The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
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The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh at a glance
In short: The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,070
- -92.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,070
- -92.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,070
- Total assets
- $17,957,997
- -29.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Day School ($8K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh gives
- Giving fell 91% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2025) to $113K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Day School Pittsburgh, PA | General Support | $8,070 |
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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 | $17,957,997 | $25,865,631 | $24,812,235 | $8,070 | 1 | $613,821 |
| 2024 | $25,482,366 | $24,908,321 | $26,676,235 | $113,304 | 1 | $615,930 |
| 2023 | $134,067,892 | $25,566,935 | $20,796,146 | — | — | $8,606,711 |
| 2022 | $185,191,678 | $47,009,903 | $26,917,566 | $87,920 | 1 | $16,467,676 |
| 2021 | $194,158,878 | $36,419,426 | $30,014,125 | $90,749 | 1 | $9,193,375 |
| 2020 | $161,136,560 | $38,389,576 | $33,968,414 | — | — | $10,352,015 |
| 2019 | $158,687,233 | $36,253,265 | $35,824,727 | — | — | $7,330,571 |
About The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
Based on IRS filings
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $614K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh is led by Wendy A. Pardee, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 6 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wendy A. Pardee
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$319K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Barry Shepard Interim
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry B. Stafford
Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2020
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allyson Dixon
Regional Director of Autism Services
Reg. Director of Autism Services → Regional Director of Autism Services, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$113K (2024) → $123K (2025)
Nicole Rubbe
Director of Patient Access
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Patricia McMelleon Regional
Director Speech Therapy Services
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Theresa Miller-Ferri Regional
Director Physical Therapy Services
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$114K (2025)
Marshall L. Balk
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas A. Doran
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Urmi Ashar
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steffanie J. Jasper
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian J. Ferguson
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna J. Sturgess
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Brett Fulesday
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
McCall Cravens
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth L. Macdougall
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria M. Paluselli
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen D. Clutter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jarrod Duffy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy H. Ellis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Perkins
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Jubas
Chief Financial Officer
Vice President of Finance → Vice Preisdent of Finance, 2021
Vice Preisdent of Finance → Chief Financial Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$168K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Gwenn Whiteford
Vice President of Physical Health
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$137K (2024) → $159K (2025)
Bethany Douglas
Vice President of Child & Family Services
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$145K (2025)
Brian M. McInerney
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. A. Katarincic Jr.
Immediate Past Chairman
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Romayne L. Botti
Vice Chairman
Board Member → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan L. Boyle
Vice Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Gabbianelli
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danica Griffith
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (56)
- Former: Jonathan M. Kamin (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Robert I. Glimcher (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Devinney - Sr Dir Of (2021–2024) — Behavioral Health & Family Svcs
- Former: Brett Fulesday (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Christina Jolley (2024) — Nurse Practicioner
- Former: Patricia McMelleon (2024) — Reg. Director of Speech Therapy Svcs.
- Former: Gregory B. Benckart (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jason R. Wilburn (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kate Dewey (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Linda M. Allen (2019–2023) — Vice President of Hr
- Former: Jay Katarincic (2020–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Billi Jo Huffman (2021–2023) — Chief School Administrator
- Former: Tina Chekan (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Edward Schano (2022–2023) — Director, Marketing & Magic
- Former: Janis Burley Wilson (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Christopher Mader (2023) — Security Engineer
- Former: Dan Caste (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jodi Norris (2023) — Controller
- Former: Latika D. Davis-Jones (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Shawn Cupec (2023) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Emily Peters (2019–2022) — Vice President Institutional Advancement
- Former: F. Daniel Caste (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa C. Fagan (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Michael J. Hannon (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Pamela W. Golden (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Brian Furfari Exited (2022) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Brooke Racicot Exited (2022) — Senior Director Therapy Services
- Former: J. Brett Fuelsday (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Markle Exited (2022) — Chief Strategy Officer & COO
- Former: Lidia C. Turzai (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Matthew H. Smith (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Haggerty (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Stacey Vaccaro (2019–2021) — COO
- Former: Brett J. Fuelsday (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Furfari - Chief (2021) — Information Officer
- Former: Brooke Racicot - Senior (2021) — Director of Therapy Services
- Former: Karen Markle - Chief Strategy (2021) — Officer & COO
- Former: Sarah Boyle (2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Cynthia E. Morelock (2019–2020) — Chief School Administrator
- Former: John K. Thornburgh (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Merrill P. Stabile (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Bethany Ziss (2020) — Physician
- Former: Brian Furfari (2020) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Brooke Racicot (2020) — Director
- Former: Karen Markle (2020) — Chief Strategy Officer
- Former: Marybeth Trapani-Hanasewych (2020) — Director
- Former: Aileen P. Oandasan (2019) — Physician
- Former: Allan Macdougall III (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Christina Decker (2019) — Board Member
- Former: F. Brooks Robinson Jr. (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Howard N. Ferimer (2019) — Physician
- Former: Mary J. Hackett (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Roland J. Criswell (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Scott H. Faber (2019) — Physician
- Former: Sharon Dorogy Chief (2019) — Information Officer
- Former: Timothy J. Bittner (2019) — Vice President of Operations
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $159K, to Gwenn Whiteford (Vice President of Physical Health). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
How much does The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh give each year?
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $113K across 1 grant.
How large is The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh?
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh reported $18.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.9M.
What is The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh?
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh is a public charity focused on Education, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $18.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh operate?
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh's EIN?
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2935278. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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