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US nonprofit · EIN 522343419 · Chestertown, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 522343419) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Garfield Center Foundation Inc's network

9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jennifer Kafka SmithDirector2022
4 yrs
Karen FergusonTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Kristen OwenDirector2018
8 yrs
Mark SullivanPresident2018
8 yrs
Matthew GarfieldHonarary Cha2018
8 yrs
Melissa McGlynnDirector2022
4 yrs
Natalie LaneCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Roseann SquireDirector2022
4 yrs
Samantha BranhamDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Samantha BranhamDirector2$0
Karen FergusonTreasurer6$0
Matthew GarfieldHonarary Cha1$0
Natalie LaneSecretary5$0
Melissa McGlynnDirector1$0
Melvin RapelyeaVice Preside2$0
Kristen OwenDirector2$0
Jennifer Kafka SmithDirector2$0
Roseann SquireDirector1$0
Mark SullivanPresident8$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Garfield Center Foundation Inc
EIN
522343419
Address
210 High St, Chestertown, MD, 21620-1518
State
Maryland
Mission
To invigorate the cultural life of our community by nuturing, celebrating and supporting arts and artists through performance and education. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A65 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2002
Principal officer
Mark Sullivan (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2002
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKaren Ferguson
≥8years on the filingsKristen Owen
≥8years on the filingsMark Sullivan
≥8years on the filingsMatthew Garfield

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$936k
Total liabilities
$105k
Net assets or fund balances
$832k
Contributions and grants received
$122k
Program service revenue
$144k
Employees
6
Volunteers
115