Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by RIVERS OF STEEL HERITAGE CORPORATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,553,035
- Total expenses
- $3,956,436
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,851,748
- Grants paid
- $130,486
- Program service revenue
- $657,397
- Investment income
- $22,868
- Other revenue
- $21,022
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,528,020
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $704,234
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $11,823,786
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,604,422
- Management and general expenses
- $1,126,777
- Fundraising expenses
- $225,237
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,604,422
Program services were 65.8% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,492,812
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,358,936
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAMMING EVENTS
total $340,864 · related or exempt $340,864
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2b · Program service revenue: TOUR GUIDE FEES
total $316,533 · related or exempt $312,054 · unrelated business $4,479
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3 · Investment income
total $22,868 · excluded $22,868
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$76,971
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$55,949
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $21,022 · excluded $21,022
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $130,486 · program services $130,486
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $181,114 · program services $72,445 · management and general $36,223 · fundraising $72,446
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,516,131 · program services $1,058,686 · management and general $383,260 · fundraising $74,185
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $19,500 · program services $13,495 · management and general $4,908 · fundraising $1,097
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $320,500 · program services $222,790 · management and general $80,840 · fundraising $16,870
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $132,554 · program services $88,971 · management and general $32,873 · fundraising $10,710
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11b · Fees: legal
total $44,556 · management and general $44,556
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $28,000 · management and general $28,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $180,410 · program services $61,052 · management and general $101,317 · fundraising $18,041
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $67,379 · program services $19,714 · management and general $30,820 · fundraising $16,845
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13 · Office expenses
total $323,694 · program services $230,494 · management and general $78,157 · fundraising $15,043
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17 · Travel
total $49,364 · program services $29,443 · management and general $19,921
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20 · Interest
total $33,407 · management and general $33,407
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $269,131 · program services $192,873 · management and general $76,258
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23 · Insurance
total $182,526 · program services $154,286 · management and general $28,240
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24a · Other expenses: TOURS
total $126,603 · program services $126,603
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24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL/LEASES
total $111,433 · program services $86,773 · management and general $24,660
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $46,785 · program services $25,957 · management and general $20,828
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24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL EXPENSES
total $44,342 · program services $14,543 · management and general $29,799
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24e · All other expenses
total $148,521 · program services $75,811 · management and general $72,710
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $320 · end of year $320
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,094,158 · end of year $2,757,082
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $551,034 · end of year $602,244
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $14,377 · end of year $18,694
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$12,381,760
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,373,621
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6,580,467 · end of year $9,008,139
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $84,620 · end of year $141,541
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $228,296 · end of year $274,079
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $205,493 · end of year $168,109
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $664,000 · end of year $262,046
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,401,346 · end of year $7,535,258
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,825,841 · end of year $4,288,528
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
RIVERS OF STEEL HERITAGE CORPORATION CONSERVES, INTERPRETS, DEVELOPS, AND PROMOTES HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING THE EIGHT COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE THE RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. THE DYNAMIC AND POWERFUL STORY OF THE REGION'S EVOLUTION FROM COLONIAL SETTLEMENT TO "BIG STEEL" TO THE MODERN ERA IS EVIDENT IN ITS MANY ARTIFACTS, BUILDINGS, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRIAL SITES. AMONG OTHER DESTINATIONS, SUCH CORE LANDMARKS AS THE CARRIE BLAST FURNACES NOS. 6 AND 7, PINKERTON'S LANDING, THE PUMP HOUSE AND WATER TOWER AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER UNITED STATES STEEL HOMESTEAD WORKS, AND THE W. A. YOUNG FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP AT RICES LANDING ON THE MONONGAHELA RIVER, ILLUSTRATE THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS STORY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO CONSERVE, INTERPRET, DEVELOP, AND PROMOTE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT WESTERN PA, INCLUDING THE EIGHT COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE THE RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.
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EXPLORER - THROUGH ROS PGH-101 AN INTRO TO INNOVATION TOUR PROGRAM, EXPLORER PROVIDES TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORIC SITES AND ATTRACTIONS ALONG PITTSBURGH'S THREE RIVERS. THE EXPLORER PROGRAM WORKS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR HERITAGE AREA TO FACILITATE INCREASED AWARENESS OF STEM EDUCATION CLASSES AVAILABLE ON THE EXPLORER IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IT ALSO PROVIDES CHARTER SERVICES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL GROUPS.
Expenses $455,240 · Revenue $27,401
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CARRIE FURNACE - DECLARED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 2006, RIVERS OF STEEL CONTINUES ITS ONGOING RESTORATION WORK ON THE CARRIE SITE TODAY. THROUGH LOCAL TOUR GUIDES, VISITORS MARVEL AT THE SCALE AND LEGACY OF ITS INDUSTRIAL MIGHT AS 125 YEARS OF BIG STEEL COMES ALIVE ON TOURS. THESE TOURS SHOW HOW THE STEEL INDUSTRY PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN SHAPING NOT ONLY THE ECONOMY, BUT ALSO THE CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE MON-VALLEY COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $716,307 · Revenue $350,854
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ROS ARTS - THE ARTS PROGRAM CELEBRATES CREATIVE INQUIRY BY CRAFTING OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERPRET THE REGION'S PAST, REIMAGINE ITS FUTURE, AND EXPLORE A SENSE OF PLACE. THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS, TOURS AND HAPPENINGS, RIVERS OF STEEL ARTS HELPS INDIVIDUALS CONNECT WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES IN MEANINGFUL WAYS.
Expenses $691,371 · Grants $64,950 · Revenue $65,385
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ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC SERVICES INCLUDE EDUCATION, ARCHIVE PRESERVATION, GRANT PASS-THROUGH, AND RECEPTIVE TOURS.
Expenses $741,504 · Grants $65,536 · Revenue $209,278
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Art TintoriART TINTORI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Arthur PangARTHUR PANG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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August R CarlinoAUGUST R CARLINO
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $181,114
- From this org
- $151,340
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,774
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $151,340
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,274
- Filer's total
- $181,114
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Chuck DuritsaCHUCK DURITSA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dana ScarpinoDANA SCARPINO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Daniel Gallagher JrDANIEL GALLAGHER JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dean CallandDEAN CALLAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Brenda FredetteDR BRENDA FREDETTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Lutitia ClipperDR LUTITIA CLIPPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ellen KightELLEN KIGHT
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Frank ReedFRANK REED
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Heather ThomasHEATHER THOMAS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John BrooksJOHN BROOKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John MichaudJOHN MICHAUD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kady DurkoKADY DURKO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laura GoossenLAURA GOOSSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marion MalusMARION MALUS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Peter SloanPETER SLOAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Richard C WallaceRICHARD C WALLACE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shawn Alfonso WellsSHAWN ALFONSO WELLS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mateo VillaMATEO VILLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bill FlanaganBILL FLANAGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carmelle NickensCARMELLE NICKENS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$59,950
AMPLIFYING TEEN VOICES FROM AN EARTHBOUND SATELLITE.
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TO AID IN FUNDING WORK NEEDED TO PREPARE AN EXHIBIT IN A HISTORIC BUILDING.
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INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONNECT TO NEW AUDIENCES WITH SKETCHING SESSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS.
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$7,328
TROLLY DISPLAY HEATING TUBE PROJECT.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202531689349300028
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