Pittsburgh Human Resources Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251010845
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
4122615537
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$608,456
Expenses
$580,435
Assets
$755,941
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Elizabeth Lamping (Executive Director)
  • Brenda Thoma (Past President)
  • Shanel Divito (President Elect)
  • Ashleigh Sager (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Elizabeth Lamping (Executive Director): $141,600 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To empower and educate Human Resource & business professionals at all levels to execute strategic business objectives through mentoring, professional development, and networking opportunities.

What it reported doing in 2025

To support HR professionals in their pursuit of HR certification, PHRA offers comprehensive HR certification review courses. Our review courses combine expert instruction coupled with the SHRM Learning System so participants will learn faster, retain more knowledge, and stay on track for success on the exam. Our programs provide professional development units necessary for maintaining the SHRM-CP and SHRMSCP credentials and relate to the SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge. PHRA is also an approved provider through HRCI and all educational programs are awarded PHR or SPHR recertification credits as well. Development and coordination of monthly educational programs provides PHRA members one of the few consistent opportunities in the city to engage in learning and networking specifically geared toward the HR profession.Our monthly programming provides reliable opportunities for professionals to network, share experiences and best practices, and gain powerful knowledge from others while earning professional development recertification units. PHRAs conferences are the ideal opportunities to expand your knowledge base and stay current with the latest practices and regulations while making valuable connections with your peers. With renowned keynote speakers and leading subject-matter experts, PHRA conferences offer unparalleled learning experiences for professionals in all areas of HR and at all practice levels. Annual Conference & Exhibition - Approved for 20 - 25 PDCS Held every fall, more that 400 HR professionals come together yearly to hear inspiring perspectives and proven solutions from leading HR experts. Our two-day event allows HR practitioners and business leaders to participate in a conference & exhibition hall that brings together thought-provoking keynotes, relevant concurrent sessions and useful resource partners. HR Academy - Approved for 6 - 10 PDCs Designed to empower participants to build their own conference experience. With four tracks spanning over three professional HR levels, there is something for everyone. Law Summit - Approved for 6 - 10 PDCs A one-day summit is designed to provide the latest legislative updates, compliance, and regulatory issues, and a unique opportunity to visit with legal counsel. Participants get comprehensive, actionable programming that provides the information needed to protect their organizations and manage company risk. Diversity Month - Approved for 4 - 6 PDCs A month celebrating innovative diversity and inclusion solutions, best practices, exploration of current issues, and coverage of new regulations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - 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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.6%; rating input score 44; 44th 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 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 24 of 24 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $142K · 24 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 10 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.