Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by BALTIMORES FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $927,721
- Total expenses
- $1,020,270
- Contributions and grants received
- $807,925
- Grants paid
- $250
- Program service revenue
- $118,547
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $1,249
- Total assets, end of year
- $612,257
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $526,760
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $85,497
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,020,270
- Management and general expenses
- $0
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,020,270
Program services were 100.0% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$595,425
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$212,500
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES
total $64,997 · related or exempt $64,997
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2b · Program service revenue: EVENT REVENUE
total $53,550 · related or exempt $53,550
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOMME
total $1,249 · related or exempt $1,249
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,249
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $250 · program services $250
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $106,184 · program services $106,184
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $7,991 · program services $7,991
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,500 · program services $3,500
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11g · Fees: other
total $592,010 · program services $592,010
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $59,146 · program services $59,146
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13 · Office expenses
total $144,939 · program services $144,939
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14 · Information technology
total $6,557 · program services $6,557
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16 · Occupancy
total $31,631 · program services $31,631
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17 · Travel
total $411 · program services $411
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,350 · program services $4,350
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24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE
total $53,057 · program services $53,057
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $10,244 · program services $10,244
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $378,441 · end of year $229,271
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,917 · end of year $58,914
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$161,176
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$156,825
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $8,701 · end of year $4,351
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $371,412 · end of year $319,721
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $10,159 · end of year $23,040
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $557,490 · end of year $418,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $85,720
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $98,199 · end of year $85,497
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $95,623 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO PRODUCE MULTI-DAY FESTIVALS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACCESS, APPRECIATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS.
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ARTSCAPE - ARTSCAPE IS AMERICA'S LARGEST FREE ARTS FESTIVAL, ATTRACTING 350,000+ ATTENDEES OVER THREE DAYS. ARTSCAPE FEATURES 150+ FINE ARTISTS, FASHION DESIGNERS, AND CRAFTSPEOPLE; VISUAL ART EXHIBITS ON AND OFF-SITE, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, OUTDOOR SCULPTURES, PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE JANET & WALTER SONDHEIM PRIZE; INCREDIBLE LIVE CONCERTS ON OUTDOOR STAGES; A FULL SCHEDULE OF PERFORMING ARTS INCLUDING DANCE, OPERA, THEATER, FILM, EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC AND THE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; FAMILY EVENTS SUCH AS HANDS-ON PROJECTS, DEMONSTRATIONS, COMPETITIONS, CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINERS AND STREET THEATER; AND A MENU OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL SITE.
Expenses $1,020,270 · Grants $250 · Revenue $119,796
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Adam HolofcenerADAM HOLOFCENER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Andrew ChaveasANDREW CHAVEAS
SECRETARY (PARTIAL)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Andrew CookANDREW COOK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Angela SimsANGELA SIMS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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April LewisAPRIL LEWIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Br Hammed-OwensBR HAMMED-OWENS
BOARD MEMBER (PARTIAL)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Brian LylesBRIAN LYLES
PRESIDENT (PARTIAL)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Derrick ChaseDERRICK CHASE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Ellen JanesELLEN JANES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Franklin N McNeil JrFRANKLIN N MCNEIL JR
VICE PRESIDENT (PARTIAL)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jeffrey KentJEFFREY KENT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Lu ZhangLU ZHANG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Robyn MurphyROBYN MURPHY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Sarah ScottSARAH SCOTT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Brian WentzBRIAN WENTZ
CFO (PARTIAL)
- Total calculated
- $199,509
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $157,873
- Other
- $41,636
- Hours/week
- 5 + 30 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $155,401 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $2,472 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $5,816 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $35,820 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $199,509 related
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Rachel GrahamRACHEL GRAHAM
CEO (PARTIAL)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 30 related
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Todd YuhanicTODD 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
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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT DIRECTLY HIRE OR COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYEES OF BALTIMORE OFFICE OF PROMOTION & THE ARTS, INC. (BOPA) WHICH IS A RELATED ORGANIZATION EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSES BOPA FOR A PORTION OF THE COMPENSATION EXPENSE INCURRED. SALARIES FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE ALSO OFFICERS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND BASED ON BUDGET, MAY RECEIVE A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT OR OTHER SALARY INCREASE. THESE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AS PART OF THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET REVIEWED AT THE JUNE BOARD MEETING.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
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.
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BALTIMORE OFFICE OF PROMOTION AND THE ARTS
501(C)(3) · ART AND CULTURE PROMOTION · MD
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511359349307841
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