Nonprofit · EIN 35-1546291
DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND INC
Tax-exempt · SOUTH BEND, IN 46601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,341,548 | $1,156,164 | $185,384 | $516,193 | $39,365 | $476,828 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,332,005 | $1,314,020 | $17,985 | $516,270 | $224,826 | $291,444 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,303,911 | $1,309,482 | -$5,571 | $609,149 | $335,690 | $273,459 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,063,691
- of which government grants
- $896,271
- Membership dues
- $20,955
- Program service revenue
- $277,857
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $113,111
- Other salaries and wages
- $217,171
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $389,177
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $250
- Accounting fees
- $15,275
- Occupancy
- $26,340
- Travel
- $4,224
- Depreciation
- $10,959
- Program services (functional)
- $983,997
- Management and general (functional)
- $115,890
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,277
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $516,270
- Total assets, end of year
- $516,193
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,365
- Net assets, end of year
- $476,828
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,826
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $434,526
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $42,302
- Gross receipts
- $1,341,548
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 507
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- IN
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLOW WETHERALL | EXEC DIRECTO Officer | 39 | $103,027 | $10,084 |
| CHRIS BARTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN CABELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE CHAPPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN CONSTANTINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PEG DALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB DECLEENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE DVORAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD EMBERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY EMERICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GAGE HUDAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT JANOWSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JARNECKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
23 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALVIN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELLIOT LUSK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TARYN MACFARLANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICK MCGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HANNAH NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAYLIE PEET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL PHAIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KRISTOPHER PRIEMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUSZKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN SKIBINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIN THORNTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BIANCA TIRADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARAH KUHNY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK WOBBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK MCDONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN SMOGOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIELLE MEERSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATT KAHN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GWEN O'BRIEN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY HALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CALEB BAUER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLOW WETHERALL | EXEC DIRECTO Officer | 39 | $103,955 | $13,631 |
| CALEB BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BARTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB DECLEENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE DVORAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD EMBERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GAGE HUDAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JARNECKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK MCGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GWEN O'BRIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUSZKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY THOMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BIANCA TIRADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KUHNY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MCDONNELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SMOGOR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE MEERSMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLOW WETHERALL | EXEC DIRECTO Officer | 39 | $97,500 |
| AMANDA HARRIS | ACCOUNTANT ( Officer | 19 | $35,139 |
| MONICA ABAIR | ACCOUNTANT ( Officer | 19 | $11,794 |
| CALVIN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEANNE SKELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOAN MCCLENDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRAD EMBERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATT GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOHN JESSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS BARTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANGIE DVORAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY DOWNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AARON PERRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIM SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUSZKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDSAY HORNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICK MCGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CALEB BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFF JARNECKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GWEN O'BRIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARAH KUHNY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK MCDONNELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAN SMOGOR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIELLE MEERSMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 217 S MICHIGAN ST, SOUTH BEND, IN 46601-2001
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- WILLOW WETHERALL, 217 S MICHIGAN ST, SOUTH BEND, IN 46601
- Signed the 990
- WILLOW WETHERALL, EXEC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (574) 282-1110
- Website
- DOWNTOWNSOUTHBEND.COM
- Return prepared by
- DWC CPAS LLC
Mission
DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND, INC. IS COMMITTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT AND VITALITY OF DOWNTOWN THROUGH OFFERING BUSINESS RESOURCES, SUPPORT, INITIATIVES, AND INCENTIVES; PRESENTING MARKETING AND EVENTS TO ATTRACT VISITORS; AND HIGHLIGHTING DOWNTOWN AS THE CENTER FOR ARTS, DINING, AND ENTERTAINMENT.
Program accomplishments
- DTSB HOSTED 9 RIBBON CUTTINGS AND WELCOMED 17 NEW BUSINESS OPENINGS. 59% WERE WOMEN OR MINORITY-OWNED WITH AN ESTIMATED 80 NEW JOBS CREATED IN 2025. WE PLANNED, PROMOTED, AND IMPLEMENTED MORE THAN 40 EVENTS IN 2025, ENGAGING OVER 80,000 ATTENDEES. WE FACILITATED 2,000+ HOURS OF DEDICATED DOWNTOWN SAFETY PATROLS. WE PARTNERED WITH MURAL MANIA TO BEAUTIFY OUR CITY CENTER WITH 6 NEW MURALS. WE WORKED WITH SMALL-SCALE DEVELOPERS TO ADVANCE THE REVITALIZATION OF 14 LONG-VACANT BUILDINGS AND MAINTAINED DOWNTOWN BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS BY PLANTING APPROXIMATELY 5,600 ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS. WE PROMOTED DOWNTOWN EVENTS & BUSINESSES VIA OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, GENERATING APPROXIMATELY 811,376 ACCOUNTS REACHED, 4.9 MILLION VIEWS, AND 62,800 ENGAGEMENTS ACROSS META PLATFORMS, ALONG WITH 60,392 UNIQUE WEBSIT VISITORS DURING THE YEAR. THE DOWNTOWN OUTREACH AMBASADOR CONDUCTED MORE THAN 1,000 OUTREACH INTERACTIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHELT, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE.
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
- 35-1546291
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $516,193
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,341,548
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,341,548 | $1,156,164 | $516,193 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,332,005 | $1,314,020 | $516,270 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,303,911 | $1,309,482 | $609,149 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $918,023 | $926,391 | $571,611 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 35-1546291).
Questions about DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND INC
- What is the EIN of DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND INC is 35-1546291.
- Is DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1983.
- Are donations to DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND 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 DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND 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 DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND 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 DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WILLOW WETHERALL.
- Who are the officers and directors of DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 38 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $103,027 (WILLOW WETHERALL, EXEC DIRECTO).
- How much revenue does DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,341,548, expenses of $1,156,164 and total assets of $516,193 at year end.
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