Community Empowerment Association INC

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Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)Since 1995Community DevelopmentEIN 25-1760121Revenue $2.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSceapittsburgh.org7120 Kelly St, 15208-1843 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since Dec 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To empower communities and families by providing high quality, well-managed, innovative services, including family support services, education, housing, economic development and employment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 62 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $52K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $52K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$743K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
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Revenue
$2.0M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$657K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.6M
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.7M
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$657K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$925K
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$822K
FY2023$689K
FY2024$657K

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 Dec 1996.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.8M Management & general 8% · $152K Fundraising 1% · $22K

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; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$126,490Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair - Fund
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

T Rashad Byrdsong’s $126K as President & is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
T Rashad Byrdsong$126,490$106,515$122,840$105,645$105,645$105,645

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers communities and families with services in education, housing, and economic development.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Empowering communities and families by providing high quality well-managed, innovative services that include family support services, education, housing, economic development and employment.

$1.8Mprogram 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 3 funders$52K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$395
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$152K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$657K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$743K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$395
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
SavingsLn 2$41K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$183K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$817K
Other assetsLn 15$197K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$743K
Net assetsLn 32$657K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 562
VolunteersI 675
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$44K$183K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$854K$817K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$761K$743K
Net assetsLn 32$689K$657K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$76K$38K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$731K$724K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76K$83K−$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$90K$89K$683
Accounting feesLn 11c$91K$82K$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$77K$69K$5K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$128K$114K$13K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$140K$139K$1K
TravelLn 17$23K$23K$63
InterestLn 20$38K$38K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$62K$60K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$389K$382K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.8M$152K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.0M$2.0M−$32K$657K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.9M−$134K$689K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$2.2M−$308K$822K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$2.4M−$227K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$1.9M$417K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.6M$1.7M−$29K$925K 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 I · Summary $1,983,066 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,701,745$1,951,915
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,227$395
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,447$30,756
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,719,419$1,983,066
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $889,333$1,023,482
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $963,765$991,462
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,853,098$2,014,944
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$133,679−$31,878
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,983,066 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,878,746
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$73,169
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,951,915
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $395$395
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $23,832$23,832
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,924$6,924
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,924 · Excluded from tax $24,227$1,983,066
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,014,944 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,894 · Management $37,947 · Fundraising $12,649$126,490
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $724,467 · Management $6,531$730,998
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $83,311 · Management −$6,993$76,318
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $88,993 · Management $683$89,676
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $81,502 · Management $4,912 · Fundraising $4,548$90,962
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $68,507 · Management $4,523 · Fundraising $4,110$77,140
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $113,523 · Management $13,313 · Fundraising $1,042$127,878
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $138,602 · Management $1,134$139,736
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,193 · Management $63$23,256
IX-20 InterestManagement $38,206$38,206
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $41,434$41,434
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $59,908 · Management $2,204$62,112
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $382,432 · Management $7,010$389,442
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,296$1,296
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,840,332 · Management $152,263 · Fundraising $22,349$2,014,944
Part X · Balance sheet $1,400,058 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,524$141,652
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,681$41,468
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $252,555$196,445
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,848$6,184
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $854,034$816,983
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $244,651$197,326
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,449,293$1,400,058
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $151,598$120,623
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $218,028$176,685
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $760,665$743,308
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $592,828$560,950
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $95,800$95,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $688,628$656,750
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,449,293$1,400,058
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $656,750 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,983,066
XI-2 Total expenses$2,014,944
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,878
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$688,628
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$656,750

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