Maryland · Nonprofit
Columbia Association Inc
Columbia Association Inc (Maryland) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $231,177 to it, the largest being THE MC CUTCHEN FOUNDATION ($100,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $86M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $231k
- Net assets
- $140M
What Columbia Association Inc does
Mission
Engage our diverse community, cultivate a unique sense of place and enhance quality of life.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The Community Programs and Services Department operates a variety of facilities and programs to serve the community. During FY25, these programs and services reached more than 2.3 million participants. These facilities and programs include athletic and wellness 1,262,597 visits, golf courses 139,952 visits, swimming pools 497,657 visits, indoor and outdoor tennis 152,331 visits, an ice rink 194,414 visits, a sports/skate park 41,037 visits, licensed before and after school programs 8,366 registrations summer day camps 653 campers, youth and teen center 7,648visits, arts center 5,977 visits, multi-cultural programs 1,233 participants, and Columbia Maryland Archives 182 visits.
$37,554,536 spentof which $1,700 as grants$33,672,000 earned by the program59% of program spendingThe Community Operations Department maintains CAs buildings and facilities, community tot lots, pathways, parks, lakes, and RV storage area and provides landscaping and mowing of these areas for community use. In addition, the Community Operations Department manages CAs environmental stewardship initiatives and fosters community participation in green energy through a solar co-operative and ongoing collaboration with the regional utilities provider. Mowing and general maintenance continue to be prioritized, including repairs and maintenance of tot lots, pathways and pedestrian bridges in the open space. Keeping Columbias open space clean and well maintained continued to be a high priority as people went outdoors to exercise, socialize and maintain their mental wellness safely.
$18,196,459 spent$105,000 earned by the program29% of program spendingThe Village Community Associations serve residents as a key source for programs, information, referral service and covenant enforcement, as well as providing space for meetings and special events 10 village community centers and 14 neighborhood centers. During the year, Columbia Association provided the ten village community centers and fourteen neighborhood centers to use rent-free building facilities to support community operations. No cash or property was transferred. In accordance with IRS guidance, the value of the use of space is not included as a contribution or expense in Parts VIII or IX. Columbia Association continued to pay occupancy-related costs associated with the properties, which are included in Part IX of this return.
$5,624,475 spentof which $3,610,307 as grants$10,000 earned by the program9% of program spendingProgram Service Expenses 2,339,474, Grants and Allocations 1000, Revenue 216,000. The Communications Marketing Department informs CA residents about the activities and financial information of the organization and the Board as well as educates residents about Columbias vision, history, and purpose.
$2,339,474 spentof which $125,750 as grants$216,000 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $63,714,944.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $169M to $176M (+4%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 0% · 2022 7% · 2023 1% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income fell $61k → $33k.
1 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Columbia Association Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 6 of 7 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Columbia Association Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% of grant income and the top three 79%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
35% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Columbia Association Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 82% · 2021 100% · 2022 81% · 2023 76% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
83% of Columbia Association Inc's grant income comes from Maryland funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $11k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding Columbia Association Inc receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.5M on record.
- Grant$2.5M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Columbia Association Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Columbia Association Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Columbia Association Inc?
- Columbia Association Inc (Maryland) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $231,177 to it, the largest being THE MC CUTCHEN FOUNDATION ($100,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Columbia Association Inc have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $231,177 in grants to Columbia Association Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Columbia Association Inc?
- THE MC CUTCHEN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $100,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Columbia Association Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing