Vision for Life - Pittsburgh

Tax-deductible

Wexford, PA501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 01-0945375

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Vison for Life brings pro-Life media campaigns to Pittsburgh to save the lives of the unborn children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$252K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$283K
To programs
48%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$252K
FY2024▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$252K
Expenses
$283K
FY2024▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$182K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$237K
FY2024$283K
Net assets
$45K
FY2024▼ -41%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$45K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $136K Management & general 8% · $23K Fundraising 44% · $124K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Cichowicz’s $3K as Executive Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Ron Cichowicz$2,700$32,400

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes pro-life messages in Pittsburgh to protect unborn children.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $136K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To raise funds for pro-life media campaigns by holding a fundraising dinners, by solicitations in letters, and in person.

$136Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$252K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Money outPt IX
$283K
Ln 25
Programscol B$136K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Total revenueLn 12$252K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$45K
Total assetsLn 16$76K$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$76K$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$68K$7K$62K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$139K$136K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$7K$60K
All other expensesLn 24e$546$212$334
Total functional expensesLn 25$283K$136K$23K$124K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $252K$283K−$31K$45K 990 PDF
FY2023 $248K$237K$11K$76K 990 PDF
FY2022 $160K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $231K$182K$50K$84K 990 PDF
FY2020 $114K$35K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $251,613 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,613
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$251,613
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$251,613
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $282,658 across 6 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $6,846 · Fundraising $61,617$68,463
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $136,000 · Management $3,100$139,100
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,488 · Fundraising $2,253$6,741
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,207$1,207
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $6,822 · Fundraising $59,779$66,601
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $212 · Fundraising $334$546
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $136,000 · Management $22,675 · Fundraising $123,983$282,658
Part X · Balance sheet $44,986 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,031$44,986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,031$44,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $76,031$44,986
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,031$44,986
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,031$44,986
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,986 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$251,613
XI-2 Total expenses$282,658
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,045
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,031
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,986

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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