McElhattan Foundation
5840 Ellsworth Ave Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $152,882,594 | $7,550,560 | $246,565,499 |
| FY2023 | $1,418,739 | $8,053,938 | $113,862,004 |
| FY2022 | $4,922,440 | $8,515,175 | $120,280,311 |
| FY2021 | $9,275,293 | $7,508,084 | $123,431,154 |
| FY2020 | -$1,038,875 | $8,511,004 | $119,938,356 |
| FY2016 | $215,993 | $121,332 | $2,115,126 |
| FY2015 | $234,640 | $89,270 | $2,022,939 |
| FY2014 | $64,981 | $82,896 | $1,875,666 |
| FY2013 | $1,194,771 | $73,574 | $1,893,581 |
| FY2012 | $137,252 | $99,066 | $771,652 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by McElhattan Foundation (EIN 25-1756557), including Form 990-PF PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $134,054,442 | 88% |
| Other revenue | $18,828,152 | 12% |
Grants paid
Total contributions, gifts and grants paid by year, as reported on Form 990-PF. Individual recipients are not published. See private foundations in PA. See the largest grantmakers.
| Tax year | Grants paid |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $6,080,217 |
| FY2023 | $6,971,041 |
| FY2022 | $7,187,310 |
| FY2021 | $6,483,013 |
| FY2020 | $7,540,019 |
| FY2016 | $102,500 |
| FY2015 | $70,000 |
| FY2014 | $64,000 |
| FY2013 | $64,000 |
| FY2012 | $91,577 |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 88% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Net assets covered about 391.9 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 98th percentile among 2558 Education organizations in PA.
- Total revenue was higher than 98.8% of 2602 Education organizations in PA.
- Total revenue rose from $137,252 in FY2012 to $152,882,594 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 4 and decreased in 5 of 9 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 4 of 10 reported years (FY2014, FY2020, FY2022, FY2023).
- Net assets grew from $771,652 to $246,565,499 between FY2012 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 67% of revenue in FY2012 and 88% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (private foundation).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1995 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Private foundation |
| Program area (NTEE) | B90Z — Education (in PA) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (private foundation). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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