To offer accurate transgender education, trans inclusion training, advocacy, and emergency housing/shelter for transgender people of Pittsburgh.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$298K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $486K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$818K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$734K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$519K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$818K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$475K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$727K
FY2024$818K
Expenses
$734K
FY2024▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$326K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$518K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$734K
Net assets
$519K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$519K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2020-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $553K Management & general 22% · $158K Fundraising 10% · $75K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $298K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman/Ed
$149,227Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/Ed
$149,227Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ciora Thomas’s $149K as Chairman/Ed is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ciora Thomas$149,227$130,638$128,309$78,169$44,550

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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides education, training, advocacy, and emergency shelter for transgender people in Pittsburgh.

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2 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In fiscal year 2024, sisters PGH, corp helped a number of trans and non- binary citizens find emergency food and shelter. The organization was also involved with the people's pride event in pittsburgh. Sisters PGH'S organizational skill was also used to defend trans inmates at allegheny county jail against unfair treatment.

$553Kprogram expense
02

In 2024, sisters PGH expanded its housing initiatives by securing the stonewall inn and waverly street apartments (monica roberts place) to increase capacity for trans-led housing support. The project t transitional housing program served residents throughout the year, implementing a new "tier" system to foster independence and…

$528Kprogram expense

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$818K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$803K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$734K
Ln 25
Programscol B$553K
Managementcol C$158K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$519K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$377K
Total assetsLn 16$546K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$803K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$818K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$377K
Total assetsLn 16$546K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$519K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $818K$734K$84K$519K 990 PDF
FY2023 $727K$555K$172K$435K 990 PDF
FY2022 $454K$518K−$64K$263K 990 PDF
FY2021 $475K$422K$53K$327K 990 PDF
FY2020 $455K$326K$129K$274K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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