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Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh

EIN 25-1639506 · Pittsburgh, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE EMMAUS COMMUNITY OF PITTSBURGH IS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM, AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THIER NEEDS.

Income
$10.8 million
Spending
$9.1 million
Spent on programs
92%
Reserves
3.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 87%
Employees
139
Volunteers
35
Highest pay
$204,674, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 32% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 27% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    92% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    16 of 16 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (3)
  1. $7.6 million spent. CURRENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE EMMAUS COMMUNITY OF PITTSBURGH: RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM - EMMAUS CURRENTLY OPERATES FOURTEEN PERMANENT HOMES SERVING 30 INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. EMMAUS IS LICENSED AND MONITORED BY THE STATE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS. THE EMMAUS COMMUNITY PROVIDES 24-HOUR PER DAY SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL COMES TO EMMAUS, HE OR SHE COMES FOR LIFE. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - THE EMMAUS COMMUNITY IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH INTELLECUTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM. EMMAUS WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ACCESS NEEDED SERVICES.
  2. $692,987 spent. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: HOME AND COMMUNITY HABILITATION AND COMPANION SERVICES - EMMAUS PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH FAMILY OR IN THEIR OWN HOMES. RESPITE SERVICES - EMMAUS PROVIDES PLANNED SHORT-TERM STAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM WHEN THEIR CAREGIVERS NEED A BREAK OR ARE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL SITUATION AND CANNOT CARE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. RESPITE STAYS CAN ALSO BE UTILIZED WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD BENEFIT FROM EXPERIENCING LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OUTSIDE THE FAMILY HOME. CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND OUTREACH -RECOGNIZING THAT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RESOURCES AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS WERE THE MAIN ROAD BLOCKS PREVENTING FAMILIES FROM FINDING HELP, EMMAUS CREATED INFORMATION BROCHURES ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN EIGHT LANGUAGES IN ADDITION TO ENGLISH. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: HOME AND COMMUNITY HABILITATION AND COMPANION SERVICES - EMMAUS PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH FAMILY OR IN THEIR OWN HOMES. RESPITE SERVICES - EMMAUS PROVIDES PLANNED SHORT-TERM STAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM WHEN THEIR CAREGIVERS NEED A BREAK OR ARE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL SITUATION AND CANNOT CARE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. RESPITE STAYS CAN ALSO BE UTILIZED WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD BENEFIT FROM EXPERIENCING LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OUTSIDE THE FAMILY HOME. CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND OUTREACH -RECOGNIZING THAT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RESOURCES AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS WERE THE MAIN ROAD BLOCKS PREVENTING FAMILIES FROM FINDING HELP, EMMAUS CREATED INFORMATION BROCHURES ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN EIGHT LANGUAGES IN ADDITION TO ENGLISH.
  3. $36,856 spent. COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND OUTREACH PROGRAM. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: OUTREACH TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE POSITIVE AND VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS, BOTH WITHIN THE EMMAUS COMMUNITY AND WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE INCLUDING BUSINESSES, CHURCH AND CIVIC GROUPS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE EMMAUS MISSION; FACILITATE AND ATTEND MEETINGS TO ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM AND PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THEIR NEEDS; PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS SUCH AS TOP WORKPLACES, PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES, AND OTHER OUTSIDE NOMINATIONS / SURVEY OPPORTUNITIES; COORDINATE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDING SERVICE FAIRS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, OPEN HOUSES, TOURS, AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS; SERVE AS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR - RECRUIT, SUPERVISE, AND PLAN ALL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY (BOTH WITH INDIVIDUALS, AND WITH GROUPS INCLUDING CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, ETC.); TRACK ALL ADVOCACY AND VOLUNTEERS ACTIVITIES; CREATE AND MAINTAIN EMMAUS ARCHIVAL / HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE AGENCY; ORGANIZE COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS STAFF RETREATS, DSP APPRECIATION / RECOGNITION ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENTS, COMMUNITY NIGHTS, CELEBRATIONS, ETC.; COLLABORATE WITH EMMAUS STAFF, RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ADVANCE THE EMMAUS MISSION; AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH VOLUNTEERS TO CULTIVATE INCREASED DONOR ACTIVITY. COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND OUTREACH PROGRAM. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: OUTREACH TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE POSITIVE AND VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS, BOTH WITHIN THE EMMAUS COMMUNITY AND WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE INCLUDING BUSINESSES, CHURCH AND CIVIC GROUPS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE EMMAUS MISSION; FACILITATE AND ATTEND MEETINGS TO ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM AND PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THEIR NEEDS; PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS SUCH AS TOP WORKPLACES, PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES, AND OTHER OUTSIDE NOMINATIONS / SURVEY OPPORTUNITIES; COORDINATE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDING SERVICE FAIRS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, OPEN HOUSES, TOURS, AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS; SERVE AS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR - RECRUIT, SUPERVISE, AND PLAN ALL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY (BOTH WITH INDIVIDUALS, AND WITH GROUPS INCLUDING CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, ETC.); TRACK ALL ADVOCACY AND VOLUNTEERS ACTIVITIES; CREATE AND MAINTAIN EMMAUS ARCHIVAL / HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE AGENCY; ORGANIZE COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS STAFF RETREATS, DSP APPRECIATION / RECOGNITION ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENTS, COMMUNITY NIGHTS, CELEBRATIONS, ETC.; COLLABORATE WITH EMMAUS STAFF, RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ADVANCE THE EMMAUS MISSION; AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH VOLUNTEERS TO CULTIVATE INCREASED DONOR ACTIVITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 1992.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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