Downtown Alliance Inc
Build a dynamic and diverse downtown Salt Lake City that is the regional center for culture, commerce and entertainment.
Downtown Alliance Inc at a glance
In short: Downtown Alliance Inc gave $93K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $92,790
- +54.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,198
- +54.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,250
- Total assets
- $2,994,119
- +29.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Downtown Alliance Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Urban Food Connections of Utah ($55K). Together the top 4 received $93K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 12 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $308K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $93K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Food Connections of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | General Support | $55,290 |
| Downtown SLC Presents Salt Lake City, UT | General Support | $25,000 |
| Urban Land Instutute Boston, MA | Visionary 2025 Sponsorship | $7,500 |
| Utah Arts Festival Foundation Salt Lake City, UT | Art Festival | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,994,119 | $4,333,216 | $3,841,608 | $92,790 | 4 | $18,128 |
| 2024 | $2,308,771 | $4,148,882 | $3,520,700 | $60,000 | 4 | $734 |
| 2023 | $1,685,368 | $3,662,468 | $3,398,958 | $22,000 | 2 | $202 |
| 2022 | $1,440,378 | $2,960,274 | $2,498,826 | $4,500 | Total only | $19 |
| 2021 | $1,275,249 | $2,249,548 | $1,937,343 | $186,500 | 2 | $4 |
| 2020 | $231,847 | $1,645,487 | $1,462,805 | $251,600 | 2 | $8 |
| 2019 | $180,107 | $1,736,723 | $1,783,359 | $308,000 | 3 | $1,513 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Downtown Alliance Inc
Based on IRS filings
Downtown Alliance Inc is a public charity, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $93K. Net investment income was $18K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Downtown Alliance Inc is led by Derek Miller, President & Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Derek Miller
President & Chief Executive Officer
President → President & CEO, 2024
President & CEO → President & Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dee Brewer
Executive Director
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2022
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$205K (2023) → $234K (2025)
Gary Porter
Finance Committee Chair
Past Chair → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Finance Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Hafen
Board Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Jones
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$101K (2025)
Jessica Thesing
Deputy Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$95K (2023) → $131K (2025)
Kaitlin Eskelson
Board Member
Ex-Officio Board Member → Ex-Officio B, 2022
Ex-Officio B → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chloe A. Gehrke
Board Member
Ex-Officio Board Member → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Covington
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clark Ivory
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Brimhall
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Petersen
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Milavetz
Board Member
Board Chair → Past Chair, 2024
Past Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Walker
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judd Cook
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Lyon
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Gochnour
Board Member & Chief Economist
Board Member → Board Member & Chief Economist, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Callister
Board Past Chair
Board Member → Board Chaird, 2024
Board Chaird → Board Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Hitchcock
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sterling Nielsen
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Robel
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Randall
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nate Foster
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Brown
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dirk Burton
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Barry
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Laney Barr
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Hafen
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Garlish
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Spencer P Eccles
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Morgan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Allison Behjani (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Linda Wardell (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kay Hall (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Marlise Fisher (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ryan Starks (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lloyd Allen (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Darla Gill (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Hoogeveen (2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Josh Brown (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Bruce Bingham (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jenny Wilson (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio B
- Former: John Dahlstrom (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kim Abrams (2019–2022) — Board Chair
- Former: Nate Boyer (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Nico Priskos (2019–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Erin Mendenhall (2020–2022) — Ex-Officio B
- Former: Chris Kirk (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Dehner (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Chief Mike Brown (2022) — Ex-Officio B
- Former: Darlene Carter (2022) — Ex-Officio B
- Former: Jennifer Bruno (2022) — Ex-Officio B
- Former: Kaylie Lavendar (2022) — Ex-Officio B
- Former: Mattheiw Castillo (2022) — Ex-Officio B
- Former: Wendy Leonelli (2022) — Ex-Officio B
- Former: Ana Valdermoros (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Ben Kolendar (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Jim Olson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mervyn Arnold (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Carlton Chistensen (2021) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Kristen Lavelett (2021) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Megan Townsend (2021) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Abby Murtagh (2019–2020) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Matt Baldwin (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Molly Mazzolini (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Barb Guy (2020) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: David Litvak (2020) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Camilla Fowler (2019) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Jackie Biskupski (2019) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Jason Mathis (2019) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Scott Beck (2019) — Ex-Officio Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $234K, to Dee Brewer (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Downtown Alliance Inc
How much does Downtown Alliance Inc give each year?
Downtown Alliance Inc gave $93K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $60K across 4 grants.
What is Downtown Alliance Inc's typical grant size?
Downtown Alliance Inc's median grant in 2025 was $16,250, and its average grant was $23,198, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Downtown Alliance Inc give grants?
Downtown Alliance Inc gives mostly in Utah: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Salt Lake City, UT (3 grants).
Does Downtown Alliance Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of Downtown Alliance Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Downtown Alliance Inc?
Downtown Alliance Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.
What is Downtown Alliance Inc's EIN?
Downtown Alliance Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0488670. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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