Nonprofit · EIN 46-3894828
DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC
Tax-exempt · COLUMBIA, MD 21044
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,239,122 | $3,047,864 | -$808,742 | $50,370,812 | $11,813,235 | $38,557,577 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,695,936 | $3,060,913 | -$1,364,977 | $51,687,051 | $12,320,732 | $39,366,319 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,479,438 | $2,956,586 | -$1,477,148 | $53,564,644 | $12,833,348 | $40,731,296 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,037,909
- of which government grants
- $491,203
- Program service revenue
- $1,207,590
- Investment income
- $2,370
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$8,747
- Other revenue
- -$8,747
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,860
- Other salaries and wages
- $203,405
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $445,704
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,640
- Accounting fees
- $34,889
- Travel
- $4,342
- Depreciation
- $1,739,262
- Program services (functional)
- $2,856,009
- Management and general (functional)
- $155,237
- Fundraising (functional)
- $36,618
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $51,687,051
- Total assets, end of year
- $50,370,812
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,813,235
- Net assets, end of year
- $38,557,577
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $49,410,216
- Publicly traded securities
- $405,758
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $37,896,819
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $660,758
- Gross receipts
- $2,270,085
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2013
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAN KENNEDY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $176,860 | $13,967 |
| ELIZABETH KROMM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY LAVIS | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS ULMAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE BELLAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDACE DODSON-REED | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG FITCHITT | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH ULMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY CURTIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JONES | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAN KENNEDY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $171,708 | $19,574 |
| DEBORAH ELLINGHAUS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY LAVIS | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS ULMAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE BELLAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDACE DODSON-REED | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG FITCHITT | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH ULMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY CURTIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KROMM | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAN KENNEDY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $148,837 | $17,650 |
| DEBORAH ELLINGHAUS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY LAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS ULMAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE BELLAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDACE DODSON-REED | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG FITCHITT | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH ULMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY CURTIS | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10475 LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY, COLUMBIA, MD 21044-3503
- In care of
- % IAN M KENNEDY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- IAN KENNEDY, 10475 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY, COLUMBIA, MD 21044
- Signed the 990
- IAN KENNEDY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (443) 741-1974
- Website
- WWW.MERRIWEATHERARTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BORMEL GRICE & HUYETT PA
Mission
THE DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO GROWING ARTS, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY IN MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION AND THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. AS OWNERS OF MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, WE WORK TO ENHANCE THIS CULTURAL CENTERPIECE AND THE MAJESTIC WOODLAND PARK THAT SURROUNDS IT THROUGH ARTISTIC AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND STEWARDSHIP. IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, WE PRODUCE, PRESENT AND PROMOTE ARTISTIC AND LEARNING PROGRAMS AND ENGAGE, UPLIFT, AND INSPIRE.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OTHE MERRIWEATHER ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER (MACC)FORMERLY THE DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSIONIS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO EXPAND ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, CIVIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN AND AROUND MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION AND DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND. THE 2025 SEASON WAS MACC'S MOST EXPANSIVE SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2013. ACROSS RESIDENCIES, YOUTH PERFORMANCES, FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS, MULTICULTURAL FESTIVALS, AND TEEN-LED EVENS, MACC WELCOMING MORE THAN 48,000 ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS HOWARD COUNTY AND THE REGION. OUR PROGRAMS THIS YEAR EMPHASIZED ACCESSIBILITY, COLLABORATION, AND A VIBRANT REPRESENTATION OF GLOBAL AND LOCAL CULTURES-PROVIDING ARTS EXPERIENCES THAT UPLIFT, CONNECT, AND INSPIRE.HIGHLIGHTSKYSHONA RESIDENCY & PERFORMANCE: MACC HOSTED NASHVILLE-BASED SINGER-SONGWRITER AND MUSIC THERAPIST KYSHONA FOR A WEEK-LONG RESIDENCY AT WILDE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL, LONG REACH HIGH SCHOOL, AND LONG REACH MIDDLE SCHOOL. STUDENTS RECEIVED INDIVIDUALIZED FEEDBACK ON COMPOSITION, PRACTICE TECHNIQUES, PERFORMANCE SKILLS, AND STAGE PRESENCE. THE RESIDENCY CULMINATED IN A TICKETED PERFORMANCE AT SLAYTON HOUSE THEATER, FEATURING BOTH KYSHONA AND THE STUDENTS SHE COACHED. SELECTED SCHOOLS WERE INTENTIONALLY THOSE WITH THE GREATEST DEMONSTRATED NEED FOR ARTS ENRICHMENT, HELPING ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH-IMPACT ARTISTIC MENTORSHIP.BATTLE OF THE BOOKS: MACC AGAIN PARTNERED WITH THE HOWARD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM TO HOST THE BELOVED BATTLE OF THE BOOKS EVENT AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION. MORE THAN 3,000 STUDENTS AND JUST AS MANY FAMILY MEMBERS ATTENDED THIS JOYFUL, HIGH-ENERGY CELEBRATION OF READING AND TEAMWORK-ONE OF MACC'S MOST CHERISHED ANNUAL TRADITIONS.BEN FOLDS & THE HOWARD COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA: MACC BROUGHT INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED COMPOSER AND ARTS ADVOCATE BEN FOLDS TO PERFORM WITH THE HOWARD COUNTY YOUR ORCHESTRA AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION. THE CONCERT FEATURED IMPROVISATIONAL MOMENTS THAT HIGHLIGHTED STUDENT MUSICIANS' EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND ARTISTRY. MACC ALSO DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 300 FREE TICKETS TO YOUNGER HCPSS MUSIC STUDENTS.TEEN COUNCIL AND TEEN PROGRAMMING: THE MERRIWEATHER TEEN COUNCIL CONTINUED ITS REMARKABLE GROWTH AND NOW FUNCTIONS AS A YEAR-ROUND LEADERSHIP, ARTS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. TEENS LEED THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF MACC'S YOUTH EVENTS, INCLUDING:-TEEN TALENT SHOWCASE AT MERRIWEATHER-TEEN CARNIVAL NIGHT ON THE VENUE GROUNDS-EVENT DESIGN, MARKETING MATERIALS, AUDITION MANAGEMENT, AND ON-SITE SUPPORT-ONGOING FEEDBACK AND REPRESENTATION AT MACC PROGRAMSALL TEEN PROGRAMS REMAINED FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.AMPED IN THE PARK: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION, MACC PROGRAMMED SIX FREE CONCERTS AT COLOR BURST PART, FEATURING MULTICULTURAL AND GENRE-SPANNING ARTISTS INCLUDING:-JOGO PROJECT-LAS KARAMBA-SONS OF MYSTRO-NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND-ZAR ELECTRIC-BETTER OFF DEADLAKEFRONT LIVE: MACC CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION TO PROGRAM AND PRODUCE SEVEN FREE CONCERTS AT THE DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA LAKEFRONT, FEATURING ARTISTS SUCH AS:-SHAMARR ALLEN-KYAIRA-DUSTBOWL REVIVAL-ALEXANDER STAR AND THE GOLDEN PEOPLE-PAHUA-NYCHILLHARMONIC-ABA DIOPLAKEFEST: FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, MACC PROGRAMMED AND PRODUCED THE ENTIRE LAKEFEST WEEKEND AT THE DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA LAKEFRONT. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED:-A JURIED FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW FEATURING MORE THAN 50 ARTISTS SELECTED FROM OVER 250 APPLICANTS-17+ LIVE PERFORMANCES FEATURING ARTISTS FROM THE U.S., CANADA, GUATEMALA, PERU, SYRIA, SUDAN, AND BEYOND-THE PAINTED UMBRELLA PROJECT WITH THE COLUMBIA ART CENTER-FAMILY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING KIDZART, PINOT'S PALETTE, AND COLORING A 16-FOOT MONSTER MURALMERRIWEATHER MOVIE NIGHT: WICKED SING-ALONG-MORE THAN 2,000 ATTENDEES ENJOYED ONE OF MACC'S MOST POPULAR MOVIE NIGHTS IN RECENT YEARS.HOWARD COUNTY HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL-IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOWARD COUNTY OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUITY AND LA ALIANZA LATINA COMMISSION, MACC CURATED AND PRODUCED THE FESTIVAL'S CULTURAL PERFORMANCES AT COLOR BURST PART. MORE THAN 30 PERFORMERS PARTICIPATED, AND MORE THAN 2,000 ATTENDEES JOINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES:- AMPED IN THE PARK FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES AT COLOR BURST PARK WITH HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION- BATTLE OF THE BOOKS IN APRIL AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION WITH HOWARD COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM AND PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM- TEEN NIGHTS AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION IN JULY AND AUGUST- MUSIC BUSINESS WORKSHOP FOR TEENS IN MAY- MOVIE NIGHTS AT MERRIWEATHER AND COLOR BURST PARK- HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL AT COLOR BURST PARK, PRODUCING ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES FOR THE HOWARD COUNTY OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUITY SEASONAL TRADITION: CLOSED THE 2024 SEASON WITH THE ANNUAL SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS HOLIDAY EVENT AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, CONTINUING A BELOVED COMMUNITY TRADITION.STRATEGIC IMPACTMACC'S DIVERSE PROGRAMMING APPROACH REFLECTS ITS COMMITMENT TO CULTURAL INCLUSIVITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH: BALANCING LARGE-SCALE FESTIVALS WITH INTIMATE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES CREATING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ALONGSIDE ENTERTAINMENT UTILIZING VARIOUS VENUES THROUGHOUT HOWARD COUNTY TO MAXIMIZE COMMUNITY REACH STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTING BOTH ESTABLISHED TRADITIONS AND NEW CULTURAL INITIATIVESTHROUGH THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MACC HAS REINFORCED ITS POSITION AS A VITAL CONTRIBUTOR TO HOWARD COUNTY'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE WHILE FULFILLING ITS MISSION OF EXPANDING ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, CIVIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THE STRONG ATTENDANCE NUMBERS DEMONSTRATE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND VALIDATE MACC'S ROLE AS A DYNAMIC CULTURAL HUB THAT RESPONDS TO COMMUNITY INTERESTS WHILE INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING ACCESSIBLE TO ALL RESIDENTS.Expenses $2,856,009 · revenue $1,207,590
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-3894828
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $50,370,812
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,270,085
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,239,122 | $3,047,864 | $50,370,812 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,695,936 | $3,060,913 | $51,687,051 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,479,438 | $2,956,586 | $53,564,644 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,154,871 | $2,392,756 | $55,513,346 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 46-3894828).
Questions about DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC
- What is the EIN of DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC is 46-3894828.
- Is DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION 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 DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names IAN KENNEDY.
- Who are the officers and directors of DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,860 (IAN KENNEDY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,239,122, expenses of $3,047,864 and total assets of $50,370,812 at year end.
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