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← BIT COMMUNITY CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BIT COMMUNITY CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$391,383
Total expenses
$276,302
Contributions and grants received
$390,753
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4
Other revenue
$626
Total assets, end of year
$203,266
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,903
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$156,363
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$161,353
Management and general expenses
$114,949
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$161,353

Program services were 58.4% 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)

    $214,995

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $175,758

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4 · excluded $4

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $626 · related or exempt $626

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $626

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $111,720 · program services $89,376 · management and general $22,344

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,552 · program services $2,879 · management and general $9,673

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,061 · management and general $5,061

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $35,446 · management and general $35,446

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,952 · program services $2,952

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,178 · management and general $4,178

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $49,045 · program services $49,045

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $24,020 · management and general $24,020

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOUNTY BOXES

    total $16,350 · program services $16,350

  • 24d · Other expenses: BACFAD - EQUIPMENT & SU

    total $13,888 · management and general $13,888

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,090 · program services $751 · management and general $339

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $86,908 · end of year $185,902

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

    $73,689

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

    $57,063

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,626 · end of year $16,626

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $738

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,978 · end of year $9,978

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $19,283 · end of year $10,525

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $26,400 · end of year $26,400

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,873 · end of year $156,363

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE BIT'S (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTER) MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AN EQUITABLE PROSPEROUS BALTIMORE BUILDING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WEALTH FOR CITIZENS OF THE WORLD WHO CALL BALTIMORE HOME. ALWAYS INSPIRED BY OUR ITALIAN CULTURE, WE DO SO BY EMPOWERING FAMILIES THROUGH THE ARTS, BUILDING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE QUALITY FOOD, PROVIDING FOOD EDUCATION, PROMOTING FOOD JUSTICE, CREATING INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING, AND JOBS FOR YOUNG ADULTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AN EQUITABLE PROSPEROUS BALTIMORE, BUILDING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WEALTH FOR CITIZENS OF THE WORLD WHO CALL BALTIMORE HOME. ALWAYS INSPIRED BY OUR ITALIAN CULTURE, WE DO SO BY EMPOWERING FAMILIES THROUGH THE ARTS, BUILDING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE QUALITY FOOD, PROVIDING FOOD EDUCATION, PROMOTING FOOD JUSTICE, CREATING INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING, AND JOBS FOR YOUNG ADULTS.

  • BE A CHEF FOR A DAY (BACFAD BEAT), IS A YOUTH-CENTRIC AND SKILLS-CENTERED DYNAMIC FOOD INITIATIVE THAT OPERATES IN THE GREATER BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON AREA IN MARYLAND AND PROVIDES MEALS, NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION, LIFE, AND CULINARY SKILLS, AND TRAINING TO YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. DURING COVID-19 IT ALSO GREW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY KITCHEN, PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING DAILY HOT MEALS THROUGHOUT THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO PULL OUR COMMUNITY OUT OF HUNGER AND ADDRESS POOR NUTRITION-RELATED DISEASES, HOUSEHOLD INSTABILITY DUE TO FINANCIAL STRUGGLES, AND FOOD INSECURITY.

  • B-MORE BOUNTY BOXES:FRUIT, VEGETABLES, MILK, MEAT, CHEESE, TUNA, QUALITY PANTRY ITEMS, FRESH EGGS, AND MEALS MADE FROM SCRATCH IN OUR KITCHEN ON YORK ROAD. BOX ITEMS ARE PERSONALIZED. THIS WEEKLY SERVICE COMES WITH AT-HOME DELIVERY, AND IT IS:1)FREE FOR FAMILIES THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY 2) AVAILABLE FOR EBT PURCHASE 3) AVAILABLE FOR AGENCIES AND CHURCHES LOOKING TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE TO THEIR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

  • B-MORE PASTA:A BALTIMORE FOOD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SINCE SEPTEMBER 2020, OUR NONPROFIT HAS BEEN WORKING ON CREATING A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT WOULD PROVIDE JOB TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY YOUTH AND TO SUPPORT OUR BE A CHEF FOR A DAY PROGRAM WHILE CRAFTING SOMETHING SPECIAL. PASTA IS SOMETHING WE ALL FELL IN LOVE WITH. THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF TRADITIONS TO RECREATE A SIMPLE ACT OF FLOUR AND WATER AND TO SHAPE IT INTO A WORK OF CULINARY ART.

  • Expenses $161,353 · Revenue $626

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Curt Schwartz

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Louis Miserendino

    VICE- CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Leila Kohler-Frueh

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Judith Thompson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Megan McSwain

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Gina Wheeler

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Fulvio Domenicali

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Armanda Ligabue

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Ed Bosco

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Monica Lapenta

    EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
3 December 2025
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202503499349300910

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