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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1072250

BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC

Tax-exempt · BALTIMORE, MD 21203

Financials

$1.5M$1.7M2022$1.7M$1.7M2023$1.7M$1.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,693,421$1,688,788$4,633$13,813,030$356,224$13,456,806
June 30, 2024990$1,687,912$1,731,845-$43,933$13,140,714$358,937$12,781,777
June 30, 2023990$1,527,888$1,652,642-$124,754$12,528,532$413,951$12,114,581
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$752,134
Program service revenue
$449,008
Investment income
$492,279
Net gain from sales of assets
$125,989
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$670,272
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$414,049
Other salaries and wages
$202,896
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$687,905
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$13,405
Depreciation
$3,475
Program services (functional)
$1,358,777
Management and general (functional)
$185,823
Fundraising (functional)
$144,188

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$13,140,714
Total assets, end of year
$13,813,030
Total liabilities, end of year
$356,224
Net assets, end of year
$13,456,806
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,025
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,494,789
Net assets with donor restrictions
$11,962,017
Gross receipts
$2,025,658
Employees
14
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1987
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JESSICA SURIANOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$159,000$10,158
CRYSTAL LEEDEPUTY DIRECTOR
Officer
40$115,050$17,745
JILL WOODDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Officer
40$90,650$21,445
YOUNG KARLO GBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
COLLINS TIFFANI SBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SCHMICK JOHN EBOARD SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BERRIER CHRISTOPHER ABOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WATSON CRAIGBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALEXANDER TERITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASCIONE DAVIDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUNE JEAN WEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COOPER MARINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DELANCEY MALIKATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONOVAN CHRISTIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIXON W BOULTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
41 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
FARACE DAVID JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FORD MICHAEL CTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
HARVEY III F BARTONEMERITUS
Trustee or director
0$0
HATHAWAY MOLLY MEMERITUS
Trustee or director
0$0
HOLMGREN ANDREW BTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HUGHES CHRISTOPHER ATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HUNTER DAVID BTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HURLEY CHEO DTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
HUTCHINS DIANETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JACKS III GRANTEMERITUS
Trustee or director
0$0
KERMAN NIKKI JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LAGARDE DOUGLASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LORBER TIMOTHY JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MALFA ERENITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NESPOLE MATTHEWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
OPARA OLACHITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
OWEN LEE SEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0
PARADIS DANIEL JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
PERRY JOSHUA RTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
POST CHRISTOPHER JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
POWELL BRYAN DTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REID JR VERNON AEMERITUS
Trustee or director
2$0
RODGERS THEO CEMERITUS
Trustee or director
2$0
SADLER SUSAN TTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SEMBLY COURTNEY MTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SHIFRIN BENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SIMMS STUART OEMERITUS
Trustee or director
2$0
SMITH ANNA LTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WOLF SMITH BRENDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SMITH JOANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SMYTH HENRY PATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SNYDER LAWRENCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STALEY ANNETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVENS RANDY STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SWEENEY MARTHA HTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMKEN JOHN HTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
TRUSTY EDWARD MTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TUCK ASHLEE STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WISE III CALVINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
YALCIN KEYIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
YERMAN WILLIAM LTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 53 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JESSICA SURIANOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$142,500$9,093
CRYSTAL ALSTONDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$102,302$13,296
JILL WOODDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Officer
40$82,392$16,450
YOUNG KARLO GBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
COLLINS TIFFANI SBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SCHMICK JOHN EBOARD SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BERRIER CHRISTOPHER ABOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WATSON CRAIG SBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALEXANDER TERITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASCIONE DAVIDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BLATTI CAROLINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUNE JEAN WEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COOPER MARINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DELANCEY MALIKATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONOVAN CHRISTIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIXON W BOULTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FARACE DAVID JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FORD MICHAEL CTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HARVEY III F BARTONEMERITUS
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HATHAWAY MOLLY MEMERITUS
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HOLMGREN ANDREW BTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HUGHES CHRISTOPHER ATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HUNTER DAVID BTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HURLEY CHEO DTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HUTCHINS DIANETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JACKS III GRANTEMERITUS
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KERMAN NIKKI JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAGARDE DOUGLASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORBER TIMOTHY JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MALFA ERENITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NESPOLE MATTHEWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OWEN LEE STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PARADIS DANIEL JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PERRY JOSHUA RTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
POST CHRISTOPHER JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
POWELL BRYAN DTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REID JR VERNON AEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RODGERS THEO CEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SADLER SUSAN TTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHIFRIN BENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIMMS STUART OEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SMITH ANNA LTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WOLF SMITH BRENDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SMYTH HENRY PATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SNYDER LAWRENCE RTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STALEY ANNETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVENS RANDY STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SWEENEY MARTHA HTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMKEN JOHN HTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRUSTY JR EDWARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TUCK ASHLEE STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YALCIN KEYIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YERMAN WILLIAM LTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JESSICA SURIANOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$143,723$9,003
CRYSTAL ALSTONDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$105,256$12,538
JILL WOODDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Officer
40$85,109$15,429
YOUNG KARLO GBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
COLLINS TIFFANI SBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SCHMICK JOHN EBOARD SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BERRIER CHRISTOPHER ABOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WATSON CRAIG SBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALEXANDER TERITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BLATTI CAROLINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUNE JEAN WEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COOPER MARINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIXON W BOULTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FARACE DAVID JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FORD MICHAEL CTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FORD TRACEY HTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HARVEY III F BARTONEMERITUS
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HATHAWAY MOLLY MEMERITUS
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HOLMGREN ANDREW BTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HUGHES CHRISTOPHER ATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HUNTER DAVID BTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HURLEY CHEO DTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HUTCHINS DIANETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JACKS III GRANTEMERITUS
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KERMAN NIKKI JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAGARDE DOUGLASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORBER TIMOTHY JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MALFA ERENITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NESPOLE MATTHEWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OWEN LEE STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PALMER NANCYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PARADIS DANIEL JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PERRY JOSHUA RTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
POST CHRISTOPHER JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REID JR VERNON AEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RODGERS THEO CEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SADLER SUSAN TTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHIFRIN BENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIMMS STUART OEMERITUS
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SMITH ANNA LTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WOLF SMITH BRENDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SMYTH HENRY PATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SNYDER LAWRENCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STALEY ANNETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVENS RANDY STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SWEENEY MARTHA HTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMKEN JOHN HTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TUCK ASHLEE STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WHITEHEAD PATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YALCIN KEYIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YERMAN WILLIAM LTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 13470, BALTIMORE, MD 21203-3470
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JESSICA SURIANO, 900 E FAYETTE STREET PO BOX 13470, BALTIMORE, MD 21203
Signed the 990
JESSICA SURIANO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(410) 752-2225
Return prepared by
SB & COMPANY LLC

Mission

THE BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SEVENTEEN INDEPENDENT MEMBER SCHOOLS, RECRUITS AND SUPPORTS THROUGH THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS ACADEMICALLY AMBITIOUS, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED FROM THE BALTIMORE AREA. ONCE STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED, B.E.S.T. POSITIONS THEM FOR SUCCESS THROUGH ACADEMIC PREPARATION, CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE THREE GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INCLUDE OUR ADMISSIONS SUPPORT, OUR STUDENT / PARENT PROGRAMS AND OUR FACILITATION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS. IN ADMISSIONS, WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING TO APPLICANTS AND THEIR PARENTS. OUR STUDENT AND PARENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, PARENT NETWORKING AND COLLEGE-BOUND SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, B.E.S.T. BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS AND FACILITATES COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL LEADERS THROUGHOUT BALTIMORE. THE TOTALITY OF OUR PROGRAMMATIC WORK SUPPORTS APPLICANT STUDENTS AND PARENTS, ENROLLED STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY IN BALTIMORE.
    Expenses $1,358,777 · grants $670,272 · revenue $449,008

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1072250
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
1977
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B82Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$13,813,030
Income (IRS master file)
$2,025,658

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,693,421$1,688,788$13,813,030IRS
990June 2024$1,687,912$1,731,845$13,140,714IRS
990June 2023$1,527,888$1,652,642$12,528,532XML
990June 2022$1,667,462$1,536,684$12,146,241IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 52-1072250).

Questions about BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC

What is the EIN of BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC is 52-1072250.
Is BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
Are donations to BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST 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 BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JESSICA SURIANO.
Who are the officers and directors of BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 56 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $159,000 (JESSICA SURIANO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does BALTIMORE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,693,421, expenses of $1,688,788 and total assets of $13,813,030 at year end.

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