2026-06-15T09:50:50-05:00 2025-12-31 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 503 MARTINDALE STREET SUITE 600 PITTSBURGH PA 15212 990 2025-01-01 251672667 RIVERS OF STEEL HERITAGE CORPORATION RIVE 4124644020 623 EAST 8TH AVENUE HOMESTEAD PA 15120 MARY W MURRIN PRESIDENT & CEO 4124644020 2026-06-15 1 AMY C LEWIS P01360302 4124715500 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARY W MURRIN 623 EAST 8TH AVENUE HOMESTEAD PA 15120 11178382 0 X WWW.RIVERSOFSTEEL.COM X 1992 PA TO CONSERVE, INTERPRET, DEVELOP, AND PROMOTE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT WESTERN PA, INCLUDING THE EIGHT COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE THE RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 22 21 82 65 0 0 5851748 10360286 657397 504816 22868 57680 21022 200900 6553035 11123682 130486 107419 0 0 2169799 2480326 0 0 383457 1656151 1752611 3956436 4340356 2596599 6783326 12528020 20200585 704234 1593473 11823786 18607112 X RIVERS OF STEEL HERITAGE CORPORATION CONSERVES, INTERPRETS, DEVELOPS, AND PROMOTES HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING THE EIGHT COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE THE RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. THE DYNAMIC AND POWERFUL STORY OF THE REGION'S EVOLUTION FROM COLONIAL SETTLEMENT TO "BIG STEEL" TO THE MODERN ERA IS EVIDENT IN ITS MANY ARTIFACTS, BUILDINGS, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRIAL SITES. AMONG OTHER DESTINATIONS, SUCH CORE LANDMARKS AS THE CARRIE BLAST FURNACES NOS. 6 AND 7, PINKERTON'S LANDING, THE PUMP HOUSE AND WATER TOWER AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER UNITED STATES STEEL HOMESTEAD WORKS, AND THE W. A. YOUNG FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP AT RICES LANDING ON THE MONONGAHELA RIVER, ILLUSTRATE THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS STORY. 1 0 427319 205958 EXPLORER - THROUGH ROS PGH-101 AN INTRO TO INNOVATION TOUR PROGRAM, EXPLORER PROVIDES TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORIC SITES AND ATTRACTIONS ALONG PITTSBURGH'S THREE RIVERS. THE EXPLORER PROGRAM WORKS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR HERITAGE AREA TO FACILITATE INCREASED AWARENESS OF STEM EDUCATION CLASSES AVAILABLE ON THE EXPLORER IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IT ALSO PROVIDES CHARTER SERVICES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL GROUPS. 831311 248141 CARRIE FURNACE - DECLARED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 2006, RIVERS OF STEEL CONTINUES ITS ONGOING RESTORATION WORK ON THE CARRIE SITE TODAY. THROUGH LOCAL TOUR GUIDES, VISITORS MARVEL AT THE SCALE AND LEGACY OF ITS INDUSTRIAL MIGHT AS 125 YEARS OF BIG STEEL COMES ALIVE ON TOURS. THESE TOURS SHOW HOW THE STEEL INDUSTRY PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN SHAPING NOT ONLY THE ECONOMY, BUT ALSO THE CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE MON-VALLEY COMMUNITIES. 515865 18519 67316 ROS ARTS - THE ARTS PROGRAM CELEBRATES CREATIVE INQUIRY BY CRAFTING OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERPRET THE REGION'S PAST, REIMAGINE ITS FUTURE, AND EXPLORE A SENSE OF PLACE. THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS, TOURS AND HAPPENINGS, RIVERS OF STEEL ARTS HELPS INDIVIDUALS CONNECT WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. 1034903 88900 181260 RIVERS OF STEEL'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS USE SITES LIKE THE CARRIE BLAST FURNACES TO OFFER STUDENT EXPERIENCES, ARTIST RESIDENCIES, OUTREACH, AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE REGION'S INDUSTRIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY THROUGH ARTS AND HERITAGE THEMES. THROUGH ITS ARCHIVES AND PRESERVATION WORK, RIVERS OF STEEL CONSERVES EVERYTHING FROM SMALL EPHEMERA TO NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS, BUILDING COLLECTIONS AND MAINTAINING HERITAGE SITES THAT UNDERPIN ITS TOURS, EXHIBITIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. RIVERS OF STEEL'S RECEPTIVE AND HERITAGE TOURISM PROGRAMMING PACKAGES TOURS, WORKSHOPS, AND EXPERIENCES ACROSS THE RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, HELPING VISITORS ENGAGE WITH INDUSTRIAL HISTORY, PUBLIC ART, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES AS A COORDINATED DESTINATION OFFERING. THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS A PAID NINE-MONTH, LEARN-AND-EARN INITIATIVE THAT TRAINS EMERGING TRADES WORKERS IN WELDING, MASONRY, CARPENTRY, SAFETY, AND PRESERVATION SKILLS WHILE THEY HELP RESTORE HISTORIC INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES. 1034903 88900 181260 2809398 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 PA X MARY W MURRIN PRESIDENT & CEO 4124644020 623 E EIGHTH AVENUE HOMESTEAD PA 15120 ART TINTORI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUGUST R CARLINO PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 3/25) 40.00 X X 116393 0 7761 CHUCK DURITSA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA SCARPINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GALLAGHER JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN CALLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR BRENDA FREDETTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR LUTITIA CLIPPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN KIGHT VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK REED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER THOMAS TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BROOKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MICHAUD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KADY DURKO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA GOOSSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARION MALUS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER SLOAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD C WALLACE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHAWN ALFONSO WELLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATEO VILLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL FLANAGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARMELLE NICKENS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY W MURRIN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 150125 0 11893 BROOKS ROBINSON JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA KELLEY CONTROLLER 40.00 X 82717 0 28926 349235 0 48580 2 0 1 0 DCI FIELD SERVICES 110 LEGACY LN CHICORA PA 16025 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR CARRIE FURNACE 971496 CENTURY STEEL ERECTORS 210 WASHINGTON AVE DRAVOSBURG PA 15034 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR CARRIE FURNACE 833704 MACKIN ENGINEERING COMPANY 103 TECHNOLOGY DR SUITE 200 PITTSBURGH PA 15275 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CA 107507 3 2312240 8048046 10360286 TOUR GUIDE FEES 713990 301847 301847 PROGRAMMING EVENTS 713990 202969 202969 504816 57680 57680 57741 54700 3041 3041 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 900099 197859 197859 197859 11123682 702675 0 60721 107419 107419 397815 178865 144512 74438 1594214 1117765 351531 124918 16625 11772 3536 1317 311839 216222 66192 29425 159833 107482 36130 16221 135377 9425 125952 29600 29600 24685 24685 55578 21970 33608 109567 24887 34751 49929 281593 193381 70171 18041 33915 24407 9449 59 25046 25046 273456 206406 67050 191229 164950 26279 MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING 164016 114721 49295 EQUIPMENT RENTAL/LEASES 157481 123162 34319 TOURS 75832 75832 DESIGN AND ENGINEERING 72592 72592 122644 38140 15395 69109 4340356 2809398 1147501 383457 320 320 2757082 8085856 602244 1378456 18694 16144 11435 12356158 2457347 9008139 9898811 141541 159563 650000 12528020 20200585 274079 366051 168109 1227422 262046 704234 1593473 X 7535258 10262051 4288528 8345061 11823786 18607112 12528020 20200585 6783326 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2737112 2526660 5853956 5851748 10360286 27329762 2737112 2526660 5853956 5851748 10360286 27329762 11463224 15866538 8989 10548 17333 22868 57680 117418 27447180 4203172 0.57810 0.64940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24685 0 0 24685 0 PART II-B, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: THE CORPORATION CONTRACTS WITH A LOBBYING FIRM, WHO COMMUNICATES DIRECTLY WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS. SUBJECTS OF LOBBYING INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, RECREATION/ENTERTAINMENT, BUDGET, AND TOURISM IN THE RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. X X X 0 5000000 15375 5015375 0.99690 0.00310 0 0 19110 19110 3370574 1821771 1548803 853817 635576 218241 8112657 8112657 9898811 11123682 0 11123682 0 11123682 4340356 0 4340356 0 4340356 PART III, LINE 1A: THE CORPORATION'S COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE CORPORATION'S INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF COLLECTIONS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR PURCHASES AND CONSERVATION OF COLLECTION ITEMS. THE CORPORATION'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. IN 2025, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ITEMS DONATED OR DEACCESSIONED. PART III, LINE 4: THE CORPORATION'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. INCOME TAX STATUS THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, FURTHER, IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CORPORATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE CORPORATION IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX ON INCOME FOR RECEPTIVE TOUR SERVICES IN YEARS IN WHICH SUCH SERVICES ARE CONDUCTED. PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PERPETUAL SUPPORT OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AT ITS SITES. FESTIVAL OF COMBUSTION 57741 57741 54700 0 57741 57741 54700 54700 3041 1 KELLY STRAYHORN THEATRE 5530 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15203 311692848 501C(3) 19261 0 THEATER EQUIPMENT UPGRADES WITH THE PURCHASE OF AN ETC NOMAD LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM, TRUSSES AND SPEAKERS, BATTERY POWDERED UPLIGHTS, STAGING, AND TABLE CLOTHS. NORWIN ELKS LODGE 2313 135 ELK LN IRWIN PA 15642 34815 0 FOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FOR ELK LODGE 1 1 PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: WRITTEN REPORTS ARE REQUESTED ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS. FUND DISBURSEMENTS ARE MADE UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION. FINAL DISBURSEMENT (10% OF GRANT OR $1,000, WHICHEVER IS GREATER) IS MADE UPON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN FINANCIAL AND OUTCOMES REPORTS. WHEN POSSIBLE, PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE IS REQUESTED. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARY W MURRIN PRESIDENT & CEO 150125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11893 0 162018 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS A PAID NINE-MONTH, LEARN-AND-EARN INITIATIVE THAT TRAINS EMERGING TRADES WORKERS IN WELDING, MASONRY, CARPENTRY, SAFETY, AND PRESERVATION SKILLS WHILE THEY HELP RESTORE HISTORIC INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES ARE PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BY THE PREPARERS DURING THE ANNUAL AUDIT REVIEW. UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, A RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ACCEPT THE FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE DRAFT AND IF NO CHANGES ARE NOTED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT THE FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE DRAFT AND RECOMMENDATION BY THE AUDIT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES AND VOTES TO ACCEPT OR NOT ACCEPT THE FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES. IF ACCEPTED, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTS THE PRESIDENT/CEO TO SIGN THE FORM 990 AND SUBMIT TO THE IRS. IF NOT ACCEPTED, THE REASONS ARE OUTLINED AND THE DRAFT IS RETURNED TO THE PAID PREPARERS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVISION. WHEN REVISED, THE FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES ARE SENT THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 A SALARY AND COMPENSATION SURVEY IS CONDUCTED BY THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' PERSONNEL COMMITTEE PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION IS COMPETITIVE WITH THE LOCAL MARKET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 INFORMATION REQUESTED IS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.