Pgc Qalicb

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
920608496
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
4123652145
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$89,000
Expenses
$514,196
Assets
$11,794,777
Liabilities
$9,750,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATHEW MONROE (PRESIDENT)
  • MARY LOUISE FOWKES (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • REBECCA MCNEIL (TREASURER): $120,383 total reported compensation
  • HEATHER MCELWEE (SECRETARY): $113,751 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Pgc qalicb was formed for the purpose of supporting pittsburgh glass center, inc. (sponsor) by (i) financing a portion of the costs related to the renovation and expansion of a 16,000 sf facility by 11,000 sf for a total of 27,000 sf artistic workshop and gallery space (the project), and (ii) making certain reimbursement payments to the supported organization, sponsor, to fund certain costs incurred in connection with the project. In addition, pgc qalicb will lease the completed project to the sponsor pursuant to an operating lease.

What it reported doing in 2025

Pgc qalicb's exempt purpose is to support the activities of the sponsor (pittsburgh glass center, inc.). Pgc qalicb was formed to act as a supporting organization for the benefit of the sponsor. Any services provided to the sponsor by pgc qalicb shall be used to support the activities and exempt purpose of the sponsor.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 56
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 61.7%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -477.7%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 22.94; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.83; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.7%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 59.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 59.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 61.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $317K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $120K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 4/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.