Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
30 people listed on the 990; $656K paid to officers and key staff.
Garry Pezzano’s $327K as President/CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Pezzano | $326,519 | $298,373 | $192,449 | — | — |
| Adam Marles | — | — | — | $228,311 | $245,369 |
| Anne Henry | — | — | — | $173,679 | $169,897 |
| Charles Quinnan | $172,780 | $167,040 | $148,405 | — | — |
| Luanne Reese | — | — | — | $128,465 | $150,789 |
| Randy Sheaffer | — | — | $138,633 | $125,807 | $111,337 |
| Marianne Lake | $130,447 | $113,562 | — | — | — |
| Randy Shaeffer | — | $122,102 | — | — | — |
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.
See Leadingage PA executive salaries →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
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By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $156K | $70K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $4.4M | $4.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $228K | $134K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.5M | $8.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.7M | $4.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.8M | $4.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $156K | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.6M | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $308K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $138K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $81K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $37K | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $90K | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $15K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $123K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $84K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $169K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $183K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $21K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $17K | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $8K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $119K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $20K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $205K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $9K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.4M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 3, 2025 | $3.8M | $3.3M | $482K | $10.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2024 | $3.6M | $3.4M | $232K | $9.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 | $4.0M | $3.1M | $877K | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 13, 2022 | $3.7M | $3.4M | $293K | $4.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2021 | $3.6M | $3.5M | $165K | $3.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,721,724 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,721,724 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,428,732 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $8,726,095 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,262,404 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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