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Protohaven EIN 82-2650188

Protohaven

EIN  82-2650188 Public foundation / grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers space, tools, knowledge, and community for creation and innovation.
Leadership
Amber Epps · Executive Director · $82K
Money in and out
$327K revenue, $479K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency

Offers space, tools, knowledge, and community for creation and innovation. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $327K in revenue, $479K in expenses, and $130K in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2022
Total revenue
$327K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$479K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$130K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$152K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +122% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-47%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -236% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$327K
FY2022▼ -53%
Expenses
$479K
FY2022▲ +4%
Total assets
$132K
FY2022▼ -54%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2022▼ -73%
Total revenue
$327K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$479K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$130K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$152K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$132K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $348K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Protohaven conducts classes in design & fabrication skills and events to bring people interested in these skills together. These are lead by staff, volunteer, or contractor experts and are held at its physical facility typically on weekday nights and weekends.

$348Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProtohaven
EINHdr · item D82-2650188
Principal addressHdr · item CPittsburgh, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.protohaven.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Amber Epps
Executive Director
$82,500Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Greene
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amber Epps’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Amber Epps$82,500———
Devin Montgomery—$72,720$56,250$26,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$205K · 63%
Contributions & grants$122K · 37%
Program service revenue63%$205K
Contributions & grants37%$122K
Total revenueLn 12$327K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.05
Program services72%$348K
Management & general23%$109K
Fundraising5%$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$479K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Total assetsLn 16$132K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$130K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $79K · Operating expenses/yr $479K
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $348K · Total expenses $479K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $109K · Total expenses $479K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $23K · Total expenses $479K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $23K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $277K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $122K · Total revenue $327K
37%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $327K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $205K · Total revenue $327K
63%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $327K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $205K · Total expenses $479K
43%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $327K · Prior year $700K
-53%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $130K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $327K · Expenses $479K
-47%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $132K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $130K · Total assets $132K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $132K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Amber Epps · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $82K · Total expenses $479K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $212K · Total expenses $479K
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%——
Overhead ratio 23%——
Fundraising cost ratio 19%——
Revenue growth -53%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

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
The Pittsburgh FoundationFY2024$29K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$14K
Program to Aid Citizens Enterprise PaceFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$52K
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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
FY2022 (Latest)$327K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$700K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$400K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$199K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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