Will Allen Foundation EIN 47-2025476 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Will Allen Foundation FY2024 filing

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Empowers communities through education, civic engagement, and barrier removal to foster hope and transform lives. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $817K in revenue, $587K in expenses, and $574K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2014
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Website
willallenfdn.org
Filings
4 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$817KFY2024
Expenses
$587K
Net assets
$574K
People
7
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  47-2025476 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Pittsburgh, PA Founded 2014
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 Dir. · $79K
Money in and out
$817K revenue, $587K expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$817K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$587K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$574K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $230K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.20
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+28%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$817K
FY2024▲ +302%
Expenses
$587K
FY2024▲ +100%
Total assets
$590K
FY2024▲ +389%
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2024▲ +171%
Total revenue
$817K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$587K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$574K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$230K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$590K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$78,833Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $375K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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…

$361Kprogram 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.

$14Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$817K
Total revenueLn 12$817K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.20
Program services64%$375K
Management & general16%$96K
Fundraising20%$116K
Total functional expensesLn 25$587K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$318K
Total assetsLn 16$590K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$574K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $318K · Operating expenses/yr $587K
6.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $375K · Total expenses $587K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $96K · Total expenses $587K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $116K · Total expenses $587K
20%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $79K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $415K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $817K · Total revenue $817K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $817K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $817K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $817K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $587K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $817K · Prior year $203K
+302%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $574K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $817K · Expenses $587K
+28%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $590K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $574K · Total assets $590K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $590K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rosemary Mendel · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $79K · Total expenses $587K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $311K · Total expenses $587K
53%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 302%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · viewing · ⤓ 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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