The Pittsburghmuskoka Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251394252
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Ligonier, PA, USA
Phone
4123386603
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$87,939
Expenses
$166,545
Assets
$3,304
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NANCY M ARMSTRONG (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES F HILLIARD (PRESIDENT)
  • CONSTANCE M MILLER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LEA H SIMONDS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • C PRENTISS ORR JR (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ROSS SERVICK (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • NANCY M ARMSTRONG (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SHAUN S DUNCAN (SECRETARY)
  • JAMES F HILLIARD (PRESIDENT)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The pittsburgh/muskoka foundation makes grants to qualified religious, charitable, scientific and educational organizations in the united states and the muskoka region of ontario, canada at the discretion of the foundation's board of trustees.

What it reported doing in 2024

Grants to qualified organizations in the united states and canada

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.1%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -89.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $165K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.