EIN 26-0010594

Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
8
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Gbca creates equity and opportunity for artists and cultural organizations in Greater Baltimore, unifying and strengthening the creative community.
Total revenues
$1,070,727
2022
Total expenses
$1,108,523
2022
Total assets
$690,133
2022
Num. employees
8
2022

Program areas at Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

An international showcase for Baltimore artists-baker artist portfolios:for 14 years, gbca has managed a free online portfolio used by 600 to 1,000 to help area artists create and maintain a current collection of their work. In many cases, artists use the portfolios for their primary website. To date, the associated baker artist awards have recognized over 100 artists and awarded over $1.3 million to individuals living and working in the region. Ahead of its time, the portfolios has created an online community of artists that is visited by curators, collectors, museum leaders, philanthropic visionaries, and others in almost every country in the world. Universities and colleges use the site as a primer for students being introduced to the diversity of Cultural production in Baltimore and to develop relationships and projects throughout the academic year and beyond. The awards include a designated segment on Maryland public television's art works series, portions of which are rebroadcast in other national markets; a semiannual exhibition of visual arts awardees at the Baltimore museum of art, and finalist showcases throughout the year. During this time when artists struggle to create authentic and meaningful connections in an online setting, the baker artist portfolios has nearly 15 years of experience and offers a model for authentic online relationships with patrons and amongst artists. It is a source of community pride and inspiration, and a potential source of income for artists.
Over the past 20 years, gbca has refined its role as a wayfinder and primary source of information for the Cultural community. Through its regional events calendar, culture fly is the most comprehensive source of events and now virtual experiences. The site is easy to use and highly searchable by interest, geography, discipline, and more. It includes a weekly newsletter to 16,000 subscribers, culture flyer, that promotes a wide offering of free and half priced events. Because gbca already had this infrastructure as soon as the pandemic was declared organizations were quickly able to begin promoting online events. And because of the increased needs for learning at home and well-being resources, those categories were quickly added to the search options. Just prior to the pandemic, the culture fly site had 103,000 views annually and an annual average of 400 event postings at any given time. These programs offer additional exposure for gbca members, saving on marketing costs and labor. Jobsplus is the number one resource for Cultural positions in the region and is the most highly visited of all gbca websites. Gbca is also a source for up-to-date funding, anti-racism resources, advocacy, space, and other resources.
A history of equity, inclusion, and anti-racism work:celebrating its 10th anniversary, urban arts leadership (ual) has been the flagship program of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance's equity and inclusion efforts. Ual serves as a career pipeline for emerging leaders from backgrounds that are underrepresented, particularly those of color, in the Cultural workforce. Having deep experience in developing and operating ual, gbca is uniquely positioned to respond to the current economic and social upheavals exacerbated by the covid 19 pandemic and racial injustice. Working to address systemic barriers to equity in the Cultural workforce, the program also focuses on tools and training for participating host Cultural organizations aimed at strengthening their ability to successfully recruit, hire, and retain a more diverse workforce. Gbca received renewed support from the national endowment for the arts to deepen the work of the ual through its groundbreaking field school. The field school teaches the practices of folklorists as a means for artists and Cultural organizations to engage authentically and respectfully in community-based programming. The first phase of this project, beauty beneath the blight, focused on the stories of Pennsylvania avenue in Baltimore city. Skills developed by fellows through the field school are replicable and carried with each into their respective placements and throughout their careers. Partners for this initiative include the library of congress and the smithsonian institute folklife center. Importantly, over the past ten years ual alumni have launched exciting careers and are putting their commitment to justice and their training to work. Organizations who have benefited by hiring alumni include the Maryland state arts council, the national museum for women in the arts, Maryland citizens for the arts, Maryland volunteer lawyers for the arts, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, and many more.

Grants made by Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
MPT FoundationProject/program$30,000

Who funds Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Saul Zaentz Charitable FoundationGeneral Support$125,000
Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF)General Support and Various Projects$104,900
Network for GoodUnrestricted$48,517
...and 14 more grants received

Personnel at Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

NameTitleCompensation
Jeannie HoweExecutive Director$155,130
Kibibi AjankuDirector
David London, BakerArtist Portfolios Manager
Rae LucasMarketing and Communications Manager
Kevin AppersonVice President / Equity and Inclusion Chair / Director / Board Member$0
...and 14 more key personnel

Financials for Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,003,872
Program services$65,461
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,394
Total revenues$1,070,727

Form 990s for Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-08-05990View PDF
2020-122021-09-10990View PDF
2019-122021-01-28990View PDF
2018-122019-09-14990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Allied Arts Council of St Joseph MissouriSaint Joseph, MO$511,679
Florida Keys Council of the ArtsKey West, FL$375,518
The Arts Foundation of Cape CodHyannis, MA$830,455
Union County Community Arts CouncilMonroe, NC$448,727
Center for the Arts of Greater LapeerLapeer, MI$506,776
Mobile Arts CouncilMobile, AL$372,937
The Arts Council of Moore CountySouthern Pines, NC$891,925
Arts Council for Wyoming CountyPerry, NY$335,157
Data update history
December 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 28, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $104,900 from Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF)
August 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $41,000 from France-Merrick Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
120 W N Ave 305
Baltimore, MD 21201
Metro area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Website URL
baltimoreculture.org/ 
Phone
(410) 230-0200
IRS details
EIN
26-0010594
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2001
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A26: Arts Council/Agency
NAICS code, primary
7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
Parent/child status
Independent
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