World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

Analysis

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 December 2023, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh reported income of $732k and spending of $811k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $807k to $732k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Child Advocates ($731k), International Law Students Association ($733k) and Junior Achievement of Maine Inc ($731k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $322k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 10 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.