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Wesley Family Services

Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 82-0653875 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Wesley Family Services reported $72.3 million in revenue and $70.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.35 went to program services, $11.64 to management and general costs and $0.01 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $420,903 (MEDICAL DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $71M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $72M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.3%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.6%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.1%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.1%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.4%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$420,903$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.59%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
76
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.96.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
23 of 23100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$15M expenses · 24.7% of program spending · revenue $18M

Education and behavioral health in schools we offer a variety of services to youth in a school setting to meet both their educational and behavioral/mental health needs. Wesley Family Services operates two private academic licensed schools. The schools are licensed for kindergarten, elementary and secondary education along with the special education categories of autism, learning disabilities and social/emotional disturbance. Both schools also hold status as approved private schools with funding from the pennsylvania department of education. The schools are separated by grade level: one for…

$8.7M expenses · 13.9% of program spending · revenue $10M

Community programs Wesley Family Services offers a variety of services that provide treatment, rehabilitation and engagement, some in a residential setting, for adults and/or transition age youth suffering from various emotional, mental health and/or substance abuse disorders. Assertive community treatment team provides 24/7 crisis services to adults 18 and older suffering from serious mental illness. These services include psychopharmacology, individual psychotherapy, supported employment, psychiatric rehabilitation, integrated dual-disorder treatment, peer support and case management…

$15M expenses · 24.5% of program spending · revenue $21M

Intellectual and developmental disabilities Wesley Family Services offer a variety of services to adults experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) through both facility-based programming and residential group living settings. The services include: facility based vocational rehabilitation (fbvr) is designed to develop and enhance vocational and social strengths while facilitating individual choice. We are committed to providing quality services to persons identifying a vocational component, while assisting people in optimizing self-sufficiency and community connections.…

$23M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$406,275$0$14,628$420,903
CEO
Officer, 28.00 hrs/week
$366,137$0$33,380$399,517
STAFF PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$272,731$0$27,850$300,581
STAFF PSYCHIATRIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$263,224$0$33,292$296,516
VP OF IT
Highest compensated employee, 36.50 hrs/week
$195,791$0$32,085$227,876
CFO
Officer, 32.00 hrs/week
$203,792$0$14,899$218,691
VP OF ADULT SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$181,060$0$7,220$188,280

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wesley Family Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $724K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$72M$71M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$72M$71M88.3%$23M$420,903
FY2024 ⓘ$68M$65M88.6%$21M$408,829
FY2023 ⓘ$63M$60M88.6%$18M$393,406
FY2022 ⓘ$65M$57M88.5%$15M$368,124
FY2021 ⓘ$57M$55M88.8%$6.8M$363,578
FY2020 ⓘ$58M$57M86.9%$5.0M$345,656

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b23 · 23 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 51,207
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6300

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
INDEED INC
Recruitment
$441,961
DENTONS COHEN & GRIGSBY PC
Legal
$281,380
KAUR CARE PC
Contracted psychiatry services
$237,900
MBM CONTRACTING INC
General contractor
$221,593
MCCARL'S SERVICE INC
General contractor
$217,533

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Wesley Family Services totaling $11,052 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Wesley Family Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Wesley Family Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Wesley Family Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Wesley Family Services reported that 88.3% of its $70.8 million in expenses went to program services, 11.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Wesley Family Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Wesley Family Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $420,903, for the role of MEDICAL DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Wesley Family Services get its money?

Of $72.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 98.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Wesley Family Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 82-0653875 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631359349305088 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501349349306245 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349309557 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341329349307549 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349303831 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349309989 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 82-0653875: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.