The Baltimore Improv Group is a Group dedicated to advancing improvisational theatre in the Baltimore area through an active program of performance, instruction and outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $41K a year · 15% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$122K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$294K
Spent
$248K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$79K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$294K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$294K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$294K
Expenses
$248K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$248K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$412K
Net assets
$79K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$79K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$11K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Nov 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $248K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

The filing lists no officers, directors or key staff.

Michelle Faulkner-Forson’s $50K as Managing Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Programs and updates

Performs, teaches, and promotes improvisational theater in Baltimore.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$294K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$277K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Money outPt IX
$248K
Ln 25
Programscol B$248K
Owns and owesPt X
$79K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$277K
Total revenueLn 12$294K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
Net assetsLn 32$79K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $294K$412K−$118K$11K 990 PDF
FY2022 $226K$277K−$51K$128K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $294K$248K$46K$79K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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