Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
Donations deductibleRevenue
$41.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$40.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$90m
$8.1m liabilities
Net assets
$81.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
17
5.2 years on average
Staff
395
25 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
22
named in Part VII
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children's network
17 people2 organisationsi17 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren L Hoover MD | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ellen Walton - Emeritus | Honorary Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| H Scott Cunningham | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Harry J Soose (also filed as Harry Soose) | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Heidi A Ondek ED D | Secretary and Superintende | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James K Martin | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Janet Simon PHD | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jennifer A Shuckrow | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joseph A Massaro III | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joseph C Wassermann | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura B Gutnick ESQ (also filed as Laura B Gutnick) | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Linda N Northrop | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Peggy B Harris | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Roger C Thomas | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sarah J Itzkoff | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thomas A Karet | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Timothy D Frenz | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
22 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey Kappel | Research and Data Director | since 2023 |
| Barbara Cunningham | Employee Relations Director | since 2018 |
| Beth Ramella | Outreach Director | since 2018 |
| Elena Flores-Noel | Health Services Director | 2021 |
| Heidi Ondek | Executive Director and Superintendent | since 2019 |
| Janet Hackel | Primary Program Director | 2022 |
| Janice Husser | Middle Program Supervisor | 2022 |
| Jennifer Hoover | Chief Financial Officer | 2025 |
| John Coglio | Dietary Manager | 2022 |
| Julie Whitbeck-Lewinski | Related Services Director | 2019 |
| Lynn Fox | Professional Development Director | 2023 |
| Maria Stanojevic | Teacher | since 2018 |
| Maryanne Loebig | Health Services Director | since 2018 |
| Norman Yeargers | Teacher | 2019 |
| Rachel A Weaver | Human Resources Director | 2025 |
| Rachelle Rectenwald | Secondary Department Director | since 2018 |
| Rcahel Weaver | Human Resources Director | 2023 |
| Renee Crosby | Director of Health Service | 2025 |
| Sarah O'Brien | Middle Program Principal | 2023 |
| Susan McAleer | Director of Finance and Facilities | since 2018 |
| Timothy Duffy | Housekeeping | 2022 |
| Todd Reeves | Executive Director | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi A Ondek Ed D | Secretary and Superintende | 48 | $291k | $66k | |
| Rachelle Rectenwald | Assistant Superintendent | 45 | $188k | $57k | |
| Audrey Kappel | Director of Finance and Fa | 45 | $162k | $33k | |
| Rachel Weaver | Human Resources Director | 45 | $155k | $56k | |
| Renee Crosby | Director of Health Service | 45 | $149k | $40k | |
| Jennifer Hoover | Chief Financial Officer | 45 | $147k | $53k | |
| Laura B Gutnick | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Timothy D Frenz | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| H Scott Cunningham | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peggy B Harris | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Darren L Hoover MD | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah J Itzkoff | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas A Karet | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| James K Martin | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joseph A Massaro III | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda N Northrop | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer A Shuckrow | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janet Simon PhD | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Harry J Soose | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roger C Thomas | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joseph C Wassermann | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ellen Walton - Emeritus | Honorary Trustee | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
- EIN
- 251095385
- Address
- 201 N Bellefield Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-1499
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- The mission of western pennsylvania school for blind children is to nurture the unique abilities of individuals with blindness and visual impairment through educational excellence and a lifetime of learning. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B280 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1887
- Principal officer
- H Scott Cunningham (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1926
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsH Scott Cunningham
≥8years on the filingsJames K Martin
≥8years on the filingsJennifer A Shuckrow
≥8years on the filingsJoseph A Massaro III
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $90m
- Total liabilities
- $8.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $81.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $11.8m
- Program service revenue
- $28.8m
- Employees
- 395
- Volunteers
- 25
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 10 January 1887
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (5)
- H. Scott Cunningham Treasurer
- Laura Gutnick President
- Rebecca Renshaw Secretary
- Rebecca Renshaw Governor
- Timothy Frenz Vice President
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.