PITTSBURGH BOTANIC GARDEN
EIN 25-1648405 · Youth Development (O99Z)
What they do
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Inspires People to Value Plants, Garden Design and The Natural World By Cultivating Plant Collections of The Allegheny Plateau and Temperate Regions, Creating Display Gardens, Conducting Educational Programs and Conserving The Environment.
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Here is the honest answer: A tax form shows money and paperwork. It cannot prove that people, animals, or the community were truly helped.
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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders41 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $408,646 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $136,078 for KEITH KAISER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Leadership and board
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KEITH KAISEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ROBERT MERMELSTEINCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
STACEY REIBACKDIRECTOR
NANCY ZAPALLADIRECTOR
NELSON CRAIGEDIRECTOR
PATRICK COZZENSDIRECTOR
PATRICK MCCOYDIRECTOR
ROBERT BURNSDIRECTOR
ROBERT WILDDIRECTOR (EXITED 12/24)
SAURABH TRIPATHIDIRECTOR (EXITED 12/24)
SHIRLEY WEINSTEINDIRECTOR
MARK MIKODIRECTOR (EXITED 12/24)
STEPHANIE A HICKTONDIRECTOR
STEVAN SCHOTTDIRECTOR
SUSAN ALSECRETARY
SUSAN EDWARDSDIRECTOR
TERRI FITZPATRICKVICE CHAIR
THOMAS BEAUDOINDIRECTOR
TOM DORANDIRECTOR (ENTERED 3/25)
WILLIAM J KOLANODIRECTOR
ZOE BUNNELLDIRECTOR
DIANA FROATSDIRECTOR
BASIL COXDIRECTOR
BEVERLYNN ELLIOTDIRECTOR
BONITA A CERSOSIMODIRECTOR
BRENNA WISTTREASURER
BRIAN KUCZINSKIDIRECTOR
CAITLIN SEILERDIRECTOR
CARL GRANDEDIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER BLASSDIRECTOR (EXITED 12/24)
DAVID THORDIRECTOR
MICHAEL HATCHERCHAIR
ELIE SAADDIRECTOR
JEANNE B BERDICKDIRECTOR
JILL S PORTER-SCOTTDIRECTOR
JOHN KRAUSDIRECTOR
JOHN MAZURDIRECTOR
KENDRA WHITEDIRECTOR
MALCOLM HANDELSMANDIRECTOR
MARIANNE SHIWARSKIDIRECTOR
AMANDA DAMICODIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1991
- Location
- 799 Pinkerton Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15071
- County
- Allegheny
- In care of
- Robert S Mermelstein
- Primary officer
- Robert S Mermelstein, Chief Financial Officer
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC
- NTEE classification
- Youth Development (O99Z)
- IRS tax category
- Civic and Social Organizations