Nonprofit · EIN 52-0973067
BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · BALTIMORE, MD 21230
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $478,379 | $559,392 | -$81,013 | $4,096,801 | $2,078,554 | $2,018,247 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $678,136 | $522,847 | $155,289 | $4,191,592 | $2,092,332 | $2,099,260 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $80,315 | $539,162 | -$458,847 | $4,062,080 | $2,118,109 | $1,943,971 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $128,042
- of which government grants
- $500
- Membership dues
- $15,986
- Program service revenue
- $180,343
- Investment income
- $21,033
- Net rental income
- $4,883
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $21,033
- Net income from fundraising events
- $61,863
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $74,176
- Other revenue
- $148,961
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $88,660
- Other salaries and wages
- $168,588
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $283,769
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,565
- Occupancy
- $22,067
- Travel
- $871
- Depreciation
- $45,227
- Program services (functional)
- $292,285
- Management and general (functional)
- $135,096
- Fundraising (functional)
- $132,011
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,191,592
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,096,801
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,078,554
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,018,247
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $772,823
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,018,247
- Gross receipts
- $602,481
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- MD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN HERNE | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $88,660 |
| BARRY GOSSETT | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT L MCKINNEY | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY-ANN PINKARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS FINNEGAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARC FRIEDMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ED NEMEC | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| OBIE CHINAMERE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC COSTELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC DEZENHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEN FOXWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY LENET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN MCCABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMMIE MEISSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE PEROUTKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE PEVENSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALLY PINKARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM POLAKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHIP WEINMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS WEINMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DIEHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT HILLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY I LOUIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES MENENDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREL C PETRAITIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA REHMLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK TROTTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY WEINSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN HERNE | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $80,410 |
| BARRY GOSSETT | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT L MCKINNEY | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY-ANN PINKARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS FINNEGAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARC FRIEDMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ED NEMEC | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| OBIE CHINEMERE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC COSTELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC DEZENHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEN FOXWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY LENET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN MCCABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMMIE MEISSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE PEROUTKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE PEVENSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALLY PINKARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM POLAKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE WECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS WEINMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN HERNE | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $73,930 |
| ROBERT L MCKINNEY | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY GOSSETT | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS FINNEGAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY-ANN PINKARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ED NEMEC | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARC FRIEDMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHIP WEINMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS WEINMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE PEVENSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC DEZENHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAN MCCABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY A ROSENBERG JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM POLAKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE PEROUTKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALLY PINKARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEN FOXWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY LENET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMMIE MEISSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| QUINCY WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 216 EMORY ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21230-2203
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARC FRIEDMAN, 10461 MILL RUN CIRCLE SUITE 740, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117
- Signed the 990
- MARC FRIEDMAN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (410) 727-1539
- Website
- WWW.BABERUTHMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- L&H BUSINESS CONSULTING
Mission
THE BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION, INC. IS AN INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO PERPETUATING THE HISTORIC LEGACY OF BABE RUTH, BALTIMORE'S ORIOLES AND COLTS, AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL SPORTS AT THE AMATEUR, COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL LEVELS BY PRESERVING, EXHIBITING, INTERPRETING AND AUGMENTING ITS COLLECTION FOR A DIVERSE AUDIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION OF PUBLIC ABOUT CONTRIBUTIONS OF BABE RUTH AND CHRONICLE HISTORY OF BALTIMORE'S ORIOLES AND COLTS, THE NEGRO LEAGUES AND AREA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, 19,625 VISITORS ATTENDED THE MUSEUM. OF THAT NUMBER, 25 EDUCATIONAL TOURS WERE GIVEN CONSISTING OF 834 PEOPLE. THESE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FEATURED THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BABE RUTH AS WELL AS THE HISTORY OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER IN SPORTS.Expenses $292,285 · revenue $288,474
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-0973067
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,096,801
- Income (IRS master file)
- $602,481
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $478,379 | $559,392 | $4,096,801 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $678,136 | $522,847 | $4,191,592 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $80,315 | $539,162 | $4,062,080 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $401,954 | $504,009 | $4,654,526 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-0973067).
Questions about BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC is 52-0973067.
- Is BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MARC FRIEDMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $88,660 (SHAWN HERNE, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does BABE RUTH BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $478,379, expenses of $559,392 and total assets of $4,096,801 at year end.
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