The Equity Impact Center

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Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)Since 2020Community DevelopmentEIN 86-1214581Revenue $869K in FY2024

On file with the IRSequityimpactcenter.org245 Maple Ave, 15218-1523 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since May 2021Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Transforming leaders, nonprofit organizations, and ecosystems for a more equitable society and improved quality of life for marginalized people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$385K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $22K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$385K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $350K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$869K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$937K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$288K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$869K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$234K
FY2023$986K
FY2024$869K
Expenses
$937K
FY2024▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$529K
FY2023$688K
FY2024$937K
Net assets
$288K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$59K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$288K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2021.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $786K Management & general 12% · $113K Fundraising 4% · $38K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $385K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$385,081Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leigh a Puliano’s $385K as President & CEO is at the 92nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Leigh a Puliano$385,081$213,068$119,322
Leigh a Pugliano—$213,068—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $786K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide and coordinate programs to transform leaders, nonprofit organizations, and ecosystems for a more equitable society and improved quality of life for marginalized people.

$786Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$350K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $187K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$63,850
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · FY2024$17,107
Blknvmbr LLCFY2023$27,000
Blknvmbr LLCFY2023$27,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,050
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,050

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$869K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$539K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Money outPt IX
$937K
Ln 25
Programscol B$786K
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$288K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$228K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$539K
Total revenueLn 12$869K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$228K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$228K
Other assetsLn 15$59K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
Net assetsLn 32$288K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$228K
Total assetsLn 16$462K$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K$79K
Net assetsLn 32$357K$288K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$32K$32K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$64K$64K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$385K$308K$58K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$6K$1K$360
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$13K$2K$802
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$660$220
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$228K$183K$34K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$218$72
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K$361
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$667$222
OccupancyLn 16$38K$30K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$38K$31K$6K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$581$465$87$29
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$99K$2K$757
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$7K$1K$440
Total functional expensesLn 25$937K$786K$113K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $869K$937K−$68K$288K 990 PDF
FY2023 $986K$688K$298K$357K 990 PDF
FY2022 $234K$529K−$295K$59K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $868,552 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $475,000$329,917
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $360,703$538,635
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $835,703$868,552
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $64,220$95,576
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $247,730$408,318
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $378,919$433,136
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $690,869$937,030
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $144,834−$68,478
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $868,552 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$329,917
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$329,917
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $538,635$538,635
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $538,635 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$868,552
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $937,030 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $31,726$31,726
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $63,850$63,850
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $308,065 · Management $57,762 · Fundraising $19,254$385,081
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,760 · Management $1,080 · Fundraising $360$7,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,829 · Management $2,406 · Fundraising $802$16,037
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,520 · Management $660 · Fundraising $220$4,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $182,735 · Management $34,263 · Fundraising $11,421$228,419
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,161 · Management $218 · Fundraising $72$1,451
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,779 · Management $1,083 · Fundraising $361$7,223
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,558 · Management $667 · Fundraising $222$4,447
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,142 · Management $5,652 · Fundraising $1,884$37,678
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,787 · Management $5,772 · Fundraising $1,924$38,483
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $465 · Management $87 · Fundraising $29$581
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,608 · Management $2,273 · Fundraising $757$101,638
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,054 · Management $1,322 · Fundraising $440$8,816
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $786,039 · Management $113,245 · Fundraising $37,746$937,030
Part X · Balance sheet $367,095 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,968$228,447
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,450$80,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $90,153$58,648
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $461,571$367,095
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,508$23,015
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $87,255$55,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,763$78,765
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $186,808$138,330
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $170,000$150,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $356,808$288,330
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $461,571$367,095
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,330 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$868,552
XI-2 Total expenses$937,030
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$68,478
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$356,808
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$288,330

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

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