Will Allen Foundation FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)Since 2014Youth DevelopmentEIN 47-2025476

The mission of the will allen foundation is to provide programs and resources in an effort to instill hope, remove barriers, promote education, advocate civic responsibility, and change lives in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 19% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $377K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$203K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$294K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$115K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$203K
FY2022▼ -20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$203K
FY2024$817K
FY2024$292K
Expenses
$294K
FY2022▲ +89%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$156K
FY2022$294K
FY2024$587K
FY2024$673K
Net assets
$115K
FY2022▼ -44%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$115K
FY2024$574K
FY2024$193K

From the FY2022 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 Dec 2014.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $197K Management & general 14% · $40K Fundraising 27% · $80K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rosemary Mendel’s $79K as Executive Dir. is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021
Rosemary Mendel$78,833$75,000—
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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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 through education, civic engagement, and barrier removal to foster hope and transform lives.

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4 program services account for $343K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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 deivered in four high schools in the Pittsburgh region: The NEighborhood Academy, Perry High School, North Hills High School, and Clairton High…

$181Kprogram expense
02

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 deivered in four high schools in the Pittsburgh region: The Neighborhood Academy, Perry High School, North Hills High School, and Clairton High…

$145Kprogram expense
03

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.

$16Kprogram expense
04

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.

Pt IX · col B

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$203K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$294K
Ln 25
Programscol B$197K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$115K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Total revenueLn 12$203K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$115K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $817K$587K$230K$574K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Viewing $203K$294K−$91K$115K 990 PDF
FY2021 $255K$156K$99K$206K 990 PDF
FY2020 $125K$146K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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