GEORGE A ROMERO FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $304K · expenses $304K · assets $88K

EIN
83-0628601
Address
4550 MCKNIGHT RD STE 208, PITTSBURGH, PA 15237-3162
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2018 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO HONOR THE LIFE WORK AND CULTURAL INFLUENCE OF GEORGE A. ROMERO AND TO SUPPORT A NEW GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS AND ARTISTS INSPIRED BY HIS LEGACY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Suzanne Desrocher-Romero PRESIDENT2018-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Tina Romero VICE PRESIDE2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Ramona Streiner SECRETARY/TR2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Whitehead CHIEF OPERAT2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUZANNE DESROCHER-ROMERO PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
TINA ROMERO VICE PRESIDE0 $0$0$0 $01
RAMONA STREINER SECRETARY/TR5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY WHITEHEAD CHIEF OPERAT10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUZANNE DESROCHER-ROMERO PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
TINA ROMERO VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
RAMONA STREINER SECRETARY/TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY WHITEHEAD CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUZANNE DESROCHER-ROMERO PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
TINA ROMERO VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
RAMONA STREINER SECRETARY/TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY WHITEHEAD CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUZANNE DESROCHER-ROMERO PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
TINA ROMERO VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
RAMONA STREINER SECRETARY/TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY WHITEHEAD CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER10 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Suzanne Desrocher-Romero President20 $0-$0 $01
Tina Romero Vice-President0 $0-$0 $01
Ramona Streiner Secretary & Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Jeffrey Whitehead Chief Operations Officer15 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Suzanne Desrocher-Romero President20 $0-$0 $01
Tina Romero Vice-President10 $0-$0 $01
Ramona Streiner Secretary & Treasurer30 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Suzanne Desrocher-Romero President20 $0-$0 $01
Tina Romero Vice-President10 $0-$0 $01
Ramona Streiner Secretary & Treasurer30 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Trademarks

2 US trademarks, 2 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
(design)905756882021-03-12RegisteredTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27
STAY SCARED!905754192021-03-12RegisteredTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27

The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$303,800$303,704 $88,172$77,935 $302,311$0 -010
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,787$171,953 $80,500$71,480 $41,580$0 -010
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$172,246$90,725 $202,314$192,044 $170,237$0 $0010
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$197,099$93,301 $126,407$116,137 $40,291$155,972 $0010
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,726$41,864 $12,339$12,339 $8,222$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$166,608$144,181 $44,477$44,477 $22,224$143,322 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,707$14,657 $22,050$22,050 $16,707$20,000 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $440,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RICHARD KING MELLON FOUNDATION DTD 01-01-47 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GEORGE A ROMERO FOUNDATION” 2022-2023 2$440,000 2023$300,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $303,704 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONSULTING EXPENSES $261,874$261,874-- 86.2%
Office expenses $8,806$8,806-- 2.9%
All other expenses $7,250$7,250-- 2.4%
Other (as described)RENT & LEASE $6,029$6,029-- 2.0%
Other (as described)FILM FELLOWSHIP $5,000$5,000-- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $4,735$4,735-- 1.6%
Other (as described)TAXES & LICENSES $2,958$2,958-- 1.0%
Travel $2,865$2,865-- 0.9%
Insurance $2,184$2,184-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $1,975$1,975-- 0.7%
Interest $28$28-- 0.0%
Total$303,704100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $171,953 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $143,123$143,123$0$0 83.2%
Advertising and promotion $10,373$10,373$0$0 6.0%
Office expenses $8,086$8,086$0$0 4.7%
Fees: legal $3,945$3,945$0$0 2.3%
Insurance $2,447$2,447$0$0 1.4%
Fees: accounting $2,150$2,150$0$0 1.3%
Travel $1,829$1,829$0$0 1.1%
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2022 · Form 990 · $90,725 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $47,906$47,906$0$0 52.8%
Travel $13,947$13,947$0$0 15.4%
Fees: legal $10,431$10,431$0$0 11.5%
Office expenses $7,843$7,843$0$0 8.6%
Advertising and promotion $7,008$7,008$0$0 7.7%
Fees: accounting $1,920$1,920$0$0 2.1%
Insurance $1,670$1,670$0$0 1.8%
Total$90,725100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $93,301 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $56,957$56,957$0$0 61.0%
Fees: legal $14,581$14,581$0$0 15.6%
Advertising and promotion $8,949$8,949$0$0 9.6%
Office expenses $5,701$5,701$0$0 6.1%
Insurance $2,452$2,452$0$0 2.6%
Travel $2,431$2,431$0$0 2.6%
Fees: accounting $2,230$2,230$0$0 2.4%
Total$93,301100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $41,864 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,218 48.3%
Fees to independent contractors $13,210 31.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,510 17.9%
Printing, publications, postage $926 2.2%
Total$41,864100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $144,181 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $112,985 78.4%
Fees to independent contractors $25,852 17.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,878 2.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,466 1.7%
Total$144,181100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $14,657 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,092 96.1%
Printing, publications, postage $565 3.9%
Total$14,657100%

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