What Baltimore Node does

Baltimore Node is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit makerspace founded in 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland. It serves members and community participants who use shared equipment and workshop space for fabrication, electronics, woodworking, metalworking, and 3D printing. The organization operates from a single location at 2106 N Lovegrove Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, under member-run governance.

Its tools include laser cutters, a CNC router, 3D printers, and equipment for woodworking, metalworking, and electronics. It holds weekly Open Hack nights on Thursdays and has offered an AI-generated-art workshop using Midjourney, Dalle-2, and Stable Diffusion. It also collaborated with We The Builders on a sculpture build.

The operating model is dues-based: the input describes approximately 40 members at $50 per month for solo membership, $25 per month for students, and $75 per month for families, supplemented by donations and workshop fees. No proprietary software, proprietary AI model, or scaled commercial customer base is identified in the available data.

Name

Baltimore Node

Legal name

Baltimore Node Corporation

Website

https://baltimorenode.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Baltimore Node is a Baltimore-based 501(c)(3) makerspace serving members and community participants through shared fabrication tools, electronics, woodworking, metalworking, 3D printing, and recurring workshops at its Baltimore location for hands-on projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Makerspace Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

akta.pro primary industry

3D Printing, CAD & Digital Fabrication Programs (EDAMADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Inclusion & Civic Tech (Connectivity, GovTech for Social Good) (BPAGALAK)

Keywords

• Community makerspace
• Hackerspace membership
• Digital fabrication access
• Maker workshop classes
• Shared workshop tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Primary revenue stream. Monthly subscription-based membership providing 24/7 access to the space, tools, and community. Solo membership at $50/month, family at $75/month, student at $25/month.
2. Donations: One-time and recurring monthly donations from supporters. The organization is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit, making donations tax-deductible.
3. Workshop Fees: Occasional workshop fees for specialized training sessions, such as the $25 Pew-Pew Pewsday laser cutter workshop (free for members).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Baltimore Node is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community makerspace that provides members with 24/7 access to a shared workshop facility outfitted with digital fabrication equipment (laser cutters, CNC router, 3D printers), woodworking tools, metalworking equipment, and electronics workstations. The core product is a monthly membership (solo at $50, family at $75, student at $25) that grants members tool access, community participation rights, and voting rights in organizational governance.

Product overview

Baltimore Node is a 501(c)(3) member-run nonprofit makerspace providing physical access to fabrication tools and a collaborative community environment. The core offering is membership granting 24/7 access to the space and its equipment portfolio, which includes woodworking tools (band saw, table saw, jointer, planer, sanders), an 80W laser cutter (900mmX600mm), CNC router, 3D printers, metal shop equipment, and electronics workstations. The membership tier is supplemented by educational workshops (laser cutter certification, metal casting, woodworking, mold making), weekly Open Hack nights for informal collaboration, and virtual meeting access. The organization operates as a single unified offering with membership as the primary product, with tool access and workshops as included benefits rather than separate products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baltimore Node Membership Monthly subscription membership providing 24/7 access to the makerspace facility and all community tools and equipment, storage space, workshop access, and voting rights in organizational governance. Solo membership is $50/month, Family is $75/month, and Student is $25/month with valid ID. New members are confirmed by existing-member vote at monthly meetings.
• Educational Workshops & Classes Member-taught workshops and classes on topics including laser cutter operation (Laser Cutter 101), metal casting, mold making, woodworking, 3D printing, electronics, programming, and AI-generated artwork (using Midjourney, DALL-E 2, and Stable Diffusion). Most workshops are free for members; some specialized sessions carry a separate fee (e.g., $25 Pew-Pew Pewsday laser cutter workshop).
• Monthly Supporter Donation Subscription Recurring monthly donation option at $10/month for community supporters who cannot become members but wish to contribute financially. Donations are tax-deductible under the organization's 501(c)(3) status. Processed through Stripe.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 years of continuous operation as a community makerspace

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• We The BuildersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for a 9-foot sculpture build during the 9th anniversary celebration. The sculpture was designed by George Hart and made of 193 3D printed pieces crowd-sourced from makers around the world, plus 416 wooden dowel rods. The sculpture became a permanent installation at Baltimore Node.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Dallas Makerspace: Large Dallas-area community makerspace offering woodworking, metalworking, electronics, and digital fabrication tools under member dues. Same nonprofit membership model at larger scale.
• HacDC: Washington, DC hackerspace offering shared workspace, tools, and classes for hardware and software projects. Nonprofit community model closely comparable to Baltimore Node.
• Sector67: Madison, WI hackerspace providing member access to 3D printers, laser cutters, woodworking, and electronics. Similar nonprofit community model with educational workshop programming.
• NYC Resistor: Brooklyn-based hackerspace offering 24/7 member access to laser cutters, 3D printers, CNC, and electronics tools. Direct nonprofit community makerspace analog in a major US city.
• Noisebridge: San Francisco hackerspace operating as a volunteer-run, donation-funded community workshop with similar tools, classes, and member-driven governance model.
• Milwaukee Makerspace: Wisconsin-based community makerspace offering member access to fabrication tools and educational workshops. Direct functional peer with comparable revenue model.
• Artisan's Asylum: Somerville, MA makerspace with tens of thousands of square feet of studio and workshop space for fabrication, woodworking, electronics, and crafts — a more scaled analog of the same membership model.
• i3 Detroit: Detroit-area hackerspace organized as a charitable corporation with member-run governance, providing access to fabrication and electronics tools. Closely aligned civic nonprofit model.
• NextFab: Philadelphia-based makerspace offering membership access to fabrication tools, workshops, and educational programming. Comparable model with a more commercial orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Fab Foundation: Organization supporting the global Fab Lab network of digital fabrication labs, often hosted in universities and libraries. Broader umbrella encompassing many makerspace-like facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/baltimorenode
• Facebookfacebook.com/baltimorenode
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baltimore-node

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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