PANA’s 2023 filing lists Lisa Molock as board chair. Molock served on the BCYF board from 2022 through December 2024, when PANA received its first grant through the fund. PANA does not appear in Maryland’s charity database, which tracks nonprofits’ standing in the state.

Molock said PANA had submitted its tax forms but that they were not appearing on the IRS website. She told reporters the group could provide copies, but they had not been provided by publication. She also said she serves as PANA’s unpaid resident agent and that the organization operates at Renaissance Academy High School, Harlem Park Recreation Center and a townhouse on Reisterstown Road.

In an email, Molock described PANA as a small organization focused on young people in West Baltimore affected by gun violence, including those who have survived shootings and those who have taken part in violence. She said it has one year-round employee and hires additional contractors when summer funding is available. PANA’s website lists services including mentoring, tutoring, workforce development, therapy and substance-use treatment.

PANA is fiscally sponsored by Let’s Thrive Baltimore, another nonprofit led by Molock. That organization’s 2024 tax form reported Molock’s salary as $109,787. Let’s Thrive Baltimore received more than $260,000 through BCYF from 2022 to 2024, while Molock was on the fund’s board, and received another $105,000 from BCYF in 2025. Baltimore city government has awarded the organization more than $270,000 since 2023.

Neither PANA nor BCYF answered questions about the services provided with the grants or the fund’s requirements for grantees’ tax filings and state charity registration. Molock did provide a statement about PANA’s work and filing status.

The available 2023 filing reported that PANA received $20,000 in contributions, far below the $421,500 it has since been awarded through BCYF. Linda Parsons, a University of Alabama professor who specializes in nonprofit accounting, said missing current filings leave the public without a way to assess how an organization handled taxpayer money. Erica Harris, an accounting professor at Florida International University, said grantmakers face risks when they award organizations substantially more than they have previously managed and said transparency is important to public accountability.

BCYF distributes city-backed funding to local organizations providing youth services. The nonprofit received $16 million in Baltimore taxpayer funding for fiscal year 2026. Mayor Brandon Scott signed legislation this year requiring BCYF to undergo a performance audit every three years and grantees to submit quarterly reports on their spending.