Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
By sharing resources and fostering meaningful relationships that strengthen the region's creative community, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council builds a more resourced, connected, and informed arts sector, empowering artists and arts organizations throughout southwestern Pennsylvania.
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council at a glance
- Total assets
- $527,437
- -51.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,120,324
- -36.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,818
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,681,992
- -14.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
- Next open deadline
- October 31, 2026 (Creative Sector Flex Fund)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Who Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $24K (2021). In 2021 it reported $24K 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.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $527,437 | $1,120,324 | $1,681,992 | — | — | $2,818 |
| 2024 | $1,093,553 | $1,766,127 | $1,965,459 | — | — | $2,758 |
| 2023 | $1,504,139 | $1,621,074 | $2,696,788 | — | — | $3,664 |
| 2022 | $2,524,492 | $2,281,290 | $2,737,777 | — | — | $629 |
| 2021 | $2,996,204 | $2,639,217 | $2,007,178 | $23,699 | Total only | $868 |
| 2020 | $2,070,253 | $1,708,912 | $2,406,961 | $20,343 | 3 | $3,206 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Based on IRS filings
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $527K in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is led by Fisher Patrick, CEO on the 2025 filing; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Fisher Patrick
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$134K (2025)
Bershik Beth
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hippert Rob
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lammel Olivia
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Limbach Elsa
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Parsakian Richard
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tomayko Jack
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tsu Susan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
McCreary Jeanine
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ng Nicholas
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russo-Long Nayli
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sawyer Michael PhD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Agnew Thomas
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Freeland Monteze
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Morgan-Lee Dr Veronica
Past Chair
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rak Robert
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Patrick Fisher (2023–2024) — CEO
- Former: Bonaccorsi John L. (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Hahn Christopher (2024) — Director
- Former: Merrell Clayton (2024) — Director
- Former: Shellman Cecile (2024) — Director
- Former: Wessell Michael A. Esq. (2024) — Executive Vice Chair
- Former: Beth Bershok (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Christopher Hahn (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Clayton Merrell (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Elsa Limbach (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jack Tomayko (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: John Bonaccorsi (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Michael A. Wessell (2020–2023) — Executive Vice Chair
- Former: Mitch Swain (2020–2023) — Former CEO
- Former: Sandra Solomon (2020–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Tom Cords (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Veronica Morgan-Lee (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Victor Dozzi (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Monteze Freeland (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Parsakian (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Hippert (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Olivia Lammel (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Susan Tsu (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Bob Rak (2023) — Director
- Former: Cecile Shellman (2023) — Director
- Former: James Agnew (2023) — Director
- Former: Deborah Acklin (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Drew Martorella (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Patrick Moore (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Thomas Agnew (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tracy Edmunds (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Janis Burley Wilson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Patrick Jordan (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Emily Krull (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Holly Lorenz (2021) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Berman (2020) — Director
- Former: Teresa Gregory (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $134K, to Fisher Patrick (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
How large is Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council?
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council reported $527K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What is Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council?
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $527K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council operate?
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council's EIN?
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1737717. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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