Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

Analysis

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council reported income of $1.6m and spending of $2.7m, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.6m (-5.1%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Embracing Our Differences Inc ($1.6m), Inequality Media ($1.6m) and Population Communication ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $911k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $237k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 25 employees.