Hippodrome Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)Since 1976Arts & CultureEIN 52-1054299Revenue $5.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRShippodromefoundation.org416 W Baltimore St, 21201-1717 · Baltimore, MDTax-exempt since Mar 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 700 volunteers and 51 employees.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.6M a year · 57% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$211K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 86% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $163K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$399K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.2M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$24.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$24.5M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$22.5M
FY2024$23.2M
FY2025$24.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1976.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $3.0M Management & general 20% · $775K Fundraising 3% · $113K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $211K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$211,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Outgoing-Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Outgoing-Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Olive Waxter’s $211K as President is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Olive Waxter$211,100$233,400$156,624$142,895$140,392

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

Presents Broadway shows in Baltimore and offers free arts education and outreach programs to the Maryland community.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In addition to presenting the best of national touring broadway in baltimore, hippodrome foundation, inc. (hfi) is committed to providing access to the hippodrome - and all of its assets - to people who live in and visit maryland by providing free outreach and education programs in the community.

$3.0Mprogram expense

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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
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$240K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$775K
Fundraisingcol D$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$24.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$24.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$399K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$240K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$179K
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.6M
Other assetsLn 15$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$24.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$399K
Net assetsLn 32$24.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 551
VolunteersI 6700
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$176K$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.1M$19.6M
Total assetsLn 16$23.6M$24.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$408K$399K
Net assetsLn 32$23.2M$24.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$266K$211K$25K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$334K$267K$33K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$14K$2K$434
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$20K$758$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$34K$2K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$56K$56K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$12K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$168K$84K$50K$34K
OccupancyLn 16$400K$400K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$548K$548K
InsuranceLn 23$208K$127K$81K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.7M
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$48K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.0M$775K$113K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.2M$3.9M$1.4M$24.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.8M$3.3M$456K$23.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.3M$2.6M$9.7M$22.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.3M$2.2M$6.2M$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.6M$338K$7.1M 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 $5,242,777 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,440,368$2,693,023
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,320,177$2,296,204
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,433$239,506
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$14,044
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,791,978$5,242,777
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $709,471$689,042
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,626,596$3,164,143
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,336,067$3,853,185
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $455,911$1,389,592
Part VI · Governance 19 of 20 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,242,777 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $14,044 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,749,640
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$943,383
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,493
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,693,023
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,296,204$2,296,204
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $60,810$60,810
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $178,696$178,696
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,310,248 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $239,506$5,242,777
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,853,185 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $210,754 · Management $24,824 · Fundraising $30,037$265,615
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $267,344 · Management $33,417 · Fundraising $33,418$334,179
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,914 · Management $2,277 · Fundraising $434$16,625
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,305 · Management $758 · Fundraising $6,862$27,925
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,524 · Management $2,234 · Fundraising $8,940$44,698
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $56,487$56,487
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,590 · Management $7,949$19,539
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,500$13,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $83,801 · Management $50,281 · Fundraising $33,520$167,602
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $400,242$400,242
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $22,090$22,090
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $548,053$548,053
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $127,100 · Management $80,947$208,047
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,678,236$1,678,236
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48,222 · Management $2,125$50,347
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,965,019 · Management $774,955 · Fundraising $113,211$3,853,185
Part X · Balance sheet $24,929,139 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,042$115,366
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $357,059$466,732
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $218,040$255,486
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,860$21,966
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,139,834$19,639,745
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,475,955$2,418,860
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $7,095$7,095
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,177,490$2,003,889
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,588,375$24,929,139
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $158,446$161,277
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $408,446$398,777
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,645,380$22,059,741
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,534,549$2,470,621
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,179,929$24,530,362
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,588,375$24,929,139
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,530,362 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,242,777
XI-2 Total expenses$3,853,185
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,389,592
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,179,929
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$39,159
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,530,362

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