Wilde Lake Community Association

Name

Wilde Lake Community Association

Legal name

Wilde Lake Community Association

Website

https://wildelake.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Association Services

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Townhome & PUD Association Management (BPAJAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

Keywords

• Community association services
• Facility rental management
• Covenant enforcement
• Community event programming
• Property transaction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Facility Rentals: Rental income from Slayton House Theatre, social rentals, hourly rates for classes and meetings
2. Resale Packets: Fees for Wilde Lake Resale Packets required for property transactions
3. Membership Dues: Membership assessments from property owners in the Village of Wilde Lake

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wilde Lake Community Association is a nonprofit civic organization that manages community services for property owners and residents of the Village of Wilde Lake in Columbia, MD. It operates Slayton House as a community facility offering theatre and social rentals, runs the Bernice Kish Gallery for local art exhibitions, produces theatrical performances through Silhouette Stages, hosts community classes and youth programming (Club Wilde Lake), enforces community covenants, processes resale packets for property transactions, and reviews exterior alterations through the Resident Architectural Committee.

Product overview

Wilde Lake Community Association operates as a nonprofit civic organization providing community services to property owners and residents in the Village of Wilde Lake, Columbia, MD. The organization offers a portfolio of community-facing services including the Bernice Kish Gallery (art exhibition space), Slayton House Theatre and facility rentals, performing arts programming through Silhouette Stages, community classes, youth programming via Club Wilde Lake, and covenant/administrative services including Resident Architectural Committee review for exterior alterations and resale packet processing. The association manages a full events calendar and provides rental facilities for social and theatrical events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Club Wilde Lake: A community club program for Wilde Lake residents
• Bernice Kish Gallery
• Silhouette Stages
• Slayton House

Products and services

• Bernice Kish Gallery An art gallery located at Slayton House presenting rotating exhibitions of Howard County-based artists, including juried showcases such as the Summer Invitational Art Exhibition featuring painting, drawing, mixed media, and contemporary abstraction. Open to community residents and visitors.
• Slayton House Theatre Rentals Theatre venue rental at Slayton House (10400 Cross Fox Lane) available for performances, rehearsals, and events as part of the Wilde Lake Community Association facility rental program.
• Social Rentals Rental facilities for social events including gatherings, celebrations, and community functions at Wilde Lake Community Association venues.
• Classes Community educational programming including various classes offered through Wilde Lake Community Association, with hourly rates available for classes and meetings.
• Silhouette Stages Performing arts program presenting community theatrical productions at Slayton House, including shows such as Green Day's American Idiot.
• Club Wilde Lake Youth programming and activities for children in the Wilde Lake community.
• Wilde Lake Resale Packets Document packets provided to residents, realtors, and title companies containing covenant information, architectural guidelines, and resale documentation required for property transactions in Wilde Lake.
• Resident Architectural Committee (RAC) Services Architectural review services for exterior alterations to properties in Wilde Lake. The RAC reviews applications for changes to homes and landscapes, with virtual meetings held to discuss pending applications.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Columbia AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in community events including Hooked on Fishing and pool parties. Columbia Association provides recreational facilities and programming support for Wilde Lake community events.
• Maryland Department of Natural ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Hooked on Fishing events providing fishing instruction and resources for young anglers ages 5-14 at Wilde Lake Park.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Town Center Community Association: Columbia, MD village association overseeing the Town Center village, hosting community events, classes, and rental facilities. Directly comparable peer serving a similar planned community governance and programming structure.
• Hickory Ridge Community Association: Columbia, MD village association providing community services including covenant enforcement, facility rentals, social events, and resident programs. It is comparable in mission, scale, and operating model to Wilde Lake Community Association.
• Kings Contrivance Community Association: Columbia, MD village association operating under the same New Town plan governance as Wilde Lake. Comparable across services, governance (elected village board), and community programming structure — making it one of the closest functional peers to WLCA.
• Harpers Choice Community Association: Columbia, MD village association serving Harpers Choice residents with community center, pool, classes, events, and covenants. Functionally and structurally identical to WLCA — comparable membership dues revenue model, similar headcount, same village association framework.
• Long Reach Village Association: One of the ten village associations within the Columbia, MD New Town plan. Directly comparable to WLCA in structure, mission, governance model, and service mix — covenant enforcement, community events, facility rentals, and resident programming for a single Columbia village.
• Owen Brown Village Association: Another Columbia, MD village community association offering the same constellation of services to property owners — covenants, RAC review, events, classes, and rental facilities. Operates under the same Columbia village association charter structure as Wilde Lake.

Broad incumbents

• Associa: Large-scale HOA and community association management company. Operates in the same problem space as WLCA — managing assessments, covenants, board governance, and community amenities — but across thousands of communities nationwide rather than a single village.
• FirstService Residential: National leader in HOA and condominium management services. Comparable to WLCA in the function it performs for homeowner communities — covenant enforcement, architectural review, assessments, board support, and amenity programming — though at vastly larger scale via a professional management company model rather than an in-house nonprofit.
• Columbia Association: Umbrella community services organization for all of Columbia, MD, providing pools, recreation facilities, and community programming. It is comparable to WLCA because it operates in the same geographic ecosystem, offers overlapping recreational programming and event partnerships (e.g., Hooked on Fishing, pool parties), and is the entity Wilde Lake residents interface with for broader Columbia amenities.

Others

• Community Associations Institute (CAI): National trade and professional association supporting the community association industry through education, advocacy, and best-practice resources. Relevant to WLCA as an industry body, governance framework reference, and continuing-education partner — not a competitor but a strategic ecosystem connection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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