Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Analysis

Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf reported income of $32.4m and spending of $30.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $28.6m to $32.4m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbia College ($32.4m), Lane College ($32.4m) and College Success Foundation ($32.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.1% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $542k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.8m. At year end it held assets of $146.0m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of $136.7m. It reported 297 employees.