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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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $595,425

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $212,500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES

    total $64,997 · related or exempt $64,997

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EVENT REVENUE

    total $53,550 · related or exempt $53,550

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOMME

    total $1,249 · related or exempt $1,249

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,249

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $250 · program services $250

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $106,184 · program services $106,184

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,991 · program services $7,991

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,500 · program services $3,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $592,010 · program services $592,010

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $59,146 · program services $59,146

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $144,939 · program services $144,939

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,557 · program services $6,557

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,631 · program services $31,631

  • 17 · Travel

    total $411 · program services $411

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,350 · program services $4,350

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $53,057 · program services $53,057

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $10,244 · program services $10,244

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $378,441 · end of year $229,271

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,917 · end of year $58,914

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

    $161,176

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

    $156,825

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,701 · end of year $4,351

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $371,412 · end of year $319,721

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,159 · end of year $23,040

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $557,490 · end of year $418,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $85,720

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $98,199 · end of year $85,497

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Adam Holofcener

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Andrew Chaveas

    SECRETARY (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Andrew Cook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Angela Sims

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • April Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Br Hammed-Owens

    BOARD MEMBER (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Brian Lyles

    PRESIDENT (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Derrick Chase

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ellen Janes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Franklin N McNeil Jr

    VICE PRESIDENT (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jeffrey Kent

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Lu Zhang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Robyn Murphy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sarah Scott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Brian 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
  • Rachel Graham

    CEO (PARTIAL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 30 related
  • 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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349307841

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