NonprofitsDowntown Detroit Partnership Inc

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Downtown Detroit Partnership Inc

DETROIT, MI

Total revenue

$21.8M

Total expenses

$22.7M

Net assets

$2.5M

Grants received

$14.3M

81 grants

EIN

383436456

Tax year

2024

Mission

To advance detroit by driving engagement, development and programs that benefit businesses, residents and visitors throughout the downtowns's urban core.

Programs

4 programs

Holiday lighting - ddp illuminates downtown during the holidays and throughout the year. The downtown lighting program enhances the physical characteristics of downtown by brightening the streetscape for the entire detroit community. The ddp is responsible for installing distinctive lighting on street poles and in trees, as well as for designing and implementing dazzling holiday light displays in beacon park, campus martius park and other favorite downtown public spaces.

Expenses: $169KGrants: $186K

Michigan strategic fund revitalization and placemaking programin january 2023, ddp received a reimbursement grant award from the michigan strategic fund in the amount of $13,740,000 to support capital improvements of eight (8) projects throughout downtown detroit. The projects include two (2) real estate developments and six (6) public space projects. Ddp is the administrator of these projects and has, separately, enter into sub-grant agreements with sub-grantees. The grant is a multi-year commitment which will be fully expended by december 31, 2026.

Expenses: $5.0M

Rap- medc rap 1.0 to support physical improvements throughout the downtown.

Expenses: $5.0MGrants: $6.0M

Major events- - to support the organization and programming of the 2024 nfl draft event

Expenses: $7.9M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$18.9M
Program service revenue$2.9M
Investment income$7K
Other revenue
Total revenue$21.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$6.3M
Salaries & benefits$2.3M
Fundraising$435K
Other expenses$14.1M
Total expenses$22.7M
Total assets$8.2M
Net assets$2.5M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ERIC B LARSON

CEO

Board

$498K

36 hrs/wk

GINA CAVILERE

CHIEF COMMUNITY IMPACT OFFICER

Board

$201K

1 hrs/wk

CARI EASTERDAY-KAR

VICE PRESIDENT/CFO/ASST TREASURER

Board

$163K

10 hrs/wk

LILA ASANTE-APPIAH

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Board

$146K

40 hrs/wk

BISHOP EDGAR VAN II

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CAMERON PIGGOTT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER ILITCH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CLAUDE BUD DENKER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CONRAD MALLET JR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAN GILBERT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID EGNER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID FOLYTON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID GIRODAT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID MASSARON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID PARENT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID RUUD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR KIMBERLY ESPY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELIE TORGOW

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES E WHITE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEFF LAMBERT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JERRY NORCIA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KENNETH WAYWARD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KEVIN JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KEVIN VOIGHT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LATRICE MCCLENDON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAURA GRANNEMANN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK WALLACE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARVIN BEATTY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARY CULLER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MATTHEW BUCKLEY START 124

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RIC DEVORE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL BICKERS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL MCLAUCHLAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PETER CUMMINGS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PETER KELLET

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROBERT RINEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RODNEY WOOD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROGER PENSKE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RONALD GANTNER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SANDY PIERCE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

STEPHEN ROSS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TERRAH OPFERMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY NICHOLSON

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

WARREN EVANS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM CLAY FORD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RYAN EPSTEIN

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Staff

$177K

40 hrs/wk

ELISE FIELDS

SR DIRECTOR URBAN INNOVATION

Staff

$129K

40 hrs/wk

JOSHUA LONG

DATA PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Staff

$124K

40 hrs/wk

MARGARET WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR OF FUND DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$121K

40 hrs/wk

MICHAEL BRUGGEMAN

CHIEF SAFETY & SECURITY OFFICER

Staff

$116K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

RKP GROUP

SPECIAL EVENTS

$2.1M

TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

CONSTRUCTION

$1.7M

BLOCK BY BLOCK

CONTRACT SERVICES

$1.7M

UNITED STATES FOOTBALL LEAGUE

SPECIAL EVENTS

$1M

FAIRMONT SIGN COMPANY

INSTALLATION SERVICES

$976K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$450K
To support Campus Martius Park upgrades and to support DDP's coordination efforts for major events in 2024
2024
$423K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
2024
$270K
TO ENHANCE THE ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUSIVITY AND DESIGN OF DOWNTOWN DETROITS PUBLIC SPACES.
2024
$183K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$150K
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
2024
$125K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT FOR THE 2024 DETROIT HOMECOMING EVENT
2024
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR ITS DETROIT HOMECOMING PROJECT TO RECONNECT EXPATRIATES TO DETROIT AND INSPIRE THEM TO ENGAGE IN THE CITYS EQUITABLE RECOVERY
2024
$75K
To support the 11th Detroit Homecoming
2024
$50K
TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CONTINUUM OF CARE NETWORK.
2024
$43K
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
2024
$25K
Detroit Homecoming 2024
2024
$25K
PROJECT SUPPORT TO DETROIT REGIONAL CEO GROUP
2024
$5K
General Operating
2024
$2.7M
DETROIT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
2023
$1.9M
TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN DETROIT PARTNERSHIP, (DDP) TO MANAGE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONSULTING PROJECT AND SERVE AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF INTERSTATE 375 (I-375) AND ITS CONNECTING SECTION OF INTERSTATE 75 (I-75) IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
2023
$479K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
2023
$183K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO CREATE A VIBRANT, WORLD-CLASS URBAN CORE IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
2023
$150K
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
2023
$138K
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
2023
$125K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE 2023 DETROIT HOMECOMING, AN ANNUAL EVENT TO RE-ENGAGE AND ENCOURAGE FORMER DETROITERS TO INVEST IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DETROIT AND FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH.
2023
$100K
Jobs and Family Economic Security
2023
$100K
To support the 10th Detroit Homecoming.
2023
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR ITS DETROIT HOMECOMING PROJECT TO RECONNECT EXPATRIATES TO DETROIT AND INSPIRE THEM TO ENGAGE IN THE CITYS EQUITABLE RECOVERY
2023
$66K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT PLACE-BASED STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM TO (RE)CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER AND HOMELESSNESS IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY PROVIDERS.
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT PLACE-BASED STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM TO (RE)CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER AND HOMELESSNESS IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY PROVIDERS.
2023
$45K
THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE DETROIT REGIONAL CEO GROUP TO IMPROVE COLLABORATION AND STRENGTHEN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR GREATER REGIONAL PROSPERITY.
2023
$45K
SUPPORT FOR 2023 DETROIT HOMECOMING
2023
$25K
TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT FOR THE 2023 DETROIT HOMECOMING INITIATIVE.
2023
$25K
SUPPORT FOR THE 2024 NFL DRAFT
2023
$20K
Unrestricted
2023
$5K
Community Engagement
2023
$2.0M
PUBLIC SPACES - ANNUAL GRANT, CULTURE POP & DUES
2022
$359K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM/GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$250K
provide literacy, enrichment and recreation activities to Detroit children to close the literacy gap and promote physical fitness and activity
2022
$183K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO CREATE A VIBRANT, WORLD-CLASS URBAN CORE IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
2022
$150K
SUPPORT SATURDAYS IN THE D
2022
$150K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$150K
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT DETROIT HOMECOMING IX
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE DOWNTOWN DETROIT PARTNERSHIP (DDP) TO LAUNCH A NEW COVID-19 VACCINATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR DOWNTOWN DETROIT EMPLOYEES.
2022
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE 2022 DETROIT HOMECOMING, AN ANNUAL EVENT TO RE-ENGAGE AND ENCOURAGE FORMER DETROITERS TO INVEST IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DETROIT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.
2022
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR ITS DETROIT HOMECOMING PROJECT TO RECONNECT EXPATRIATES TO DETROIT AND INSPIRE THEM TO ENGAGE IN THE CITYS EQUITABLE RECOVERY
2022
$100K
provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission to cultivate economic and social impact in Downtown Detroit by connecting public, private, and philanthropic sectors, providing stewardship of public spaces, and developing programs that engage and benefit all
2022
$75K
sponsor the annual 2023 Detroit Homecoming event
2022
$75K
BEHAVIORAL-MENTAL HEALTH AUGMENTATION SERVICE PILOT
2022
$50K
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
2022
$40K
TO SUPPORT THE DETROIT HOMECOMING EVENT ON SEPT 14-16, 2022
2022
$25K
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE 2022 DETROIT HOMECOMING
2022
$23K
TO SUPPORT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT IN DETROIT
2022
$4K
sponsor and support the 2022 Detroit Aglow event to cultivate and promote the economic and social impact of Downtown Detroit
2022
$75K
enable the organization to achieve it's mission of convening business, philanthropic and government partners to create a vibrant and resilient urban core for Detroit by providing general operating support.
2021
$15K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$300K
enable the organization to achieve it's mission of convening business, philanthropic and government partners to create a vibrant and resilient urban core for Detroit by providing general operating support.
2020
$225K
PUBLIC SPACE MAINTENANCE
2020
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY-LED WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVES.
2020
$183K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO CREATE A VIBRANT, WORLD-CLASS URBAN CORE IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
2020
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$100K
Core support for its Detroit Homecoming project to reconnect expatriates to Detroit and inspire them to engage in the city's equitable recovery
2020
$78K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$75K
sponsor the annual Detroit Homecoming event.
2020
$70K
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
2020
$25K
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
2020
$25K
SEE PART XV, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONRECIPIENT 96TO SUPPORT THE 2020 DETROIT HOMECOMING INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A NETWORK OF SUCCESSFUL DETROIT EXPATRIATES FOR A HYBRID EVENT OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING TO RE-ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONSIDER INVESTMENTS IN DETROIT AND THE REGION.
2020
$25K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE 2020 DETROIT HOMECOMING, AN ANNUAL EVENT TO RE-ENGAGE AND ENCOURAGE PROMINENT FORMER DETROITERS TO INVEST IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DETROIT AND FOSTER JOB CREATION.
2020
$15K
2020 DETROIT HOMECOMING VII EVENT
2020
$15K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$15K
7TH ANNUAL DETROIT HOMECOMING
2020
$10K
Responding to the Covid Crisis in Downtown Detroit Public Spaces
2020
$10K
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF
2020
$250
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$50K
provide funds to sponsor a charitable event, Detroit Homecoming VII, to leverage the talent and ideas of local and expatriate Detroiters in meaningful ways that produce positive outcomes to sustain and increase the momentum of Detroit's revitalization
2019
$25K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$5K
DETROIT STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN
2019
$3K
provide funds to support a charitable event in Detroit to create a more sustainable, equitable and vibrant downtown
2019
$50K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$50K
provide funds to sponsor a charitable event, Detroit Homecoming IV, to inspire former members of the community to actively engage in the city's revitalization
2017

Funded by

$14.3M from 22 funders · 81 grants · 2017–2024

The Gilbert Family Foundation

$4.6M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

The Kresge Foundation

$3.1M · 12 grants · 2020–2024

Community Foundation For Southeast

$1.6M · 6 grants · 2020–2024

WK Kellogg Foundation

$1.1M · 12 grants · 2017–2023

Dte Energy Foundation

$775K · 8 grants · 2020–2024

Hudson-Webber Foundation

$775K · 6 grants · 2020–2024

William Davidson Foundation

$740K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The Ford Foundation

$400K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN383436456
NTEE codeS20
Subsection03
Ruling date1998-12
Formed1998
Employees0
Volunteers51
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