Maple Unified Student Academy

Tax-deductible

Homestead, PA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 25-1368765Revenue $891K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmusasv.org1705 Maple Street Ste 203, 15120-1800 · Homestead, PATax-exempt since Jul 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Methodist Union of Social Agencies MUSA is committed to providing year-round educational and supportive programming to preschoolers and school-aged children. MUSA serves children of working families from the Steel Valley region of the Greater Pittsburgh area. Program curricula are developmentally appropriate to enhance education and learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 23 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $165K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$77K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$891K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$884K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$221K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$891K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$490K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$843K
FY2024$818K
FY2025$891K
Expenses
$884K
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$377K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$839K
FY2024$887K
FY2025$884K
Net assets
$221K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$228K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$214K
FY2025$221K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1980.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $779K Management & general 11% · $102K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michele Charmello’s $72K as Exec. Dir. is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Michele Charmello$72,000$64,665$14,464—
Hannah Sitz——$58,331$62,421

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers year-round educational and supportive programs for children of working families.

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1 program · $779K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Preschool, before/after school, and summer camp

$779Kprogram 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 4 funders$165K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$891K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$823K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$884K
Ln 25
Programscol B$779K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$221K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K
Total assetsLn 16$298K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$823K
Government grantsLn 1e$662K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$891K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$180K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$180K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$29K
Total assetsLn 16$298K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
Net assetsLn 32$221K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$180K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$318K$298K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K$77K
Net assetsLn 32$214K$221K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$14K$56K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$501K$496K$5K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$861$577$284$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$40K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$38K$19K$171
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$720$720$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$938$4K$235
Information technologyLn 14$13K$12K$668$267
OccupancyLn 16$69K$64K$3K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$504$469$25$10
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$111K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$884K$779K$102K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $891K$884K$7K$221K 990 PDF
FY2024 $818K$887K−$69K$214K 990 PDF
FY2023 $843K$839K$3K$282K 990 PDF
FY2022 $588K$538K$51K$279K 990 PDF
FY2021 $490K$377K$113K$228K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $891,404 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $752,014$823,223
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $60,931$62,544
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,903$1,196
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,197$4,441
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $818,045$891,404
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $708,363$674,160
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $178,347$210,031
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $886,710$884,191
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,665$7,213
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $891,404 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$661,678
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,545
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$823,223
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$62,544
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,196$1,196
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,441 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,441
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,985 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,196$891,404
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $884,191 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,400 · Management $56,160 · Fundraising $1,440$72,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $496,287 · Management $4,719 · Fundraising $0$501,006
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $577 · Management $284 · Fundraising $0$861
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,125 · Management $3,007 · Fundraising $0$43,132
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,269 · Management $18,721 · Fundraising $171$57,161
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,566 · Fundraising $0$10,566
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $720 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$720
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $938 · Management $3,954 · Fundraising $235$5,127
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,424 · Management $668 · Fundraising $267$13,359
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,779 · Management $3,429 · Fundraising $1,372$68,580
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $469 · Management $25 · Fundraising $10$504
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,175 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$111,175
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $779,163 · Management $101,533 · Fundraising $3,495$884,191
Part X · Balance sheet $298,272 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,833$179,804
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $125,937$85,556
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,975$2,310
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,876$1,372
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $59,191$29,230
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $317,826$298,272
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,969$48,163
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $59,191$29,230
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,160$77,393
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $213,666$220,879
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $213,666$220,879
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $317,826$298,272
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,879 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$891,404
XI-2 Total expenses$884,191
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,213
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$213,666
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,879

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