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US nonprofit · EIN 800651580 · Baltimore, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 800651580) - 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 time served.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. 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

Baltimore Fashion Alliance Ltd's network

9 people3 organisationsi9 people and 3 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 (3) 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bill ThrushMember2023
3 yrs
Brendan LoughMember2023
3 yrs
Casey RoweMember2023
3 yrs
Christopher SchaferCEO & Founder, Executive Director2019
7 yrs
Joel BorkTreasurer2023
3 yrs
John HuffingtonMember2023
3 yrs
Lashelle BynumMember2023
3 yrs
Malik MinorMember2023
3 yrs
Vanessa ChristianCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christopher SchaferExecutive Director2018
Elisa WellsExec Directorsince 2019

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
Christopher SchaferCEO & Founder, Executive Director1$0
Nancy ThrushTreasurer1$0
Lashelle BynumSecretary1$0
Malik MinorMember1$0
Bill ThrushVice President1$0

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

About

Legal name
Baltimore Fashion Alliance Ltd
EIN
800651580
Address
2112 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, MD, 21231-3201
State
Maryland
Mission
To provide professionals in the fashion industry superior education, networking and resources as well as giving back to the community through charitable programs and contributions. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P50 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
2 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
Principal officer
Christopher Schafer (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsChristopher Schafer
≥3years on the filingsBill Thrush
≥3years on the filingsBrendan Lough
≥3years on the filingsCasey Rowe

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
$21k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$21k
Contributions and grants received
$214k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
50