OPPORTUNITY PROFILE

Poe Baltimore

Poe Baltimore

INITIAL PROFILE

Profile generated from organizational information, public sources, and uploaded documents.

Baltimore, Maryland · Arts, Culture & Heritage · 501(c)(3)

Last updated August 20, 2026

What OA understands about Poe Baltimore

Organization
Poe Baltimore, Inc.

Organization Type
Arts, Culture & Heritage

Location
Baltimore, Maryland

Current Priority
Raise approximately $25M for capital improvements and organizational growth.

Organizational Profile

Historic Site · Literary Heritage · Cultural Tourism
Education · Festivals & Public Programming · Visitor Experience

Primary Activities
Poe Baltimore operates educational experiences associated with Edgar Allan Poe and produces Poe-themed festivals, tours, and cultural programming.

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY

Financial profile

OA uses organizational financial information to understand scale, capacity, revenue structure, and the appropriateness of potential opportunities.

$775.6K

$775.6K

Annual Revenue

$213.8K

$213.8K

Contributions & Grants

$561.8K

$561.8K

Program-Service Revenue

–$43.6K

–$43.6K

2025 Operating Result

$359.2K

$359.2K

Total Assets

$141.2K

$141.2K

Net Assets

OA INSIGHT

Approximately 72% of 2025 revenue came from program services, indicating meaningful earned-revenue activity alongside contributed income.

Source: 2025 Form 990

ORGANIZATION-PROVIDED PRIORITY

Raise approximately $25M to expand the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, develop approximately 18,000 square feet of additional space, strengthen organizational capacity, and identify funding, partnership, visibility, earned-revenue, and strategic opportunities supporting long-term growth.

Raise approximately $25M to expand the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, develop approximately 18,000 square feet of additional space, strengthen organizational capacity, and identify funding, partnership, visibility, earned-revenue, and strategic opportunities supporting long-term growth.

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OA ANALYSIS

Where OA sees opportunity

OA translates organizational context into a broader opportunity search universe.

CAPITAL & FACILITIES
Historic preservation · cultural facilities · capital improvements · accessibility · energy efficiency

FUNDING
Foundations · government grants · corporate philanthropy · humanities · preservation

PARTNERSHIPS
Corporate · institutional · academic · tourism · international

VISIBILITY
Awards · speaking · media · conferences · literary networks

GROWTH
Sponsorships · earned revenue · visitor experiences · licensing · tourism

STRATEGIC
Community development · destination development · collaborations · emerging opportunities

OA ASSESSMENT

Opportunity Readiness

DEVELOP

Poe Baltimore shows strong mission alignment, public programming, earned-revenue activity, contributed-income history, and a defined capital objective. OA needs additional project and funding context before ranking large-scale opportunities.

Strong signals
Established program revenue
Clear cultural and educational mission
Demonstrated public programming
Contributed-income history
Defined capital objective

OA still needs
Funding secured to date
Project budget breakdown
Project schedule
Match availability
Site ownership/control
Existing institutional funders
Government support
Board fundraising capacity

NEXT STEP

OA has a few questions before it starts ranking opportunities.

OA has a few questions before it starts ranking opportunities.

Your documents answered much of what OA needs. These additional details will improve opportunity matching and prioritization.

01 — How much of the $25M project has already been committed?

02 — What are the major components of the capital project?

03 — When must the funding be secured?

04 — Does the organization own or control the project property?

05 — What matching funds are currently available?

06 — Which government, foundation, and corporate funders are already supporting the project?

07 — Are there geographic, preservation, or historic designations associated with the property?

08 — What is the largest grant or contribution the organization has successfully managed?

01 — How much of the $25M project has already been committed?

02 — What are the major components of the capital project?

03 — When must the funding be secured?

04 — Does the organization own or control the project property?

05 — What matching funds are currently available?

06 — Which government, foundation, and corporate funders are already supporting the project?

07 — Are there geographic, preservation, or historic designations associated with the property?

08 — What is the largest grant or contribution the organization has successfully managed?

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Your Opportunity Brief

Your Opportunity Brief

OA discovers opportunities, evaluates them against your organization, and tells you what deserves attention.

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Opportunities discovered

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Opportunities discovered

12
Deserve attention

12
Deserve attention

12
Deserve attention

5
Pursue now

5
Pursue now

4
Develop

4
Develop

2
Watch

2
Watch

1
Pass

1
Pass

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