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← BALTIMORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BALTIMORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,683,738
Total expenses
$14,351,560
Contributions and grants received
$14,334,491
Grants paid
$9,071,379
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$310,295
Other revenue
$38,952
Total assets, end of year
$18,200,811
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,700,273
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$500,538
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,002,192
Management and general expenses
$1,170,358
Fundraising expenses
$179,010
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,002,192

Program services were 90.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $14,319,357

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $15,134

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $310,295 · excluded $310,295

  • 11a · Other revenue: RETURNED AWARDS

    total $32,203 · related or exempt $32,203

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $6,749 · related or exempt $6,749

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $38,952

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $9,071,379 · program services $9,071,379

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $331,289 · program services $209,713 · management and general $103,607 · fundraising $17,969

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,942,733 · program services $1,229,792 · management and general $607,568 · fundraising $105,373

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $30,845 · program services $19,526 · management and general $9,646 · fundraising $1,673

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $178,638 · program services $113,082 · management and general $55,867 · fundraising $9,689

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $252,981 · program services $160,142 · management and general $79,117 · fundraising $13,722

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,207,963 · program services $1,024,742 · management and general $171,331 · fundraising $11,890

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $29,469 · program services $24,999 · management and general $4,180 · fundraising $290

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $278,187 · program services $235,992 · management and general $39,457 · fundraising $2,738

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $117,015 · program services $99,266 · management and general $16,597 · fundraising $1,152

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $92,482 · program services $90,049 · management and general $2,030 · fundraising $403

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $141,076 · program services $89,890 · management and general $43,070 · fundraising $8,116

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,576 · program services $10,121 · management and general $4,637 · fundraising $818

  • 17 · Travel

    total $196,123 · program services $185,479 · management and general $9,047 · fundraising $1,597

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,195 · program services $6,443 · management and general $3,189 · fundraising $563

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $264,033 · program services $260,993 · management and general $3,040

  • 24b · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $135,163 · program services $123,320 · management and general $11,843

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, AN

    total $49,633 · program services $42,996 · management and general $4,019 · fundraising $2,618

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $6,780 · program services $4,268 · management and general $2,113 · fundraising $399

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,875,653 · end of year $2,500

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $2,446,053

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $13,294,418 · end of year $15,721,692

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $11,266

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $19,300

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $19,300

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $292,186 · end of year $447,152

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $15,711,025 · end of year $17,253,121

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $168,360 · end of year $500,538

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BALTIMORE CHILDREN & YOUTH FUND, INC. EXISTS TO STRENGTHEN A COMMUNITY-CENTERED NETWORK OF SUPPORT FOR BALTIMORE'S YOUNG PEOPLE BY INVESTING IN THE LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THEM. ROOTED IN A CORE VALUE OF UBUNTU, BCYF WORKS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACROSS THE CITY. THROUGH BOTH GRANTMAKING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS, THE ORGANIZATION NURTURES AN ECOSYSTEM WHERE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ARE DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY VOICES, CULTURAL RELEVANCE, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO INTERGENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP, RACIAL JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BALTIMORE CHILDREN & YOUTH FUND (BCYF) BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS THAT SUPPORT THE ECOSYSTEM FOCUSED ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR BALTIMORE YOUTH BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS.

  • BALTIMORE CHILDREN & YOUTH FUND'S LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE IS AWARDING GRANTS TO PRIMARILY GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN BALTIMORE CITY 24 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER. THROUGH THREE GRANTMAKING FUNDS (THE GRASSROOTS FUND, THE COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABLE FUND, THE ALIGNED GRANTMAKING FUND, AND THE PRESIDENT'S FUND), THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN BALTIMORE'S YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM AND HELP BUILD SUSTAINABLE YOUTH PROGRAMS. BALTIMORE CHILDREN & YOUTH FUND'S SECOND-LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE FOCUSES ON CAPACITY BUILDING, OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRIMARILY TO SMALL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH ANNUAL BUDGETS UNDER $500,000. THROUGH FOUR KEY INITIATIVESPRE-APPLICATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, THE GATHERING, THE LEARNING LAB, AND #BCREDSBCYF IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS BALTIMORE CITY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES YEAR-ROUND.

    Expenses $13,002,192 · Grants $9,071,379

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chan'Nel Williams Howard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Simmons Jr

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Marcus Pollock

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nellie Power

    INTERIM TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Noell Lugay

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Turner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiera Hawkes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Britt Hayes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Benton-Jones

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Morris

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jon Gray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keiona Gorham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lanaye Drake

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Louis Williams III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alysia Lee

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $203,548
    From this org
    $191,002
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,546
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,002
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,546
    Filer's total
    $203,548

  • Bennice Thayer

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $127,742
    From this org
    $113,584
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,158
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,584
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,158
    Filer's total
    $127,742

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349314471

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