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Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

Public charity · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 23-7113478 Website

Key facts about Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

EIN
23-7113478
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$14,703,297

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$14.7M

-3.6% YoY

Revenue

$3.9M

+16.7% YoY

Net Investment Income

$482K

-28.8% YoY

Expenses

$3.5M

-1.2% YoY

About Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

Based on IRS filings

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $482K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Pittsburgh

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150KTotal only2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20 (2019) to $128K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $128K.

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

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$14,703,297$15,252,457$15,133,286
Revenue$3,948,770$3,383,477$2,518,235
Expenses$3,468,877$3,511,009$3,298,173
Net Investment Income$482,090$676,850$246,178

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild is led by Kevin Jenkins, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kevin Jenkins

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William E. Strickland Jr.

    Founder & Executive Chair

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Acklin

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin J. Ashby

    Executive Producer

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2019) → $129K (2025)

  • David S. Rzepecki

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William C. Byham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mara Bruce

    Vice President & CFO

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Powell

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Nardi

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime A. Irick

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Denova

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis Aiken

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Efrem Grail

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Blanton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Edvardsson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicola Foote

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Haywood

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barata Bey

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Witcher

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Mark A. Nordenberg (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Dan Swayze (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Gregory B. Jordan (2019–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Lisa Peters (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Vincent V. Sands CFA (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ann E. Cudd (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Brett Nardi Board Member (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kevin Acklin Vice Chair (2023) — Chair
  • Former: Amy Atkinson (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Brian D. Aiello (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Nicholas D. Varischetti Esquire (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Susan Baker Shipley (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Byron Bardy (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dorothy L. Raizman Esquire (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Cheree Johnson (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeffrey P. Teasdale (2019–2020) — Vice President & CFO
  • Former: Lauren Weddell CPA (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Amy Atkinson Secretary (2020) — Vice Chair · Filing note: Thru
  • Former: David S. Rzepecki Board Member (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: David L. Motley (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeffery A. McDaniel (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert N. Peirce Jr. (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

Martin Ashby — Executive Producer: $129KMartin AshbyExecutive Producer$129K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $129K, to Martin Ashby (Executive Producer).

Frequently asked questions about Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

How large is Manchester Craftsmen's Guild?

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild reported $14.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.

What is Manchester Craftsmen's Guild?

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $14.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Manchester Craftsmen's Guild operate?

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Manchester Craftsmen's Guild's EIN?

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7113478. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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