Program areas at Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HISTORIC DUQUESNE HEIGHTS INCLINE FOR USE BY COMMUTERS AND VISITORS. There were 540,454 passengers carried in 2022.
The upper station on Grandview Avenue, includes a museum gift shop where souvenir merchandise and publications are sold to visitors.
The Duquesne Incline is a working museum. The upper station, on Grandview Avenue, includes a platform for the public to view the Incline's historic hoisting equipment, as well as displays regarding the history of the Incline and the City of Pittsburgh, along with pictures of other cable and rail cars from around the world. Additionally, the Society provides free history and tourism information at the upper station in partnership with VisitPittsburgh, the official non-profit tourist promotion agency for Allegheny County. Built in 1877, the Incline was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and was designated a National Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1977. Adjacent to the Incline, on the Grandview Avenue level there is a large outdoor observation deck that provides a spectacular view of Downtown Pittsburgh and the junction of the three rivers, an attraction that draws an international ridership to the Incline.
Personnel at Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Robert Z Fierst | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mark W McNally | Executive Manager | $93,042 | 2023-11-15 |
| Clyde Brunk | Executive Vice President | $13,405 | 2022-12-31 |
| Heather Seiders | Treasurer - New | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
Financials for Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $6,836 | $15,930 | -57.1% |
| Program services | $1,164,408 | $960,888 | 21.2% |
| Investment income and dividends | $165,589 | $133,484 | 24.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $9,450 | $6,300 | 50% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $111,513 | $46,630 | 139.1% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,457,796 | $1,163,232 | 25.3% |
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Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
June 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
August 23, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
Tax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 1220 Grandview Ave
- Pittsburgh, PA 15211
- Metro area
- Pittsburgh, PA
- County
- Allegheny County, PA
- Phone
- (412) 381-1665
IRS details
- EIN
- 25-1145892
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1964
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation
- NAICS code, primary
- 7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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