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← PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,985,671
Total expenses
$2,651,178
Contributions and grants received
$4,125,396
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$961,206
Investment income
$2,648
Other revenue
-$103,579
Total assets, end of year
$16,953,095
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,992,571
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,960,524
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,752,957
Management and general expenses
$695,709
Fundraising expenses
$202,512
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,752,957

Program services were 66.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $23,030

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $265,149

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $510,543

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,326,674

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $196,620

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $825,367 · related or exempt $825,367

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAMS

    total $86,128 · related or exempt $86,128

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FACILITY REVENUE

    total $49,711 · related or exempt $49,711

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,319 · excluded $12,319

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $4,750

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $19,017

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$14,267

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$14,267 · unrelated business -$14,267

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $118,322

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $127,993

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$9,671

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$9,671 · excluded -$9,671

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $164,244

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

    $265,149

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $260,678

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$96,434 · excluded -$96,434

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $7,122 · excluded $7,122

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,122

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $160,472 · program services $36,132 · management and general $93,370 · fundraising $30,970

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $91,956 · program services $79,082 · management and general $12,874

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $774,043 · program services $589,517 · management and general $85,301 · fundraising $99,225

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,372 · program services $9,640 · management and general $2,032 · fundraising $1,700

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $88,698 · program services $65,893 · management and general $12,945 · fundraising $9,860

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $87,994 · program services $62,601 · management and general $14,966 · fundraising $10,427

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $50,000 · management and general $50,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,600 · management and general $9,600

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $28,300 · management and general $28,300

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $17,850 · fundraising $17,850

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $635 · program services $168 · management and general $467

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $405,291 · program services $304,320 · management and general $100,971

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $80,903 · program services $6,679 · management and general $73,624 · fundraising $600

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $132,853 · program services $80,772 · management and general $38,907 · fundraising $13,174

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,359 · program services $8,954 · management and general $5,716 · fundraising $1,689

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $170,971 · program services $156,478 · management and general $7,919 · fundraising $6,574

  • 17 · Travel

    total $42,582 · program services $33,610 · management and general $8,921 · fundraising $51

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,656 · management and general $2,656

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $125,971 · program services $114,915 · management and general $6,337 · fundraising $4,719

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,735 · program services $12,739 · management and general $2,492 · fundraising $504

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLASS MATERIALS/SUPPLIE

    total $149,230 · program services $146,961 · management and general $2,167 · fundraising $102

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $34,693 · program services $28,705 · management and general $3,051 · fundraising $2,937

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $4,626 · program services $4,525 · management and general $55 · fundraising $46

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $146,388 · program services $11,266 · management and general $133,038 · fundraising $2,084

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $551 · end of year $2,300

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,921,560 · end of year $1,430,119

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $966,318 · end of year $1,594,524

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $272,360 · end of year $79,440

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $6,999,400

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,683 · end of year $9,306

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

    $1,697,212

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

    $951,276

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,372,856 · end of year $745,936

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $252,515 · end of year $332,175

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $5,759,895

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $81,756 · end of year $127,379

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $196,130 · end of year $261,688

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $77,033 · end of year $11,744

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $400,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $4,893,983

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $5,697,777

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,635,130 · end of year $3,518,131

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,404,794 · end of year $2,442,393

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GLASS ART: WE TEACH IT. WE CREATE IT. WE PROMOTE IT. WE SUPPORT THOSE WHO MAKE IT. PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER (PGC) CULTIVATES AN INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES EVERYONE, FROM THE CASUALLY CURIOUS TO THE MASTER ARTIST, TO LEARN, CREATE, AND BE INSPIRED BY GLASS. WE SHARE OUR PASSION FOR GLASS LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY TO ADVANCE A MORE DIVERSE, VIBRANT, AND ACCESSIBLE GLASS ART COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GLASS ART: WE TEACH IT. WE CREATE IT. WE PROMOTE IT. WE SUPPORT THOSE WHO MAKE IT.

  • CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS:WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES ARE GIVEN IN EACH OF OUR FOUR STUDIOS: THE FLAME SHOP, HOT SHOP, CASTING STUDIO AND COLD SHOP.PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER CLASSES RANGE FROM SHORT 20 MINUTE EXPERIENCES CALLED "MAKE IT NOW," TO MULTI-DAY WORKSHOPS, TO EIGHT-WEEK CLASSES DURING THE FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING, AND TWELVE WEEKS OF ONE-WEEK SUMMER INTENSIVE CLASSES. THE FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS PULL STUDENTS MAINLY FROM ALLEGHENY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. EACH SEMESTER CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY ENROLLS OVER 40 STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR EIGHT-WEEK SESSION OF CLASSES. DURING THE SUMMER OUR MASTER CLASSES DRAW STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. PARTICIPANTS HAVE COME FROM OVER 40 STATES AND 12 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER OFFERS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR BOTH ADULTS AND TEENS AND HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXPANDING TEEN PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE A VARIETY OF OFFERINGS FOR STUDENTS AGES 14-18. CLASSES OFFERED BOTH AT THE PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER AS WELL AS THROUGH RESIDENCY PROGRAMS THAT TAKE GLASS ART INTO THE CLASSROOM.

    Expenses $837,212 · Revenue $798,256

  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH:COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE TOURS WITH DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE STUDIOS, GLASS ART SALES THAT PROMOTE THE WORK OF ARTISTS WHO CREATE HERE, ARTISTS' LECTURES, AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS.HOT JAMS ARE FREE PUBLIC EVENTS HELD ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH AND COINCIDE WITH THE PENN AVENUE ARTS INITIATIVE'S UNBLURRED COMMUNITY EVENTS. HOT JAMS FEATURE GLASS BLOWING AND FLAME WORKING DEMONSTRATIONS BY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED GLASS ARTISTS. HOT JAMS ATTRACT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, OFTEN FIRST-TIME VISITORS TO THE PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER. FREE PUBLIC LECTURES COINCIDE WITH ARTISTS RESIDENCIES AT PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER AND ARE OFTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE FRICK ART AND HISTORICAL CENTER, CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART, AND THE MATTRESS FACTORY. THESE FREE PROGRAMS EDUCATE OUR VISITORS AND STUDENTS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN STUDIO GLASS IN THE REGION AND THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF THE ART FORM FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

    Expenses $365,061 · Revenue $27,111

  • EXHIBITIONS AND RESIDENCIES:PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER'S HODGE GALLERY IS AN EXHIBITION SPACE WHERE THE PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER PRESENTS THE WORK OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GLASS AND MIXED MEDIA ARTISTS. THE GALLERY PRESENTS THREE EXHIBITIONS A YEAR AND IS ALWAYS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER'S DYNAMIC RESIDENCIES AND EXHIBITS HAVE GARNERED NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION, SATISFIED THE ARTISTS' DESIRE FOR STUDIO TIME, AND RESULTED IN COMPREHENSIVE CATALOGUES THAT MARKET THE ARTISTS AND THE GLASS CENTER. OUR EXHIBITION AND RESIDENCY PROGRAM SETS US APART FROM OTHER PUBLIC ACCESS GLASS FACILITIES.

    Expenses $279,761 · Revenue $3,218

  • PGC OFFERS STUDIO AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL TO ADVANCED STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL GLASS ARTISTS. THE RENTALS PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE AND SUPPORTIVE STUDIO ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CREATION OF GLASS ART AS WELL AS FACILITATE THE PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF GLASS ART IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION. PGC HAS ALSO IMPLEMENTED NEW STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT AND TRAIN NEW STUDIO RENTERS INCLUDING AN "OPEN STUDIO" PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN CLASSES.PGC'S TEEN PROGRAM (SIO2) IS COMPRISED OF CLASSES AND EVENTS THAT INTRODUCE THE SCIENCE AND ART OF HOT GLASS TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO CREATE GLASS ART AND TO UNDERSTAND THE SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES BEHIND HOT GLASS, WHILE INSTILLING LIFE LESSONS SUCH AS TEAMWORK, DEDICATION, DISCIPLINE, ACHIEVEMENT, AND RESPECT. THE LESSONS OF SIO2 GO BEYOND A GLASS STUDIO ART PROGRAM TO ENHANCE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC, CREATIVE, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $270,923 · Revenue $132,621

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alison Oehler

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cass Zielinski

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Francisco Escalante

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paula Jernigan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sandra Bacchi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gavin Benjamin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharif Bey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Samantha Brutout

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Certo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Dingess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Merriann Grant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Hardy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Annabelle Javier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert M Jones Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Leahy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Marpoe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erin Morris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Payne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Polcyn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stacey Rhodes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Liz Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Srdan Smailbegovic

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Tabasko

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alyssa Velazquez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather McElwee

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $101,914
    From this org
    $93,780
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,134
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rebecca McNeil

    CFO (BEGINNING JULY 2022)

    Total calculated
    $53,206
    From this org
    $49,514
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,692
    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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • PGC QALICB

    509(A)(3) · SUPPORT OF PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER, INC · PA

    Directly controlled by PIITSBURGH GLASS CENTER INC

Assets distributed on this return

Schedule N, as filed: what the organization did with its assets when it liquidated or dissolved, or disposed of more than a quarter of them, and who received them. A recipient with an EIN is usually a successor organization; filers also list expenses such as legal fees here.

  • PGC QALICB

    $2,456,138

    Disposition · NET ASSET TRANSFER TO AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION · Dec 22, 2022 · 501(C)(3)

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
23 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202311439349300706

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