Nonprofit · EIN 20-3575951
SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $682,371 | $1,191,556 | -$509,185 | $781,989 | $29,814 | $752,175 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,419,615 | $1,299,636 | $119,979 | $1,404,129 | $142,769 | $1,261,360 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $803,265 | $1,289,416 | -$486,151 | $1,230,223 | $88,842 | $1,141,381 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $649,814
- of which government grants
- $87,500
- Membership dues
- $16,639
- Program service revenue
- $11,300
- Investment income
- $21,257
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $300
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $119,643
- Other salaries and wages
- $549,479
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $792,043
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $40,647
- Occupancy
- $36,594
- Travel
- $10,280
- Depreciation
- $50,010
- Program services (functional)
- $924,149
- Management and general (functional)
- $125,092
- Fundraising (functional)
- $142,315
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,404,129
- Total assets, end of year
- $781,989
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $29,814
- Net assets, end of year
- $752,175
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $360,508
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $391,667
- Gross receipts
- $682,371
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 2
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHAVINI PATEL | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $114,420 |
| PHYLLIS BARBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN DOLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEN HAWKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AN LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN LUTHER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMIE MOORE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LORA PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA REYNOLDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNA SIEFKEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYLETTE PORTLOCK | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $143,251 | $18,444 |
| PHYLLIS BARBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERYN CORREA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN DOLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEN HAWKINS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIS BLUM HEIT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AN LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN LUTHER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BHAVINI PATEL | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| LORA PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA REYNOLDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA SIEFKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYLETTE PORTLOCK | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $127,354 | $14,630 |
| PHYLLIS BARBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CB BHATTACHARYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERYN CORREA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN DOLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIS BLUM HEIT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE IRWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARDAE JONES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AN LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN LUTHER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BHAVINI PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORA PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE RAMOS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTINE RUSSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA SIEFKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUINCY KOFI SWATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 225 ROSS ST STE 201, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219-2035
- In care of
- % COURT GOULD
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BHAVINI PATEL, 307 FOURTH AVENUE SUITE 700, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
- Signed the 990
- BHAVINI PATEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (412) 258-6642
- Return prepared by
- MCCALL SCANLON & TICE LLC
Mission
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO DECISION MAKER IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, SOCIAL EQUITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES.
Program accomplishments
- POLICY ADVOCACY - ENGAGE PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND BUILD COALITIONS TO ORGANIZE FOR POSITIVE CHANGES (SMART GROWTH, FIX IT FIRST, TARGETED INVESTMENTS, INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT). GAIN RAPPORT WITH KEY DECISION- MAKING BODIES AND PARTNER AT THE DECISION-MAKING TABLE. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE - ASSIST COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES WITH AN EYE TOWARD DEMONSTRATING BOTTOM- LINE BENEFITS/WINS AND LINKING TO SP'S POLICY AGENDA. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - DEMYSTIFY REGIONAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT PROCESSES AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR DIVERSE CIVIC LEADERS TO GAIN A SEAT AT DECISION-MAKING TABLES FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL PLANNING AND VISIONING. EDUCATE - CONTIBUE TO INNOVATE A WIDE RANGE OF MEANS TO REACH CIVIC LEADERS REGARDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICE AND POLICY OPPORTUNITIES WHILE GROWING THE ORGANIZATION'S NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.Expenses $924,149 · grants $300 · revenue $11,300
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3575951
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2024
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $781,989
- Income (IRS master file)
- $682,371
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $682,371 | $1,191,556 | $781,989 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,419,615 | $1,299,636 | $1,404,129 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $803,265 | $1,289,416 | $1,230,223 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,387,298 | $1,357,115 | $1,702,943 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3575951).
Questions about SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH
- What is the EIN of SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH is 20-3575951.
- Is SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
- Are donations to SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BHAVINI PATEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,420 (BHAVINI PATEL, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $682,371, expenses of $1,191,556 and total assets of $781,989 at year end.
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