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College Park Arts Exchange Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker College Park, MD EIN: 52-2111971 Website

Connect the community through art

College Park Arts Exchange Inc at a glance

In short: College Park Arts Exchange Inc gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$30,000
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$119,896
+9.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who College Park Arts Exchange Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

College Park Academy: $30KCollege Park Academy$30K

The largest 2025 recipient was College Park Academy ($30K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Riverdale

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
College Park Academy Riverdale, MDThis was a grant from the Maryland General Assembly for Art In Schools. CPAE was acting as a fiscal agent for College Park Academy. The funds were entirely paid out to CPA for classes run for the benefits for the students at the Charter School.$30,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$119,896$131,627$129,116$30,0001
2024$110,002$105,803$95,502——
2023$100,299$98,737$80,794——
2022$81,855$76,844$61,851——
2021$67,845$64,825$47,587——

About College Park Arts Exchange Inc

Based on IRS filings

College Park Arts Exchange Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in College Park, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $120K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

College Park Arts Exchange Inc is led by Melissa Sites, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 4 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Melissa Sites

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    $25K (2021) → $27K (2025)

  • Richard Biffl

    President

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Hughes

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    $2K (2021) → $9K (2025)

  • Claudia Chudacoff

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $5K (2022) → $5K (2025)

  • Eric Maring

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $700 (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Laura Lising

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $759 (2021) → $900 (2025)

  • Birgit Meade

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Xander

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janis Oppelt

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Aaron Springer (2021–2023) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Melissa Sites — Executive Director: $27KMelissa SitesExecutive Director$27KAllison Hughes — Treasurer: $9KAllison HughesTreasurer$9KClaudia Chudacoff — Board Member: $5KClaudia ChudacoffBoard Member$5KLaura Lising — Board Member: $900Laura LisingBoard Member$900

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $27K, to Melissa Sites (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about College Park Arts Exchange Inc

How much does College Park Arts Exchange Inc give each year?

College Park Arts Exchange Inc gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is College Park Arts Exchange Inc?

College Park Arts Exchange Inc reported $120K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $132K.

What is College Park Arts Exchange Inc?

College Park Arts Exchange Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in College Park, MD. It holds $120K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does College Park Arts Exchange Inc operate?

College Park Arts Exchange Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is College Park Arts Exchange Inc's EIN?

College Park Arts Exchange Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2111971. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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