DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE (EIN 20-1874295)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-04-15
IRS object ID: 202531059349301413
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-04-15T09:14:36-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	510232399	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BELFINT LYONS & SHUMAN PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1011 CENTRE RD STE 310	AddressLine1Txt
City	WILMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DE	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19805	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201874295	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	DELAWARE INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DOWN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3029951004	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 747	AddressLine1Txt
City	MIDDLETOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DE	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19709	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LAUREN CAMP GATES	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3029951004	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-03-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JONATHAN D MOLL CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01053700	PTIN
Phone	3022250600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-03-27	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LAUREN CAMP GATES	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 747	AddressLine1Txt
City	MIDDLETOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DE	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19709	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,266,560	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.DSADELAWARE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1980	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE SUPPORTS FAMILIES, PROMOTES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND ENCOURAGES A LIFETIME OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1081	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$516,100	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,170,501	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$10,735	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$14,018	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$157	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$272	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$10,229	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,300	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$516,763	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,190,091	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,762	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,350	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$248,930	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$269,136	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$20,160	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$43,134	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$103,765	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$296,388	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$417,373	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$567,240	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$730,993	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$50,477	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$459,098	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$691,205	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,030,460	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$228,664	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$108,821	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$462,541	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$921,639	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE SUPPORTS FAMILIES, PROMOTES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND ENCOURAGES A LIFETIME OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$504,531	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,350	GrantAmt
Revenue	$16,416	RevenueAmt
Desc	DSA DE SERVED OVER 695 INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF DE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WITH LIMITED STAFFING AND RESOURCES, WE MAKE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT TO THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE. IN 2024, WE HOSTED OVER 50 EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WITH OVER 1,000 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING. OUR NEW PARENT OUTREACH EFFORTS REACHED OVER 90 NEW FAMILIES, WITH 16 NEW BABIES BORN IN THE STATE WITH DOWN SYNDROME. WE SUPPORTED 84 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM AND WE AWARDED 7 SCHOLARSHIPS TO AREA FAMILIES. ROCK YOUR SOCKS AWARENESS PROGRAM REACHED OVER 50,000 INDIVIDUALS. DAYS OF SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM SERVED OVER 90 CAMPERS WITH 120 VOLUNTEERS. OUR ICANSWIM CAMP ALLOWED 20 INDIVIDUALS OF DIFFERENCE ABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR AQUATIC GOALS AND LEARN VALUABLE WATER SAFETY SKILLS. OUR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ATTRACTED OVER 300 INDIVIDUALS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$504,531	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DOUGLAS GERDTS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3029951004	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 747	AddressLine1Txt
City	MIDDLETOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DE	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19709	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BRIAN RAY
PRESIDENT	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRETT EMERICK
VICE-PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL MITCHELL
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARCUS ALEXANDER
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATT BECK
SELF-ADVOCATE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE NIES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CINDY OLSAVSKY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAYRA SANTIAGO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE HONEYSETT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NAT MEASLEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NINA POWELL-HAMILTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EILEEN VOLTZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAUREN CAMP GATES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$89,888	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$89,888	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$258,896	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$553,500	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$358,105	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,170,501	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER PROGRAMMING EVEN	900099	$13,775	$13,775
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$243	$243

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$14,018	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$272	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$272	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$77,763	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$258,896	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$74,861	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,902	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,902	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$4,006	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$1,608	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,398	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,398	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,190,091	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,416	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,174	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,350	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,400	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,690	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,206	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,804	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,206	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,092	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,846	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,846	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,134	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$43,134	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,741	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,741	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,374	TotalAmt
Program Services	$73,483	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$1,891	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,840	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,688	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,891	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,261	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,506	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,829	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,968	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,978	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,394	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,596	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,748	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,623	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$675	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$450	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,241	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,827	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,756	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,305	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,913	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,035	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,357	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS	$70,966	$70,966
OUTREACH PROGRAMS	$16,079	$16,079
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$3,069	$2,149	$552	$368

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$730,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$504,531	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$122,697	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$103,765	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,926	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,603	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$259,469	BOYAmt
EOY	$223,063	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,000	BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$179	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,610	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,609	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,609	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,046	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$687,088	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$66,605	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$165,733	BOYAmt
EOY	$620,483	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$143,606	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,046	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$691,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,030,460	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,504	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,089	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,559	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$116,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,732	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$228,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$108,821	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$462,541	BOYAmt
EOY	$921,639	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$462,541	BOYAmt
EOY	$921,639	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$691,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,030,460	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$459,098	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$133,456	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$164,463	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$213,122	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$516,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,170,501	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,197,642	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$133,456	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$164,463	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$213,122	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$516,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,170,501	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,197,642	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$31,888	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,165,754	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,177	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$905	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$55	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$157	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$272	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,566	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,200,208	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$716,364	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98430	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99830	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support PY509	0.99830	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income PY	0.00170	InvestmentIncomePYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$486,049	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,618	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$473,431	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$150,101	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,815	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$120,286	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$50,938	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$24,172	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$26,766	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$620,483	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RIGHT OF USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE	Desc
Book Value	$72,046	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$72,046	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$74,732	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$74,732	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE, INC. IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC); THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ENTITY HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS ONE THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). ALTHOUGH THE ENTITY IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES, THE ENTITY IS REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO ASC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES, WHICH APPLIES TO ALL ENTITIES INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE TAX EXEMPT. ASC 740 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR INCOME TAXES WHERE INTERPRETATION OF THE TAX LAW MAY BE UNCERTAIN. ASC 740 PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, PRESENTATION, AND DISCLOSURE OF INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES WITH RESPECT TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN INCOME TAX RETURNS. MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED ITS CURRENT AND PAST FEDERAL INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED, BASED ON CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS TAX LAW AND REGULATION, THAT BASED ON TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, THERE IS NO LIKELIHOOD THAT A MATERIAL TAX ASSESSMENT WOULD BE MADE IF THE RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENT AGENCY EXAMINED TAX RETURNS SUBJECT TO AUDIT. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHOESTRING SOLUTIONS FOR NONPROFITS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2215 JAMAICA DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WILMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DE	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19810	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	GRANT WRITING	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$871,978	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$20,990	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$850,988	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$871,978	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$20,990	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$850,988	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	ROCK YOUR SOCKS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$140,543	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$140,543	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Event2	WALK	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$73,650	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$73,650	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$29,232	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	6	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$122,466	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$44,703	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$77,763	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$45,629	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$336,659	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$258,896	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$77,763	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$74,861	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$74,861	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$2,902	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FEES FOR GRANT WRITING.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IS OPEN TO ALL PARENTS, RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND PROFESSIONALS DESIRING TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIFE OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME. MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY EVENT HELD BY THE DSA OF DELAWARE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	MEMBERS VOTE ON BY-LAW CHANGES AND ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTION AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE DESIGNATED MEMBER OF THE BOARD, THE TREASURER, IS PROVIDED WITH A FULL COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW. ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES, THE TREASURER WILL SIGN THE EFILE AUTHORIZATION FORM (FORM 8879-EO) AND RETURN IT THE TAX RETURN PREPARER WHO WILL THEN SUBMIT THE RETURN ELECTRONICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	COMPLIANCE IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECTIVE DIRECTOR IS HIRED BY THE BOARD. SHE IS SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND HER COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT AT THE TIME.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.