2026-05-06T09:29:11-05:00 2025-06-30 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 503 MARTINDALE STREET SUITE 600 PITTSBURGH PA 15212 990 2024-07-01 251755526 DR GERTRUDE A BARBER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE INC DRGE 8144537661 100 BARBER PLACE ERIE PA 16507 JOHN J BARBER PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN 8144537661 2026-05-06 1 0 LISA A RITTER P00168809 4124715500 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOHN J BARBER 100 BARBER PLACE ERIE PA 16507 183778 0 X N/A X 1988 PA THE DR. A. BARBER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, INC., IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING OPPORTUNITY AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHILE BUILDING INCLUSIVE, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY DELIVERING STATE-OF-THE-ART EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY; PROVIDING TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT OR WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND PROMOTING WELLNESS THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE ARTS, ENRICHING COMMUNITY LIFE FOR ALL. 7 0 0 224 0 0 111423 64447 136191 101034 0 0 -2207 13662 245407 179143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242089 370849 242089 370849 3318 -191706 348613 203760 126791 145710 221822 58050 X DEDICATED TO INCREASING OPPORTUNITY AND INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AS WELL AS DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE ARE WELCOMED AND FULLY ACCEPTED. THE INSTITUTE'S APPROACH TO ITS MISSION IS GROUNDED ON THREE FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS ENCOMPASSING MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE ART LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICES TO PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO TREAT, EDUCATE, WORK WITH OR INTERACT WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES HEALTHY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL PERSONS ENCOURAGING ENGAGEMENT IN PHYSICAL ENDEAVORS, TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY AND VIBRANT LIFESTYLE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND FINALLY, BY INCREASING INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE ARTS, WE WEAVE A RICHER AND MORE DIVERSE COMMUNITY FOR ALL. 0 0 121252 101034 SINCE 2013, THE DR. GERTRUDE A. BARBER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE HAS ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED THE BARBER BEAST AN ANNUAL EVENT FEATURING A SPECIALLY ADAPTED 1-MILE COURSE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INCLUSION AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND A CHALLENGING 10-MILE OBSTACLE COURSE FOR ALL OTHER REGISTRANTS. OVER 12 YEARS, THE EVENT ENGAGED MORE THAN 13,000 PARTICIPANTS AND THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS, FEATURED 30+ CUSTOM DESIGNED OBSTACLES PROMOTING TEAMWORK AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND RAISED APPROXIMATELY $850,000 TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. THE FINAL EVENT, WHICH RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THE ADAPTED COURSE, WAS HELD IN SEPT. 2025, WITH MORE THAN 1,500 PARTICIPANTS IN THE 10-MILE COURSE AND OVER 100 ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE ADAPTED COURSE. IN THE FUTURE, THE BARBER BEAST WILL CONSIST OF ONLY THE ADAPTIVE COURSE FORMAT EMPHASIZING OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION. 243 THE AUTISM MANUAL IS USED TO EDUCATE PROFESSIONALS TREATING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AS WELL AS FAMILIES OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH THE CHALLENGES OF AUTISM. THE MANUAL HAS BEEN SOLD TO A VARIETY OF USERS SUCH AS INDIVIDUALS, BOOKSTORES, AND COLLEGES WHICH USE THE BOOK IN THEIR CURRICULUM FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. IN 2023, AN EXTENSIVE REVISION OF THE AUTISM MANUAL WAS COMPLETED, AND SALES OF THE REVISED MANUAL CONTINUE IN 2025. 1463 1463 122958 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X JEAN NIELSEN 8148784181 100 BARBER PLACE ERIE PA 16507 JOHN J BARBER III PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN 0.50 39.50 X X 0 700743 54020 DR MAUREEN BARBER-CAREY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 50.00 X X 0 182790 33555 BRIDGET BARBER DIRECTOR 1.00 36.50 X 0 115537 34134 PATRICK BARBER DIRECTOR 1.00 40.50 X 0 205451 6582 ROBERT W BARBER ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 39.50 X 0 208865 19579 EILEEN O'HARE DIRECTOR 0.10 0.20 X 0 0 0 LAURA SCHAAF DIRECTOR - THROUGH JANUARY 2025 15.00 25.00 X 0 102413 21053 ROBERT J WILL DIRECTOR 1.00 3.00 X 0 20000 0 JEAN NIELSEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0.50 50.50 X 0 215922 34798 0 1751721 203721 0 0 1 0 0 10000 54447 64447 BARBER BEAST ON BAY 711300 101034 101034 101034 9671 4635 5036 5036 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 8626 8626 8626 179143 114696 0 0 X 2550 2550 1696 1696 128807 41437 87370 55893 55669 224 12572 11527 1045 3815 3815 1232 1232 218 218 1574 109 1465 CONTRIBUTION EXPENSE 138000 138000 ADMIN & STAFF DEVELOPME 13606 13606 EQUIPMENT LEASE 3098 3098 PA SALES AND USE TAX 1436 1424 12 6352 5912 440 370849 122958 247891 0 257499 127918 14441 38764 29629 37909 3276 42937 0 0 42937 348613 203760 35165 35863 91626 109847 126791 145710 X 221822 58050 221822 58050 348613 203760 -191706 27934 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 78423 136378 67258 111423 64447 457929 41726 124409 123314 148489 101034 538972 120149 260787 190572 259912 165481 996901 0 0 0 996901 2246 9604 14829 8377 8626 43682 122395 270391 205401 268289 174107 1040583 0.95800 0.96300 0.00000 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,246. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 9,604. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 14,829. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 8,377. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 8,626. 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