GlobalPittsburgh

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
256067678
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
4126138126
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$463,840
Expenses
$250,489
Assets
$266,054
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michael M Matesic (President)

People named in this filing

  • Derek Dawson (Board Member)
  • Nehal Bhojak (Board Member)
  • Kati Csoman (Board Member)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

GlobalPittsburgh is a nonprofit organization with a mission to forge cultural, educational, and business relationships between Western Pennsylvania and the global community through citizen diplomacy.

What it reported doing in 2024

From July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, GlobalPittsburgh continued to advance its mission of fostering international understanding, collaboration, and professional development through dynamic international exchange programming. During the fiscal year, we hosted a diverse slate of international delegations spanning leadership, technology, energy, governance, and civil society sectors. These programs included 11 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) projects; a cohort of Uzbekistan Business Leaders; 20 Yasuda University students; two Distinguished Humphrey Fellowship Program participants; fellows from the Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI PFP) and the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI PFP); and six delegates from Serbia participating in the Open World Program, along with numerous hospitality dinners hosted by local families.Throughout the year, GlobalPittsburgh organized a range of community engagement and cultural exchange events, including Global Intersector events, the Global Quizburgh trivia competition, cultural nights featuring Tango Velvet, an Ethiopian Coffee event, and An Evening of Flamenco. These events were strategically designed to broaden community awareness of GlobalPittsburghs work, strengthen partnerships with local cultural organizations, and create meaningful platforms for networking and collaboration between international guests and Pittsburgh-area professionals.In support of this growth, GlobalPittsburgh expanded its network of partners, recruited new host families, and engaged new event vendors, while also identifying prospective opportunities to bring even more community members and visiting foreign leaders together in the future.In addition, we broadened our outreach to participants working in emerging and high-impact sectors, including cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, and sustainability, equipping them with skills and knowledge to address shared global challenges. Feedback from participants and local hosts consistently underscored the mutual benefits of these exchanges, highlighting the value of shared experiences, ideas, and best practices. This ongoing exchange of knowledge and culture not only strengthens international ties but also contributes to the continued development of Pittsburgh as a globally engaged city.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.4%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $55.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 46%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.06; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 48.4% of revenue deployed · 90.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $226K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 18 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.