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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BALTIMORE OFFICE OF PROMOTION AND THE ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,763,634
Total expenses
$4,751,597
Contributions and grants received
$3,662,757
Grants paid
$537,411
Program service revenue
$501,002
Investment income
$52,561
Other revenue
$547,314
Total assets, end of year
$3,587,643
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,496,296
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,091,347
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,202,307
Management and general expenses
$1,232,981
Fundraising expenses
$316,309
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,202,307

Program services were 67.4% 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)

    $3,382,856

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $279,901

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT REVENUE

    total $256,532 · related or exempt $256,532

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES

    total $244,470 · related or exempt $244,470

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30,033 · excluded $30,033

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $498,449

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $69,678

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $428,771

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $428,771 · excluded $428,771

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $91,075

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $68,547

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $22,528

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $22,528 · excluded $22,528

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,470

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,554

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,916 · related or exempt $1,916

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC INCOME

    total $116,627 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $116,627

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $116,627

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $405,949 · program services $405,949

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $131,462 · program services $131,462

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $199,509 · management and general $199,509

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,210,745 · program services $1,483,391 · management and general $469,517 · fundraising $257,837

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $59,335 · program services $3,500 · management and general $55,835

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $5,108 · management and general $5,108

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $594,370 · program services $411,328 · management and general $172,672 · fundraising $10,370

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $78,292 · program services $71,259 · management and general $6,730 · fundraising $303

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $143,574 · program services $74,327 · management and general $48,137 · fundraising $21,110

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $142,394 · program services $107,032 · management and general $28,930 · fundraising $6,432

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $316,924 · program services $270,454 · management and general $40,873 · fundraising $5,597

  • 17 · Travel

    total $50,901 · program services $19,099 · management and general $31,802

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,458 · management and general $2,458

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $250,534 · program services $172,868 · management and general $65,139 · fundraising $12,527

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $42,592 · program services $29,399 · management and general $11,065 · fundraising $2,128

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $98,998 · program services $13,688 · management and general $85,305 · fundraising $5

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $18,452 · program services $8,551 · management and general $9,901

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $166,119 · end of year $155,383

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $47,500 · end of year $34,982

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $412,122 · end of year $92,335

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $107,116 · end of year $104,737

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

    $2,894,882

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

    $1,356,238

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,753,127 · end of year $1,538,644

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $770,412 · end of year $857,901

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $689,018 · end of year $803,661

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $490,688 · end of year $420,194

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $891,773 · end of year $699,501

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,469,996 · end of year $1,376,601

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,022,589 · end of year $1,035,292

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $70,368 · end of year $56,055

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE BALTIMORE OFFICE OF PROMOTION & THE ARTS (BOPA) WAS CREATED IN 2002 WITH A MISSION TO MAKE BALTIMORE A MORE VIBRANT AND CREATIVE CITY. BOPA SERVES AS BALTIMORE CITY'S DESIGNATED ARTS COUNCIL AND FILM OFFICE AND COORDINATES A WIDE VARIETY OF ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE IN BALTIMORE. BOPA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS THROUGHOUT BALTIMORE AS WELL AS MANAGING SEVERAL CITY LANDMARKS AND ATTRACTIONS.

  • ARTS AND CULTURAL PROMOTION - AS BALTIMORE CITY'S ARTS COUNCIL, THE BALTIMORE OFFICE OF PROMOTION & THE ARTS PROVIDES RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ARTISTS AND ARTIST ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMMING FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE IN BALTIMORE.

    Expenses $1,647,825 · Grants $537,411 · Revenue $10,793

  • ATTRACTIONS - THE BALTIMORE OFFICE OF PROMOTION & THE ARTS MANAGES SEVERAL VENUES THAT ATTRACT BOTH TOURISTS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS OF BALTIMORE CITY.

    Expenses $769,067 · Revenue $270,101

  • EVENTS - THE BALTIMORE OFFICE OF PROMOTION & THE ARTS PRODUCES HIGH-QUALITY SPECIAL EVENTS THAT STIMULATE BALTIMORE COMMUNITIES ECONOMICALLY, ARTISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY.

    Expenses $785,415 · Revenue $222,024

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Robyn Murphy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Brian Lyles

    PRESIDENT (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Franklin N McNeil Jr

    VICE PRESIDENT (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Angela Sims

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Andrew Chaveas

    SECRETARY (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Derrick Chase

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Andrew Cook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Adam Holofcener

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Ellen Janes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Jeffrey Kent

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • April Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Sarah Scott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Lu Zhang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Br Hammed-Owens

    BOARD MEMBER (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Rachel Graham

    CEO (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 30 related

  • Brian Wentz

    CFO (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $199,509
    From this org
    $157,873
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,636
    Hours/week
    5 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,401
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,472
    Deferred
    $5,816
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,820
    Filer's total
    $199,509

  • Todd Yuhanic

    CEO (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 30 related

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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • BROMO SELTZER ARTS TOWER LLC

    RELATED · MAINTENANCE OF BROMO SELTZER ARTS TOWER · MD · 99.99% owned · share of income -$122,857 · share of assets -$99,177 · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by BALTIMORE OFFICE OF PROMOTION AND THE ARTS INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349309153

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