Public Charity

DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC

DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in COLUMBIA, MD. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.7M revenue, $3.1M expenses, $51.7M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $58K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 463894828 COLUMBIA, MD Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$3.1M
Total Assets$51.7M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$58K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO GROWING ARTS, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY IN MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION AND THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. AS OWNERS OF MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, WE WORK TO ENHANCE THIS CULTURAL CENTERPIECE AND THE MAJESTIC WOODLAND PARK THAT SURROUNDS IT THROUGH ARTISTIC AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND STEWARDSHIP. IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, WE PRODUCE, PRESENT AND PROMOTE ARTISTIC AND LEARNING PROGRAMS AND ENGAGE, UPLIFT, AND INSPIRE.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Barry Curtis
CHAIR Candace Dodson-Reed
SECRETARY Deborah Ellinghaus
BOARD Elizabeth Kromm
BOARD Greg Fitchitt
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ian Kennedy

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$32,500 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$20,000 2 grants
ARTS, CULTURE
$5,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.7M $3.1M $51.7M
2023 $1.5M $3.0M $53.6M
2022 $2.2M $2.4M $55.5M
2021 $6.2M $2.2M $56.2M
2020 $4.2M $2.0M $56.2M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $4.2M to $1.7M (-60%), with total assets most recently reported at $51.7M.

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