BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

EIN 23-7180620 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T310)

What they do

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.

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Of every $100 spent, about $87.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders34 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

54.37%of revenue went to mission work87.9% of expenses · Program services

1.62%of revenue went to fundraising2.6% of expenses

$61.85spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.86%of revenue went to management and office costs9.5% of expenses

$8.39in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

70.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$60,559,630

Mission workProgram services$32,926,92454.37% of revenue87.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,548,0335.86% of revenue9.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$980,3451.62% of revenue2.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$23,104,32838.15% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$37,455,30261.85% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 87.9% mission · 9.5% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.85% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 87.3% mission · 9.6% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.76% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 88.7% mission · 8.5% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 125.32% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.5% mission · 10.8% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 42.99% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 87.9% mission · 10.1% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.61% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.7% mission · 13.4% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.70% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 16.1% management · 3.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.00% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.4% mission · 12.9% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.68% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$60,559,630

Expenses$37,455,302

Annual surplus $23,104,328 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$32,926,924 · 87.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,548,033 · 9.5% of expenses

Fundraising$980,345 · 2.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$60,559,630

Expenses$37,455,302

Assets$314,342,693

Income$90,129,543

Contributions$42,386,275

Mission work (program services)$32,926,924

Fundraising$980,345

Grants given$206,854,311

Average grant$48,683

Management and general$3,548,033

Executive compensation (total)$834,395

Stocks and bonds$88,080,494

Accounting fees$56,731

Investing fees$201,166

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

SHANAYSHA SAULSPRESIDENT & CEO · 38 hrs/week $337,197Base $307,869 · Other $29,328

ASHLEY MANCINELLIVP PHILANTHROPY · 38 hrs/week $198,765Base $163,844 · Other $34,921

CRYSTAL HARDENVP COMMUNITY IMPACT · 38 hrs/week $191,824Base $166,153 · Other $25,671

BRIAN OMALLEYPRESIDENT & CEO CMTA · 38 hrs/week $180,644Base $130,150 · Other $50,494

JOHN MUCHAIDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 38 hrs/week $173,127Base $145,056 · Other $28,071

MELISSA WARLOWDIR. OF BAKER GRANTS PROG. · 38 hrs/week $150,419Base $136,245 · Other $14,174

REBECCA EISENASSOC VP, MARKET. AND COMM. · 38 hrs/week $135,110Base $125,091 · Other $10,019

MICHAEL CAMPBELLVP FINANCE AND ADMIN · 38 hrs/week $131,071

JOHANN DE CASTROVP OF FINANCE AND ADMIN · 38 hrs/week $64,244Base $58,726 · Other $5,518

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (34)

SHANAYSHA SAULSPRESIDENT & CEO

ASHLEY MANCINELLIVP PHILANTHROPY

CRYSTAL HARDENVP COMMUNITY IMPACT

BRIAN OMALLEYPRESIDENT & CEO CMTA

JOHN MUCHAIDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

MELISSA WARLOWDIR. OF BAKER GRANTS PROG.

REBECCA EISENASSOC VP, MARKET. AND COMM.

MICHAEL CAMPBELLVP FINANCE AND ADMIN

JOHANN DE CASTROVP OF FINANCE AND ADMIN

KEITH LEESECRETARY

TOM HALLBOARD MEMBER

TOM BOZZUTOBOARD MEMBER

AUDREY CARRIONBOARD MEMBER

SAMUEL HOIBOARD MEMBER

PATTI BAUMVICE-CHAIR

MATT GALLAGHERBOARD MEMBER (THRU 03/2024)

MARK FETTINGBOARD MEMBER

MARGARET HIMELFARBBOARD MEMBER

LISA LAWSONBOARD MEMBER

LEANA WENBOARD MEMBER

KURT SCHMOKEBOARD MEMBER

BRANDON ETHERIDGEBOARD MEMBER

JOSH FIDLERTREASURER

ALEC ROSSBOARD MEMBER

JOHN ANGELOSBOARD MEMBER

JAMES SHEABOARD MEMBER

HARSH TRIVEDIBOARD MEMBER

GARY ATTMANBOARD MEMBER

DAVID CLAPPCHAIR

BARBARA MIKULSKIBOARD MEMBER

CARIM KHOUZAMIBOARD MEMBER

CALVIN BUTLERBOARD MEMBER

BYRON MARCHANTBOARD MEMBER

BRIGID PETERSONBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1972
Location: 11 EAST MOUNT ROYAL AVENUE 2ND FLOO, BALTIMORE, MD 21202-5513
County: Baltimore (city)
In care of: % JOHN MUCHAI
Primary officer: DR SHANAYSHA SAULS, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(410) 332-4172 Officer phone(410) 332-4171

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: RSM US LLP
NTEE classification: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T310)
IRS tax category: Grantmaking Foundations
Grant-giving organization: Yes