Le Mondo INC

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Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)Since 2017Arts & CultureEIN 47-4403074Revenue $650K in FY2025

On file with the IRSlemondo.org406 N Howard St, 21201-3602 · Baltimore, MDTax-exempt since Apr 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote theater performances in baltimore city

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $151K a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $56K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$282K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$650K
+244% vs prior year
Spent
$325K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$650K
FY2025▲ +244%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$491K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$189K
FY2025$650K
Expenses
$325K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$128K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$325K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$58K
FY2021$415K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $243K Management & general 20% · $64K Fundraising 6% · $19K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,104Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Directgor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carly Bales’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Carly J Bales—$72,400——$45,000
Carly Bales$70,104—$59,808$50,027—

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes theater performances throughout Baltimore City.

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1 program · $243K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide affordable and accessible spaces for artists in baltimore city

$243Kprogram expense

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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$650K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$481K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6
Money outPt IX
$325K
Ln 25
Programscol B$243K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$481K
Government grantsLn 1e$450K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6
Total revenueLn 12$650K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$305K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K$308K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$452K$282K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$49K$14K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$1K$538
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$638$638
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$24K$7K$3K
TravelLn 17$468$468
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$48$48
InterestLn 20$23K$16K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$34K$10K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$2K$856
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$91K
Total functional expensesLn 25$325K$243K$64K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $650K$325K$324K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $189K$270K−$81K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $285K$206K$79K$644K 990 PDF
FY2022 $191K$124K$68K$564K 990 PDF
FY2021 $491K$128K$363K$415K 990 PDF
FY2020 $119K$58K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $649,679 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $105,127$480,654
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $83,031$169,019
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4$6
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,162$649,679
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,598$104,321
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,610$220,994
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $193,208$325,315
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,046$324,364
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $649,679 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$449,805
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,849
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$480,654
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $169,019$169,019
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6$6
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $169,025$649,679
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,315 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,073 · Management $14,021 · Fundraising $7,010$70,104
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,599$17,599
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $11,237$11,237
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,767 · Management $1,076 · Fundraising $538$5,381
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,735$1,735
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $638$638
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,200$6,200
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,322 · Management $6,949 · Fundraising $3,475$34,746
IX-17 TravelManagement $468$468
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $48$48
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,763 · Management $4,504 · Fundraising $2,252$22,519
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,073 · Management $9,735 · Fundraising $4,867$48,675
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,994 · Management $1,713 · Fundraising $856$8,563
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $91,402$91,402
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $242,631 · Management $63,686 · Fundraising $18,998$325,315
Part X · Balance sheet $1,916,791 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,620$305,402
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,241$2,241
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $436,814$257,422
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$12,644
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,240,244$1,339,082
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,760,919$1,916,791
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $166,917$500
X-25 Other liabilities$8,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $451,729$282,312
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,009,190$1,224,544
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $300,000$409,935
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,309,190$1,634,479
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,760,919$1,916,791
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,634,479 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$649,679
XI-2 Total expenses$325,315
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$324,364
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,309,190
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$925
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,634,479

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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