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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WATERFRONT PARTNERSHIP OF BALTIMORE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,106,756
Total expenses
$7,159,637
Contributions and grants received
$4,918,352
Grants paid
$2,100
Program service revenue
$864,312
Investment income
$311,300
Other revenue
$12,792
Total assets, end of year
$7,041,278
Total liabilities, end of year
$890,623
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,150,655
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,788,085
Management and general expenses
$324,646
Fundraising expenses
$46,906
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,788,085

Program services were 94.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,079,968

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,838,384

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Essential Services

    total $624,340 · related or exempt $624,340 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Federal Hill Park

    total $114,962 · related or exempt $114,962 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Events

    total $48,584 · related or exempt $48,584 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Landscaping

    total $15,080 · related or exempt $15,080 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Ticket sales

    total $1,500 · related or exempt $1,500 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $59,846 · related or exempt $59,846 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $246,153 · related or exempt $246,153 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,122,704 · other assets $0

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

    securities $1,057,557 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $65,147 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $65,147 · related or exempt $65,147 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $12,792 · related or exempt $12,792 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $12,792

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,100 · program services $2,100

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $839,618 · program services $687,026 · management and general $152,592 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $29,155 · program services $14,289 · management and general $14,866 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $53,183 · program services $39,622 · management and general $13,561 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $60,907 · program services $47,535 · management and general $13,372

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $342,182 · program services $221,514 · management and general $73,762 · fundraising $46,906

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,094 · program services $5,094 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,175 · program services $19,586 · management and general $9,589 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7,042 · program services $0 · management and general $7,042 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,986,632 · program services $4,985,738 · management and general $894 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $74,291 · program services $74,291 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $50,999 · program services $47,700 · management and general $3,299 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $129,945 · program services $123,353 · management and general $6,592 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $26,846 · program services $21,864 · management and general $4,982 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $221,675 · program services $219,733 · management and general $1,942 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $53,915 · program services $32,390 · management and general $21,525 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Maintenance supplies, program supplies, fuel

    total $153,118 · program services $153,086 · management and general $32 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Furniture and equipment purchase rent maintenance

    total $85,608 · program services $85,313 · management and general $295 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Permit and other fees

    total $5,909 · program services $5,609 · management and general $300 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,243 · program services $2,242 · management and general $1 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,054,935 · end of year $4,004,341

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $590,104 · end of year $264,055

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $966 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $35,032 · end of year $23,212

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

    $2,540,347

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

    $1,846,056

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $915,968 · end of year $694,291

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,116,403 · end of year $2,055,379

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year -$1

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $307,634 · end of year $551,023

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $310,750 · end of year $339,600

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,438,150 · end of year $2,355,114

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,646,873 · end of year $3,795,541

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing and promoting the waterfront district, parks, and public spaces. We create welcoming programs, events, and recreational experiences while working toward a healthy harbor. We are committed to fostering connections among diverse communities to ensure equitable access to our blue and green spaces.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Keep Baltimore's Inner Harbor promenade swept clean, graffiti free, and in good condition. Landscape open spaces, mow grass, plant flowers, tend to irrigation, and daily watering of hanging baskets.

  • Hospitality and Safety. Hospitality guides greet visitors and provide information. During Fiscal Year 2024, the hospitality team helped 47,801 guests with information, directions, and accommodations, helped 1,740 visitors and employees reach their destinations, and took 3,902 photos. Approximately 16 million visit Baltimore's Inner Harbor attractions each year. Teams of Safety Guides work on bikes, on foot, and on Segways to coordinate with police to keep the Waterfront secure.

    Expenses $1,405,934 · Revenue $624,340

  • Maintenance. Our clean teams are committed to keeping our parks, public spaces, and promenades clean, welcoming, and attractive. The Clean Team emptied 18,750 trashcans, removed 1,089,236 pounds of trash, and removed 6,042 pieces of graffiti. 93% of mystery shoppers stated our parks are clean and inviting to visit.

    Expenses $1,405,832 · Revenue $114,932

  • Healthy Harbor. As of FY2024, the trash wheels have collected 5.2M tons of trash. We engaged 472 volunteers in raising 359,000 spat-on shells (i.e., baby oysters), which were grown in the Harbor and then transplanted by boat to the Fort Carroll Oyster Sanctuary Reef. Our Harbor Scholars program provided 946 Baltimore City students with no-cost field trips.

    Expenses $1,312,466 · Grants $2,100

  • Rash Field. Rash Field Park has become a central hub for the community and the city at large by hosting a wide variety of events, such as the 4th' of July's Star-Spangled Celebration, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Festival, Harbor Harvest Children's Fall Festival, and free regularly scheduled programs such as Waterfront Wellness, Sunset Jams, and Boards & Breakfast. Phase 2 construction is set to begin in the Summer of 2025.

    Expenses $1,282,943

  • Marketing, Events, & Park Programming. Marketing and activating our waterfront public spaces keep the harbor fresh and lively. It has become a platform to celebrate homegrown talent, community-driven organizations, and established and emerging Baltimore artists. Our Baltimore-by-Baltimore series saw over 95,000 attendees and engaged over 40 community-based organizations, Harbor Harvest drew more than 3,000 local families, and Waterfront Wellness saw over 2,000 participants.

    Expenses $681,109 · Revenue $39,885

  • Landscaping. Our Green Team guarantees that the grass is always lush and the flowers are in bloom. They work daily to maintain the waterfront's lawns, flower beds, and other natural features. Every year, they plant and care for new trees to provide shade during the summer months, and they're returning native Chesapeake Bay vegetation to the area. 97% of mystery shoppers stated flower beds looked neat and orderly, and landscaping audit scores averaged 92%.

    Expenses $466,989 · Revenue $15,080

  • Ice Rink. As a popular recreational focal point, it attracts large numbers of visitors, both locals and tourists alike. A bustling mix of families, school outings, and corporate team-building events, the rink truly serves as a "community hub. The rink saw over 20,000 skaters.

    Expenses $110,187

  • Inner Harbor Promenade. Administer State bond bills for the Inner Harbor Promenade Redevelopment.

    Expenses $122,625

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amber Chavis

    Executive Vice President and Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $140,000
    From this org
    $140,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

  • Adam Lindquist

    Vice President of Healthy Harbor Initiative

    Total calculated
    $124,200
    From this org
    $124,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Marco Greenberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $81,500
    From this org
    $81,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jacia Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen Barron

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Conway

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Costello

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Donahue

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Driban

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Bond

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Beatty

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Duncan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Harrison

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Hawkins

    Direcctor

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Henson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frank Lance

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maggie McIntosh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Nesbitt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim ODonald

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Pollak

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Potter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zed Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracee Strum Gilliam

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Swanenberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Taylor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carmera Thomas-Wilhite

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ira Weinstein

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Justin Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

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.

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.

  • WPB-Ice Rink LLC

    Seasonal ice skating rink · MD · income $119,000 · assets $39,771

    Directly controlled by Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc

  • Baltimore Trash Wheels LLC

    Trash wheels · MD · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc

  • Friends of Rash Field Park LLC

    Rash Field public park · MD · income $9,743 · assets $81,889

    Directly controlled by Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore

  • Rash Field Development LLC

    Development of Rash Field · MD · income $47,975 · assets $833,497

    Directly controlled by Waterfront Partnership of Baltmore Inc

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511249349300011

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