To focus on strengthening the management capacity and impact of community nonprofits individually and collectively.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 37 volunteers and 12 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $91K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$442K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $510K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$396K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$9.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$9.4M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$9.8M
FY2024$9.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1982.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.7M Management & general 23% · $537K Fundraising 5% · $120K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $442K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$230,023Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$104,152Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$102,896Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$4,575Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large (enter 6/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large (enter 6/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Fred Brown$230,023$221,272$220,738$197,502$173,723
Olivia Benson Gallina$104,152————
Olivia Benson—$102,909———
Hannah Karolak$102,896$100,595———
Jason Jones$4,575$12,100$8,050$11,525$13,292

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Strengthens community nonprofits' management and impact, individually and together.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Capacity Building

Providing nonprofits with resources, through grantmaking and cohorts, and learning forums to enable them to manage a disruptive event, reframe their thinking about a specific issue that impacts operations, and prepare for the future. Priority is given to human services and community development organizations in allegheny county.

$883Kprogram expense
02

Gpnp

Leveraging the collective strength of the sector to inform policy, give input to community priorities and strategies, and increase their purchasing power. Biennially, GPNP organizes ai cohorts which brings together local nonprofit staff and board members plus other interested parties to discuss over an afternoon, various topics of…

$333Kprogram expense
03

The fund sits at the intersection between philanthropy and the nonprofit community. Building upon our 40 plus year history of supporting our region, the fund has shifted towards a systemic, ecosystems development approach to drive transformative change.

$49Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$510K
Grants paid · 62 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Point Park UniversityPA · FY2024$40,000
The Kingsley AssociationPA · FY2024$20,000
Tzohar Seminary DBA Tzohar ArtsPA · FY2024$10,000
Pittsburgh Cure SarcomaPA · FY2024$10,000
25 Carrick Ave ProjectPA · FY2024$10,000
Watersheds of South PittsburghPA · FY2023$20,000
Global Solutions PittsburghPA · FY2023$20,000
Assemble INCPA · FY2023$20,000
Casa San JosePA · FY2023$20,000
Center for Civic ArtsPA · FY2023$10,000
Arts Education CollaborativePA · FY2023$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$755K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$519K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$410K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$537K
Fundraisingcol D$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$9.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$396K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$519K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$410K
Investment incomeLn 3$755K
Gains on assetsLn 7$522K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.9M
Other assetsLn 15$74K
Total assetsLn 16$9.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$396K
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 637
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.3M$7.9M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M$9.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$572K$396K
Net assetsLn 32$9.8M$9.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$170K$170K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$298K$181K$59K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$530K$425K$83K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$43K$35K$7K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$127K$100K$20K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$39K$9K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$607K$515K$92K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$575$304
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$1K$718
Information technologyLn 14$112K$96K$5K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$8K$2K$935
TravelLn 17$13K$10K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$29K$22K$5K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$4K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$156K$52K$98K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$71K$769$70K$94
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.7M$537K$120K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.7M$2.3M−$637K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.6M$62K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$2.5M−$781K$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$2.5M$1.0M$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.3M−$135K$9.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,683,390 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,960,108$519,055
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $230,091$409,680
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $465,232$754,655
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,655,431$1,683,390
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $210,000$170,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $957,316$1,051,642
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $900$2,070
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,425,030$1,096,668
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,593,246$2,320,380
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,185−$636,990
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,683,390 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $37,562 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$16,529
VIII-1d Related organizations$502,526
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$519,055
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $372,118$372,118
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $232,254$232,254
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $522,401$522,401
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $409,680 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $754,655$1,683,390
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,320,380 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $170,000$170,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,849 · Management $58,758 · Fundraising $58,758$298,365
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $424,587 · Management $83,242 · Fundraising $22,420$530,249
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,845 · Management $6,606 · Fundraising $1,380$42,831
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $99,716 · Management $20,342 · Fundraising $6,885$126,943
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,408 · Management $9,053 · Fundraising $4,793$53,254
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,960$11,960
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,161$21,161
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,070$2,070
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $40,439$40,439
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $515,013 · Management $91,630$606,643
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,501 · Management $575 · Fundraising $304$3,380
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,903 · Management $1,356 · Fundraising $718$7,977
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $95,614 · Management $4,622 · Fundraising $11,629$111,865
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,686 · Management $1,766 · Fundraising $935$10,387
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,902 · Management $2,275 · Fundraising $1,204$13,381
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,642 · Management $4,972 · Fundraising $2,632$29,246
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,554 · Management $9,049$12,603
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,591 · Management $98,432 · Fundraising $6,274$156,297
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $769 · Management $70,466 · Fundraising $94$71,329
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,663,580 · Management $536,704 · Fundraising $120,096$2,320,380
Part X · Balance sheet $9,820,901 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,262,402$1,532,215
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $673,201$259,303
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$7,500
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,338,751$7,947,698
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $53,446$74,185
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,327,800$9,820,901
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $271,072$119,903
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $301,200$275,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $572,272$395,503
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,460,655$1,274,962
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,294,873$8,150,436
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,755,528$9,425,398
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,327,800$9,820,901
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,425,398 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,683,390
XI-2 Total expenses$2,320,380
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$636,990
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,755,528
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$286,702
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$20,158
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,425,398

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