
- $95k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $200k
- Contributions and grants received
- $427k
- Program service revenue
- $10k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 50