Nonprofit · EIN 16-1665834
SHAW MAIN STREETS INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $797,959 | $707,039 | $90,920 | $356,994 | $235,331 | $121,663 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $561,337 | $572,119 | -$10,782 | $293,913 | $263,170 | $30,743 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $504,650 | $569,541 | -$64,891 | $262,043 | $219,017 | $43,026 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $797,959
- of which government grants
- $713,464
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $75,834
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $82,393
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,900
- Occupancy
- $42,974
- Travel
- $4,217
- Depreciation
- $11,598
- Program services (functional)
- $575,996
- Management and general (functional)
- $89,321
- Fundraising (functional)
- $41,722
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $293,913
- Total assets, end of year
- $356,994
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $235,331
- Net assets, end of year
- $121,663
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $37,695
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $121,663
- Gross receipts
- $797,959
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER M PADRO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $75,833 |
| ANTWAIN A COWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIO DIFRANCO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GRAHAM KING | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIE LEE JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEREDITH PITTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL A LOFTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YARED TESFAYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD WEISS | VICE CHAIR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN B WHARTON | CHAIR PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ROBERT JOHNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| B DOYLE MITCHELL Jr | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER PADRO | Executive Dir. Institutional trustee | 40 | $75,833 |
| GRETCHEN B WHARTON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANTWAIN COWARD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEREDITH PITTS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRAHAM KING | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIE LEE JONES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL A LOFTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| B DOYLE MITCHELL JR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YARED TESFAYE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD WEISS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT K JOHNS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIO DIFRANCO | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER M PADRO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $75,833 |
| CHERYL A LOFTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT JOHNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YARED TESFAYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| B DOYLE MITCHELL Jr | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANTWAIN A COWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIE LEE TYLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GRAHAM KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN B WHARTON | CHAIR PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MARIO DIFRANCO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LIOTTA ATKINSON | VICE CHAIR VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 875 N ST NW STE 201, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-4891
- In care of
- % GRETCHEN B WHARTON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- GRETCHEN B WHARTON, 1208 9TH STREET NW, Washington, DC 200014202
- Signed the 990
- GRETCHEN B WHARTON, CHAIR PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 265-7429
- Website
- WWW.SHAWMAINSTREETS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TSC ENTERPRISE
Mission
FACILITATING THE REVITALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CENTRAL SHAW COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IN WASHINGTON, DC INCLUDING BUSINESS TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AND PUBLIC SPACE MANAGEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- FACILITATING THE REVITALIZATION OF THE 7TH AND 9TH STREET COMMERICAIL CORRIDORS OF THE SHAW AREA OF WASHINGTON DC INCLUDING BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, GRANTS TO LOCAL BUSINESSESS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.Expenses $575,996
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 16-1665834
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $356,994
- Income (IRS master file)
- $797,959
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $797,959 | $707,039 | $356,994 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $561,337 | $572,119 | $293,913 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $504,650 | $569,541 | $262,043 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $352,709 | $660,079 | $222,500 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 16-1665834).
Questions about SHAW MAIN STREETS INC
- What is the EIN of SHAW MAIN STREETS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SHAW MAIN STREETS INC is 16-1665834.
- Is SHAW MAIN STREETS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to SHAW MAIN STREETS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SHAW MAIN STREETS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SHAW MAIN STREETS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SHAW MAIN STREETS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SHAW MAIN STREETS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names GRETCHEN B WHARTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of SHAW MAIN STREETS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,833 (ALEXANDER M PADRO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SHAW MAIN STREETS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $797,959, expenses of $707,039 and total assets of $356,994 at year end.
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