Baltimore Curriculum Project INC

Tax-deductible

Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)Since 1996EducationEIN 52-1961406

To develop, implement, and advocate for an innovative, sustainable, and replicable education model that improves students outcomes. In so doing, the baltimore curriculum project will help to raise educational standards and opportunities for disadvantaged youth and baltimore city schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 475 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
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $389K a year · 9% 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
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
$475K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.2M
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.6M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$5.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$5.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2024▲ +22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2024$7.6M
Expenses
$5.7M
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2024$5.7M
Net assets
$5.6M
FY2024▲ +56%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2024$5.6M

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 Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $5.1M Management & general 9% · $532K Fundraising 2% · $142K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $475K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President (non-Voting Mem
$183,262Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Schools
$181,286Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Non-Voting Membe
$110,738Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauara Doherty’s $183K as President (non-Voting Mem is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lauara Doherty$183,262$180,000$170,000$164,692$159,650$149,261
Harold S Henry JR$181,286—————
Angela Scott$110,738$103,195$96,020$91,900$82,400—
Herman C Pitts II Retired 1229202—$97,369————
Herman C Pitts II——$90,547$86,664——
Herman C Pitts III————$84,460$81,154

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

Develops and provides detailed curriculum for Baltimore City Public Schools.

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1 program service account for $5.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Management of multiple public schools' curricula.

$5.1Mprogram expense

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 34 grants · $12.6M · 2019–2024
Govans Elementary SchoolFY2024$515,508
City Springs Elementary SchoolFY2024$455,795
Wolfe Street AcademyFY2024$419,871
Hampstead Hill AcademyFY2024$394,380
Frederick Elementary SchoolFY2024$198,027
Pimlico Elementarymiddle SchoolFY2024$80,000
Hampstead Hill AcademyFY2023$1,049,674
Pimlico Elementarymiddle SchoolFY2023$490,880
Govans Elementary SchoolFY2023$345,734
Frederick Elementary SchoolFY2023$326,997
Wolfe Street AcademyFY2023$268,334
City Springs Elementary SchoolFY2023$198,521
Hampstead Hills AcademyFY2022$1,049,674
Pimlico Elementarymiddle SchoolFY2022$490,880
Govans Elementary SchoolFY2022$345,734
Frederick Elementary SchoolFY2022$326,997
Wolfe Street AcademyFY2022$268,334
City Springs Elementary SchoolFY2022$198,521
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$445K
Money outPt IX
$5.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.1M
Managementcol C$532K
Fundraisingcol D$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$15.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$575K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$445K
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$839K
Other assetsLn 15$102K
Total assetsLn 16$15.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.2M
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5475
VolunteersI 660
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$5.4M$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.7M$3.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$881K$839K
Total assetsLn 16$17.3M$15.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.7M$10.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$5.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.5M$3.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$984K$189K$88K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$148K$116K$22K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$80K$62K$12K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$50K$10K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$112K$87K$17K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$227K$227K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$43K$33K$6K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$322K$251K$48K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.7M$5.1M$532K$142K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $6.2M$5.3M$911K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$4.5M$465K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.7M$154K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$3.6M$180K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.7M$236K$1.5M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,622,640 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$574,562
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,735,023
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,309,585
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,869,889$2,869,889
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $444,962$444,962
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,796−$1,796
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,869,889 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $443,166$7,622,640
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,738,266 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,481,219$3,481,219
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $983,608 · Management $189,156 · Fundraising $88,273$1,261,037
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $115,791 · Management $22,267 · Fundraising $10,391$148,449
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,176 · Management $11,957 · Fundraising $5,580$79,713
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $49,928 · Management $9,602 · Fundraising $4,481$64,011
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $87,368 · Management $16,800 · Fundraising $7,841$112,009
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $227,300$227,300
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,395 · Management $6,422 · Fundraising $2,997$42,814
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $250,937 · Management $48,257 · Fundraising $22,520$321,714
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,064,422 · Management $531,761 · Fundraising $142,083$5,738,266
Part X · Balance sheet $15,750,428 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,375,629$4,913,941
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $416,361$1,634,478
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,697,001$4,341,588
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,398$104,074
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $881,346$838,532
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,716,955$3,815,558
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $131,955$102,257
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,325,645$15,750,428
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,948,106$1,386,137
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$2,733,120
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,800,485$6,057,450
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,748,591$10,176,707
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,397,491$4,420,424
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $179,563$1,153,297
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,577,054$5,573,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,325,645$15,750,428
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,573,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,622,640
XI-2 Total expenses$5,738,266
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,884,374
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,577,054
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$112,293
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,573,721

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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