A PID assessment is a levy that each property owner who benefits from PID activities pays to support PID operations. The PID allocates the cost of its services by having each property pay their proportionate share of the budget, which can be determined by such objective standards as the property’s linear front footage along a sidewalk, the square footage of the property, the value of the property, or any other manner that results in imposing equal shares of the cost on property similarly benefitted.  PIDs can supplement their budgets from other sources such as memberships, grants, fundraising events or other income-producing activities.

Owners of properties that are exempt from real estate taxes, such as churches and nonprofit organizations, are normally not subject to the PID assessment but may contribute to the PID through a voluntary agreement.