Awaken Pittsburgh

Analysis

Awaken Pittsburgh is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Awaken Pittsburgh reported income of $415k and spending of $340k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $415k (+100%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Awaken Pittsburgh sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shining Light Childrens Home ($415k), Murphy Employees Disaster Relief Foundation ($415k) and Association for the Assistance of Disabled Veterans of the Republic ($415k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $76k. At year end it held assets of $213k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $177k. It reported 3 employees.