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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1369524

LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · BALTIMORE, MD 21231

Financials

$11.8M$9.9M2023$14.8M$10M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$14,757,809$9,971,356$4,786,453$50,471,228$7,504,549$42,966,679
December 31, 2023990$11,767,669$9,928,974$1,838,695$45,318,949$7,242,684$38,076,265
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$12,736,252
of which government grants
$4,321,594
Program service revenue
$1,061,869
Investment income
$956,611
Net gain from sales of assets
$608,019
Net income from fundraising events
-$123,832
Other revenue
$3,077

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$25,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$728,683
Other salaries and wages
$5,016,170
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$6,857,730
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$234,411
Travel
$160,771
Depreciation
$671,435
Program services (functional)
$8,627,327
Management and general (functional)
$829,868
Fundraising (functional)
$514,161

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$45,318,949
Total assets, end of year
$50,471,228
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,504,549
Net assets, end of year
$42,966,679
Land, buildings and equipment
$15,274,745
Publicly traded securities
$12,355,698
Net assets without donor restrictions
$33,910,358
Net assets with donor restrictions
$9,056,321
Gross receipts
$22,617,580
Employees
408
Volunteers
4,629
Year formed
1984
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JAMES PIPER BONDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$449,422$53,464
CINDY WADALAVAGECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$204,618$21,178
THARA TAYLORVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$154,685$25,295
TERESA MARTINMANAGING DIRECTOR NATIONAL
Highest-paid employee
40$129,170$13,066
MARGARET WARDVP STRATEGIC GROWTH & COMM
Highest-paid employee
40$135,375$3,764
CHRISTINE TRUETTMANAGING DIRECTOR OF ENIVR
Highest-paid employee
40$124,850$14,195
CHERYL RIVIEREDIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVE
Highest-paid employee
40$125,810$11,289
ANIL KSHEPAKARANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK BEARMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN BILLICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORGE ACEVEDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARSERLO DOYLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIRE BROIDO JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES C ALBAN IVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEAN S HARRISONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
75 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHRISTINE ASPELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DRAKE C ZAHARRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCIS X KELLY IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GEOFFREY BRENTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HENRY G HAGANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
J SCOTT WILFONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JACK S GRISWOLDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
W STREETT BALDWINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM SEAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN KEMPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN W SCHIECHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TALIB HORNEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KENT PEARCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MIMI KAPILOFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN PLANKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK M COLLINS JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MAXINE PHILLIPSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PHILIP C FEDERICOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICK BASTINELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBB L MERRITTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT B HOPKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RONALD PETERSONCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SCOTT IODICETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BLAKE SHEEHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON BISCIOTTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KIRBY BUMPUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WANDA ONEFERU-BEYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WARNER P MASONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE DAVIDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL CHARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER CALLAGHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL CHESSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF MASOMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID CLAPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY S GRASMICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDY HILLMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
THEODORE BAUERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TED ROUSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GUY FLYNNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS GIERMEKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
IRA WEINSTEINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL TSAKALOSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
R DALE HORNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN NEWHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RIAN HARGRAVETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLIE VIETHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEX FLICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GERRY HARTUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SAMANTHA MANEKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD SHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEX SMITHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHAD LANETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBORAH THOMPSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MAC TISDALETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MEGAN SPARKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN DUNBARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPH JACKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES H MOORE JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WENDY BRONFEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
COLIN BROWNETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN MCGRORYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLINGTON WESTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LESTER DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN FLANIGANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA KIRKWOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REDONDA G MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MELANIE O'BRIENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN PRICE-WARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROY ROUNDTREETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR JOSH SHARFSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BETH SPURGEONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACY SUTTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KENNETH SVENDSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ISRAEL ROCHA JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 91 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JAMES PIPER BONDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$401,942$52,408
CINDY WADALAVAGECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$189,998$21,495
THARA TAYLORVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$147,005$23,590
MARGARET WARDVP STRATEGIC GROWTH & COMM
Highest-paid employee
40$131,995$5,079
CHRISTINE TRUETTMANAGING DIRECTOR OF ENIVR
Highest-paid employee
40$120,490$15,967
TERESA MARTINMANAGING DIRECTOR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Highest-paid employee
40$119,990$11,902
CHERYL RIVIEREDIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVE
Highest-paid employee
40$119,990$10,832
CHIJIOKE AKAMIGBOCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$101,024$8,216
ANIL KSHEPAKARANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY CHERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN BILLICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORGE ACEVEDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARSERLO DOYLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIRE BROIDO JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES C ALBAN IVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEAN S HARRISONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE ASPELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DRAKE C ZAHARRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCIS X KELLY IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEOFFREY BRENTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HENRY G HAGANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
J SCOTT WILFONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACK S GRISWOLDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
W STREETT BALDWINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM SEAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN KEMPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN W SCHIECHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TALIB HORNEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KENT PEARCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIMI KAPILOFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN PLANKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK M COLLINS JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAXINE PHILLIPSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP C FEDERICOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK BASTINELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBB L MERRITTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT B HOPKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RONALD PETERSONCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SCOTT IODICETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STUART WALMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON BISCIOTTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIRBY BUMPUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WANDA ONEFERU-BEYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WARNER P MASONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM N BLAKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL CHARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER CALLAGHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL CHESSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF MASOMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID CLAPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY S GRASMICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY HILLMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THEODORE BAUERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TED ROUSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUY FLYNNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS GIERMEKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRA WEINSTEINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL TSAKALOSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
R DALE HORNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN NEWHALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RIAN HARGRAVETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLIE VIETHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX FLICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GERRY HARTUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAMANTHA MANEKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD SHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX SMITHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
G DENNIS O'BRIENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBORAH THOMPSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAC TISDALETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEGAN SPARKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN DUNBARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPH JACKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES H MOORE JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WENDY BRONFEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COLIN BROWNETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN MCGRORYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLINGTON WESTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LESTER DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN FLANIGANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA KIRKWOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REDONDA G MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELANIE O'BRIENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN PRICE-WARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROY ROUNDTREETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JOSH SHARFSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETH SPURGEONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACY SUTTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH SVENDSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARLO YOUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1417 THAMES STREET, BALTIMORE, MD 21231-3664
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CINDY WADALAVAGE, 1417 THAMES STREET, BALTIMORE, MD 21231
Signed the 990
CINDY WADALAVAGE, CFO
Phone
(410) 685-0295
Return prepared by
GROSS MENDELSOHN & ASSOCIATES PA

Mission

LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, OPERATED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, PROVIDING HANDS ON EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING FOR STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH. THE FOUNDATION USES MARITIME SETTINGS, COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROJECTS AND OTHER CHALLENGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, WITH A LOW STAFF TO STUDENT RATIO. OUR EXPERIENCE BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EMPHASIZE THE APPLIED LEARNING OF MATH, SCIENCE, LANGUAGE ARTS, HISTORY, ECONOMICS AND ECOLOGY. KEY OBJECTIVES OF ALL LIVING CLASSROOMS PROGRAMS ARE CAREER DEVELOPMENT, COOPERATIVE LEARNING, ELEVATING SELF-ESTEEM, AND FOSTERING MULTICULTURAL EXCHANGE. LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION PROVIDES OVER 30 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION OPERATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, PROVIDING HANDS ON EDUCATION AND JOB SKILL TRAINING FOR STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH.
    Expenses $7,097,757 · grants $25,000 · revenue $694,387
  • LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION DC PROVIDES YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH CHALLENGING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OFFERS SHIPBOARD AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY.
    Expenses $873,016 · revenue $119,916
  • INNER HARBOR PADDLEBOATS EDUCATES AND HIRES AT-RISK TEENAGERS TO MANAGE, RUN AND MAINTAIN PADDLEBOAT AND ELECTRIC BOAT RENTALS AT THE INNER HARBOR OF BALTIMORE.
    Expenses $656,554 · revenue $699,940

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1369524
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)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B31Z)
Group exemption
8205 (10 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$50,471,228
Income (IRS master file)
$22,617,580

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$14,757,809$9,971,356$50,471,228IRS
990December 2023$11,767,669$9,928,974$45,318,949XML
990December 2022–––IRS
990December 2021$15,624,815$10,319,692$39,550,926IRS
990December 2020$10,325,091$8,711,568$34,001,681IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 52-1369524).

Questions about LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC is 52-1369524.
Is LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does LIVING CLASSROOMS 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 LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CINDY WADALAVAGE.
Who are the officers and directors of LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 90 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $449,422 (JAMES PIPER BOND, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $14,757,809, expenses of $9,971,356 and total assets of $50,471,228 at year end.

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