The Springfield Avenue Partnership is the District Management Corporation of the Springfield Avenue Special Improvement District. A Special Improvement District is a self-governed entity, which funds itself primarily by a special tax assessment on commercial properties within the improvement district. The Partnership was initially created by a small group of neighborhood citizens who wanted to revitalize the main shopping corridor in their neighborhood. The Partnership is now a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation governed by a board of trustees comprised of business and property owners, local residents and municipal officials.