2025-11-13T15:52:42-05:00 2024-12-31 264694278 GOLDIN GROUP LLC 4500 EAST-WEST HWY 710 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2024-01-01 844432820 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE BLACK ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT PENN 6673122099 12 W MADISON ST STE 120 BALTIMORE MD 21201 BRION GILL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6673122099 2025-11-13 true false SVITLANA KERNIZAN P00939991 3019130008 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BLACK ARTS DISTRICT BRION GILL 12 W MADISON ST STE 120 BALTIMORE MD 21201 1715971 false X WWW.BLACKARTSDISTRICT.ORG X 2020 MD TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES OF BLACK ARTS DISTRICT TO THE GREATER PUBLIC, AND TO PROMOTE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE DISTRICTS TAX BENEFITS TO ARTISTS, ARTS OR ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND PROPERTY OWNERS. 11 11 7 150 0 868379 1679287 202109 0 0 36684 1070488 1715971 72652 188075 0 414030 480157 0 80904 593485 514965 1080167 1183197 -9679 532774 348742 821794 125516 65794 223226 756000 X TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES OF BLACK ARTS DISTRICT TO THE GREATER PUBLIC, AND TO PROMOTE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE DISTRICTS TAX BENEFITS TO ARTISTS, ARTS OR ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND PROPERTY OWNERS. false false 874708 188075 THE PROJECT RESTART IS A MULTI-PRONG INITIATIVE TO RESTIMULATE THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN WEST BALTIMORE BY SPONSORING LOCAL CURATORS WHO CREATE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, CURATING MARQUEE EVENTS AND PROVIDING TRAINING, FELLOWSHIP, INTERNSHIPS, AND DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK CREATIVES. THIS INITIATIVE SEEKS TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, SPEED UP RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY, AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES AS A CATALYST FOR THE LONG-TERM RESILIENCE, VIBRANCY, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF BLACK CREATIVES. PROJECT RESTORE DEWMORE BALTIMORE INITIATIVES: DEWMORE BALTIMORE YOUTH POETRY LEAGUE ENGAGES YOUTH IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS CITY INSTITUTIONS USING THE POWER OF POETRY. POETS PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY DYNAMIC WRITING AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS FROM ACCLAIMED ARTISTS THAT WILL EXPOSE POETS TO COMPLEX CONCEPTS, ADVANCED VOCABULARY, AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS. THE PROGRAM CREATES A SAFE SPACE FOR POETS TO EXPLORE WHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY ARE FROM ON A LOCAL AND NATIONAL PLATFORM. USING SLAM AS A VEHICLE TO SELF DISCOVERY, POETS EXERCISE THE ART OF "TRUTH-TELLING." WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL'S FACULTY COACH, A TEACHING ARTIST AND A COMMUNITY OF WRITERS, EVERY MOMENT OF DEVELOPMENT - FROM THE PAGE TO STAGE - IS GUARANTEED TO BE A TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE ON AVERAGE EACH YEAR WE WORK WITH 10 SCHOOLS BUT OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND WORK WITH MORE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. YOUTH POETRY FESTIVAL - EVERY SPRING, DEWMORE BALTIMORE HOSTS THE DEWMORE BALTIMORE YOUTH POETRY FESTIVAL. THIS IS MARYLAND'S LARGEST SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL. HERE, STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET LIKE-MINDED YOUTH OF THEIR AGE GROUP WHO THEY WOULD HAVE NORMALLY NEVER ENCOUNTERED. THEY ATTEND WORKSHOPS BY SOME OF THE REGION'S MOST RECOGNIZED ARTISTS AND ORGANIZERS. THE YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN TOGETHER, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND HAVE A GREAT TIME, THEN ENGAGE IN SOME HEALTHY COMPETITION. THIS TYPE OF CROSS COMMUNITY BUILDING WILL HELP TO DECREASE VIOLENCE AND BOLSTER A SINCERE LOVE FOR OUR CITY. BALTIMORE YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM - THE YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM APPOINTS A YOUTH FROM THE AGE OF 13-19 EVERY YEAR TO REPRESENT BALTIMORE ON A LOCAL AND NATIONAL PLATFORM AND TWO ADDITIONAL YOUTH THAT CO-SERVE AS AMBASSADORS. EVERY SPRING, CITY HALL HOSTS UP TO 12 CREATIVE, HONEST AND POWERFUL YOUTH VOICES TO COMPETE FOR THE TITLE OF BALTIMORE'S APPOINTED YOUTH POET LAUREATE. THE YOUTH POET LAUREATE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING A YOUTH AMBASSADOR OF BALTIMORE'S ART AND CULTURE COMMUNITY AS THEY SPEAK, SHARE, AND BUILD LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. THE YPL WILL RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE, A NATIONAL BOOK DEAL, AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT BALTIMORE INTERNATIONALLY, AND WILL PERFORM ON A LOCAL ENOCH PRATT LIBRARY TOUR THAT WILL BRING THIS POWERFUL EXPERIENCE TO THE COMMUNITY. MAYA-BARAKA WRITERS INSTITUTE- THE MAYA ANGELOU WRITERS INSTITUTE (MBWI) IS A WRITING PROGRAM THAT HIRES STUDENT WRITERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A SERIES OF POETRY WORKSHOPS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING LOCAL PERFORMANCES AND VISITS TO HISTORICAL ART SITES. MAWI FOCUSES ON PROVIDING CONTEXT TO ART AS ACTIVISM THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT FOR MILLENNIALS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRESENTATIONS BY LOCAL NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT LEADERS, WRITERS, ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS, FILMS/VIDEOS, INFORMATIVE READING MATERIAL AND CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS. 874708 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 58 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MD X GOLDIN GROUP LLC 3019130008 4500 EAST-WEST HWY STE 710 BETHESDA MD 20814 BRION GILL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 89906 0 6785 KENNETH MORRISON DIRECTOR OF 40.00 X 79452 0 7016 AYO FIGUEROA OPERATIONS D 40.00 X 44386 0 1298 JOHN HARRIS BOARD VICE P 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TODD MARCUS BOARD TREASU 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CANDACE CHANCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAYVON LOVE BOARD PRESID 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR KEVIN DANIELS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAYENECHA DAUGHERTY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CORNISH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALANAH NICOLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLI TUBMAN WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNDRE JENNINGS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CANDACE HANDY BOARD SECRET 1.00 X 0 0 0 213744 15099 false false false 309826 1369461 1679287 32239 32239 OTHER REVENUE 4445 4445 4445 1715971 4445 X 14500 14500 173575 173575 213744 146003 39129 28612 193871 135251 58620 41830 28861 10040 2929 30712 21191 7371 2150 28000 19320 6720 1960 77737 45082 28081 4574 238898 173396 36745 28757 35668 24611 8560 2497 6467 4462 1552 453 21115 14569 5068 1478 56433 38939 13544 3950 15552 10732 3733 1087 20326 14025 4878 1423 7656 5283 1837 536 5228 3607 1255 366 MISCELLANEOUS 1885 1301 452 132 1183197 874708 227585 80904 15377 299047 92850 15000 26557 26557 7656 232859 507747 348742 821794 125516 65794 125516 65794 X 223226 497138 258862 223226 756000 348742 821794 532774 X false true X true false X 125586 401318 614862 868379 1679287 3689432 125896 101936 202109 36684 466625 125586 527214 716798 1070488 1715971 4156057 4156057 50 50 50 50 25 25 125586 527289 716798 1070488 1715971 4156132 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26557 26557 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 503997 OTHER ASSETS 3750 507747 X 1715971 1715971 1715971 1183197 1183197 1183197 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE BLACK ARTS DISTRICT PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2024, REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH BLACK ARTS DISTRICT FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS BLACK ARTS DISTRICTS POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. SPECIAL EVENT 32239 32239 32239 32239 32239 false GEEK'D UP TREATS LLC 3916 CHESTERFIELD AVE BALTIMORE MD 21213 871409198 6000 SUPPORT SPONSORSHIP 74 173575 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE PROJECT RESTART IS A MULTI-PRONG INITIATIVE TO RESTIMULATE THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN WEST BALTIMORE BY SPONSORING LOCAL CURATORS WHO CREATE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, CURATING MARQUEE EVENTS AND PROVIDING TRAINING, FELLOWSHIP, INTERNSHIPS, AND DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK CREATIVES. THIS INITIATIVE SEEKS TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, SPEED UP RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY, AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES AS A CATALYST FOR THE LONG-TERM RESILIENCE, VIBRANCY, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF BLACK CREATIVES. PROJECT RESTORE DEWMORE BALTIMORE INITIATIVES: DEWMORE BALTIMORE YOUTH POETRY LEAGUE ENGAGES YOUTH IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS CITY INSTITUTIONS USING THE POWER OF POETRY. POETS PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY DYNAMIC WRITING AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS FROM ACCLAIMED ARTISTS THAT WILL EXPOSE POETS TO COMPLEX CONCEPTS, ADVANCED VOCABULARY, AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS. THE PROGRAM CREATES A SAFE SPACE FOR POETS TO EXPLORE WHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY ARE FROM ON A LOCAL AND NATIONAL PLATFORM. USING SLAM AS A VEHICLE TO SELF DISCOVERY, POETS EXERCISE THE ART OF "TRUTH-TELLING." WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL'S FACULTY COACH, A TEACHING ARTIST AND A COMMUNITY OF WRITERS, EVERY MOMENT OF DEVELOPMENT - FROM THE PAGE TO STAGE - IS GUARANTEED TO BE A TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE ON AVERAGE EACH YEAR WE WORK WITH 10 SCHOOLS BUT OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND WORK WITH MORE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. YOUTH POETRY FESTIVAL - EVERY SPRING, DEWMORE BALTIMORE HOSTS THE DEWMORE BALTIMORE YOUTH POETRY FESTIVAL. THIS IS MARYLAND'S LARGEST SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL. HERE, STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET LIKE-MINDED YOUTH OF THEIR AGE GROUP WHO THEY WOULD HAVE NORMALLY NEVER ENCOUNTERED. THEY ATTEND WORKSHOPS BY SOME OF THE REGION'S MOST RECOGNIZED ARTISTS AND ORGANIZERS. THE YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN TOGETHER, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND HAVE A GREAT TIME, THEN ENGAGE IN SOME HEALTHY COMPETITION. THIS TYPE OF CROSS COMMUNITY BUILDING WILL HELP TO DECREASE VIOLENCE AND BOLSTER A SINCERE LOVE FOR OUR CITY. BALTIMORE YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM - THE YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM APPOINTS A YOUTH FROM THE AGE OF 13-19 EVERY YEAR TO REPRESENT BALTIMORE ON A LOCAL AND NATIONAL PLATFORM AND TWO ADDITIONAL YOUTH THAT CO-SERVE AS AMBASSADORS. EVERY SPRING, CITY HALL HOSTS UP TO 12 CREATIVE, HONEST AND POWERFUL YOUTH VOICES TO COMPETE FOR THE TITLE OF BALTIMORE'S APPOINTED YOUTH POET LAUREATE. THE YOUTH POET LAUREATE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING A YOUTH AMBASSADOR OF BALTIMORE'S ART AND CULTURE COMMUNITY AS THEY SPEAK, SHARE, AND BUILD LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. THE YPL WILL RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE, A NATIONAL BOOK DEAL, AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT BALTIMORE INTERNATIONALLY, AND WILL PERFORM ON A LOCAL ENOCH PRATT LIBRARY TOUR THAT WILL BRING THIS POWERFUL EXPERIENCE TO THE COMMUNITY. MAYA-BARAKA WRITERS INSTITUTE- THE MAYA ANGELOU WRITERS INSTITUTE (MBWI) IS A WRITING PROGRAM THAT HIRES STUDENT WRITERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A SERIES OF POETRY WORKSHOPS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING LOCAL PERFORMANCES AND VISITS TO HISTORICAL ART SITES. MAWI FOCUSES ON PROVIDING CONTEXT TO ART AS ACTIVISM THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT FOR MILLENNIALS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRESENTATIONS BY LOCAL NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT LEADERS, WRITERS, ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS, FILMS/VIDEOS, INFORMATIVE READING MATERIAL AND CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS. FORM 990, PART VI PART VI QUESTION 2 BOARD TREASURER TODD MARCUS SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INTERSECTION OF CHANGE, AN ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING RELATED TO THE SANAA CENTER PROJECT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 TODD MARCUS INTERSECTION OF CHANGE TREASURER EXEC. DIR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN VIA EMAIL, SPECIFICALLY TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD TREASURER FOR REVIEW. COMMENTS ARE EXCEPTED AND AMENDMENTS ARE MADE IF NECESSARY. IT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR COMMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS WERE ASKED FREQUENTLY IF THE STATUS OF THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST CHANGED AND THE BOARD'S LEADERSHIP MONITORED BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS THAT THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO TO ENSURE IT DID NOT TRIGGER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A A GENERAL MARKET ANALYSIS AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING BUDGET DRAFTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B A GENERAL MARKET ANALYSIS AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING BUDGET DRAFTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTIONS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFFESIONAL FEES 171,731 36,087 0 PROCESSING FEES 1,665 658 90 GRANT WRITER 0 0 28,667 TOTAL 173,396 36,745 28,757