Auburn Downtown Business Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680479706
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Auburn, CA, USA
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Reported finances

Revenue
$164,234
Expenses
$142,644
Assets
$182,899

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Aaron Semenoff (Vice President)
  • April Maynard (Past President)
  • Dallas Drake (President)

People named in this filing

  • Lisa Henderson (Treasurer)
  • Jared Turner (Director)
  • Aaron Semenoff (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Organization's purpose is to promote business to the downtown Auburn business area. This is done by organizing and promoting activities in the downtown area and enhancing the appearance and business environment of the downtown area.

What it reported doing in 2025

Enhanced the business environment; beautified the appearance by replanting trees and improving tree planters and grates, and on-going clean-up and maintenance of Central Square grassy area and landscape, including sidewalk planters, USA flags during July, and other seasonal decor. Promoted the businesses by completing the signage project through collaboration with the City; maintained security and comfort of the downtown area of Auburn for its local community and its visitors by providing more lighting for Clock Tower; "Music In the Square" on Friday evenings from May thru September (approx 100 to 200 attend per night; and maintained space to facilitate outdoor seating and gathering at promenade and clock tower. Collaborating with Old Town Busines Association and Auburn Chamber of Commerce on an integrated marketing campaign to promote Auburn in County and regional tourism for the Wine & Ale Trail publications. Members include about 428 businesses of Downtown Auburn.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 3
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 4.9%; rating input score 5
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.1%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.28; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 4.9% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 5/100.