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Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service

Foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 25-1725062 Website

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Key facts about Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service

In short: Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service gave $226K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $226K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
25-1725062
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$226,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$226,000
Median grant
$226,000
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

—

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$226K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$226K

About Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service

Based on IRS filings

Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $226K. Net investment income was $219K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

Pittsburgh

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

The Pittsburgh Foundation: $226KThe Pittsburgh Foundation$226K

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION Pittsburgh, PAPROGRAM ASSISTANCE$226,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$94,151$204,935
Revenue$267,711$226,970$376,647
Expenses$297,408$368,194$416,008
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$218,838$772$1,225
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service is led by Aaron Gray, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Aaron Gray

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $58K (2021) → $73K (2025)

  • Jess Manuel

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Marie Williams-Hatala

    Director

    Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristian Jett Penn

    Director

    Director & Co-Chair → Co-Chair, 2022

    Co-Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leilani Sabik Mears

    Director

    Director → Dei Co-Chair, 2022

    Dei Co-Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Troxell

    Director

    Director → Governance & Personnel Co-Chair, 2022

    Governance & Personnel Co-Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Lemon

    Director

    Director → Governance & Personnel Co-Chair, 2022

    Governance & Personnel Co-Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peggy Wang

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Mavrich

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yetunde Sussan Olaore

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jabriyah Hester

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jameel Bennett

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jina O'Neill

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elise Carter

    Treasurer

    Director Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremiah Huth

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Henderson

    Secretary

    Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Annie Clough (2019–2023) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Victoria Hoang (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Feyisola Akintola (2021–2022) — Dei Co-Chair
  • Former: Josh Van Dyke (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Justin Romano (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Laura Kilbury Debick (2019–2021) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Margaret Aupperlee (2021) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Michael Torre (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Christopher Cooke (2019–2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Feyisola Alabi (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Harry Kunze (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: John Thompkins (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Maggie Graham (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Mick Torre (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Bernie Good (2019) — Director

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

Aaron Gray — Executive Director: $73KAaron GrayExecutive Director$73K

Frequently asked questions about Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service

How much does Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service give each year?

Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service gave $226K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service?

Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds — in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service operate?

Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service's EIN?

Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1725062. 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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