2025-11-10T16:11:08-05:00 2024-12-31 264694278 GOLDIN GROUP LLC 4500 EAST-WEST HWY 710 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2024-01-01 871953122 BALTIMORE BEAT INC BALT 4102313241 1400 GREENMOUNT AVE STE P01 BALTIMORE MD 21202 LISA SNOWDEN MCCRAY PRESIDENT 4108621167 2025-11-10 false SVITLANA KERNIZAN P00939991 3019130008 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LISA SNOWDEN MCCRAY 1400 GREENMOUNT AVE P01 BALTIMORE MD 21202 832886 false X WWW.BALTIMOREBEAT.COM X 2021 MD OUR MISSION IS TO HONOR THE TRADITION OF THE BLACK PRESS AND THE SPIRIT OF ALT-WEEKLY JOURNALISM WITH REPORTING THAT FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY, QUESTIONS POWER STRUCTURES, AND PRIORITIZES THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR READERS. 3 3 4 3 0 675104 815481 0 1974 17405 6500 0 683578 832886 0 0 223534 361834 0 52844 376249 467038 599783 828872 83795 4014 473683 500331 1984 24618 471699 475713 X BALTIMORE BEAT PROVIDES THOUGHTFUL, DOGGED REPORTING WITH A FOCUS ON THE IGNORED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED; PROVIDES JOURNALISM AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, WRITING EXCLUSIVE STORIES ON LOCAL, CITY AND STATE AGENCIES, STATE GOVERNMENT, AND U.S. GOVERNMENT AND FEDERAL AGENCIES; PROVIDES NEWS COVERAGE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS, ACTIVISTS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS; PROVIDES NEWS COVERAGE OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING MUSIC, THEATRE, POETRY, VISUAL ARTS, TELEVISION, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PHOTOGRAPHY ABOUT BALTIMORE CITY; PUBLISHES POETRY FROM STUDENTS IN BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT YOUNG WRITERS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDES REVIEWS OF FOOD MARKETS, RESTAURANTS, FOOD, AND BEVERAGES. false false 694339 LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM BALTIMORE BEAT PROVIDES CRITICAL LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPORTED COMMUNITIES IN BALTIMORE. THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, THE ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHTS KEY ISSUES SUCH AS POLICE REFORM, HOUSING, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE ALLOCATION OF CITY RESOURCES. THEIR IN-DEPTH REPORTS ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, MASS INCARCERATION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BRING TRANSPARENCY AND HOLD LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTABLE, GIVING A VOICE TO THOSE OFTEN NEGLECTED IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA. THIS WORK HAS HELPED SHIFT PUBLIC AWARENESS ON CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES, PROMOTING INFORMED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE CITY. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS BALTIMORE BEAT HAS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, AND THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS EVENTS, TOWN HALLS, AND WORKSHOPS, CREATING FORUMS FOR PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. BY FORMING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, BALTIMORE BEAT STRENGTHENS ITS ROLE AS A MEDIA ENTITY THAT NOT ONLY INFORMS BUT ALSO MOBILIZES AND EMPOWERS BALTIMORES CITIZENS. THEIR COLLABORATION WITH OTHER NONPROFITS AMPLIFIES ISSUES OF RACIAL JUSTICE, POLICE REFORM, AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE. YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES BALTIMORE BEAT IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS AND ACTIVISTS THROUGH YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THEY OFFER MENTORSHIP, INTERNSHIPS, AND JOURNALISM TRAINING TO LOCAL YOUTH, HELPING THEM GAIN SKILLS IN REPORTING, STORYTELLING, AND MEDIA PRODUCTION. THESE INITIATIVES ARE VITAL FOR DEVELOPING NEW TALENT, PARTICULARLY AMONG BALTIMORES BLACK AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND DIVERSITY OF THE JOURNALISM FIELD. BY INVESTING IN YOUTH, BALTIMORE BEAT NOT ONLY EDUCATES BUT ALSO PROVIDES PATHWAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM IN THE CITY. 694339 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 4 false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MD X GOLDIN GROUP LLC 3019130008 4500 EAST-WEST HWY STE 710 BETHESDA MD 20814 LISA SNOWDEN MCCRAY PRESIDENT 60.00 X 104594 0 19900 DHARNA NOOR BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRACEY BEALE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARA CALLAHAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 104594 19900 1 false false false KEEN MEDIA INC 47 ECHO AVE 1954 MILLER PLACE NY 11764 MGMT CONSULTING 128639 1 815481 815481 17405 17405 832886 17405 X 105663 89814 10566 5283 134770 114553 13478 6739 3551 3018 355 178 99450 84533 9945 4972 18400 15640 1840 920 129638 110192 12964 6482 38054 32346 3805 1903 134498 104124 12250 18124 18218 15485 1822 911 77146 65573 7715 3858 23757 20193 2376 1188 3743 3182 374 187 37809 32138 3781 1890 4175 3548 418 209 828872 694339 81689 52844 454049 480826 19634 14505 5000 473683 500331 1984 24618 1984 24618 X 471699 475713 471699 475713 473683 500331 4014 X false false X 400105 725401 675104 815481 2616091 400105 725401 675104 815481 2616091 1615802 1000289 7 572 1974 17405 19958 2636049 11974 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BALTIMORE BEAT PROVIDES THOUGHTFUL, DOGGED REPORTING WITH A FOCUS ON THE IGNORED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED; PROVIDES JOURNALISM AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, WRITING EXCLUSIVE STORIES ON LOCAL, CITY AND STATE AGENCIES, STATE GOVERNMENT, AND U.S. GOVERNMENT AND FEDERAL AGENCIES; PROVIDES NEWS COVERAGE OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS, ACTIVISTS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS; PROVIDES NEWS COVERAGE OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING MUSIC, THEATRE, POETRY, VISUAL ARTS, TELEVISION, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PHOTOGRAPHY ABOUT BALTIMORE CITY; PUBLISHES POETRY FROM STUDENTS IN BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT YOUNG WRITERS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDES REVIEWS OF FOOD MARKETS, RESTAURANTS, FOOD, AND BEVERAGES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM BALTIMORE BEAT PROVIDES CRITICAL LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPORTED COMMUNITIES IN BALTIMORE. THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, THE ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHTS KEY ISSUES SUCH AS POLICE REFORM, HOUSING, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE ALLOCATION OF CITY RESOURCES. THEIR IN-DEPTH REPORTS ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, MASS INCARCERATION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BRING TRANSPARENCY AND HOLD LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTABLE, GIVING A VOICE TO THOSE OFTEN NEGLECTED IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA. THIS WORK HAS HELPED SHIFT PUBLIC AWARENESS ON CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES, PROMOTING INFORMED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE CITY. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS BALTIMORE BEAT HAS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, AND THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS EVENTS, TOWN HALLS, AND WORKSHOPS, CREATING FORUMS FOR PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. BY FORMING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, BALTIMORE BEAT STRENGTHENS ITS ROLE AS A MEDIA ENTITY THAT NOT ONLY INFORMS BUT ALSO MOBILIZES AND EMPOWERS BALTIMORES CITIZENS. THEIR COLLABORATION WITH OTHER NONPROFITS AMPLIFIES ISSUES OF RACIAL JUSTICE, POLICE REFORM, AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE. YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES BALTIMORE BEAT IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS AND ACTIVISTS THROUGH YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THEY OFFER MENTORSHIP, INTERNSHIPS, AND JOURNALISM TRAINING TO LOCAL YOUTH, HELPING THEM GAIN SKILLS IN REPORTING, STORYTELLING, AND MEDIA PRODUCTION. THESE INITIATIVES ARE VITAL FOR DEVELOPING NEW TALENT, PARTICULARLY AMONG BALTIMORES BLACK AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND DIVERSITY OF THE JOURNALISM FIELD. BY INVESTING IN YOUTH, BALTIMORE BEAT NOT ONLY EDUCATES BUT ALSO PROVIDES PATHWAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM IN THE CITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT.IT WAS THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLCIT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REGULARLY MONITORED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS BASED ON RESEARCH DONE ON COMPARABLE SALARIES IN THE INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL EXPENSES:LONG-TERM SU 79,500 9,353 4,676 CONTRACT & PROFESSIONAL FEES: 3,876 456 228 CONTRACT & PROFESSIONAL FEES 855 101 50 DISTRIBUTION 19,893 2,340 1,170 FUNDRAISING FEES 0 0 12,000 TOTAL 104,124 12,250 18,124