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Chesapeake Arts Center Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Brooklyn, MD EIN: 52-2056995 Website

Chesapeake Arts Center will use the arts to excite, educate, engage, inspire, and grow this communitys people

Chesapeake Arts Center Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,715,780
-16.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,346,840
+6.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$17,580
-25.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,536,419
-4.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Chesapeake Arts Center Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Baltimore

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $95K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,715,780$1,346,840$1,536,419——$17,580
2024$3,256,649$1,259,959$1,610,975——$23,583
2023$3,865,676$1,401,017$1,313,251——$14,692
2022$3,950,593$1,172,225$1,144,679——$315
2021$4,177,169$862,081$854,614——$49
2020$4,375,588$1,106,334$964,051$94,6712$-3,146

About Chesapeake Arts Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

Chesapeake Arts Center Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brooklyn, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $18K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chesapeake Arts Center Inc is led by Donna Anderson, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donna Anderson

    Executive Director

    Executive Director Present → Director, 2021

    Director → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $34K (2020) → $117K (2025)

  • Robin Sokoloski

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ramocille Solenza Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Tuchschmidt II

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bridget Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Carey

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Koorey

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Nesbitt

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Benjamin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynne Battaglia

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Atkins III

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lyndsey Beidle Meninger

    Vice President

    President → Director, 2024

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Demyan

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Ashworth

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Ryan Sboray (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Judge Lynne Battaglia (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Juli Blanton (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lou Z. Zagarino (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rosa Cruz (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Rebecca Dooley (2023) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Owens (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Owen McEvoy (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tom Herpel (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Gus Le Grande (2022) — Director
  • Former: Sharonda Huffman (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jake Joyce (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Brenda Garver (2021) — Director
  • Former: Brittany Jones (2021) — Director
  • Former: Belinda Fraley Huesman (2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Bernadette Hardersty (2020) — Director
  • Former: Evelyn Logan (2020) — Director
  • Former: Neale Sloane (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Donna Anderson — Executive Director: $117KDonna AndersonExecutive Director$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $117K, to Donna Anderson (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Chesapeake Arts Center Inc

How large is Chesapeake Arts Center Inc?

Chesapeake Arts Center Inc reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

What is Chesapeake Arts Center Inc?

Chesapeake Arts Center Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brooklyn, MD. It holds $2.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Chesapeake Arts Center Inc operate?

Chesapeake Arts Center Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Chesapeake Arts Center Inc's EIN?

Chesapeake Arts Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2056995. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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