Strong City Baltimore

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Strong City Baltimore

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501(c)(3) organization

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http://strongcitybaltimore.org/

2101 East Biddle Street

Suite 1100Baltimore MD 21213

410-261-3500

Baltimore MD | IRS ruling year: 1970 | EIN: 52-0897806

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Organization Mission

Established in 1969, Strong City Baltimore (formerly Greater Homewood Community Corporation) is a grass-roots, nonprofit organization with a mission to build and str ... (More)

Rating Information

Not currently rated

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Historical Ratings

Charity Navigator's ratings previously did not consider Leadership & Adaptability, Culture & Community, or Impact & Measurement. The historic rating mainly reflects a version of today’s Accountability and Finance score. More information on our previous rating methodologies can be found on our rating methodology page.

Date Published	Overall Rating
5/1/2021
7/1/2019
2/1/2019
3/1/2018
2/1/2018
This organization received multiple star ratings within this fiscal year, due to an update to its Accountability and Transparency data and/or the receipt of an amended Form 990.
11/1/2016
6/1/2016
11/1/2015
12/1/2014
5/1/2014

Proceed with Caution—Reported Other Material Lawsuit

On January 11, 2023, The Baltimore Sun reported on the operations of Strong City Baltimore in an article titled, "Nonprofit groups believe Strong City Baltimore spent their funds on building renovation." For more information, please see The Baltimore Sun article.

On August 9, 2023, FOX45 News published an article titled "Former Strong City CEO faces federal indictment for allegedly scamming millions in COVID-19 relief funds." For more information, please see FOX45 News article

This organization appears on the most recent listing of nonprofits that are delinquent with California state registrations

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Accountability & Finance

Not Currently Scored

Strong City Baltimore cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology because they have e-filed less than three full IRS Form 990s in the past six fiscal years

We recognize that organizations may skip e-filing on certain years, while otherwise meeting our methodology. However, we do not believe it appropriate to rate an organization based on this limited amount of data.

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Additional Information

Total Revenue and Expenses - Data Available

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Salary of Key Persons - Data Available

Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting

Karen Stokes, Ceo

$131,358

Joann Levy, Coo

$107,108

Tiffani Williams, Director Of Financial Operations

$90,108

Georgia Smith, Chair

Ethan Bauman, Vice Chair

Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019

IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available

Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website

Foundation Status:

Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)

Affiliation:

Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)

Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available

The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage accountability and finance data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Strong City Baltimore) or EIN (520897806) in the 'Search Term' field.

Impact & Measurement

Not Currently Scored

Strong City Baltimore cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Measurement methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.

Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.