Will Allen Foundation EIN 47-2025476

Will Allen Foundation

EIN  47-2025476 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Pittsburgh, PA Founded 2014
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers communities through education, civic engagement, and barrier removal to foster hope and transform lives.
Leadership
Rosemary Mendel · Executive Di · $60K
Money in and out
$292K revenue, $673K expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency

Empowers communities through education, civic engagement, and barrier removal to foster hope and transform lives. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $292K in revenue, $673K in expenses, and $193K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$292K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$673K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$193K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$381K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -54% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-131%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -565% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$292K
FY2024▼ -64%
Expenses
$673K
FY2024▲ +14%
Total assets
$201K
FY2024▼ -66%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2024▼ -53%
Total revenue
$292K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$673K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$193K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$381K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$201K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $419K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

After School Programs

After school programs are delivered through the modules of quest for real life success and include: STEM/ROBOTICS; financial literacy; health and wellness; and social justice. The programs are delivered in four high schools in the pittsburgh region: the neighborhood academy, perry high school, north hills high school, and clairton high…

$379Kprogram expense
02

Holiday Giving Program

The will allen foundation is committed to the mantra of "paying it forward," especially during the holiday season. Each year students from the quest program take groups of underserved children shopping for their own families. This program supported 60 families and 250 individual family members during the holiday season.

$40Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWill Allen Foundation
EINHdr · item D47-2025476
Principal addressHdr · item CPittsburgh, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwillallenfdn.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$60,044Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rosemary Mendel’s $60K as Executive Di is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022FY2021
Rosemary Mendel$78,833$75,000
Rosemary Mendel$60,044
Will Mendel$56,842

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$292K
Total revenueLn 12$292K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.17
Program services62%$419K
Management & general21%$139K
Fundraising17%$115K
Total functional expensesLn 25$673K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$168K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$193K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $168K · Operating expenses/yr $673K
3.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $419K · Total expenses $673K
62%
Management & General
Management & general $139K · Total expenses $673K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $115K · Total expenses $673K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $104K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $427K
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $292K · Total revenue $292K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $292K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $292K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $292K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $673K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $292K · Prior year $817K
-64%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $125K · FY2024 $292K
+24%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $193K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $292K · Expenses $673K
-131%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $201K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $193K · Total assets $201K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $201K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rosemary Mendel · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $673K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $425K · Total expenses $673K
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 40%
Revenue growth -64%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$817K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$203K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$255K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$125K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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