2025-06-11T06:17:02-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 463048436 ALPHA GENESIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ALPH 4109893909 PO Box 125 Cambridge MD 21613 Adrian Holmes President 4104901520 2025-06-10 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Alpha Genesis CDC Adrian Holmes 405 Maryland Ave Cambridge MD 21613 450049 0 X www.AlphaGenesisCDC.org X 2013 MD Our mission is to strengthen strategic partnerships through arts and culture to build a vibrant, thriving community. We strengthen and enrich our neighborhoods by providing spaces that utilize our community's unique history and proximity to the Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway to inspire conversation, embrace and celebrate diversity, and foster economic development. We provide programs that help connect our community through the shared experience of art and culture, working from within the community to build unity where there has been a long history of division. 3 3 0 75 0 0 442518 6929 2 600 0 450049 0 0 0 0 0 106436 0 106436 0 343613 1480464 1820399 314733 311055 1165731 1509344 X Our mission is to strengthen strategic partnerships through arts and culture to build a vibrant, thriving community. We strengthen and enrich our neighborhoods by providing spaces that utilize our community's unique history and proximity to the Harriet Tubman UGRR Byway to inspire conversation, embrace and celebrate diversity, and foster economic development. We provide programs that help connect our community through the shared experience of art and culture, working from within the community to build unity where there has been a long history of division. 0 0 0 253600 253600 NSV Phase 1 The North Star Village (NSV) consists of a three-phased capital project that honors the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman. This project will beautify and rehabilitate the buildings and outdoor properties located around the world-renowned Harriet Tubman "Take My Hand" Mural created by artist Michael Rosato. Phase 1 of the NSV focuses on the rehabilitation of the now vacant, Historic Bambricks Card and Gift Shop building located at 428 to 432 Race Street in Historic Downtown, Cambridge, MD. Once this historic building is renovated, it will house five new minority-owned retail businesses on the first floor. The second floor will become the new headquarters office for Alpha Genesis CDC. It will also contain a 1,000 square foot rear outdoor exhibition deck overlooking the viewing area of the Harriet Tubman mural. The exhibition deck will be free and open to the public, with several exhibits about Harriet Tubman, the local history of Dorchester County, MD, and Maryland's Eastern Shore. On the first floor, Alpha Genesis CDC will open it's first youth entrepreneurial program. The venue is called Minty's Ice Cream Treats and More, honoring Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Araminta, but she was affectionately called Minty. Each class will run from September through June, with the option for students to work during the summer. The target student age range is 14 to 18 years old. The students will learn business management, financial literacy, public speaking, personal hygiene and development, civic engagement, local history, confidence, creative problem solving, and critical thinking. The Minty's ITM program was awarded a grant to purchase a 12-passenger van to transport the students to and from the program. All of the tenants on the first floor are recipients of the ReStore 2.0 grant sponsored by the MD Department of Housing and Community Development. This grant offers subsidized rent, start-up capital for equipment, and inventory. We anticipate being fully operational in the building by December 2025. 0 0 0 NSV Phase 2 The purpose of this project is to renovate, beautify, and maximize the viewing area surrounding the nationally acclaimed Harriet Tubman "Take My Hand" mural created by artist Michael Rosato. This mural has brought thousands of visitors to our historic downtown however, the mural is located in a back parking lot with garbage cans, broken asphalt, and limited accessibility. Phase 2 of the North Star Village project creates a partnership with the City of Cambridge and the state of Maryland to create a multipurpose outdoor pavilion encompassing the mural, a 10,000 sq. ft. parking area. The pavilion is called the Harriet Tubman Pavilion, which sits adjacent to Cannery Way, an open space owned by the City of Cambridge. This area will host outdoor concerts, a public art gallery as well as outdoor festivals. During the pandemic, the outdoor appeal of this venue has made it extremely attractive for visitors seeking safe outdoor spaces. Once renovated, this area, which also shares the rear lot with the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center (stop #3 on the Underground Railroad Byway), will consist of several components. First, a solar panel called the Harriet Tubman Pavilion, that will provide shade and covering for the mural viewing area; the North Star Station a small building which will provide public accommodation for the hundreds of tourists who travel great distances to view the mural; and a community garden which pays tribute to Harriet Tubman and her travels on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman's extensive knowledge of natural plants and herbs exemplified her resourcefulness and adaptability, qualities that were essential for survival during her perilous missions on the Underground Railroad. Honoring Harriet Tubman through this grassroots initiative provides a place of remembrance and reflection that speaks to the resilience of our community. This gives the Cambridge community the ability to implement a narrative of growth, healing, and progression, not only for residents but for the nation at large. The Harriet Tubman Pavilion and surrounding improvements exemplify a commitment to equitable spaces where Tubman's legacy and the community's identity can thrive in a setting worthy of their importance. This pavilion will continue building connections for the local community and for the thousands of visitors who come to Maryland to experience the most powerful Underground Railroad storytelling destination in the world. 0 25000 25000 NSV Phase 3 The purpose of the North Star Village is to renovate, beautify the viewing area and the buildings surrounding the nationally acclaimed Harriet Tubman Mural -Take My Hand mural, created by artist Michael Rosato. This mural has had a positive economic impact by bringing thousands of new visitors to our downtown. Unfortunately, the mural is located in our back parking lot with garbage cans, broken asphalt, and limited accessibility. The third phase of the North Star Village is the renovation of the Historic Woolworth building located at 420 to 422 Race St., Cambridge, MD. Given its size and proximity to the Harriet Tubman mural, this 18,000 sq. ft building is a key property in desperate need of rehabilitation. The rear of this property anchors all the adjacent buildings at the Harriet Tubman Mural. Alpha Genesis CDC was awarded over 9 million in State Historic Tax Credits(SHTC) to rehabilitate this property. The adaptive reuse will include 3 new retail stores on the first floor, and an expanded Art Bar venue in the rear. The second floor will have 17 residential units and a rooftop garden. Currently, Alpha Genesis utilizes the rear of the building for an Art Gallery and event space, called the Art Bar 2.0. 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APRIL BYRD BOARD MEMBER OPERATI X 13150 13150 0 1 1 JERMAINE AND PREVIOU OPERATION X 30232 30232 0 1 1 ADRIAN HOLME PRESIDENT INVESTMENT X 22 22 0 1 0 43404 X 30 20000 price of art by don 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III (Cont. 4) First Project/Program 2024: NSV-Phase 1: The North Star Village (NSV) consists of a three-phased capital project that honors the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman. This project will beautify and rehabilitate the buildings and outdoor properties located around the world-renowned Harriet Tubman "Take My Hand" Mural created by artist Michael Rosato. Phase 1 of the NSV focuses on the rehabilitation of the now vacant, Historic Bambricks Card and Gift Shop building located at 428 to 432 Race Street in Historic Downtown, Cambridge, MD. Once this historic building is renovated, it will house five new minority-owned retail businesses on the first floor. The second floor will become the new headquarters office for Alpha Genesis CDC. It will also contain a 1,000 square foot rear outdoor exhibition deck overlooking the viewing area of the Harriet Tubman mural. The exhibition deck will be free and open to the public, with several exhibits about Harriet Tubman, the local history of Dorchester County, MD, and Maryland's Eastern Shore. On the first floor, Alpha Genesis CDC will open it's first youth entrepreneurial program. The venue is called Minty's Ice Cream Treats and More, honoring Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Araminta, but she was affectionately called Minty. Each class will run from September through June, with the option for students to work during the summer. The target student age range is 14 to 18 years old. The students will learn business management, financial literacy, public speaking, personal hygiene and development, civic engagement, local history, confidence, creative problem solving, and critical thinking. The Minty's ITM program was awarded a grant to purchase a 12-passenger van to transport the students to and from the program. All of the tenants on the first floor are recipients of the ReStore 2.0 grant sponsored by the MD Department of Housing and Community Development. This grant offers subsidized rent, start-up capital for equipment, and inventory. We anticipate being fully operational in the building by December 2025. Second Project/Program 2024: NSV-Phase 2: The purpose of this project is to renovate, beautify, and maximize the viewing area surrounding the nationally acclaimed Harriet Tubman "Take My Hand" mural created by artist Michael Rosato. This mural has brought thousands of visitors to our historic downtown however, the mural is located in a back parking lot with garbage cans, broken asphalt, and limited accessibility. Phase 2 of the North Star Village project creates a partnership with the City of Cambridge and the state of Maryland to create a multipurpose outdoor pavilion encompassing the mural, a 10,000 sq. ft. parking area. The pavilion is called the Harriet Tubman Pavilion, which sits adjacent to Cannery Way, an open space owned by the City of Cambridge. This area will host outdoor concerts, a public art gallery as well as outdoor festivals. During the pandemic, the outdoor appeal of this venue has made it extremely attractive for visitors seeking safe outdoor spaces. Once renovated, this area, which also shares the rear lot with the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center (stop #3 on the Underground Railroad Byway), will consist of several components. First, a solar panel called the Harriet Tubman Pavilion, that will provide shade and covering for the mural viewing area; the North Star Station a small building which will provide public accommodation for the hundreds of tourists who travel great distances to view the mural; and a community garden which pays tribute to Harriet Tubman and her travels on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman's extensive knowledge of natural plants and herbs exemplified her resourcefulness and adaptability, qualities that were essential for survival during her perilous missions on the Underground Railroad. Honoring Harriet Tubman through this grassroots initiative provides a place of remembrance and reflection that speaks to the resilience of our community. This gives the Cambridge community the ability to implement a narrative of growth, healing, and progression, not only for residents but for the nation at large. The Harriet Tubman Pavilion and surrounding improvements exemplify a commitment to equitable spaces where Tubman's legacy and the community's identity can thrive in a setting worthy of their importance. This pavilion will continue building connections for the local community and for the thousands of visitors who come to Maryland to experience the most powerful Underground Railroad storytelling destination in the world. Third Project/Program 2024: NSV- Phase 3: The purpose of the North Star Village is to renovate, beautify the viewing area and the buildings surrounding the nationally acclaimed Harriet Tubman Mural -Take My Hand mural, created by artist Michael Rosato. This mural has had a positive economic impact by bringing thousands of new visitors to our downtown. Unfortunately, the mural is located in our back parking lot with garbage cans, broken asphalt, and limited accessibility. The third phase of the North Star Village is the renovation of the Historic Woolworth building located at 420 to 422 Race St., Cambridge, MD. Given its size and proximity to the Harriet Tubman mural, this 18,000 sq. ft building is a key property in desperate need of rehabilitation. The rear of this property anchors all the adjacent buildings at the Harriet Tubman Mural. Alpha Genesis CDC was awarded over 9 million in State Historic Tax Credits(SHTC) to rehabilitate this property. The adaptive reuse will include 3 new retail stores on the first floor, and an expanded Art Bar venue in the rear. The second floor will have 17 residential units and a rooftop garden. Currently, Alpha Genesis utilizes the rear of the building for an Art Gallery and event space, called the Art Bar 2.0. The Art Bar is a cultural hub for programs, events, and community gatherings. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Each Board member received an electronic copy of the 990 to be filed. Everyone had 5 days to respond. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Alpha Genesis CDC has sponsored several major projects from 2020 to the present. The CEO and Executive Director have offered to defer from taking a full-time salary until the organization is able to sustain the expense. Once the capital projects and State Historic Tax Credits are syndicated in the 3rd phase of the North Star Village project, both the CEO and ED will be compensated for the years they have served. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents are available upon request via the Alpha Genesis CDC website. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Entertainment, Utilities and Taxes & License. For the past seven years, our small organization has consistently filed the 990EZ postcard. However, in 2020, due to the overwhelming success of our Harriet Tubman Mural project, we experienced a significant increase in our programming and project management, particularly challenging during the pandemic. This project garnered national attention as we initiated fundraising efforts to install a permanent statue in her honor at the Dorchester County Courthouse. Our board, still inexperienced in managing these changes, filed our first long-form 990 in 2022. During this time, we acquired one vacant property and were awarded State Historic Tax Credits to rehabilitate another building, bringing our total to two prominent properties on the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad in Dorchester County, the birthplace of Harriet Tubman. This undertaking has been both courageous and overwhelming, particularly as we had limited local support. The following year, we discovered that the numbers reported in our first long-form 990 had not been filed correctly. Our CFO had specialized in real estate development rather than nonprofit bookkeeping. Shortly thereafter, she fell ill with cancer and has not returned. To compound matters, our acting executive director also became ill with cancer. As a result, the day-to-day operations fell heavily on the shoulders of just three board members. It took us several months to identify and hire a financial consultant whom we could afford to help us sort through our financial data. We learned that the accounting process was accrual, so we had to address a few years of bookkeeping errors to find a replace all errors. We are pleased to report that we now have a robust CRM system in place, which enables us to maintain accurate and solid financial records. Our projects are on track for completion this year, and we are committed to ensuring that the legacy of Harriet Tubman is properly represented in her birthplace as our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary. We are a small organization with a significant responsibility, and while we have faced setbacks, we have also learned and grown from them. We are actively recruiting new board members to help us stay on track. Given our unique circumstances, any leniency your office can provide regarding our late filing would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your consideration.