2024-09-10T09:20:37-05:00 2023-12-31 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 503 MARTINDALE STREET SUITE 600 PITTSBURGH PA 15212 990 2023-01-01 251064871 WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PITTSBURGH WORL 4122817970 2640 BNY MELLON CTR 500 GRANT ST PITTSBURGH PA 152192510 BETTY CRUZ PRESIDENT AND CEO 4122817970 2024-09-10 1 0 AMY C LEWIS P01360302 4124715500 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z BETTY CRUZ 2640 BNY MELLON CTR 500 GRANT ST PITTSBURGH PA 152192510 1221914 0 X WWW.WORLDPITTSBURGH.ORG X 1931 PA TO CONVENE AND CONNECT PEOPLE AROUND GLOBAL ISSUES TO BUILD A COMPETITIVE, THRIVING, AND INCLUSIVE PITTSBURGH. 18 17 10 34 0 0 356303 664502 4669 2300 409203 142740 -56686 -77696 713489 731846 0 0 0 0 535758 535902 0 0 128824 310263 274963 846021 810865 -132532 -79019 1431208 1423480 18050 29467 1413158 1394013 X THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PITTSBURGH'S MISSION IS TO CONVENE AND CONNECT PEOPLE AROUND GLOBAL ISSUES TO BUILD A COMPETITIVE, THRIVING, AND INCLUSIVE PITTSBURGH. 0 0 368207 THE COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND PROVIDING PREPARATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE 21ST-CENTURY WORKFORCE. OUR PROGRAMS WORK AS ADDENDUMS TO THE TRADITIONAL FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM AND FILL THE GAPS LEFT BEHIND IN SCHOOLS IN RELATION TO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES AND GLOBAL LEARNING. GLOBAL LEARNING HAS THE POWER TO TRANSFORM THE WAYS THAT STUDENTS SEE THE WORLD AROUND THEMSELVES AND CHANGE THE WAY THEY SEE THEMSELVES IN RELATION TO THE WORLD. IN DOING SO, IT EMBOLDENS AND EMPOWERS THEIR TRADITIONAL EDUCATION BY BRINGING NEW PERSPECTIVES AND NEW UNDERSTANDINGS INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS.THE COUNCIL IS CREATING THESE NEW PERSPECTIVES AND UNDERSTANDINGS THROUGH THREE INITIATIVES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF YOUTH PROGRAMMING: OUR GLOBAL MINDS PROGRAM, DRIVEN BY A BY-YOUTH AND FOR-YOUTH APPROACH, OUR GLOBAL TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM.AT THE START OF 2021, THE COUNCIL ANNOUNCED THE MERGER WITH THE GLOBAL MINDS INITIATIVE, A FOR-YOUTH, BY-YOUTH ORGANIZATION CREATED TO COMBAT THE ISSUES OF CULTURAL INTOLERANCE AND DISCRIMINATION THROUGH AN AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM BETWEEN ENGLISH-AS-A-SECOND-LANGUAGE (ESL) AND NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING (NES) STUDENTS. GLOBAL MINDS HAS BECOME ONE OF THE COUNCIL'S LEADING YOUTH PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES AN EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE CONTINUUM OF GLOBAL EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE COUNCIL ADDED SEVERAL CHAPTERS IN NORTH AMERICA AND ONE IN HONG KONG, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHAPTERS TO 16 AT THE END OF 2023.ADDITIONALLY, YOUTH ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR DIGITAL LAB, OUR ANNUAL YOUTH CONFERENCE, OUR CAREER SEMINARS, AND OUR YOUTH BOARD AND YOUTH FELLOWS OPPORTUNITIES. IN TOTAL IN 2023, THE COUNCIL OFFERED 35 YOUTH PROGRAMS, SERVING 41 SCHOOLS AND REACHING 1,468 PROGRAM ATTENDEES. 70582 THE COUNCIL REINITIATED STUDENT RECRUITMENT FOR THE GLOBAL TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN 2021, FOLLOWING A PROGRAM PAUSE DUE TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING, THE COUNCIL PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ATTEND A CULTURALLY IMMERSIVE PROGRAM ABROAD FOR THREE TO FIVE WEEKS OVER THE SUMMER. THE TRIPS INVOLVE A COMBINATION OF HOST FAMILY STAYS, LANGUAGE TRAINING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURES. THE STUDENTS SELECTED HAVE A LEVEL OF FINANCIAL NEED THAT WOULD OTHERWISE LIMIT THEIR ABILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. THE SCHOLARSHIP COVERS PASSPORT COSTS, FLIGHTS, AND PROGRAM EXPENSES.IN 2023, THE COUNCIL HAD 28 STUDENTS APPLY FOR THE GLOBAL TRAVELER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, OF WHOM EIGHT STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO TRAVEL TO SIX COUNTRIES IN THE SUMMER OF 2023. 156412 2300 THE COUNCIL'S PUBLIC PROGRAMMING PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH, NON-PARTISAN LOOK AT RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL TOPICS. SPEAKERS OFFER INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS THAT ALLOW ATTENDEES TO BROADEN THEIR AWARENESS, GAIN NEW PERSPECTIVES, AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. IN 2023, THE COUNCIL PUT ON 11 PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH 61 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ENABLING ATTENDEES TO HEAR FROM 49 EXPERT SPEAKERS. 595201 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X BETTY CRUZ 4122817970 2640 BNY MELLON CTR 500 GRANT ST PITTSBURGH PA 152192510 SALEEM GHUBRIL CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET C GLEASON VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK J FORSTER TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA E BARNES MD MS SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ALAN L ACKERMAN ESQ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ARIEL ARMONY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE AUGUSTINE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNA BARON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM F BENTER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN BUECHEL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 THE HONORABLE RICH FITZGERALD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LYNETTE HORRELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PEYTON KLEIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAUL OVERBY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 THE HONORABLE EDWARD GAINEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 IHAB SALIB DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICK WALLACE DIRECTOR, EXIT 12/23 0.50 X 0 0 0 BETTY CRUZ PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 142500 0 5772 DAVID HICKTON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 142500 0 5772 1 0 0 0 0 83500 581002 664502 ADMISSION FEES 900099 2300 2300 2300 27666 27666 519046 403972 115074 115074 115074 8235 83500 86096 -77861 -77861 MISCELLANEOUS 165 165 165 731846 2300 0 65044 142500 110754 11139 20607 321574 249934 25136 46504 33856 26314 2646 4896 37972 29513 2968 5491 937 613 50 274 50233 32834 2700 14699 11290 11290 72335 47279 3889 21167 1456 1096 360 36682 3692 21255 11735 388 352 21 15 1161 67 955 139 10772 7959 805 2008 SCHOOL PROGRAMS 72601 72079 149 373 PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS 12449 12449 MISCELLANEOUS 4659 266 3837 556 810865 595201 86840 128824 90525 288221 5000 100000 1000 7800 8314 7694 50700 50700 0 0 1326369 1019765 1431208 1423480 18050 29467 18050 29467 X 1290285 1024258 122873 369755 1413158 1394013 1431208 1423480 -79019 59874 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 629022 670729 616802 356303 664502 2937358 629022 670729 616802 356303 664502 2937358 1161632 1775726 36569 31487 30525 25114 27666 151361 1239 38061 8400 47700 3136419 71278 0.56620 0.62250 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,239. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 978. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 165. SPECIAL EVENTS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 37,083. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 8,235. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 35580 35580 0 15120 15120 0 0 884576 59874 92856 152730 731846 0 731846 903721 92856 92856 810865 0 810865 SPRING SOIREE 91735 83500 8235 19350 27681 6032 33033 91735 83500 8235 19350 27681 6032 33033 86096 -77861 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT/CEO PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THROUGH INTERNAL MANAGEMENT REPORTING STRUCTURES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IDENTIFIES ANY POTENTIAL AREAS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO PROPOSED BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIRPERSON AND THE SECRETARY/TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THEIR BY-LAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.