UPTOWN PARTNERS OF PITTSBURGH

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

S990

Classification

1000

Street

710 5TH AVE STE 1000

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

• UPTOWN PARTNERS OF PITTSBURGH (UP) WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF RESIDENTS, INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND OTHER CONCERNED STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE - AND TO COLLABORATIVELY CREATE A VISION AND PATHWAY FOR UPTOWN'S MUCH NEEDED REVITALIZATION. WE ACHIEVE OUR GOALS BY PURSUING AN ACTION PLAN THAT: ENSURES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLEAN, SAFE, GREEN, AND EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOOD; REBUILDS A MIXED INCOME POPULATION BY RECLAIMING VACANT, BLIGHTED PROPERTIES AND ENCOURAGING NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; ATTRACTS NEW NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, WHILE SUPPORTING EXISTING BUSINESS OWNERS; FOSTERS GREEN, QUALITY DESIGN IN ALL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; AND CREATES A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE ARTS FLOURISH AND ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE URBAN LANDSCAPE. TODAY UPTOWN PARTNERS IS WORKING WITH THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, OUR COMMUNITY ANDE INSTITUTIONS, PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, THE URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, GREEN BUILDING ALLIANCE, OAKLAND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT CORP., AND OTHER INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS IN A UNIQUE PUBLIC/PRIVATE PLANNING INITIATIVE, EMBODIED IN THE UPTOWN/WEST OAKLAND ECOLNNOVATION DISTRCT PLAN (ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE UPTOWN ECOLNNOVATION DISTRICT). THIS CREATES A FIRST EVER CITY MODEL, AND AMONG ONLY A FEW NATIONALLY, THAT DEPLOYS BEST PRACTICES FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD TO BECOME "RESILIENT, VIBRANT, RESOURCE EFFICIENT, AND JUST." PROGRAMS: UPTOWN PARTNERS CREATED THE REAL ESTATE DESIGN, AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (REDD) TO ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SPACE UPHOLD HIGH EQUITABLE, ENVIRONMENTAL, CONTEXTUAL, AND DESIGN STANDARDS. THE PURPOSE OF REDD IS TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY BALANCING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND IDENTIFYING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, REFERENCING CURRENT AND PAST COMMUNITY PLANS FOR COMPATIBILITY. ALL PROJECTS WILL BE VETTED FOR QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE AND CONTEXTUAL DESIGN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INTEGRATING ARTS INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. REDD WORKS WITH THE DEPT. OF CITY PLANNING, SPECIFICALLY, THE CONTEXTUAL DESIGN ADVISORY PANEL. REDD WELCOMES POTENTIAL DEVELOPERS WITH A VIABLE PROJECT TO PRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK ON THEIR PLANS. WORKING IN TANDEM WITH THE COMMITTEE HELPS ENSURE A SMOOTH PREDEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. TO ESTABLISH ART AS A VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE PART OF UPTOWN'S IDENTITY, THE UPTOWNARTS WAS CREATED TO CELEBRATE, ENCOURAGE, AND ADAVOCATE FOR PUBLIC ART IN A SPACE THAT IS WELCOMING TO ALL ARTISTS. LED BY UPTOWN PARTNERS STAFF, THE PROGRAMS COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF RESIDENTS, ARTISTS, AND THOSE WITH A PASSION FOR ART WHO ALL SHARE AN INTEREST IN TRANSFORMING OUR URBAN LANDSCAPE WITH RICH AND RANGING PUBLIC ART. THE UPTOWNARTS COMMITTEE MEETS TO COLLABORATE ON ADVOCACY, PUBLIC ART IDEAS, OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, EVENTS, AND MORE. THE COMMITTEE ALSO MEETS WITH DEVELOPERS TO DISCUSS WAYS THAT PUBLIC ART CAN BE MEANINGFULLY INTEGRATED INTO FUTURE AND EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS. THE COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM IS A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UPTOWN TASK FORCE, A PARTNERSHIP OF UPTOWN STAKEHOLDERS FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING THE UPTOWN ECOLNNOVATION DISTRICT PLAN TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. THE COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM'S AIM IS TO ADVANCE PROJECTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY SECTION OF ECOLNNOVATION DISTRICT PLAN. THE TUSTIN STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN, AT 2021 TUSTIN ST., PROVIDES LOCAL RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH (WHILE SAVING MONEY) BY GROWING A VARITETY OF THEIR OWN VEGETABLES. TEN RAISED BEDS WERE CONSTRUCTED BY UPTOWN PARTNERS BOARD MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS IN NOVEMBER, 2010 AND PLANTED THE FOLLOWING SPRING. THIS GARDEN IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED WITH EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES, SUCH AS A COMMUNITY BUILD TOOL SHED, BY GROW PITTSBURGH AND MANY OTHERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY SERVICES INC., UPTOWN PARTNERS PROVIDES MONTHLY FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTIONS FOR UPTOWN RESIDENTS. FOOD BOX DELIVERIES ARE MANAGED BY PCSI AND ARE COMPLETED ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS. PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR COMMUNITY'S 1 PRIORITY AND IS A PRIMARY FOCUS OF UPTOWN PARTNERS (UP). IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN OR IDEAS ABOUT A SPECIFIC SAFETY CHALLENGE IN UPTOWN, JOIN UP AND SAFE STREETS UPTOWN (SSU) TASK FORCE MEMBERS FOR THE FIRST PORTION OF THE SAFE STREETS UPTOWN BIMONTHLY PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING. RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, LANDLORDS, AND DEVELOPERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING NEIGHNORHOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES TO THESE MEETINGS. SAFE STREETS UPTOWN MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY OTHER MONTH (JANUARY, MARCH, MAY, JULY, SEPTEMBER, AND NOVEMBER). THESE MEETINGS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST UP AND THE TASK FORCE IN STRATEGIC, TARGETED APPROACHES TO SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS.

  Expenses $281,224

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.

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

  $827,969

  Expenses

  $446,936

  Contributions

  $765,063

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $383,297

  Expenses

  $440,309

  Contributions

  $383,297

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $342,689

  Expenses

  $446,620

  Contributions

  $342,689

  Grants paid

  $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

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $308,406

  Expenses

  $271,396

  Assets (EOY)

  $226,009

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $146,106

  Expenses

  $244,433

  Assets (EOY)

  $188,308

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $303,892

  Expenses

  $233,676

  Assets (EOY)

  $286,609

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $308,566

  Expenses

  $179,709

  Assets (EOY)

  $216,393

• 2017 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $125,647

  Expenses

  $179,358

  Assets (EOY)

  $87,536

• 2016 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $153,983

  Expenses

  $146,977

  Assets (EOY)

  $141,247

• 2015 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $177,763

  Expenses

  $127,602

  Assets (EOY)

  $134,241

• 2014 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $114,831

  Expenses

  $149,643

  Assets (EOY)

  $84,080

• 2013 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $121,429

  Expenses

  $133,620

  Assets (EOY)

  $118,893

• 2012 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $146,037

  Expenses

  $107,515

  Assets (EOY)

  $131,084

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2008

Tax period

1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008

Principal officer

Peter Smerd

Mailing address

710 Fifth AvenueSuite 1000Pittsburgh PA 15219

Website

www.uptownpartners.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

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

• MCAULEY MINISTRIES

  $86,724

  2023 · COMMUNITY DAY, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

• MCAULEY MINISTRIES

  $51,824

  2022 · COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO TACKLE BLIGHT AND VACANCY

• THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

  $43,750

  2024 · COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING NEC

• UPMC

  $42,000

  2023 · COMMUNITY DEVEL

• DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

  $35,000

  2023 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• UPMC

  $35,000

  2022 · Community Devel

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