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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION INC, founded in 2013, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 15% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $3.1M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 80% operating deficit.
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.
THE 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...
THE 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. IN 2024, MACC HAD ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF PROGRAMMING SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2013, WELCOMING MORE THAN 48,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ITS EVENTS AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, COLOR BURST PARK, THE DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA LAKEFRONT, AND ELSEWHERE IN HOWARD COUNTY. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS LAKEFEST: SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCED THIS SIGNATURE COLUMBIA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS WEEKEND FEATURING PERFORMANCES ACROSS JAZZ, SOUL, BLUES, LATIN, INDIE ROCK, AND R&B GENRES.- HOSTED THE PAINTED UMBRELLA PROJECT WITH OVER 70 UMBRELLAS THEMED ON "COMMUNITY, CULTURE, CONNECTION"- SHOWCASED OVER 50 VISUAL ARTISTS DESPITE WEATHER CHALLENGES- CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE CULTURAL CONNECTIONS LAKEFRONT LIVE: ASSUMED PRODUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES FROM COLUMBIA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION.- FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY THE BONESHAKERS WITH SPECIAL GUEST DEANNA BOGART- HOSTED JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS WITH B. FUNK DANCE ACADEMY AND WILDE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL'S STEP TEAM- PRESENTED A FOURTH OF JULY PERFORMANCE BY QUITAPENAS HOWARD COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA COLLABORATION: PARTNERED FOR A HIGH-PROFILE CONCERT AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION FEATURING TANK AND THE BANGAS.- EXPANDED PROGRAMMING WITH AUSTIN ANTOINE PERFORMING WITH THE HOWARD COUNTY ALL-COUNTY GOSPEL CHOIR- FACILITATED IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PATHWAYS LAS CAFETERAS RESIDENCY: HOSTED THIS LOS ANGELES-BASED ENSEMBLE FOR A WEEK-LONG RESIDENCY INCLUDING:- BILINGUAL PERFORMANCES IN SEVEN LOCAL HOWARD COUNTY SCHOOLS- FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT AT OAKLAND MILLS HIGH SCHOOL- OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH BILINGUAL EDUCATORS 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.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $1,695,936 | $1,479,438 | +0.1% |
| Expenses | $3,060,913 | $2,956,586 | +0.0% |
| Net Income | $-1,364,977 | $-1,477,148 | -0.1% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| DEBORAH ELLINGHAUS | SECRETARY | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY LAVIS | BOARD | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS ULMAN | BOARD | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE BELLAN | BOARD | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDACE DODSON-REED | CHAIR | 2.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG FITCHITT | BOARD | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH ULMAN | VICE CHAIR | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY CURTIS | TREASURER | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KROMM | BOARD | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN KENNEDY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 |
Officer
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$171,708 | $19,574 | $191,282 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 2024 | $1,695,936 | $3,060,913 | $51,687,051 | $-1,364,977 |
| 2023 | $1,479,438 | $2,956,586 | $53,564,644 | $-1,477,148 |
| 2022 | $2,154,871 | $2,392,756 | $55,513,346 | $-237,885 |
| 2021 | $6,192,561 | $2,185,100 | $56,227,844 | $4,007,461 |
| 2020 | $4,213,509 | $1,987,616 | $56,198,931 | $2,225,893 |
| 2019 | $1,523,089 | $2,166,090 | $52,927,272 | $-643,001 |
| 2018 | $11,095,772 | $1,765,169 | $51,997,861 | $9,330,603 |
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