THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY

EIN 23-2882145 PITTSBURGH, PA

Revenue 2024: $8,526,504
Expenses 2024: $7,682,888

Program services were 72.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
NTEE code: N32
Classification: 1000
Street: 317 E CARSON ST STE 230

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH TO PLAN, FUND, AND IMPLEMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE THE ACCESSIBILITY, ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF PITTSBURGH'S PUBLIC PARKS. THROUGH THE LEVERAGING OF PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT, THE CONSERVANCY ADVANCES THE RESTORATION OF HISTORIC LANDSCAPES, REHABILITATION OF PARK AMENITIES AND FACILITIES, WATERSHED AND HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS, TRAIL AND ACCESSIBILITY PROJECTS, AND THE CREATION OF VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACES THAT SERVE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ACROSS THE REGION.

Expenses $1,684,154 · Revenue $273,155
THIS PROGRAM ADVANCES THE LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP AND ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PITTSBURGH'S PARKS THROUGH EXPERTISE IN HORTICULTURE, URBAN FORESTRY, HISTORIC LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION, ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT, AND CAPITAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. CONSERVANCY STAFF WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND PUBLIC PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT PARKS MASTER PLANS, MAINTAIN AND RESTORE CRITICAL PARK INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPES, IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE AND BIODIVERSITY, AND SUPPORT RESEARCH AND PLANNING INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PITTSBURGH'S URBAN PARK SYSTEM.

Expenses $1,306,403 · Revenue $46,156
THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO DEEPEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF PITTSBURGH'S PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES. THE CONSERVANCY PROVIDES YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, INTERPRETIVE EXPERIENCES, PUBLIC EVENTS, CAREER READINESS, AND COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PUBLIC GREEN SPACE, OUTDOOR LEARNING, AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTION TO PITTSBURGH'S PARKS.

Expenses $1,360,204 · Revenue $693,341
THIS PROGRAM ADVANCES LONG-RANGE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CAPITAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR PITTSBURGH'S PARKS. THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH RESIDENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP PLANS AND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS, ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE PARKS SYSTEM. THROUGH STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, TECHNICAL PLANNING EXPERTISE, AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, THE CONSERVANCY HELPS GUIDE PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FROM CONCEPTUAL VISION THROUGH PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION WHILE STRENGTHENING LONG-TERM PUBLIC AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR PITTSBURGH'S PARKS.

Expenses $1,183,615 · Revenue $14,388

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

ADAM CAUSGROVE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ANNIE CLOUGH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ARTHUR R PANG

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CARL DALEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CHRIS HORNSTEIN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CINDY AKERS GERBER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CLAIRE PRO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CRAIG DUNHAM

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
EDWARD GAINEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
GRACE TAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
HAGGAI DROR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JAMES SPENCER

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
JAMIL BEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JEAN NOVAK

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JONATHAN ALLEN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JOSHUA WISNIEWSKI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KATHRYN VARGAS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KIM OLIVITO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LOUISE CAVANAUGH SCIANNAMEO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MARCUS SHOFFNER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MARIS DAUER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MARY O'LOUGHLIN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MATTHEW GLEASON

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
MEG CHEEVER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MICHAEL LYONS

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2024

Revenue

$8,526,504

Expenses

$7,682,888

Contributions

$6,217,276

Grants paid

$0
2023

Revenue

$9,498,087

Expenses

$7,514,522

Contributions

$5,707,633

Grants paid

$0
2022

Revenue

$5,898,293

Expenses

$6,479,337

Contributions

$3,665,194

Grants paid

$0

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2024	$8,526,504	$7,682,888	$6,217,276	$0
2023	$9,498,087	$7,514,522	$5,707,633	$0
2022	$5,898,293	$6,479,337	$3,665,194	$0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

2024 · 990-T

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

not reported

Assets (EOY)

not reported
2023 · 990-T

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

not reported

Assets (EOY)

not reported
2021 · 990

Revenue

$4,491,050

Expenses

$5,725,220

Assets (EOY)

$17,924,186
2020 · 990

Revenue

$5,028,888

Expenses

$6,104,665

Assets (EOY)

$20,284,178
2019 · 990

Revenue

$4,258,154

Expenses

$8,918,051

Assets (EOY)

$19,817,012
2018 · 990

Revenue

$7,767,974

Expenses

$6,379,650

Assets (EOY)

$20,595,487
2017 · 990

Revenue

$7,123,090

Expenses

$5,925,005

Assets (EOY)

$20,791,565
2016 · 990

Revenue

$7,388,368

Expenses

$13,182,731

Assets (EOY)

$20,120,997
2015 · 990

Revenue

$8,693,320

Expenses

$13,136,902

Assets (EOY)

$23,534,563
2014 · 990

Revenue

$11,525,604

Expenses

$6,971,768

Assets (EOY)

$26,870,079

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2024	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2023	990-T	not reported	not reported	not reported
2021	990	$4,491,050	$5,725,220	$17,924,186
2020	990	$5,028,888	$6,104,665	$20,284,178
2019	990	$4,258,154	$8,918,051	$19,817,012
2018	990	$7,767,974	$6,379,650	$20,595,487
2017	990	$7,123,090	$5,925,005	$20,791,565
2016	990	$7,388,368	$13,182,731	$20,120,997
2015	990	$8,693,320	$13,136,902	$23,534,563
2014	990	$11,525,604	$6,971,768	$26,870,079

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

$142,644

2023 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

$131,000

2022 COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL CENTERS
FRIENDS OF THE PITTSBURGH URBAN FOREST

$117,275

2025 PITTSBURGH CANOPY ALLIANCE GRANT
FRIENDS OF THE PITTSBURGH URBAN FOREST

$94,533

2024 PITTSBURGH CANOPY ALLIANCE GRANT
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

$84,200

2024 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

$59,500

2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

$57,500

2022 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$44,215

2022 HUMAN SERVICES
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

$35,542

2023 HABITAT RESTORATION IN MCKINLEY PARK
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$34,699

2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.