2026-04-17T10:57:11-05:00 2025-06-30 251408703 SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC ONE PPG PLACE SUITE 1700 PITTSBURGH PA 15222 990 2024-07-01 251095386 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF WEST 4123717000 300 EAST SWISSVALE AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 152181469 STEVE QUAGLIANI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4123717000 2026-04-15 1 0 ELENA FAURIE P01684710 4122613644 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STEVE QUAGLIANI 300 EAST SWISSVALE AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 152181469 67091306 0 X WWW.WPSD.ORG X 1871 PA WE PREPARE CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING OR HAVE OTHER COMMUNICATION NEEDS FOR LIFE. 20 19 272 6 268393 0 749827 875226 29948030 31199205 4617848 4710028 569859 554832 35885564 37339291 0 0 0 0 23074985 23299630 0 0 618215 8048165 8373769 31123150 31673399 4762414 5665892 160264864 178080039 8639612 10226029 151625252 167854010 X WE PREPARE CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING OR HAVE OTHER COMMUNICATION NEEDS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY, STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS IN AN ALL-INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT (AICE). 0 0 22044710 31015575 EDUCATION OF OVER 244 CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 21 YEARS. COURSES AND OFFERINGS MEET OR EXCEED REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE US AND PA DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION. WE HAVE 4 SITES: PITTSBURGH, SCRANTON, HERSHEY AND EDINBORO.THE PITTSBURGH CAMPUS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE, WITH A POST-GRADUATE COMPONENT, TO APPROXIMATELY 159 DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING CHILDREN FROM MORE THAN 100 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 50 COUNTIES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.THE SCRANTON SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN IS A SATELLITE CAMPUS OF THE SCHOOL THAT SERVES STUDENTS FROM NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS TO APPROXIMATELY 85 STUDENTS.WE ARE DUALLY ACCREDITED BY MID-STATE ASSOCIATION (MSA) AND CONFERENCE OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS OF SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE DEAF (CEASD). 646672 183630 THE CHOICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INFANTS, TODDLERS AND FAMILIES IN THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND SCRANTON AREAS FOR MANY YEARS. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES HOME-BASED EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA TO AS MANY AS 100 FAMILIES. EXPERIENCED CERTIFIED TEACHERS HAVE BEEN THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS PRIMARY HOME-BASED PROGRAM, WHERE VISITS TO THE HOME OR DAYCARE ARE CONDUCTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. 22691382 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 54 0 1 272 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X THE ORGANIZATION 4123717000 300 EAST SWISSVALE AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 152181469 X DAVID MICHENER CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DEAN KARTSONAS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS MCCRADY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HEATHER SNYDER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHIMA ARAB TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA ANN BOYLAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CRUZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA DERHAMMER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREL ECHAVARRIA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW FISHER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GOLDCAMP TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED GRIFFIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON HALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM F JONES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBIE JO KITE PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEO MCGOWAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR HAROLD MOWL JR PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FATIMA MUHAMMAD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG POLLOCK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA SCHEFFLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE RAIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 189432 0 58503 KEVIN MCDONOUGH SUPERINTENDANT 40.00 X 194149 0 37031 STEVE QUAGLIANI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 172887 0 42317 DONALD MAZREKU DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT 40.00 X 160549 0 58372 MATTHEW CAMPION DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT 40.00 X 155169 0 58716 GREGORY MENDENHALL HIGH & MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 40.00 X 135783 0 55043 KRISTEN BEERS NURSE SUPERVISOR 40.00 X 144273 0 27579 CYNTHIA WARD DIRECTOR 40.00 X 124142 0 23765 STEVEN FARMER FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EXITED 6/23) 40.00 X 118303 0 0 1394687 0 361326 19 1 1 0 A MARTINI & COMPANY INC 320 GRANT STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15147 CONSTRUCTION 1371961 FIVE STARR SERVICES 4500 MELWOOD ROAD LEECHBURG PA 15656 FOOD SERVICES 452238 DRAW COLLECTIVE 470 WASHINGTON ROAD PITTSBURGH PA 15228 ARCHITECTS 385820 IDEAL INTEGRATIONS 800 REGIS AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15236 IT SUPPORT SERVICES 233729 PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANIES PO BOX 70251 PHILADELPHIA PA 19176 INSURANCE 230931 8 1980 108105 264662 500479 4857 875226 STATE APPROPRIATIONS 611600 29204696 29204696 SUPPORT SERVICES 611600 1392073 1392073 SUMMER PROGRAMS 611600 230800 230800 OUTREACH PROGRAMS 611600 190328 190328 EARLY INTERVENTION FEES 611600 148630 148630 32678 32678 31199205 2821107 2821107 164680 93652 71028 71028 71028 31314147 160972 29400390 185808 1913757 -24836 1888921 1888921 78518 108105 72165 6353 6353 PRINT SHOP REVENUE 323100 268393 268393 MISCELLANEOUS 611710 209058 209058 477451 37339291 31199205 268393 4996467 694377 694377 118303 118303 15485360 12629805 2556880 298675 2622645 2049699 524474 48472 3197523 2606731 529147 61645 1181422 923327 236260 21835 660876 560032 100100 744 28582 28582 99248 200 99048 31661 31661 382775 382775 1260944 833096 365166 62682 64157 2938 367 60852 1777071 1155685 561372 60014 70296 70296 766669 221022 545635 12 257613 207332 47660 2621 70551 37292 33259 2168972 1047563 1121409 322470 61 322409 DUES 31325 17629 13696 DORM ACTIVITIES 7512 7512 373047 321162 51222 663 31673399 22691382 8363802 618215 27798 4995 6803172 9236411 96556 73061 5852034 6536558 37719 37191 67473572 29455423 34679784 38018149 112654910 123981028 112891 192646 160264864 178080039 7077946 8854121 1561666 1371908 8639612 10226029 X 144120295 159920518 7504957 7933492 151625252 167854010 160264864 178080039 X 5665892 10183350 379516 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X SCHEDULE A, PART II: THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS A SCHOOL DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(II). THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST WAS COMPUTED SOLELY TO PERMIT USE OF THE SPECIAL RULE FOR SCHEDULE B. BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FELL BELOW THE 33 1/3% THRESHOLD FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 AND 2025, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER COMPLETING SCHEDULE A, PART II AND IS INSTEAD USING THE GENERAL RULE FOR SCHEDULE B REPORTING. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31661 31661 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE SCHOOL ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT LOBBYING CONSULTANT TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING GOVERNMENT FUNDING. 110723213 14195606 2993498 121925321 100358669 12874009 2509465 110723213 93199307 12693475 5534113 100358669 113799167 -15587565 5012295 93199307 92182141 26328565 4711539 113799167 0.95260 0.02840 0.01900 0 0 597906 597906 56046294 25636363 30409931 2517688 1131474 1386214 8311684 2687586 5624098 38018149 OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 1371908 1371908 X 47495441 10183350 165817 10349167 37146274 382775 -189758 193017 37339291 31266683 -23941 -23941 31290624 382775 382775 31673399 PART V, LINE 4: THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS PRIMARILY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND, AS SUCH, IS SUBJECT TO THE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX OF SECTION 511 ON ITS "UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME." NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES WAS RECORDED FOR 2025 AND 2024 UNDER SUCH EXEMPTION. U.S. GAAP REQUIRE THE SCHOOL'S MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (ASSET) IF THE SCHOOL HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. THE SCHOOL IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2022. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE 93,652. FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 72,165. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST -189,758. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE 93,652. FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 72,165. NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST -189,758. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 ALL PUBLICATIONS IN THE AREAS OF RECRUITMENT PUBLICIZE THE SCHOOL'S NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL IS FUNDED BY THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA AS A LINE ITEM IN THE PA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S ANNUAL BUDGET. THE FUNDING OF OUR SCHOOL HAS NEVER BEEN REVOKED FOR ANY REASON. AUCTION /GALA 99253 48795 50458 0 0 0 21912 1800 21476 GOLF 50550 31820 18730 0 0 1000 0 0 3535 2 36820 27490 9330 225 0 4397 10878 500 6442 186623 108105 78518 225 5397 32790 2300 31453 72165 6353 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CARRIE RAIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 189072 0 0 0 360 0 32109 0 26394 0 247935 0 0 0 KEVIN MCDONOUGH SUPERINTENDANT 193097 0 0 0 1052 0 32908 0 4123 0 231180 0 0 0 DONALD MAZREKU DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT 159997 0 0 0 552 0 27213 0 31159 0 218921 0 0 0 STEVE QUAGLIANI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 172527 0 0 0 360 0 29304 0 13013 0 215204 0 0 0 MATTHEW CAMPION DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT 154137 0 0 0 1032 0 26301 0 32415 0 213885 0 0 0 GREGORY MENDENHALL HIGH & MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 135567 0 0 0 216 0 23015 0 32028 0 190826 0 0 0 KRISTEN BEERS NURSE SUPERVISOR 144070 0 0 0 203 0 24454 0 3125 0 171852 0 0 0 STEVEN FARMER FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EXITED 6/23) 0 0 0 0 118303 0 0 0 0 0 118303 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE SCHOOL HAS AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SUPERINTENDENT. PART I, LINE 4A STEVEN FARMER RECEIVED $118,303 IN SEVERANCE PAY IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024. M DEL CIMMUTO SPOUSE OF BOARD TRUSTEE 82586 M. DEL CIMMUTO IS EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL AS THE DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS SAFETY AND IS THE HUSBAND OF B. BOYLAN, A TRUSTEE OF THE SCHOOL 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF EMPLOYED 272 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024. OF THE TOTAL 272 EMPLOYEES, 221 WERE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND 51 WERE PART-TIME, SUBSTITUTE, STUDENT WORKERS OR SUMMER WORKERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. A COPY OF THE FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND CEO AND PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AN ANNUAL REVIEW IS CONDUCTED FOR EACH TRUSTEE BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DURING THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT. A COMPLIANCE SHEET IS GIVEN TO EACH TRUSTEE REQUIRING THEIR SIGNATURE AS TO ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SCHOOL HAS AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SUPERINTENDENT. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AN ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO AID IN EVALUATING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SUPERINTENDENT. THE COMMITTEE MAINTAINS CONTEPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE DECISION IN ITS MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SCHOOL DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS EMERITUS TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL WITH NO VOTING RIGHTS: RODNEY DANCO, LAURA KIESEL, DR. HARRY LANG, PHD, JEFF HUTCHINS, ROSS FARBER, DR. DAVID MARTIN, PHD, DR. MARK FRIEDMAN. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST 379,516. FORM 990, PART XI, QUESTION 2C, OVERSIGHT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT: THE SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ITS SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. JOSEPH HORNE TRUST PA T 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0