Baltimore Bays SC
EIN: 75-3076995 · Tax status: 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Overview
Baltimore Bays Soccer Club is a youth soccer organization headquartered in Glyndon, MD, operating under the legal name Baltimore Bays Soccer Club Inc. The club has been tax-exempt since April 2005 and was originally formed as a joint venture between the Soccer Club of Baltimore and the Baltimore Football Club. Bays carries an “8x National Champion” historical pedigree from earlier eras of the club’s lineage.
The current club is a smaller, family-led operation (the Healey family holds multiple board roles) serving roughly 415 players across 32 teams. It runs both competitive travel teams and recreational programs through a partnership with the Bengies-Chase Recreational Council.
Bays was a founding partner of the Baltimore Armour elite program in 2015 alongside SAC, Pipeline SC, and Pro Soccer Academy. Bays exited the Armour partnership when SAC took exclusive control of both boys’ and girls’ Armour programs in 2020.
Financials
(HIGH — ProPublica 990, FY ending Aug 2025)
- Total revenue: $144,444
- Total expenses: $116,312
- Net assets: $126,065 (up from $97,933 in FY2024)
- Revenue mix: Program services 7.5%, contributions 11.2%, other 8.6%
The financial scale reflects a small competitive-club operating envelope; the Bengies-Chase recreational arm is operated through a separate council partnership and is not consolidated into the 990. Total household-facing revenue (recreational + travel + camps) is materially higher than the 990 figure but not publicly disclosed.
Teams & Players
Approximately 415 youth players across 32 teams (boys and girls). Programs include:
- Competitive travel teams across multiple age groups
- 1st Touch Academy (youth development pathway)
- Goalkeeper training
- Speed & agility training
- Summer camps and clinics
- Recreational programming via the Bengies-Chase Recreational Council partnership
Recent on-field results include a 2025 U14 RIA Award and 2025 State Cup Champion recognition.
League Affiliations
- EDP — primary travel-team competition
- CMSA (Central Maryland Soccer Association)
- MSYSA (Maryland State Youth Soccer Association) — State Cup pathway
- US Soccer / US Youth Soccer Region 1
- Elite Tournaments circuit
The club does not currently hold ECNL, MLS Next, or Girls Academy franchise rights — those national-platform pathways in the Baltimore market are concentrated at Baltimore Armour and Pipeline SC.
Facilities
The club operates across multiple Baltimore-area fields without a single dedicated home complex. Recreational programming runs through Bengies-Chase Recreational Council facilities in eastern Baltimore County.
Leadership
- Kevin Healey — President ($13,600 board comp, FY2025)
- Patrick Healey — Board Member ($33,336 comp, FY2025; the highest-paid individual disclosed on the 990)
- Paul Brookshire — Board Member ($10,468)
- John Cooper — Secretary ($10,332)
- Gibson Bell — Treasurer ($6,200)
The club lists a Director of Player Development, a Director of Boys Coaching, and a Director of Girls Coaching among its operational roles.
Competitive Position
In the Baltimore competitive ecosystem, Bays sits below the elite-pathway clubs: Baltimore Armour (MLS Next / Girls Academy), Pipeline SC (ECNL / MLS Next), Bethesda SC (ECNL / GA in greater DC-Maryland), and Maryland United. Bays operates at the EDP / state-cup tier alongside clubs like Baltimore Celtic, Chesapeake United, and Ellicott City SC.
The 2020 exit from the Armour partnership removed the club’s most direct elite-pathway feeder relationship; subsequent positioning has been as a community-grounded competitive program rather than an elite-pathway club.
Industry Context
Baltimore Bays is representative of a category of mid-Atlantic youth soccer clubs that hold long brand history and community roots but operate at sub-$200K disclosed revenue and outside national league franchises. With the Baltimore market’s elite pathway consolidated at Armour/SAC and Pipeline, EDP-tier clubs in the region face structural ceilings on premium-tier player retention — top players who want ECNL or MLS Next exposure typically move up to the franchise-holding clubs.
The Healey-family governance footprint (multiple compensated board roles totaling roughly $74K of the club’s $116K expense base) is a notable structural feature relative to peer nonprofits where executive comp is more concentrated in a single executive director role.
Open Questions
- True household-facing revenue including recreational arm (Bengies-Chase consolidated)
- Boys vs girls team distribution and age-group coverage detail
- Primary training facility and any field-control arrangements
- Pathway relationships with elite clubs post-Armour split