Pittsburgh United

Analysis

Pittsburgh United is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 June 2023, Pittsburgh United reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.8m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.3m (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Pittsburgh United sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Clair Associated Vocational Enterprises Incorporated ($3.3m), Orange Economic Development Corporation ($3.3m) and Dyersville Industries Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $158k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 32 employees.