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← THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,498,087
Total expenses
$7,514,522
Contributions and grants received
$5,707,633
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,003,422
Investment income
$2,332,674
Other revenue
$454,358
Total assets, end of year
$19,632,510
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,047,923
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,584,587
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,537,091
Management and general expenses
$1,100,816
Fundraising expenses
$876,615
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,537,091

Program services were 73.7% 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

    $52,800

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,654,833

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICE REVENUE

    total $849,695 · related or exempt $849,695

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $131,273 · related or exempt $131,273

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TOKEN FEES

    total $22,454 · related or exempt $22,454

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $398,622 · excluded $398,622

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $379,009

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $85,208

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $293,801

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $293,801 · excluded $293,801

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,934,052

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,934,052

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,934,052 · excluded $1,934,052

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $474,631

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

    $52,800

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $336,219

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $138,412 · excluded $138,412

  • 11a · Other revenue: REFUNDS

    total $22,045 · excluded $22,045

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $100 · excluded $100

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $22,145

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $794,414 · program services $480,382 · management and general $194,552 · fundraising $119,480

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,227,973 · program services $1,347,306 · management and general $545,604 · fundraising $335,063

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $97,602 · program services $59,020 · management and general $23,903 · fundraising $14,679

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $381,866 · program services $230,915 · management and general $93,519 · fundraising $57,432

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $235,852 · program services $142,620 · management and general $57,760 · fundraising $35,472

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,776 · management and general $7,776

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $714,035 · program services $576,959 · management and general $79,263 · fundraising $57,813

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $96,685 · program services $25,380 · management and general $7,570 · fundraising $63,735

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $311,241 · program services $216,734 · management and general $50,542 · fundraising $43,965

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $155,918 · program services $133,902 · management and general $6,814 · fundraising $15,202

  • 20 · Interest

    total $614 · management and general $614

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $390,764 · program services $382,597 · management and general $8,167

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $82,811 · program services $62,232 · management and general $9,052 · fundraising $11,527

  • 24a · Other expenses: CITY PARK RESTORATION

    total $1,817,426 · program services $1,817,340 · management and general $86

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT COSTS

    total $79,045 · fundraising $79,045

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND TRAINING

    total $60,036 · program services $43,964 · management and general $11,149 · fundraising $4,923

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $29,753 · program services $6,022 · management and general $2,499 · fundraising $21,232

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,711 · program services $11,718 · management and general $1,946 · fundraising $17,047

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $137,702 · end of year $217,546

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,001,295 · end of year $2,039,566

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,636,980 · end of year $1,262,996

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $77,610 · end of year $120,416

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $43,423 · end of year $32,964

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

    $11,592,347

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

    $7,635,216

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,252,425 · end of year $3,957,131

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,127,133 · end of year $11,913,190

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $155,374 · end of year $88,701

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $621,153 · end of year $909,021

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $43,430

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $47,238 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $162,529 · end of year $95,472

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,665,702 · end of year $2,496,777

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,935,320 · end of year $16,087,810

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE BY ENHANCING AND STEWARDING PITTSBURGH'S PARKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE BY ENHANCING PITTSBURGH'S PARKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY.

  • IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO PARKS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH FOR WHICH NO LEASE HAS BEEN OBTAINED ARE EXPENSED AS CAPITAL PROJECT COSTS. THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY CAPITALIZES CAPITAL PROJECT COSTS INCURRED DURING THE RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE PARKS WHEN THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A LEASE OR LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN THE PROPERTIES OR LAND BEING IMPROVED BY THE PROJECT. PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE URBAN PARKS HAVE BEEN DRAMATIC AND HAVE WON MANY AWARDS. PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDS HAVE BEEN LEVERAGED IN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PPC AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND RESULTED IN NUMEROUS EXEMPLARY SHOWCASE PROJECTS AND HUNDREDS OF ECOLOGICALLY RESTORED ACRES.

    Expenses $1,684,981 · Revenue $266,873

  • PARK MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE: THIS SERVICE PROGRAM PROVIDES EXPERTISE IN PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES. NATURAL AREAS MANAGEMENT, HORTICULTURE AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. THE PPC STAFF WORKS WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) TO CREATE SCOPE OF WORK BASED ON THE REGIONAL PARKS MASTER PLAN. THE WORK INCLUDES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS SUCH AS THE STUDY OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF TREE POPULATIONS, THE IMPACT OF DEER ON URBAN PARKLAND AND ON THE ORGANIC CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS THAT TREES, SHRUBS, AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS EXUDE TO INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF THE NEIGHBORING PLANT SPECIES.

    Expenses $1,307,044 · Revenue $45,095

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS: THIS SERVICE PROGRAM'S INTENT IS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PARKS, THEIR NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY, ECOLOGY, SOCIAL HISTORY, AND DESIGN SO THAT PITTSBURGHERS OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WILL INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THESE SPACES. PPC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO INTRODUCE PITTSBURGH RESIDENTS TO THE BENEFITS OF THESE GREAT HISTORIC URBAN PARKS. IN ADDITION, ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH PITTSBURGH-AREA ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL EFFORTS. PPC ALSO SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIA WITH PARTNERS FEATURING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION, PARKS RESTORATION, AND URBAN ECOLOGY TO BETTER INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT SERIOUS ISSUES FACING THE PARKS AND THE REGION. PPC'S GOAL IN THE LONG TERM IS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF PARK STEWARDS.

    Expenses $1,360,871 · Revenue $677,397

  • PARKS PLANNING: THIS SERVICE AREA'S INTENT IS TO INITIATE COMMUNITY PROJECTS FROM THE CONCEPTUAL STAGE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT STAGE. THE PARKS PLANNING TEAM HAS A STRONG COMMUNITY PROCESS AREA AND PARTNERS WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SHARED GOALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM SEEKS OUT THE INPUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THOUGHTFUL INVESTMENT IS A KEY TENANT TO THE PARKS PLANNING PHILOSOPHY. THIS TEAM MANAGES RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, CONTRACTED GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVES, AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS IS IDENTIFYING AND MAINTAINING INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT AND FOUNDATIONS.

    Expenses $1,184,195 · Revenue $14,057

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Lyons

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mildred S Myers

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Spencer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Gleason

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maris Dauer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen Welsh McSorley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jean Novak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamil Bey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ralph Horgan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Grace Tan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edward Gainey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffany Taulton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Annie Clough

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marcus Shoffner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicolle Bagnell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terri Baltimore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Causgrove

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Claire Pro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frederick Frank

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary O'Loughlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Therese Dillman Moss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Olexsak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Barbush

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Talia Depasquale

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Foster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zinna Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Walsh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carl Daley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alan Ackerman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cindy Akers Gerber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Pavlick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Haggai Dror

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Dunham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Irene Fostyk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Hornstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Louise Cavanaugh Sciannameo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathryn Vargas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joshua Wisniewski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Olivito

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Reed

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Qureshi

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $313,290
    From this org
    $273,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,790
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,843
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,947
    Filer's total
    $313,290

  • Ross Chapman

    CHIEF OF OPERATIONS AND PARK EQUITY

    Total calculated
    $156,261
    From this org
    $122,872
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,389
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,872
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,793
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,596
    Filer's total
    $156,261

  • Joe Karlovits

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $139,471
    From this org
    $107,326
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,145
    Hours/week
    40

  • James Snow

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $174,799
    From this org
    $150,578
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,221
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,578
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,899
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,322
    Filer's total
    $174,799

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202532269349302443

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