PITTSBURGH ARTS & LECTURES INC

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1991

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

SONY TON-AIME

Phone

4126228866

Tax Period

2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31

PITTSBURGH ARTS & LECTURES INC, founded in 1991, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 29% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $390K, a strong 30% operating margin.

Mission

THE MISSION OF PITTSBURGH ARTS & LECTURES IS TO CONNECT CELEBRATED AUTHORS WITH THE COMMUNITY, ELEVATE CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND A PASSION FOR THE LITERARY ARTS. OUR COMMITMENT TO KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, INTEGRITY, AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE GUIDES AND INFORMS OUR WORK. WE ENDEAVOR TO INSPIRE MEMBERS OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE AUTHORS WHO SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT REFLECT OUR VALUES SUCH AS JUSTICE, COMPASSION, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, ACCEPTANCE, COURAGE, AND EQUITY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $680,265 Revenue: $394,958

PA&L SERVES OUR MISSION THROUGH FIVE SIGNATURE PROGRAMS. LECTURES TAKE PLACE IN THE HISTORIC CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL, CARNEGIE LIBRARY LECTURE HALL, AND THE POETRY ROOM IN THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY MAIN.TEN EVENINGS IS OUR MAINSTAGE SERIES PRESENTING AUTHORS WITH LITERARY ACCLAIM GENEROUSLY SHARING THEIR RESEARCH AND CREATIVE PROCESS IN CONVERSATIONAL LECTURES. WORDS & PICTURES PRESENTS CELEBRATED CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS TO READERS OF ALL AGES. POETS ALOUD FEATURES FREE READINGS BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PUBLISHED POETS. MADE LOCAL SHOWCASES TALENTED LOCAL AUTHORS AS WELL AS BOOKS AND WRITERS WITH A PITTSBURGH CONNECTION. NEW & NOTED BRINGS NATIONALLY TOURING AUTHORS TO PITTSBURGH WITH THEIR NEWLY RELEASED TITLES. PA&L PRESENTED A TOTAL OF 25 PROGRAMS LAST FISCAL YEAR. TICKETS SOLD TOTALED 14,558 AND REGISTRATION FOR FREE EVENTS TOTALED 2,345.

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Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $531,651

Program Service Revenue $394,958

Investment Income $381,931

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $1,308,540

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $335,810

Fundraising Expenses $109,336

Program Expenses $680,265

Other Expenses $582,731

TOTAL EXPENSES $918,541

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,308,540	$1,018,068	+0.3%
Expenses	$918,541	$1,004,220	-0.1%
Net Income	$389,999	$13,848	+27.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$131,005

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
SONY TON-AIME	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$120,922	$10,083	$131,005
SHARIFA ANDERSON	PRESIDENT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LAURA MULLEN	VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT T TURNER II MD	SECRETARY	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE TAYLOR	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BALAJI SRINIVASAN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GABRIEL WELSCH	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GAIL PESYNA	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KATHRYN HARRISON	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LISSETTE SILVERIO	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MEREDITH COHEN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PALLAVI GOLLA PATIL	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RON VASSEL	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SYDNEY NORMIL	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$1,308,540	$918,541	$7,017,402	$389,999
2024	$1,018,068	$1,004,220	$6,326,510	$13,848
2023	$980,032	$1,092,822	$5,769,313	$-112,790
2022	$1,196,864	$824,412	$5,949,757	$372,452
2021	$1,061,046	$814,235	$6,449,252	$246,811
2020	$1,215,844	$899,410	$5,162,318	$316,434
2019	$3,025,693	$887,005	$4,903,408	$2,138,688
2018	$956,985	$822,582	$2,854,201	$134,403