Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh

Public charity · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 25-0965311

To foster an environment that emanates the utmost respect for the dignity of our residents, their families, staff, volunteers and others.to employ highly qualified individuals who possess integrity of character and who exhibit compassionate care to our residents and familiesto maintain the highest possible standards of quality in every aspect of our daily operations.to maintain our christian heritage and welcome persons of diverse background, religion, race, experience, and ethnicity to live and work in our community.

Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh at a glance

Expenses (2025)
$42,136
-65.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Pittsburgh

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $285 (2024) to $3.6M (2022). In 2024 it reported $285 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh, PACharitable$3,561,669
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025——$42,136———
2024$560,147—$120,399$285Total only—
2023$680,546$44,827$207,309———
2022$843,028$179,420$4,039,339$3,561,6691$70,385
2021$6,188,269$5,997,471$2,766,001——$3,505,345
2020$3,384,597$3,629,502$3,636,661——$56,365
2019$2,972,390$3,763,158$3,661,243——$80,434

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh

Based on IRS filings

Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh is led by Desiree Gress, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Desiree Gress

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2019) → $17K (2025)

  • Barry Beck Esq.

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Ann Syme Esq.

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Spring

    Vice President & Chaplain

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Daniel Blackwell (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Roger Beck (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Candace Solomon (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Doug Patterson (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Glen Irvin (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Gregory Parsons (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: John Giltinan Esq. (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ruth Keating (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Vaughn Puckey (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Christie King (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Ron Barnes (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Mrs Desiree Gress — Executive Director: $17KMrs Desiree GressExecutive Director$17K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $17K, to Mrs Desiree Gress (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh

What is Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh?

Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Where does Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh operate?

Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh's EIN?

Congregational Homes Inc D/B/a Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-0965311. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 4, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 25, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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