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Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc

501(c)(6) organization Raleigh, NC EIN: 56-1994005 Website

Advancing the vitality of downtown raleigh for everyone.

Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,803,171
-0.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,037,115
+19.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$6,263
+22.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,079,533
+20.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc

Who Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 13 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

RaleighClaytonJacksonvilleRocky MountYoungsville

How Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc gives

  • Giving fell 79% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 3 grants2023 9 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2023) to $382K (2021). In 2024 it made 9 grants totaling $79K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Flavor Hills Jacksonville, NCStorefront Upfit Grant$15,000
The Green Monkey Raleigh, NCStorefront Upfit Grant$15,000
Blackbird Books and Coffee LLC Youngsville, NCStorefront Upfit Grant$12,500
Barber Wine Company Raleigh, NCStore Front Uplift$10,196
Raleigh Popsicle CO Raleigh, NCStorefront Upfit Grant$8,330
Rolley LLC Raleigh, NCStorefront Upfit Grant$7,500
The Bath Place LLC Rocky Mount, NCStorefront Upfit Grant$5,345
North South Hospitality LLC Raleigh, NCStorefront Upfit Grant$2,500
Hause of Dogs LLC Raleigh, NCStorefront Upfit Grant$2,481
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,803,171$4,037,115$4,079,533——$6,263
2024$1,810,181$3,393,530$3,386,180$78,8529$5,127
2023$1,726,101$3,074,121$2,885,176$22,5003$3,881
2022$1,180,214$2,444,068$2,373,390——$103
2021$1,270,940$2,645,621$2,642,346$382,3521$218
2020$1,118,081$2,204,693$1,870,616——$787
2019$851,505$1,987,868$1,887,551——$3,049

About Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc

Based on IRS filings

Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc is a public charity, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc is led by Bill King, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 37 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bill King

    President & CEO

    President → President An, 2021

    President An → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $73K (2019) → $197K (2025)

  • Skip Hill

    Board Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair & Chair-Elect, 2024

    Vice Chair & Chair-Elect → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Munn

    Board Vice Chair & Coming Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adrienne Cole

    Director

    Board Member → Ex-Officio, 2022

    Ex-Officio → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Ellis

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denny Edwards

    Director

    Board Member → Ex-Officio, 2022

    Ex-Officio → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Ibarra

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evan Raleigh

    Director

    Board Member → Ex-Officio, 2022

    Ex-Officio → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Cowell

    Director

    Board Member → Ex-Officio, 2022

    Ex-Officio → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yvette Holmes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carly Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Budnick

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Felicia Trujillo

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Sandreuter

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Batten

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholle Allen-Steele

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pete Byers

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffany Barrier

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Grace Fitzgerald

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Roberts

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danny Seaton

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Davis Roach

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Schwedler

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kassia Gibbs

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Makena

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Romer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lt McCrimmon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Owen Williams

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Quinn-Wolf

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruffin Hall

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Buescher

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paulette Dillard

    Board Immediate Past Chair

    Secretary → Board Chair, 2024

    Board Chair → Board Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bo Dempster

    Board Legal Counsel

    Board Legal → Board Legal Counsel, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Britt Thomas

    Board Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Board Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tia McLaurin

    At-Large Member

    Director → At Large Member, 2024

    At Large Member → At-Large Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derrick Remer

    At-Large Member

    Director → At-Large Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Williams

    Board Treasurer

    Director → Board Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (82)
  • Former: Allyson Dickens (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Brian O'Haver (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: David Meeker (2019–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Jason Widen (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Bo Dempster Jr. (2019–2024) — Legal Counsel
  • Former: Larry Miller (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Maggie Kane (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Matt Lilley (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Smith (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Monica Barnes (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robby Lawson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Johnny Hackett (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael Munn (2022–2024) — At Large Member
  • Former: Zac Vuncannon (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mary-Ann Baldwin (2024) — Director
  • Former: Baldwin Mary-Ann (2023) — Ex-Officio C
  • Former: Barnes Monica (2023) — Director
  • Former: Barrier Tiffany (2023) — Director
  • Former: Budnick Chris (2023) — Director
  • Former: Byers Pete (2023) — Director
  • Former: Clayton Marty (2023) — Director
  • Former: Cole Adrienne (2023) — Ex-Officio C
  • Former: Cowell Janet (2023) — Ex-Officio D
  • Former: Dempster Joseph Bo (2023) — Legal Counsel
  • Former: Dickens Allyson (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dillard Paulette (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Edwards Denny (2023) — Ex-Officio G
  • Former: Ellis David (2023) — Ex-Officio W
  • Former: Fausch Emily (2023) — Director
  • Former: Fields Valerie (2023) — At-Large
  • Former: Hackett Johnny (2023) — Director
  • Former: Hill Thomas Skip (2023) — Director
  • Former: Holmes Yvette (2023) — Director
  • Former: Humphrey Butch (2023) — Chair-Elect
  • Former: Ibarra Charlie (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jones Carly (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kane Maggie (2023) — Director
  • Former: Lawson Robby (2023) — Director
  • Former: Lilley Matt (2023) — Director
  • Former: McLaurin Tia (2023) — Director
  • Former: Meeker David (2023) — Vice Chair & C
  • Former: Miller Larry (2023) — Director
  • Former: Munn Michael (2023) — Director
  • Former: O'Haver Brian (2023) — Director
  • Former: Raleigh Evan (2023) — Ex-Officio C
  • Former: Ralph Brian (2023) — Chair
  • Former: Smith Mike (2023) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Britt (2023) — Director
  • Former: Vuncannon Zac (2023) — Director
  • Former: Warf Doug (2023) — At-Large
  • Former: Widen Jason (2023) — Director
  • Former: Brian Ralph (2019–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Doug Warf (2019–2022) — At-Large
  • Former: Leon Cox (2019–2022) — Immediate Pa
  • Former: Nicole Stewart (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Robert Doreauk (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tyler Helikson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carlton Midyette III (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stephen De May (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Butch Humphrey (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Valerie Fields (2021–2022) — At-Large
  • Former: Thomas Skip Hill (2022) — Director
  • Former: William Barfield (2022) — Director
  • Former: Delisa Alexander (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Hayley Morton (2019–2021) — Board Treasurer
  • Former: Isaac Horton (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Greene (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Joe Meir (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Neil Gray (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Pam Blondin (2019–2021) — Immediate Pa
  • Former: Sean Malone (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Will Barfield (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Dillon (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Sondra Collins (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Susan Woodson (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kristopher Larson (2019) — Officer
  • Former: Marty Clayton (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Sally Edwards (2019) — At-Large
  • Former: Sarah Powers (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Sharon Moe (2019) — Immediate Pa
  • Former: Sue Glennon (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Van Nolintha (2019) — 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

Bill King — President and CEO: $197KBill KingPresident and CEO$197K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $197K, to Bill King (President and CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc

How large is Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc?

Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.0M.

Where does Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc operate?

Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc's EIN?

Downtown Raleigh Alliance Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1994005. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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