Mobilify Southwestern Pennsylvania

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883586993
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
4127283339
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$665,996
Expenses
$403,954
Assets
$525,264
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALYSSA P LYON (President)
  • ELIJAH HUGHES (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHRISTOPHER SANDVIG (Executive Dir.): $107,933 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Mobilify Southwestern Pennsylvania works to revitalize transportation by promoting more accessible, less auto-dependent modes of mobility that enable diverse communities to thrive. We provide education, advocacy, technical assistance and regional stewardship, in order to advance an equitable transportation vision for our region.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mobilify Southwestern Pennsylvania works to revitalize the region? s transportation system by expanding safe, affordable, and less auto-dependent ways for people to get around. We partner with local governments, transportation agencies, community groups, and riders to advance an equitable, resilient mobility network where all communities can thrive. During the year, Mobilify led a major education and advocacy effort around the statewide transit funding crisis. We explained the impacts of proposed service cuts and fare changes, produced accessible materials on state funding proposals, and supported residents and organizations in testifying at public hearings, responding to surveys, and contacting decision-makers. Mobilify also co-organized a ? Save Our Service? rally with partner organizations, bringing together riders, workers, advocates, and elected officials to call for stable, expanded transit funding. Mobilify advanced regional learning and coordination through events such as TransportationCampPGH, a breakfast series on the future of transit, and a seminar series helping municipalities implement transit-oriented development tools. Through our Municipal Outreach Program, we presented at local meetings, held one-on-one consultations, and provided follow-up technical assistance to help municipalities identify mobility projects and funding opportunities. The organization? s decarbonizing transportation initiative contributed to coalitions focused on equitable vehicle electrification, rethinking transportation funding, and shifting trips to transit, walking, and biking. Campaigns such as Week Without Driving raised awareness of the needs of residents who do not drive. Throughout the year, Mobilify maintained a robust communications program, including blogs, guides, and other resources that help residents and public officials understand regional mobility challenges and solutions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.2%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 86%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.3%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.3; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.7%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 79.2% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 105.2% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 121.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.2% of revenue deployed · 86% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $347K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $108K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.