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← SISTERS PLACE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SISTERS PLACE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,125,935
Total expenses
$1,549,094
Contributions and grants received
$1,033,786
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$5,433
Investment income
$6,342
Other revenue
$80,374
Total assets, end of year
$640,570
Total liabilities, end of year
$98,420
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$542,150
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,151,910
Management and general expenses
$146,997
Fundraising expenses
$250,187
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,151,910

Program services were 74.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $18,824

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $569,974

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $444,988

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $32,087

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RESIDENT OCCUPANCY FEE

    total $5,433 · related or exempt $5,433

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,342 · excluded $6,342

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $122,487

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $18,824

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $42,131

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $80,356

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $18 · excluded $18

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $18

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $72,184 · program services $48,260 · management and general $2,769 · fundraising $21,155

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $449,743 · program services $300,792 · management and general $17,256 · fundraising $131,695

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,155 · program services $17,677 · management and general $249 · fundraising $9,229

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $74,324 · program services $48,383 · management and general $682 · fundraising $25,259

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,512 · program services $29,627 · management and general $418 · fundraising $15,467

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $30,461 · program services $10,943 · management and general $17,357 · fundraising $2,161

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,377 · program services $854 · management and general $1,354 · fundraising $169

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $92,653 · program services $33,286 · management and general $52,794 · fundraising $6,573

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $13,873 · program services $4,984 · management and general $7,905 · fundraising $984

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $77,853 · program services $46,268 · management and general $21,642 · fundraising $9,943

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $467,905 · program services $467,905

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $49,283 · program services $33,182 · management and general $11,324 · fundraising $4,777

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES AND PURC

    total $94,609 · program services $91,162 · management and general $3,447

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $14,877 · program services $13,670 · management and general $1,115 · fundraising $92

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $14,697 · program services $1,924 · management and general $53 · fundraising $12,720

  • 24d · Other expenses: DONATED MATERIALS & SUPPL

    total $12,658 · management and general $4,750 · fundraising $7,908

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,930 · program services $2,993 · management and general $3,882 · fundraising $2,055

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $603,372 · end of year $243,337

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $123,818 · end of year $122,781

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $79,316

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,187 · end of year $33,764

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $308,655

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $181,426

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $176,511 · end of year $127,229

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $640,208 · end of year $113,459

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $39,929 · end of year $26,922

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $636,174 · end of year $71,498

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $725,304 · end of year $510,123

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $240,005 · end of year $32,027

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SISTERS PLACE FAITHFULLY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO OVERCOME POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS THROUGH EMPOWERMENT, HOUSING, WELLNESS, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO OVERCOME POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS.

  • HUD FUNDED PROGRAM SUNRISE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM SUPPORTS FAMILIES EXPERIENCING A HOUSING CRISIS BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF CARE TO PUT THEM ON A PATH TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND OVERALL SUCCESS. THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD IN THESE FAMILIES MUST HAVE A VERIFIABLE DISABILITY IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE. FAMILIES ARE HOUSED IN SCATTERED UNITS THROUGH ALLEGHENY COUNTY WHILE STAFF CONTINUE TO ENSURE EACH PARTICIPANT IS CONNECTED WITH AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE, HAS ACCESS TO ALL OF THEIR VITAL DOCUMENTS, AND HAS BEEN SET UP WITH A PERSONAL BUDGET THAT WILL HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR INCOME AND EXPENSES. STAFF WILL CONNECT EVERY FAMILY TO SISTERS PLACE RESOURCE NETWORK TO ENSURE LONG TERM SUCCESS IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIVES. MOST RECENTLY, A FAMILY THAT WAS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES WHILE ALSO IMPROVING THEIR OVERALL PARENTING SKILLS AND FINANCIAL BUDGETING. THIS SUPPORT TO HELP MITIGATE THEIR BARRIERS MADE IT A LESS CHALLENGING EXPERIENCE WHEN IT CAME TIME TO SUCCESSFULLY IDENTIFY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

    Expenses $1,035,147

  • SAFE SPACES AT SISTERS PLACES ACTS AS A COMMUNITY DROP IN CENTER TO PROVIDE HARM REDUCTION RESOURCES IN ADDITION TO INFORMAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. THE SPACE PROVIDES AN AREA FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED TO DISCUSS THEIR NEEDS AND CONCERNS WHILE RECEIVING RESOURCE CONNECTIONS FROM STAFF. ROUTINELY SAFE SPACES BRINGS EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND PROVIDERS INTO THE SPACE TO MEET WITH INDIVIDUALS AND WORK WITH THEM ONE ON ONE. SAFE SPACES HAS HAD DOLLAR BANK TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THEIR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS HILLMAN CANCER, THE FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER, AND OTHER SERVICES IN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA TO MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS OUTSIDE OF WHAT SISTERS PLACE CAN OFFER.

    Expenses $116,763

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Melissa Ferraro

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $72,184
    From this org
    $72,184
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Katie Rombach CPA

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Adams Csj

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa D'Onofrio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacy Desai

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marissa Diehl

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Toni Elk

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bonnie Artman Fox

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Damian Gilliard

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Harrison

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cheryl Hyatt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Early Torregano PhD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diane Smith Shs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tess Palmer

    INTERIM EXEC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lynette Vybiral

    EXECUTIVE DR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202513219349303671

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