CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH

EIN 25-0965281 · Libraries (B70)

What they do

THE MISSION of CARNEGIE LIBRARY of PITTSBURGH is to FOSTER LITERACY, ENABLE EXPLORATION, and CREATE CONNECTIONS WITH ALL OUR NEIGHBORS. SEE FULL DESCRIPTION IN SCHEDULE O.

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Of every $100 spent, about $85.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders48 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

83.32%of revenue went to mission work85.1% of expenses · Program services

2.29%of revenue went to fundraising2.3% of expenses

$97.89spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

12.28%of revenue went to management and office costs12.5% of expenses

$3.08in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$48,193,926

Mission workProgram services$40,155,62183.32% of revenue85.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,920,10512.28% of revenue12.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,102,3162.29% of revenue2.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,015,8842.11% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$47,178,04297.89% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 85.1% mission · 12.5% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.89% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 12.4% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.02% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 11.7% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.43% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 11.2% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.67% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.0% mission · 12.0% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.75% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.5% mission · 12.5% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.71% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 12.0% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.99% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.3% mission · 11.2% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.12% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$48,193,926

Expenses$47,178,042

Annual surplus $1,015,884 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$40,155,621 · 85.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,920,105 · 12.5% of expenses

Fundraising$1,102,316 · 2.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$48,193,926

Expenses$47,178,042

Assets$145,288,020

Income$49,127,916

Contributions$45,038,823

Mission work (program services)$40,155,621

Fundraising$1,102,316

Management and general$5,920,105

Stocks and bonds$56,178,253

Accounting fees$59,900

Investing fees$56,544

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ANDREW MEDLARPRESIDENT & · 38 hrs/week $300,658Base $266,622 · Other $34,036

LINDA BARSEVICHDIR FINANCE · 38 hrs/week $205,465Base $177,027 · Other $28,438

KARLYN VOSSDIR EXT & GO · 38 hrs/week $180,697Base $152,581 · Other $28,116

MARY MONAGHANDIR PUBLIC S · 38 hrs/week $177,935Base $160,510 · Other $17,425

RON GRAZIANODIR FACILITI · 38 hrs/week $177,726Base $151,088 · Other $26,638

PAUL VANDERWIELDIR HUMAN RE · 38 hrs/week $166,610Base $139,187 · Other $27,423

MOLLY BENNETTDIR COMMUNIC · 38 hrs/week $156,036Base $139,860 · Other $16,176

DEBORAH ROGERSDIR IDEA · 38 hrs/week $145,815Base $130,318 · Other $15,497

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (48)

ANDREW MEDLARPRESIDENT &

LINDA BARSEVICHDIR FINANCE

KARLYN VOSSDIR EXT & GO

MARY MONAGHANDIR PUBLIC S

RON GRAZIANODIR FACILITI

PAUL VANDERWIELDIR HUMAN RE

MOLLY BENNETTDIR COMMUNIC

DEBORAH ROGERSDIR IDEA

MOLLY BREANTRUSTEE

KENYOKEE CROWELLTRUSTEE

LAFE METZTRUSTEE

LASHAWNDA THOMASVICE CHAIR

LAURA MILLERVICE CHAIR

LOU TESTONITRUSTEE

MARC BROWNCHAIR

MIKE EMBRESCIA JOINED 2025TRUSTEE

JOEL BERNARD LEFT 525TRUSTEE

NICK CERTOTRUSTEE

PAT SIGERTRUSTEE

PATRICK DOWDTRUSTEE

PAUL KLEIN JOINED 2025TRUSTEE

R DANIEL LAVELLETRUSTEE

SAM DEMARCO LEFT 225TRUSTEE

SUE KIRSCHTREASURER

TRISHA GADSONTRUSTEE

DEB GROSSTRUSTEE

ALLEGRA WILESTRUSTEE

AMY ERICSONTRUSTEE

ANDREW MCEVOYTRUSTEE

ANNE CHEN JOINED 2025TRUSTEE

BARBARA WARWICKTRUSTEE

BETHANY HALLAMTRUSTEE

CAROL ROBINSONTRUSTEE

CAROLYN HESS ABRAHAMTRUSTEE

CARY REEDTRUSTEE

DAMON YOUNG JOINED 2025TRUSTEE

DAN MILLER LEFT 525TRUSTEE

JOHN RHOADESTRUSTEE

DEBORAH MOSSTRUSTEE

ELIZABETH BARAN JOINED 2025TRUSTEE

ERIKA STRASSBURGERSECRETARY

GIA TATONE LEFT 525TRUSTEE

GREGORY ZOVKOTRUSTEE

JAKE PAWLAKTRUSTEE

JAMES HILLTRUSTEE

JAMIE PIOTROWSKITRUSTEE

JAY COSTATRUSTEE

ALICE MITINGERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1952
Location: 4400 FORBES AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213-4007
County: Allegheny
In care of: % DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Primary officer: LINDA BARSEVICH, DIR FINANCE & ADMIN

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(412) 622-3104

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ZELENKOFSKE AXELROD LLC
NTEE classification: Libraries (B70)
IRS tax category: Libraries