PITTSBURGH —

Pittsburgh City Controller Rachael Heisler presented her version of "Fair Share Taxes" to city council members Thursday.

At the core of the concept, Heisler recommends that the city's five largest tax-exempt institutions volunteer to pay a designated amount of money annually in lieu of property taxes. Advertisement

Heisler's office released a statement with data to support their proposal, citing a 2022 report filed by the county and city controllers.

"The report found that in 2021, nonprofits owned 20% of all property in the city, and 63% of that was owned by the “Big Five” nonprofits – UPMC, AHN, Pitt, CMU and Duquesne University. In 2021, these five nonprofits owned $4.3 billion in tax-exempt properties in the city, and if not exempt, would have paid $34.5 million

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