Baltimore Community foundation's mission is to inspire donors to achieve their charitable goals

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 72 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13.8M a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $301.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $119K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16.9M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$60.6M
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$37.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$297.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$60.6M
FY2024▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$42.0M
FY2021$73.2M
FY2022$31.5M
FY2023$35.0M
FY2024$60.6M
Expenses
$37.5M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$32.2M
FY2021$31.4M
FY2022$39.4M
FY2023$32.5M
FY2024$37.5M
Net assets
$297.4M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$226.6M
FY2021$285.0M
FY2022$235.2M
FY2023$262.6M
FY2024$297.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1972.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $32.9M Management & general 9% · $3.5M Fundraising 3% · $980K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$307,869Pt VII · Sec A
VP Community Impact
$166,153Pt VII · Sec A
VP Philanthropy
$163,844Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$145,056Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Baker Grants Prog.
$136,245Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance and Admin
$131,071Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO Cmta
$130,150Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc VP, Market. and Comm.
$125,091Pt VII · Sec A

Shanaysha Sauls’s $308K as President & CEO is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shanaysha Sauls$307,869$291,756$275,790$259,139$237,226
Michael Campbell$131,071$188,479$187,286$28,965—
Dara Schnee—$30,556$175,999$168,843$157,901
Patricia Chandler——$47,259$168,095$165,024
Crystal Harden$166,153$64,920———
Laurie Kinkel——$119,978$165,290$159,229
Ashley Mancinelli$163,844$90,543———
John Muchai$145,056$139,889$135,189$129,358$127,014

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Manages charitable funds and inspires donors to invest in specific organizations and programs to achieve their long-term philanthropic goals in the Baltimore area.

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3 programs · $32.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Donor-Advised Grants

BCF provides professional grantmaking services and administration of donor-advised funds, which allow individual and corporate donors to recommend grants to nonprofit organizations of their choice. BCF has 486 donor-advised funds ranging in size from $10,000 to $25,000,000.

$20.5Mprogram expense
02

Civic Leadership

BCF addresses community issues using grants, program initiatives and advocacy. Current priorities for these efforts are education and neighborhoods. Grants are made possible largely by discretionary endowments entrusted to BCF by donors. Advocacy efforts are supported by annual gifts and an endowment for civic leadership.

$11.2Mprogram expense
03

Designated Funds

BCF manages charitable funds established to benefit a specific organization or program. Organizations or individual donors who create these funds benefit from BCF'S investment management, adherence to donor intent and in the case of endowment assurance of permanence.

$1.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 2,832 grants · $132.6M · 2020–2024
Cash Campaign of Maryland INCMD · FY2024$4,458,913
Associated Catholic Charities INCMD · FY2024$1,144,500
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2024$512,087
Saint Bernard Preparatory SchoolDC · FY2024$500,000
York Catholic High SchoolPA · FY2024$350,250
Maryland New Directions INCMD · FY2024$348,707
Capital HospiceFL · FY2024$284,000
Gilchrist Hospice Care INCMD · FY2024$274,600
Fusion Partnerships INCMD · FY2024$267,492
Mercy High SchoolMD · FY2024$267,000
The Loyola School INCMD · FY2024$245,667
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$60.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$17.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$344K
Money outPt IX
$37.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$32.9M
Managementcol C$3.5M
Fundraisingcol D$980K
Owns and owesPt X
$297.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.4M
Total assetsLn 16$314.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$100K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$17.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$344K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10.1M
Total revenueLn 12$60.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$301.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$259K
Other assetsLn 15$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$314.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.9M
Net assetsLn 32$297.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 672
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M$9.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$269.8M$301.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$174K$259K
Total assetsLn 16$278.3M$314.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.7M$16.9M
Net assetsLn 32$262.6M$297.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$31.2M$31.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$921K$921K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$548K$718K$522K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$136K$39K$61K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$163K$44K$60K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$190K$40K$112K$38K
Legal feesLn 11b$72K$72K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$57K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$36K$36K
Investment management feesLn 11f$201K$201K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$309K$524K$237K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$165K$160K$2K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$200K$6K$188K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$144K$79K$60K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$29K$7K$12K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$170K$72K$40K$59K
InterestLn 20$94K$94K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$262K$262K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$47K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$511K$416K$91K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$37.5M$32.9M$3.5M$980K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $60.6M$37.5M$23.1M$297.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $35.0M$32.5M$2.5M$262.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $31.5M$39.4M−$8.0M$235.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $73.2M$31.4M$41.7M$285.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $42.0M$32.2M$9.8M$226.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $60,559,630 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,105,420$42,386,275
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,662,942$17,829,375
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $281,032$343,980
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,049,394$60,559,630
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,082,345$31,170,903
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,992,709$3,199,296
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,436,439$3,085,103
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,511,493$37,455,302
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,537,901$23,104,328
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $60,559,630 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$185,663
VIII-1e Government grants$100,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,100,612
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,959,630
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,386,275
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$33,184 · Excluded from tax $7,733,214$7,700,030
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10,129,345$10,129,345
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $343,980$343,980
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $343,980 · Unrelated business −$33,184 · Excluded from tax $17,862,559$60,559,630
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $37,455,302 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $31,170,903$31,170,903
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $921,151$921,151
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $548,165 · Management $717,914 · Fundraising $521,964$1,788,043
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,561 · Management $61,185 · Fundraising $36,718$136,464
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,899 · Management $59,878 · Fundraising $59,548$163,325
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,913 · Management $112,395 · Fundraising $38,005$190,313
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $72,000$72,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,731$56,731
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $35,700$35,700
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $201,166$201,166
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $309,199 · Management $523,719 · Fundraising $237,099$1,070,017
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $159,693 · Management $1,714 · Fundraising $4,000$165,407
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,296 · Management $188,119 · Fundraising $5,307$199,722
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $79,244 · Management $60,208 · Fundraising $5,017$144,469
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $26,605$26,605
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,038 · Management $11,548 · Fundraising $9,932$28,518
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $71,872 · Management $39,641 · Fundraising $58,855$170,368
IX-20 InterestManagement $94,319$94,319
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $262,101$262,101
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $46,594$46,594
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $416,441 · Management $91,045 · Fundraising $3,900$511,386
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $32,926,924 · Management $3,548,033 · Fundraising $980,345$37,455,302
Part X · Balance sheet $314,342,693 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,574,416$9,439,974
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $395,090$172,615
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $138,561$262,293
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $173,567$258,915
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $78,221,017$88,080,494
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $191,542,237$213,087,648
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,218,149$3,040,754
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $278,263,037$314,342,693
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $271,360$963,359
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $2,568,478$3,250,266
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,860,027$12,686,879
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,699,865$16,900,504
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $259,814,688$296,326,971
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,748,484$1,115,218
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $262,563,172$297,442,189
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $278,263,037$314,342,693
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $297,442,189 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$60,559,630
XI-2 Total expenses$37,455,302
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,104,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$262,563,172
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,164,496
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$610,193
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$297,442,189

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