Pittsburgh Conservation Corps FY2020 filing

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EIN 81-0878020 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Pittsburgh, PA NTEE P80
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$920K
FY2020
Expenses
$755K
FY2020

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).


Restore and maintain land and green assets with skilled environmental management crews. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $920K in revenue, $755K in expenses, and $373K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2015
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Website
www.landforcepgh.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$920KFY2020
Expenses
$755K
Net assets
$373K
People
12
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Restore and maintain land and green assets with skilled environmental management crews.
Leadership
Ilyssa Manspeizer · Executive Director · $95K
Money in and out
$920K revenue, $755K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

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Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

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No revocation on IRS record

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Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

1 funder — Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest

1 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $207K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

85% to programs

85% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$1–10M

Revenue band $1–10M. Not enough years on file for a trend. See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$920K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$755K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$373K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $165K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$521K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$148K
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$165K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$521K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CPittsburgh Conservation Corps
EINHdr · item D81-0878020
Principal addressHdr · item CPittsburgh, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.landforcepgh.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$94,881Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (through April 2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (begin April 2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ilyssa Manspeizer’s $108K as CEO is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ilyssa Manspeizer$108,414$105,062$102,025$97,383$92,882$94,881

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

1 program service account for $642K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Working closely with a coalition of public and private agencies as well as a network of greenspace and workforce development experts, landforce recruits, trains, educates, employs and supports people who have been systemically disadvantaged in and around pittsburgh, pa, including those who are formerly incarcerated, have mental health…

$642Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$704K · 76%
Program service revenue$191K · 21%
Other revenue$26K · 3%
Contributions & grants76%$704K
Program service revenue21%$191K
Other revenue3%$26K
— government grantsLn 1e$173K
Total revenueLn 12$920K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program services85%$642K
Management & general8%$63K
Fundraising7%$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25$755K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$282K
Total assetsLn 16$521K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$148K
Total net assetsLn 32$373K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $282K · Operating expenses/yr $755K
4.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $642K · Total expenses $755K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $63K · Total expenses $755K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $50K · Total expenses $755K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $50K · Solicited contributions $531K
$0.09 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $704K · Total revenue $920K
76%
Government reliance
Government grants $173K · Total revenue $920K
19%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $191K · Total revenue $920K
21%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $920K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $191K · Total expenses $755K
25%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $920K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $373K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $920K · Expenses $755K
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $521K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $373K · Total assets $521K
72%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $521K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ilyssa Manspeizer · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $95K · Total expenses $755K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $612K · Total expenses $755K
81%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 7%——
Legal fee ratio 0.03%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$207K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$762K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$857K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$920K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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