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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 13,702 | 11,869 | 10,409 | 5,763 | 12,385 | 54,128 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 13,702 | 11,869 | 10,409 | 5,763 | 12,385 | 54,128 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 54,128 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 13,702 | 11,869 | 10,409 | 5,763 | 12,385 | 54,128 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 54,128 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 22015720 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 15 | Part I, Line 15 - Printing, publications, postage & shipping: Program Service: $3,075 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses: Other Program Services: $9,216; Insurance: $1,406; Management $146 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line (28-31) | Part III, Line 28 - Media/Communications- Newsletter: Our newsletter is delivered to each residence and business in our entire neighborhood, regardless of membership, to communicate info. regarding the Assoc., neighborhood issues, the neighborhood public school, businesses, social activities, voter registration and elections, & government taxes, regulations & resources. We provide contact info. for all assoc. officers & committees, City council members, & state general assembly members. Detailed trash & recycling info., incl. items allowed, containers & storage, pickup or drop-off times & locations, is included in every issue. In 2022, we promoted local businesses and featured those that help fund our newsletter; 80% of our newsletter printing costs were funded by local business ads in 2022. We also provided a Spanish translation of the newsletter. We promoted activities that were held in person or virtually, including the New Year's Day Resolution Race for Earl's Place, a men's shelter; our neighborhood theatre; Black History month; local artists; traffic calming measures to ensure safe walking, biking, etc.; the Fell's Point farmers' market and Baltimore farmers' market; Earth Day plant swap; the Creative Alliance's Great Halloween Lantern Parade & Day of the Dead parade in Oct.; and Cranksgiving, a scavenger hunt/food drive for Moveable Feast, a local food bank in Nov. We held several social events incl. a National Night Out event in Aug. to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie; garden open houses for neighbors to visit our community garden; a Honey Happy Hour with a local beekeeper; a Billie Holiday progressive dinner; an Oktoberfest; a holiday event in Dec.. We beautified the neighborhood by holding monthly cleanups to pick up trash, leaves, etc.; provided 4 dumpsters for community to dispose of bulk trash. In addition to the newsletter, our website, (www.upperfellspoint.org) enhances communications with our neighbors and fully discloses our regulations and financials. Committees have news/events pages, and all newsletters are viewable. An electronic newsletter (e-blast) is provided monthly. UFPIA also posts on Facebook, Twitter, a Google calendar for area residents, and a Nextdoor site. Our PayPal and Stripe accounts accept payments online for membership dues, donations, fund-raisers and events, as well as payments for newsletter ads and garden dues. An average of 1,200 four-page printed newsletters were composed by 1 member, printed by locally & distributed 11 months by an average of 19 volunteers, requiring a total of over 300 volunteer hours in 2022. Two members contributed an additional 24 volunteer hours to electronic media efforts in 2022. Part III, Line 29 - Community Garden: The Assoc. has maintained 3 vacant lots at 1825-27-29 E Pratt St. (4,600 sq ft) as a community garden since 1987. Our garden has 16 plots for 22 gardeners with a City water line and a green space used for community events. Free compost is provided for the gardeners. The garden property is protected as a permanent green space by the Baltimore Green Space Land Trust and was purchased from the City with funds provided by our Assoc.. Our Assoc. is a Baltimore Green Space partner organization and our Garden Comm. co-chair is the Baltimore Green Space Site Manager for this property. In addition to maintaining their individual garden plots, all gardeners spend a total of 32 hours/month from April - Nov. to maintain the overall garden space by watering and weeding, cutting the grass, taking out the trash, etc. Also, 16 gardeners spent over 155 hrs. building a new shed. Over 50 neighbors and gardeners attended a Honey Happy Hour at our garden for National Honey Bee Day in Aug. which included a local beekeeper presentation. In addition, our website has info about pollinators and the best plants to provide food and habitat for them (provided by Bee Informed Baltimore, Sierra Club and Baltimore Bee-Friendly Apiary). The gardeners held an Oktoberfest in the garden in Oct.. There were also several garden open house days for residents to stop by for a visit. In 2022, 24 gardeners & Assoc. members contributed 1,149 volunteer hours to the garden. Part III, Line 30 - Beautification: Conducted several community cleanups including Mayor's Spring and Fall Clean ups in 2022. Volunteers picked up litter, weeds, and swept gutters/sidewalks. For both Mayor clean-ups, the City's Department of Public Works collected debris; and community members paid for private hauling on others. Beautification arranged with the City's Dept. of Public Works to deliver/collect a community dumpster in the neighborhood 4 times in 2021. Dumpsters allow community residents to discard larger items not collected with regular household trash collection. Illegally dumped items were also cleared from the neighborhood. Metal was separated and recycled. Volunteers canvassed neighborhood on recycling day and reached out to residents to inform them about the initiative to encourage better recycling practices. There are 428 street tree beds within the community. Part III, Line 31 - Other Program Services- Traffic and Parking: The primary goal for the Traffic and Parking comm. is to look at ways to make the streets of the community safer for all, pedestrians, bicyclists, scooter riders and people in cars. The committee wrote a grant that was awarded/funded by the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Grant Program to install some traffic calming measures and street art with Art in the Right of Way (ROW) at the community intersections. The committee spent 42 hours on the Art in the ROW project which will be installed in 2023. Committee members spent 37 hours working with Baltimore City DOT planners on a future Bikeway effort which incl. traffic calming measures on a one-way street in the neighborhood running parallel to the Bikeway. The comm. Worked with the Garden comm. to host the annual Oktoberfest fundraiser to raise funds for the Art in the ROW project. Youth and Education Committee: The Educ. Comm. organizes and sponsors events for children in our community, often in partnership with Wolfe Street Academy (WSA), a community charter school in Upper Fells Point Land Use: Activities included: Monitored zoning appeals, liquor board proceedings that may directly impact the Assoc. Consulted with the Commission on Historical and Architectural Preservation on the process for and implications of pursuing an historic district designation. Consulted with the City's Department of Planning on land use guidelines. Led brainstorming sessions on land use guidelines to support a re-write of our guidelines. Consulted with the Neighborhood Design Center on preparation of a community master plan. Safety: The Safety Comm. held evening walks with law enforcement. The Committee continued coordination of the Block Liaison Program which creates an info. network between the comm., a point of contact for each block, & the residents. Organized a National Night Out event in Aug., which included a raffle, and meet & greets with members of the fire department and City officials. We continue to advocate for cafe lighting along sidewalks. |
| Software ID: | 22015720 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |