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← BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$35,049,394
Total expenses
$32,511,493
Contributions and grants received
$25,105,420
Grants paid
$27,082,345
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$9,662,942
Other revenue
$281,032
Total assets, end of year
$278,263,037
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,699,865
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$262,563,172
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,391,369
Management and general expenses
$3,126,415
Fundraising expenses
$993,709
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,391,369

Program services were 87.3% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $149,010

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,675,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $22,280,910

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $7,574,553

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,082,315 · unrelated business -$26,795 · excluded $7,109,110

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $27,060,241

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

    securities $24,478,996 · other assets $618

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,581,245 · other assets -$618

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,580,627 · excluded $2,580,627

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADMIN FEES

    total $274,602 · related or exempt $274,602

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $6,430 · excluded $6,430

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $281,032

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $27,082,345 · program services $27,082,345

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $767,476 · management and general $767,476

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,755,826 · program services $484,968 · management and general $826,326 · fundraising $444,532

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $154,077 · program services $37,308 · management and general $82,571 · fundraising $34,198

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $138,834 · program services $58,294 · management and general $40,734 · fundraising $39,806

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $176,496 · program services $35,339 · management and general $108,764 · fundraising $32,393

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $108,375 · program services $35,700 · management and general $72,675

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $59,534 · management and general $59,534

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $202,004 · management and general $202,004

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $668,615 · program services $151,640 · management and general $213,582 · fundraising $303,393

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $100,822 · program services $94,275 · management and general $2,513 · fundraising $4,034

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $180,010 · program services $25,048 · management and general $114,194 · fundraising $40,768

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $166,136 · program services $92,061 · management and general $44,435 · fundraising $29,640

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $32,607 · program services $1,088 · management and general $30,431 · fundraising $1,088

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,743 · program services $6,139 · management and general $24,807 · fundraising $14,797

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $146,348 · program services $55,490 · management and general $54,792 · fundraising $36,066

  • 20 · Interest

    total $98,376 · management and general $98,376

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $260,705 · management and general $260,705

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,949 · management and general $44,949

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $271,968 · program services $220,312 · management and general $51,656

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & MEMBERS

    total $38,702 · program services $11,362 · management and general $14,346 · fundraising $12,994

  • 24c · Other expenses: ANNUITY DISCOUNT AMORTI

    total $11,545 · management and general $11,545

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,047,610 · end of year $4,574,416

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,127,660 · end of year $395,090

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $118,569 · end of year $138,561

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

    $353,164

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

    $179,597

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $221,226 · end of year $173,567

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $79,873,986 · end of year $78,221,017

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $163,055,169 · end of year $191,542,237

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,424,067 · end of year $3,218,149

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $293,087 · end of year $271,360

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $2,961,320 · end of year $2,568,478

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,389,043 · end of year $12,860,027

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $231,907,271 · end of year $259,814,688

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,317,566 · end of year $2,748,484

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS TO INSPIRE DONORS TO ACHIEVE THEIR CHARITABLE GOALS FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE BALTIMORE REGION THROUGH GRANTMAKING, ENLIGHTENED CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE DONORS TO ACHIEVE THEIR CHARITABLE GOALS.

  • DONOR-ADVISED GRANTS: BCF PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL GRANTMAKING SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION OF DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS, WHICH ALLOW INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE DONORS TO RECOMMEND GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF THEIR CHOICE. BCF HAS 477 DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS RANGING IN SIZE FROM $10,000 TO $25,000,000. BCF ENCOURAGES PHILANTHROPY BY PROVIDING THIS CONVENIENT VEHICLE FOR DONORS TO ACHIEVE THEIR CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES. BCF WELCOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH DONORS WHO WANT TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GRANTMAKING.

    Expenses $19,372,887 · Grants $19,335,603

  • CIVIC LEADERSHIP: BCF ADDRESSES COMMUNITY ISSUES USING GRANTS, PROGRAM INITIATIVES AND ADVOCACY. CURRENT PRIORITIES FOR THESE EFFORTS ARE EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS. GRANTS ARE MADE POSSIBLE LARGELY BY DISCRETIONARY ENDOWMENTS ENTRUSTED TO BCF BY DONORS. ADVOCACY EFFORTS ARE SUPPORTED BY ANNUAL GIFTS AND AN ENDOWMENT FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP. BCF PROGRAMS INCLUDE: THE CENTRAL MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE. BCF WORKS WITH PARTNERS FROM THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT SECTORS TO ACHIEVE ITS CIVIC LEADERSHIP GOALS, AND OFFERS DONORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GIVE TOGETHER TO MAKE BALTIMORE BETTER.

    Expenses $5,163,467 · Grants $4,058,900

  • DESIGNATED FUNDS: BCF MANAGES CHARITABLE FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO BENEFIT A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION OR PROGRAM. ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUAL DONORS WHO CREATE THESE FUNDS BENEFIT FROM BCF'S INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, ADHERENCE TO DONOR INTENT AND IN THE CASE OF ENDOWMENT ASSURANCE OF PERMANENCE.

    Expenses $3,855,015 · Grants $3,687,842

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shanaysha Sauls

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $347,565
    From this org
    $291,756
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,809
    Hours/week
    37.5 + 1.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,156
    Bonus
    $45,000
    Other
    $600
    Deferred
    $24,539
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,270
    Filer's total
    $347,565
  • Tom Bozzuto

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patti Baum

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Guy Flynn

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lillian Bauder

    SECRETARY (BEG 4/1/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Fidler

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Angelos

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Ellen Bernard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Calvin Butler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Audrey Carrion

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • David Clapp

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Brandon Etheridge

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Mark Fetting

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Matt Gallagher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Lisa Hamilton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Samuel Hoi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Jackie Hrabowski

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Carim Khouzami

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Keith Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Byron Marchant

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Barbara Mikulski

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Brigid Peterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Alec Ross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Kurt Schmoke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Ken Thompson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Harsh Trivedi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Leana Wen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Paul Wolman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Patricia Joseph

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 3/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • Marsha Reeves

    SECRETARY (THRU 3/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dara Schnee

    VP PHILANTHROPY (THRU 2/24/23)

    Total calculated
    $33,541
    From this org
    $30,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,985
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Crystal Harden

    VP OF COMMUNITY IMPACT

    Total calculated
    $82,840
    From this org
    $64,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,920
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Michael Campbell

    CFO & VP OF ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $188,479
    From this org
    $188,479
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    37.5 + 1.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,979
    Bonus
    $5,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $188,479
  • Ashley Mancinelli

    VP PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $115,051
    From this org
    $90,543
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,508
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Melissa Warlow

    DIR OF BAKER FUNDS GRANT PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $146,218
    From this org
    $132,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,772
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Brian O'Malley

    PRESIDENT & CEO CMTA

    Total calculated
    $175,502
    From this org
    $140,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,519
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,383
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $600
    Deferred
    $13,217
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,302
    Filer's total
    $175,502
  • John Muchai

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $169,883
    From this org
    $139,889
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,994
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,789
    Bonus
    $3,500
    Other
    $600
    Deferred
    $13,468
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,526
    Filer's total
    $169,883
  • Madelyn Rygg

    ACCOUNTING MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $133,990
    From this org
    $109,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,615
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Billie Malcolm

    PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $121,900
    From this org
    $101,109
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,791
    Hours/week
    37.5

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ORGANIZATION PAYS FOR THE CEO'S MEMBERSHIP TO CERTAIN SOCIAL CLUBS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN HER TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 1B
THE CEO'S BUSINESS EXPENSES ARE REVIEWED QUARTERLY BY THE BOARD CHAIR, ITEMIZED WITH FOOTNOTES.
PART I, LINE 7
THE CEO CONTRACT ALLOWS FOR A SUBJECTIVE BONUS SET BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD ANNUALLY OF UP TO 15% OF BASE COMPENSATION. BONUSES FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • BCF HOLDINGS I LLC

    INVESTMENT HOLDING COMPANY · MD · income $0 · assets $7

    Directly controlled by BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  • BCF HOLDINGS II LLC

    INVESTMENT HOLDING COMPANY · MD · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433179349308133

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