BDA Holiday Events
Nov 23 - Jan 2:
Wreaths and Bows on Woodstock.
Nov 29 - Dec 31:
Shooting Stars and vintage decorations in Hollywood.
Nov 29 - Dec 31:
Tannenbaum Madness, NE Alberta.
Dec 1 - 2:
Multnomah Village Holiday gala.
Dec 1 - Dec 24:
Midway Marketing, Digital billboard at 122nd and Division.
Dec 1 - 30:
Decemberville! Sellwood & Westmoreland every weekend.
Dec 1, 8, 15, 22:
Free parking Saturdays while shopping in Nob Hill, 23rd between Glisan & Hoyt.
Dec 2 or Dec 9:
Book Sale and Farmer's Market, Hillsdale.
Dec 7 - 8:
A Holiday in the Village, Multnomah Village.
Dec 8:
Belmont Firehouse 35th & Belmont. 10 - 3pm. Pictures with Santa.
Dec 15:
La Poseda, St Johns.
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Volume 15 No. 12
The Business Voice is published 12 times a year by the Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations
P.O. Box 5123
Portland OR 97208-5123
E-mail: info@apnba.com
Web site: www.APNBA.com
Editor: Jean Baker
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Business District Grants
Applications for BDA grants of up to $5,000 are available here. Grants can now include capacity building assistance as well as projects and marketing. The grant cycle is:
- Applications are available November 23rd.
- Required Orientation session is December 10th at Friendship Masonic Lodge, 57th and Sandy.
- Applications are due December 21st.
- Decisions are made by January 15th.
- Projects receive funding January 28th.
- Projects should be complete by July 31st.
- Project evaluations are due by August 31st.
Note - Note - Note - Note - Note - Note
To be eligible for this grant, you will be required to have completed and reported on all previous grants except the Holiday grant, which has a January 31, 2008 due date. If the grant is not complete for reasons beyond your ability, you must send an explanation of the delay and a date for completion.
Preserve your Tax Exempt Status
Beginning in 2008, small tax-exempt organizations will have a new filing
requirement. It’s short, easy and electronic – it’s the new Form 990-N, an e-Postcard.
If you are a tax-exempt organization that normally has annual gross receipts of
$25,000 or less and does not have to file Form 990 or 990-EZ, you must file the
e-Postcard. The e-Postcard is due by the 15th day of the fifth month after the
close of your tax year. So if your organization operates on a calendar year, the
e-Postcard is due by May 15 of the following year.
What happens if you don’t file? You risk losing your tax-exempt status!
If you think this new filing requirement may apply to your organization, go to
www.irs.gov/eo for complete details and while you’re there sign up for Exempt Organization’s free email newsletter, EO Update, to receive up-to-date information posted on the charity pages of irs.gov. Courtesy of the US Government.
APNBA's New Office
The APNBA has leased an office in the Olympic Mills Commerce Center, the former B & O Warehouse at 107 SE Washington. The building is on the National Historic Register and is being renovated to Green standards. When finished, it will have restaurants on the first floor, a conference room, a roof top garden, and a five-story tower.
APNBA's office will be ready to move into sometime in mid-January. We look forward to having everything in one place, an Executive Director, and administrative assistance to serve the Business District Associations.
Stay tuned for our open house.
May Your Holidays Be All That You Wish
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