City of Asylum Pittsburgh

Analysis

City of Asylum Pittsburgh is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending November 2023, City of Asylum Pittsburgh reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.9m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.3m (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, City of Asylum Pittsburgh sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ryan Foundation Inc ($1.3m), Morning Star Pregnancy Services ($1.3m) and Redeemers Learning Center ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $555k. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 28 employees.