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← GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA MAD DADS

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA MAD DADS.

Totals

Total revenue
$155,616
Total expenses
$164,116
Contributions and grants received
$142,357
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
-$2,375
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
$15,634
Total assets, end of year
$47,789
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,000
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$33,789
Program service expenses (Part III)
$164,056

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA MAD DADS IS A CHAPTER OF A NATIONALLY AFFILIATED FAITH-BASED CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION THAT PREPARES MEN TO RESTORE SAFE COMMUNITIES. OUR MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE, TRAIN AND GUIDE MEN TO IMPACT THE ISSUES OF DRUGS, GANGS AND VIOLENCE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. WE DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEIGHBORHOOD STREET PATROLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES.

  • MAD DADS ARE AT ITS SIMPLEST CONCERNED, LOVING PARENTS WHO PURPOSEFULLY HOLD THEMSELVES TO BE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AND WHO ARE SINGLE-MINDED IN THEIR RESOLVE TO SAVE COMMUNITIES FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MADNESS THAT IS DRUGS, CRIMES AND VIOLENCE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE GOD AS THE TRUE SOURCE OF THEIR COURAGE, ABILITY AND SUCCESS THESE PARENTS WORK TO INSTILL AND RESTORE CHRISTIAN VALUES. THEY WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SET AN EXAMPLE OF POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AND BE A VISIBLE FORCE IN CHANGING NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS AMERICA. THEY ADDRESS DRUG DEALERS, CRIMINALS, UNSUPERVISED YOUTH AND ANYONE ELSE WHO IS DESTROYING THE MORAL FABRIC IN HARD-TO-REACH, LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. THIS WORK IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH GRASS-ROOTS RECRUITMENT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FORM CHAPTERS (THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION), DEVELOPING STREET PATROLS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO BE A CONDUIT TO MUCH NEEDED SERVICES, WHILE MODELING MORALS, PRACTICES, BEHAVIORS AND VALUES THAT ADDRESS THE DESPERATELY LACKING COMPETENCIES OF MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. A KEY INGREDIENT TO THE SUCCESS OF MAD DADS IS THAT THEY BECOME A VISIBLE AND VOCAL PRESENCE IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ENLISTING OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ASSETS, AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE JUDICIARY AND OTHERS WHO WANT TO STAND UP AND FIGHT AGAINST THE NEGATIVE FORCES DESTROYING OUR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND CITIES. MAD DADS MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED AS SURROGATE PARENTS CONDUCTING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDING: COMMUNITY SERVICE THESE INITIATIVES PRIORITIZE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH STREET COUNSELING AND COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. STREET PATROL THE MAD DADS STREET PATROLS AIM TO CREATE A POSITIVE, VISIBLE PRESENCE OF COMMUNITY FATHERS AS ROLE MODELS TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AND A HEALTHY COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT. MOMS DIVISION THE MOMS DIVISION WITHIN GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA MAD DADS IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN EMOTIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. SURROGATE DADS MAD DADS AIMS TO PROVIDE FATHERLESS YOUTH WITH GENUINE EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE AND CARE, OFFERING RARE MOMENTS OF SINCERE "I LOVE YOU" MESSAGES.

    Expenses $164,056

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • Al Merritt

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jay Gilmer

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • George C Spencer Sr

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $17,885
    Compensation
    $17,885
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dante' Works

    1ST VICE PRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kent Davis

    2ND VICE PRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ella Rawlings

    VPT OF OUTRE

    Total calculated
    $5,805
    Compensation
    $5,805
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meryl R Walker

    SECRETERY

    Total calculated
    $12,020
    Compensation
    $12,020
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carlene Brannon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $9,570
    Compensation
    $9,570
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stefanie Smith

    ASSISTANT TR

    Total calculated
    $605
    Compensation
    $605
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leonard Carter

    MEMBER AT LA

    Total calculated
    $4,170
    Compensation
    $4,170
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jace Ranson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marc Tinsley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,855
    Compensation
    $1,855
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Donald Giddens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Tigner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Theodore Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202533199349201413

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