Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

Organization Overview

Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance is located in Baltimore, MD. The organization was established in 2002. According to its NTEE Classification (A99) the organization is classified as: Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C., under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance employed 8 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance generated $867.2k in total revenue. The organization has seen a slow decline revenue. Over the past 7 years, revenues have fallen by an average of (0.6%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $877.0k during the year ending 12/2021. As we would expect to see with falling revenues, expenses have declined by (1.6%) per year over the past 7 years. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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GBCA CREATES EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN, THROUGH, AND FOR ARTS AND CULTURE IN GREATER BALTIMORE. * WE SERVE ARTISTS; AND ARTS, CULTURAL, AND HUMANITIES ORGANIZATIONS. * WE PROVIDE SERVICES THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITY IN, THROUGH, AND FOR THE ARTS. * WE SERVE BALTIMORE AND THE FIVE SURROUNDING COUNTIES WITH A FOCUS ON BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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FOR 13 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 $1.2 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 OVER A DECADE 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.


FOR NEARLY A DECADE, 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 SEVEN 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.


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.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Jeannie Howe
Executive Director
$130,217
Fred Bronstein
President
$0
Kevin Apperson
Vice President
$0
Heidi Daniel
Treasurer
$0
Stacie Sanders Evans
Governance Committee Chair
$0
Carla Du Pree
Secretary
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$58,050
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $200,008
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$597,124
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$855,182
Total Program Service Revenue$10,667
Investment income $130
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $867,226

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 15 grants that Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance has recieved totaling $184,658.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Baltimore Community Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS

$35,400
$34,850
Network For Good Inc

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: UNRESTRICTED

$30,208
Sozosei Foundation

Princeton, NJ

PURPOSE: RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM

$25,000
Jacob And Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$17,500
Henry And Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation

Baltimore, MD

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,000
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