HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

EIN 25-0965391 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A800)

What they do

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY of WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA is AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT ENGAGES and INSPIRES A LARGE and INCLUSIVE AUDIENCE WITH LINKS to THE PAST, UNDERSTANDING IN THE PRESENT, and GUIDANCE for THE FUTURE BY PRESERVING REGIONAL (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O) HISTORY and PRESENTING THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE WITH A WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTION. THIS WORK is ACCOMPLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHIVES, ARTIFACT COLLECTIONS, CONSERVATION, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS, LIBRARY, MUSEUMS, PERFORMANCE, PUBLICATION, RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, and INCREASINGLY, THROUGH BROADCAST MEDIA and THE INTERNET.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $74.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders62 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

46.87%of revenue went to mission work74.8% of expenses · Program services

4.72%of revenue went to fundraising7.5% of expenses

$62.61spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.03%of revenue went to management and office costs17.6% of expenses

$6.52in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

91.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $379,697 for ANDREW E MASICH (PRESIDENT & CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$22,075,741

Mission workProgram services$10,345,90646.87% of revenue74.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,433,95511.03% of revenue17.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,042,7814.72% of revenue7.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$8,253,09937.39% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$13,822,64262.61% 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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 74.8% mission · 17.6% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.61% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 74.4% mission · 19.1% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.44% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 19.7% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.25% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 76.9% mission · 18.2% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.93% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 79.0% mission · 16.0% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.01% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 78.0% mission · 15.9% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 137.64% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.1% mission · 12.4% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.44% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 13.1% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.70% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$22,075,741

Expenses$13,822,642

Annual surplus $8,253,099 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)$10,345,906 · 74.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,433,955 · 17.6% of expenses

Fundraising$1,042,781 · 7.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$22,075,741

Expenses$13,822,642

Assets$90,135,508

Income$27,909,043

Contributions$20,227,425

Mission work (program services)$10,345,906

Fundraising$1,042,781

Management and general$2,433,955

Executive compensation (total)$442,200

Stocks and bonds$37,114,637

Accounting fees$57,737

Investing fees$80,780

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ANDREW E MASICHPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $379,697Base $352,325 · Other $27,372

TONIA ROSEEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $185,036Base $164,008 · Other $21,028

JEFFREY BRODIEVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $162,902Base $148,433 · Other $14,469

TODD HIPWELLCFO & VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $150,371Base $150,000 · Other $371

BRADY SMITHCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $136,030Base $122,185 · Other $13,845

RENEE FALBOCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $129,400Base $115,859 · Other $13,541

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 (62)

ANDREW E MASICHPRESIDENT & CEO

TONIA ROSEEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

JEFFREY BRODIEVICE PRESIDENT

TODD HIPWELLCFO & VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

BRADY SMITHCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

RENEE FALBOCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

LAURENCE GLASCO PHDSECRETARY

JAMES C MARTIN ESQTRUSTEE (ENTERED 10/24)

LATASHA WILSON BATCHTRUSTEE

KIRK BURKLEYTRUSTEE (ENTERED 10/24)

KEVIN ACKLINTRUSTEE

KEN GORMLEYTRUSTEE

JUDY LINABURGTRUSTEE

JUDITH DAVENPORTTRUSTEE (EXITED 07/24)

JOY STARZLTRUSTEE

JOSEPH DOUGHERTYTRUSTEE

JOE TROTTER JR PHDTRUSTEE

JEFFREY DAVIESTRUSTEE (EXITED 07/24)

WILLIAM M LAMBERTTRUSTEE

MARK TWERDOKTRUSTEE

MATTHEW RHENISHTRUSTEE

MICHAEL MASCAROTRUSTEE

NISH VARTANIANTRUSTEE

ROBERT N PEIRCE JR ESQTRUSTEE (EXITED 07/24)

ROBERT P RANDALLTRUSTEE

SCOTT LAMMIETREASURER

STAN GEIERTRUSTEE

THE HONORABLE JAY COSTA JRTRUSTEE

THE HONORABLE KIM WARDTRUSTEE

THE HONORABLE SARA INNAMORATOTRUSTEE

WILLIAM HALDEMANTRUSTEE (ENTERED 07/24)

ALBERT NEUPAVERTRUSTEE

DANIEL FITZPATRICKTRUSTEE

ANNE ZACHARIASTRUSTEE

ART ROONEY IITRUSTEE

ARTHUR L BALDWINTRUSTEE

BEVERLYNN ELLIOTTVICE CHAIR

BRIAN ROMANTRUSTEE

BRIAN TRUDGENTRUSTEE

CATHERINE LOEVNERTRUSTEE

CHANCELLOR HUMPHREYTRUSTEE (ENTERED 07/24)

CHARLES R CHIP BURKE JRTRUSTEE

CHARLES W BITZERTRUSTEE

CHRISTINA CASSOTISTRUSTEE (ENTERED 07/24)

CHRISTINE BRYANTVICE CHAIR

CYNTHIA BOGNARTRUSTEE

DANA DOKMANOVICH HARRISTRUSTEE

JAMES GOCKLEYTRUSTEE

DAVID E BARENSFELDTRUSTEE

DENNIS A WATSONTRUSTEE

DIANE HOLDERPAST CHAIRMAN

DIANE BENYON LANDERSTRUSTEE

DONALD J HEBERLETRUSTEE

DONNA OBERLANDERTRUSTEE

DR VERNA COREY SCDTRUSTEE

ED KARLOVICHTRUSTEE (ENTERED 07/24)

ERIC BOUGHNERTRUSTEE

FLOYD GANASSI JRTRUSTEE

GERARDO INTERIANOTRUSTEE

HOWARD W HANNA IIICHAIRMAN

INEZ MILESTRUSTEE (ENTERED 03/24)

IZZY RUDOLPHTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1949
Location: 1212 SMALLMAN ST, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-4208
County: Allegheny
In care of: ANDREW MASICH
Primary officer: ANDREW MASICH, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@heinzhistorycenter.org Phone(412) 454-6383

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A800)
IRS tax category: Historical Sites