Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society is a literary society that exists to promote the creation and appreciation of science fiction and fantasy cultural arts, primarily through literary art forms, but also embracing the many related graphic, musical, and theatrical creations inspired by speculative fiction.
Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated at a glance
- Total assets
- $212,550
- -2.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $106,410
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $17
- -72.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $137,433
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2018 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $41K (2019). In 2022 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $212,550 | $106,410 | $137,433 | — | — | $17 |
| 2024 | $216,804 | $109,733 | $112,488 | — | — | $62 |
| 2023 | $239,757 | $106,877 | $86,272 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $211,393 | $82,236 | $114,921 | $1,000 | Total only | $17 |
| 2021 | $241,912 | $31,347 | $58,963 | — | — | $74 |
| 2020 | $269,528 | $44,396 | $32,593 | $2,750 | Total only | $197 |
| 2019 | $257,066 | $114,167 | $192,361 | $40,819 | 1 | $80 |
| 2018 | $343,360 | $244,539 | $108,457 | $1,200 | Total only | $53 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated
Based on IRS filings
Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated is a public charity, based in Bel Air, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $213K in total assets. Net investment income was $17.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated is led by Dale Arnold, President on every filing since 2018; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dale Arnold
President
On filings since 2018
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Kinlock
Corresponding Secretary & Bsfs Board Chair
Corresponding Secretary & Bsfs Chair → Corresponding Secretary & Bsfs Board Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Horman
Balticon Chair
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leona A. Thompson
Director at Large
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Allen-Kingsland
Director-At-Large
Director at Large → Social Media & Public Relations Coordinator, 2023
Social Media & Public Relations Coordinator → Director-At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aurora Pierce
Director at Large
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Perkoff
Director-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Markham Thompson
Treasurer
On filings since 2018
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Rafferty
Recording Secretary
Director → Director at Large, 2021
Director at Large → Recording Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2018
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Joel Zeve
Assistant Treasurer & Balticon Treasurer
Director at Large → Assistant Treasurer, 2020
Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer & Balticon Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2018
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Shannon Pierce
Social Media & Public Relations Coordinator
Balticon Vice Chair → Balticon Chair, 2022
Balticon Chair → Social Media & Public Relations Coordinator, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Robison
Parliamentarian
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Markowitz
Balticon Vice Chair
Director at Large → Balticon Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Eric Fleischer (2018–2024) — Director at Large
- Former: Samuel Lubell (2022–2024) — Chair of Balticon
- Former: Allison Brown (2023–2024) — Balticon Vice Chair
- Former: Paulette Heistand (2021–2022) — Social Media & Public Relations Coordinator
- Former: Ann Marie Rudolph (2022) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Eric Gasior (2018–2021) — Balticon Chair
- Former: Lisa Adler-Golden (2018–2021) — Director at Large
- Former: Matthew Shogren (2018–2021) — Director at Large
- Former: Paul O'Neil (2018–2021) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Ellen Montgomery (2020–2021) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Nora Echeverria (2020–2021) — Director at Large
- Former: Elizabeth Sullivan (2021) — Director & Public Relations Coordinator
- Former: Sylvan Rosawood (2021) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Patti Kinlock (2018–2020) — Corresponding Secretary & Chairwoman
- Former: Morgan Hazelwood (2020) — Public Relations Coordinator
- Former: Yakira Heistand (2020) — Balticon Chairwoman
- Former: David Walter (2018–2019) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Elizabeth Ashley Flack (2018–2019) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Rodger Burns (2018) — Balticon Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated
How large is Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated?
Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated reported $213K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $106K.
Where does Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated operate?
Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated's EIN?
Baltimore Science Fiction Society Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1098281. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
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