The Grantmakers of Western Pennsyl Vania

Analysis

The Grantmakers of Western Pennsyl Vania is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, The Grantmakers of Western Pennsyl Vania reported income of $1.3m and spending of $2.6m, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.5m to $1.3m (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Grantmakers of Western Pennsyl Vania sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% 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 Huntsville Dream Center Inc ($1.3m), Fort Bend I S D Education Foundation ($1.3m) and Mountain Song Community School Building Corporation ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $259k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $265k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 6 employees.