NonprofitsHistorical Society Of Western Pennsylvania

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Historical Society Of Western Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH, PA

Total revenue

$22.0M

Total expenses

$13.1M

Net assets

$71.5M

Grants received

$13.3M

126 grants

EIN

250965391

Tax year

2023

Mission

To preserve and present regional history.

Programs

2 programs

Public information programs:the history center offers a full schedule of exhibitions and programs in partnership with local, regional, and national organizations, meant to advance our mission and core initiatives such as america 101. With america 101 we encourage history and civic education and action, creating resources for younger generations and supporting them in finding ways to meaningfully participate in building a better future based on our past.

Expenses: $853K

Historic life event rentals and commissions:as pennsylvania's largest history museum and the region's oldest cultural institution, the history center is dedicated to preserving memories and commemorating and celebrating major events - not just the many ways pittsburgh has shaped the world, but business and personal histories as well. These events are all part of the fabric of what makes pittsburgh an extraordinary city and fosters an appreciation for history for western pennsylvanians and visitors to our region.

Expenses: $442K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$17.3M
Program service revenue$2.6M
Investment income$1.3M
Other revenue$766K
Total revenue$22.0M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$7.0M
Fundraising$856K
Other expenses$5.8M
Total expenses$13.1M
Total assets$77.4M
Net assets$71.5M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ANDREW E MASICH

PRESIDENT & CEO

Board

$592K

40 hrs/wk

TODD HIPWELL

CFO & VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Board

$100K

40 hrs/wk

LAURENCE GLASCO PHD

SECRETARY

Board

1.7 hrs/wk

DIANE HOLDER

PAST CHAIRMAN

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

KEVIN ACKLIN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ARTHUR L BALDWIN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

DAVID E BARENSFELD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LATASHA WILSON BATCH

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

CHARLES W BITZER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

CYNTHIA BOGNAR

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ERIC BOUGHNER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

CHARLES R CHIP BURKE JR

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ROBERT J CINDRICH

TRUSTEE (EXITED 07/23)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DR VERNA COREY SCD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

THE HONORABLE JAY COSTA JR

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

JUDITH DAVENPORT

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

JEFFREY DAVIES

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

JOSEPH DOUGHERTY

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

DANIEL FITZPATRICK

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

FLOYD GANASSI JR

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ALVARO GARCIA-TUNON

TRUSTEE (EXITED 07/23)

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

STAN GEIER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JAMES GOCKLEY

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

KEN GORMLEY

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

DANA DOKMANOVICH HARRIS

TRUSTEE (ENTERED 03/24)

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

DONALD J HEBERLE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

GERARDO INTERIANO

TRUSTEE (ENTERED 07/23)

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

WILLIAM M LAMBERT

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

DIANE BENYON LANDERS

TRUSTEE (ENTERED 12/23)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JUDY LINABURG

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CATHERINE LOEVNER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

JAMES C MARTIN ESQ

TRUSTEE (EXITED 07/23)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MICHAEL MASCARO

TRUSTEE (ENTERED 07/23)

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ALBERT NEUPAVER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

DONNA OBERLANDER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

STEPHANI PASHMAN

TRUSTEE (EXITED 11/23)

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ROBERT N PEIRCE JR ESQ

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ROBERT P RANDALL

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

MATTHEW RHENISH

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

BRIAN ROMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

ART ROONEY II

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

IZZY RUDOLPH

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

JOY STARZL

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

BRIAN TRUDGEN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

JOE TROTTER JR PHD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

H WOODRUFF TURNER ESQ

TRUSTEE (EXITED 07/23)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARK TWERDOK

TRUSTEE

Board

0.2 hrs/wk

TONIA ROSE

VICE PRESIDENT

Staff

$150K

40 hrs/wk

BRADY SMITH

CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Staff

$111K

40 hrs/wk

RENEE FALBO

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

Staff

$110K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

COMMON PLEA CATERING

CATERING SERVICES

$180K

TELEPHONIX

COMPUTER SERVICES

$158K

HEINZ HISTORY SOLAR

SOLAR POWER VENDOR

$150K

DESMONE ARCHITECTS

ARCHITECTURE SERVICES

$126K

MASCARO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR

$122K

Grants received

Showing 126 of 126

FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
TOWARD SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
2024
$454K
EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATION
2024
$400K
PRESERVE AND PRESENT REGIONAL HISTORY
2024
$95K
ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES
2024
$30K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2024
$25K
HEALING POWER OF HANDCRAFTED ART - LOUISE SILK
2024
$22K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
LOUISE SILK: A PATCHWORK LIFE
2024
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
Arts & Culture
2024
$1.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$518K
EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATION
2023
$500K
TOWARD SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
2023
$300K
FOR TWO YEAR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT (2023/24-2024/25)
2023
$200K
PRESERVE AND PRESENT REGIONAL HISTORY
2023
$58K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$52K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$46K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$37K
HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS
2023
$32K
TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND ARTS
2023
$29K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2023
$22K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$11K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
SPONSORSHIP
2023
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$8K
Program Support
2023
$1K
IN SUPPORT OF DR. LOREN ROTH, HISTORY MAKER IN HEALTHCARE
2023
$500K
TOWARD SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
2022
$426K
EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATION
2022
$300K
FOR ONE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT (2023)
2022
$250K
CAPITAL SUPPORT
2022
$200K
CHARITABLE EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$163K
General Support
2022
$66K
ARTS, CULTURE, & HUMANITIES
2022
$26K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$23K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$23K
General Support
2022
$17K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2022
$12K
TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND ARTS
2022
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$8K
CHILDREN HEALTH CAUSES
2022
$6K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$56
MATCHING GIFT
2022
$500K
TOWARD SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
2021
$325K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$322K
EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATION
2021
$300K
FOR ONE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT (2022)
2021
$200K
COVID-19: ARTS AND CULTURE RECOVERY SUPPORT
2021
$100K
COVID-19: OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2021
$64K
HUMAN SERVICES
2021
$42K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$27K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$27K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$20K
TO SPONSOR THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL HISTORY MAKERS AWARD DINNER ON OCTOBER 7, 2021
2021
$19K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$16K
TO SUPPORT SOCIAL HEALTH AND WELFARE
2021
$12K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2021
$11K
DONOR DESIGNATION PR
2021
$10K
SPONSORSHIP
2021
$6K
PROGRAM SERVICE
2021
$5K
ANNUAL FUND
2021
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$5K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$500K
TOWARD SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
2020
$450K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$300K
FOR ONE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT (2021)
2020
$284K
EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATION
2020
$224K
ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES
2020
$100K
COVID-19: ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
2020
$100K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$77K
TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND ARTS
2020
$63K
MEADOWCROFT MUSEUM
2020
$28K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS
2020
$19K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$15K
ARTS, CULTURAL & MUSEUMS
2020
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$14K
Donor Designation PR
2020
$9K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2020
$5K
CHILDREN HEALTH CAUSES
2020
$5K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$3K
2020 ANNUAL FUND
2020
$1K
UNRESTRICTED CONTR TO PUBLIC CHARITY
2020
$50
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GRANT
2020
$691K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$63K
MEADOWCROFT MUSEUM
2019
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$23K
TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND ARTS
2019
$21K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$18K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$12K
CARES $10,000 / POP UP GRANTS FOR CULTURAL PRODUCERS $2,000
2019
$8K
DONOR DESIGNATION PR
2019
$200
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$828K
Community Devel
2018
$64K
MEADOWCROFT MUSEUM
2018
$50K
COVER THE COST OF OPERATIONS OF THE RECIPIENTS
2018
$20K
TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND ARTS
2018
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$18K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$15K
SPONSORSHIP
2018
$12K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$9K
DONOR DESIGNATION PR
2018
$252K
Community Devel
2017
$64K
MEADOWCROFT MUSEUM
2017
$25K
TWO YEAR SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT COMPLEMENTS EXHIBITS FOCUSING ON THE HISTORY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
2017
$12K
TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND ARTS
2017
$11K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017
$8K
PROGRAM SERVICE
2017
$6K
SPONSORSHIP
2017
$6K
DONOR DESIGNATION PR
2017

Funded by

$13.3M from 43 funders · 126 grants · 2017–2024

Upmc Group

$2.8M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Richard King Mellon Foundation

$2.5M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Dietrich Foundation

$2.0M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The Heinz Endowments

$1.2M · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.2M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

The William & Patricia Kassling Family

$800K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Collier Community Foundation Inc

$449K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Hillman Family Foundations

$406K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN250965391
NTEE codeA800
Subsection03
Ruling date1949-08
Formed1879
Employees184
Volunteers203