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Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse

Tax-deductible

Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 27-4447701Revenue $580K in FY2024

On file with the IRSpccr.org214 N Lexington St, 15208-2589 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since Jan 2013Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse inspires creativity,conservation and community engagement through material reuse.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 5 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$580K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$563K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$248K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$580K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$264K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$580K
Expenses
$563K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$218K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$563K
Net assets
$248K
FY2024▲ +7%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$117K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$248K

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 Jan 2013.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $397K Management & general 29% · $165K Fundraising 0% · $502

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; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ash Andrews
Former Execu
$60,289Pt VII · Sec A
Cammie Brady
Executive Di
$58,215Pt VII · Sec A
Omoya Aikhuele
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alicia Donner
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erin Palmer
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ash Andrews’s $60K as Former Execu is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ash Andrews$60,289$81,968$63,288$58,126—
Cammie Brady$58,215————
Ashley Andrews————$53,633

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

Inspires creativity and conservation by reusing materials to build community.

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2 programs · $397K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Creative Reuse Center

We accept donations of reusable materials and make them available at low or no cost to educators, artists, and the general public in our shop. In 2024 we logged 27k transactions in our center.

$289Kprogram expense
02

Creative Education Programs

Our education programs provide hands-on creative learning opportunities that encourage people of all ages to make connections between the arts and sustainability. In 2024, creative reuse provided creative reuse activities for more than 4,000 participants at 100 events and workshops.

$108Kprogram 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
The Pittsburgh FoundationFY2024$25K
William V and Catherine a McKinney Charitable FoundationFY2024$17K
McElhattan FoundationFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$54K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$580K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$333K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$563K
Ln 25
Programscol B$397K
Managementcol C$165K
Fundraisingcol D$502
Owns and owesPt X
$248K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$131K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$333K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$580K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$271K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$248K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
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$240K$271K
Total assetsLn 16$245K$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$231K$248K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$51K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$156K$89K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$572$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$18K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$1K$2K$266
Office expensesLn 13$2K$592$2K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$3K$222$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$173K$152K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$1K$236
Total functional expensesLn 25$563K$397K$165K$502

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $580K$563K$17K$248K 990 PDF
FY2023 $513K$468K$45K$231K 990 PDF
FY2022 $448K$379K$69K$186K 990 PDF
FY2021 $264K$218K$46K$117K 990 PDF
FY2020 $199K$71K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $579,950 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,820$245,069
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $294,784$333,114
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,521$1,767
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $513,125$579,950
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $294,772$353,219
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $173,053$209,782
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $467,825$563,001
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,300$16,949
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $579,950 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$245,069
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$130,516
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$245,069
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $333,114$333,114
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,767$1,767
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $334,881$579,950
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $563,001 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,882 · Management $28,812$79,694
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,499 · Management $88,618$245,117
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $572 · Management $1,318$1,890
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,541 · Management $8,977$26,518
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,426 · Management $2,160 · Fundraising $266$3,852
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $592 · Management $1,850$2,442
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,526$16,526
IX-17 TravelPrograms $222 · Management $3,197$3,419
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,268$8,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $151,744 · Management $21,081$172,825
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,169 · Management $1,045 · Fundraising $236$2,450
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,173 · Management $165,326 · Fundraising $502$563,001
Part X · Balance sheet $274,978 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $240,071$270,858
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,640$3,120
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $244,711$274,978
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,711$25,567
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,600$1,062
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,311$26,629
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $191,900$216,349
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,500$32,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $231,400$248,349
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $244,711$274,978
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $248,349 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$579,950
XI-2 Total expenses$563,001
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,949
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$231,400
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$248,349

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

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