NonprofitsCity Of Asylum Pittsburgh

Human Services

City Of Asylum Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA

Total revenue

$2.1M

Total expenses

$1.9M

Net assets

$2.4M

Grants received

$4.0M

101 grants

EIN

202810099

Tax year

2023

Mission

City of asylum builds a just community by protecting and celebrating freedom of creative expression. We provide sanctuary to endangered literary writers and artists, so that they can continue to create and their voices are not silenced. We offer a broad range of free literary, arts, and humanities programs in a community setting to build social equity through cultural exchange. And by transforming blighted properties into homes for our programs, we anchor neighborhood economic development.

Programs

2 programs

During the current fiscal year, the organization presented literary, musical, and film programs, all free to the public.

Expenses: $264K

The remaining expenses are allocated to the support of other free literary and community programs with general operation expenses, and a 3,600 square foot park (the alphabet reading garden) that is open to the public.

Expenses: $527K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.0M
Program service revenue$2K
Investment income$45K
Other revenue
Total revenue$2.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$231K
Salaries & benefits$872K
Fundraising$136K
Other expenses$820K
Total expenses$1.9M
Total assets$4.4M
Net assets$2.4M

People

15 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CAROLINE LLEWELLYN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS OF 1/24

Board

$25K

40 hrs/wk

JULIET LEA HILLMAN SIMONDS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DIANE SAMUELS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

30 hrs/wk

GWENDOLYN MOORER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BARBARA TALERICO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

RALPH HENRY REESE

CHAIR AS OF 12/23

Board

40 hrs/wk

KEVIN MCKEEGAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAMON YOUNG

DIRECTOR AS OF 4/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID FINEGOLD

DIRECTOR AS OF 1/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

JANET SARBAUGH

DIRECTOR AS OF 1/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

AKHIL SHARMA

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANNE BILLIET LACKNER

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CHARLES F O'HANLON III

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

CHARLOTTE COHEN

FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 4/23

Staff

$44K

40 hrs/wk

ANDRES FRANCO GOMEZ

FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 1/23

Staff

$25K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$300K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$170K
PERFORMING ARTS
2024
$100K
WEBSITE REDESIGN
2024
$50K
LITERARY ARTS SUPPORT.
2024
$15K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
MATCHING GIFT
2024
$5K
MATCHING GIFT
2024
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$60K
FOR TWO YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT (2023/2024)
2023
$58K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$43K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$25K
FREE LITERACY PROGRAMS
2023
$25K
CHARITABLE
2023
$15K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$15K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$8K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$5K
MATCHING GIFT
2023
$5K
RELATED TO FOUNDATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$520K
3 REFUGEE ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS
2022
$250K
TO RETIRE THE REMAINING DEBT AND PAY LEGAL FEES RELATED TO THE TERMINATION OF THE FINANCING OF THE MASONIC BUILDING
2022
$250K
FINANCIAL STABILITY THROUGH DEBT REDUCTION
2022
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$75K
BENTER RE-EMERGENCE FUND GRANT FOR NEXT GENERATION MARKETING AND ADVANCEMENT GOALS
2022
$60K
FOR TWO YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT (2023/2024)
2022
$47K
PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES
2022
$21K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE HISTORY OF CUBAN MUSIC, A SERIES OF THREE CONCERTS CURATED, ARRANGED, AND PERFORMED BY HUGO CRUZ. THE SERIES SHOWCASES THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CUBAN MUSIC AND WILL BE PERFORMED AT CITY OF ASYLUM FROM JANUARY-AUGUST 2023
2022
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
TO SUPPORT FOUR FOR MINGUS, A SERIES CURATED AND LED BY DR. AARON JOHNSON AT CITY OF ASYLUM (DECEMBER 2022-OCTOBER 2023) DEDICATED TO CHARLES MINGUS
2022
$18K
TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC OF MARIAN MCPARTLAND FOR LARGE ENSEMBLES, A SERIES OF TWO CONCERTS CREATED BY PITTSBURGH MUSICIANS YOKO SUZUKI AND CLIFF BARNES (JANUARY-AUGUST 2023 AT CITY OF ASYLUM)
2022
$15K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$13K
RENEWAL AND RECOVERY GRANT
2022
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$10K
PROGRAMMING @ ALPHABET CITY
2022
$8K
MATCHING GIFT
2022
$8K
ORG'S DISCRETION
2022
$5K
TO SUPPORT A PROGRAM TO CONNECT STUDENTS AT PERRY TRADITIONAL ACADEMY WITH SKILLED ARTISTS TO BUILD EMPATHY AND TEACH STORYTELLING SKILLS
2022
$1K
CASH-GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$60K
FOR ONE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT (2022)
2021
$50K
FOR REOPENING THE ORGANIZATION'S VENUE SAFELY IN 2021-2022 THROUGH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR ACTIVITIES THAT HELP TO POSITION THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE POST-COVID-19 PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT
2021
$50K
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL
2021
$30K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$30K
COVID-19: ARTS AND CULTURE RECOVERY SUPPORT
2021
$25K
ARTS AND EQUITY REIMAGINED FUND
2021
$25K
LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND
2021
$25K
LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND
2021
$22K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$19K
TO SUPPORT THE CLARION QUARTET'S SERIES OF THREE CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS FEATURING THE WORKS OF SUPPRESSED COMPOSERS, FOCUSING ON THE WORKS OF EXILED, OPPRESSED, & MURDERED MUSICIANS OF THE NAZI ERA AT CITY OF ASYLUM (NOVEMBER 1, 2021-JULY 1, 2022)
2021
$19K
TO SUPPORT THE OFF MINOR JAZZ SERIES CONSISTING OF EIGHT FREE CONCERTS FEATURING PITTSBURGH-BASED JAZZ MUSICIANS
2021
$15K
TO SUPPORT COVID-19 TENT BASED PROGRAMS
2021
$15K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$14K
TO SUPPORT "CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF DOROTHY ASHBY, ALICE COLTRANE, AND GERI ALLEN," A SERIES OF THREE CONCERTS HONORING THE MUSIC OF THREE INFLUENTIAL JAZZ COMPOSERS FEATURING PITTSBURGH-BASED JAZZ MUSICIANS (JANUARY 1-DECEMBER 1, 2022)
2021
$13K
PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTING AND TOURING;
2021
$10K
TO TEACH REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT MOTHERS DIGITAL STORYTELLING AS A STRATEGY TO CONVEY THEIR EXPERIENCES DURING THE PANDEMIC AND FOSTER CONNECTIONS WITH US BORN MOTHERS, BUILDING SELF-EFFICACY AND ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING THROUGH PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS
2021
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$6K
WOMEN'S WAY: STORIES OF MOTHERHOOD IN THE TIME OF COVID
2021
$5K
CASH-GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$3K
MATCHING GIFT
2021
$100
EMPLOYEE-ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2021
$100
EMPLOYEE-ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2021
$100K
General Support
2020
$60K
FOR ONE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT (2021)
2020
$60K
FOR TWO YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT (2019-2020)
2020
$33K
HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$25K
LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND GRANT
2020
$25K
COVID-19: ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
2020
$22K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$20K
TO SUPPORT "THE SHOW MUST GO ON(LINE) PITTSBURGH," A WEB-BASED CHANNEL THAT PRESENTS ARCHIVAL AND LIVE CONTENT CREATED AND HOSTED BY LOCAL ARTS PRESENTERS AND ARTISTS
2020
$16K
TO SUPPORT "PITTSBURGH LIVE/ABILITY: ENCOUNTERS IN POETRY AND PROSE"
2020
$15K
TO SUPPORT THE SHOW MUST GO ON(LINE) COVID 19 PLATFORM
2020
$15K
TO SUPPORT SHAPING COMMUNITIES THEN AND NOW: AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND CREATE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR US BORN NEIGHBORS IN BEECHVIEW AND BROOKLINE
2020
$15K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
TO SELECT AND COMMISSION ARTISTS AS A PART OF MARKING THIS MOMENT IN TIME: PITTSBURGH ARTISTS IN 2020
2020
$10K
TO STRENGTHEN SMALL AND MIDSIZE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
2020
$10K
COVID-19 EMERGENCY OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
COVID-19: CONSORTIUM OF ARTS PRESENTERS IN PITTSBURGH
2020
$5K
SUPPORT FOR THE PITTSBURGH LIVE/ABILITY: ENCOUNTERS IN POETRY AND PROSE PROJECT
2020
$3K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$500
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM
2020
$115K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$67K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
$22K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$3K
GENERAL FUND
2019
$29K
SUPPORT OF VISITING ARTIST HOUSING PILOT
2018
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2018
$6K
TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND ARTS
2017
$6K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2017

Funded by

$4.0M from 31 funders · 101 grants · 2017–2024

The Heinz Endowments

$781K · 18 grants · 2020–2023

The Ford Foundation

$600K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Hillman Family Foundations

$592K · 18 grants · 2020–2024

The Pittsburgh Foundation

$292K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Mccune Foundation Pnc Bank Na

$265K · 2 grants · 2019–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$143K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Benter Foundation

$134K · 4 grants · 2018–2022

Details

EIN202810099
NTEE codeP20
Subsection03
Ruling date2006-03
Formed2004
Employees26
Volunteers54
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