North Avenue and Hilton St Business & Community Task Force

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522282939
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone
4437420552
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Economic Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$736
Expenses
$66,424
Assets
$8,997
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRYSTAL PARKER (PRESIDENT)
  • VICENT MERCER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CRYSTAL PARKER (PRESIDENT)
  • VICENT MERCER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MABLE GORDON (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Serve as a conduit for individual growth and community sustainability by addressing complex social, political, economic, and environmental challenges within our West Baltimore boundaries and ecosystem. A focused and collaborative approach that positively impacts development of safe and affordable housing, thriving businesses, crime deterrence, healthy green environments, and partnerships that promote population retention and yield tangible quality of life outcomes.

What it reported doing in 2024

Safety Grant program service included Environmental Goals that aligned the organization to join a collective of 12 community associations and 8 technical associations to advance green capacity building in underserved locations and apply for an EPA grant. To support this effort, expertise was provided through a dedicated team member who helped finalize the overall grant budget. In the first year of the community garden initiative, enough fresh vegetables were harvested to supplement holiday meals for 20 people, marking a significant success in local food sustainability. Additionally, the Taskforce President received national recognition by being selected to present at the American Public Health Association Conference, highlighting the success of community-led initiatives. Our Public Safety Initiatives included the completion of a two-month Crime Prevention program Through Environmental Design (CPTED), which informed local government agencies such as the Department of Public Works and the Department of Transportation about their impact on underserved communities and crime reduction. Neighborhood engagement was also a central focus, with weekly walks conducted to build trust and visibility, three resource fairs organized to connect residents with services, and a remarkable achievement of zero violent crimes in the community during the first year. These efforts positively impacted safety for 30 businesses, 1,200 neighbors, and three schools.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 69% for direct work, and 31% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 21.9%; rating input score 22

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8,925%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -154.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -197.5% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 21.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $15K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.