Greater Pittsburgh Area Mad Dads
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA MAD DADS IS A CHAPTER OF A NATIONALLY AFFILIATED FAITH-BASED CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION THAT PREPARES MEN TO RESTORE SAFE COMMUNITIES. OUR MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE, TRAIN AND GUIDE MEN TO IMPACT THE ISSUES OF DRUGS, GANGS AND VIOLENCE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. WE DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEIGHBORHOOD STREET PATROLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $155,616
- Spending
- $164,116
- Reserves
- 2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Highest pay
- $17,885, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $164,056 spent. MAD DADS ARE AT ITS SIMPLEST CONCERNED, LOVING PARENTS WHO PURPOSEFULLY HOLD THEMSELVES TO BE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AND WHO ARE SINGLE-MINDED IN THEIR RESOLVE TO SAVE COMMUNITIES FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MADNESS THAT IS DRUGS, CRIMES AND VIOLENCE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE GOD AS THE TRUE SOURCE OF THEIR COURAGE, ABILITY AND SUCCESS THESE PARENTS WORK TO INSTILL AND RESTORE CHRISTIAN VALUES. THEY WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SET AN EXAMPLE OF POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AND BE A VISIBLE FORCE IN CHANGING NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS AMERICA. THEY ADDRESS DRUG DEALERS, CRIMINALS, UNSUPERVISED YOUTH AND ANYONE ELSE WHO IS DESTROYING THE MORAL FABRIC IN HARD-TO-REACH, LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. THIS WORK IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH GRASS-ROOTS RECRUITMENT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FORM CHAPTERS (THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION), DEVELOPING STREET PATROLS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO BE A CONDUIT TO MUCH NEEDED SERVICES, WHILE MODELING MORALS, PRACTICES, BEHAVIORS AND VALUES THAT ADDRESS THE DESPERATELY LACKING COMPETENCIES OF MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. A KEY INGREDIENT TO THE SUCCESS OF MAD DADS IS THAT THEY BECOME A VISIBLE AND VOCAL PRESENCE IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ENLISTING OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ASSETS, AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE JUDICIARY AND OTHERS WHO WANT TO STAND UP AND FIGHT AGAINST THE NEGATIVE FORCES DESTROYING OUR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND CITIES. MAD DADS MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED AS SURROGATE PARENTS CONDUCTING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDING: COMMUNITY SERVICE THESE INITIATIVES PRIORITIZE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH STREET COUNSELING AND COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. STREET PATROL THE MAD DADS STREET PATROLS AIM TO CREATE A POSITIVE, VISIBLE PRESENCE OF COMMUNITY FATHERS AS ROLE MODELS TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AND A HEALTHY COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT. MOMS DIVISION THE MOMS DIVISION WITHIN GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA MAD DADS IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN EMOTIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. SURROGATE DADS MAD DADS AIMS TO PROVIDE FATHERLESS YOUTH WITH GENUINE EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE AND CARE, OFFERING RARE MOMENTS OF SINCERE "I LOVE YOU" MESSAGES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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