Pocono Mountains United Way

Analysis

Pocono Mountains United Way is a registered charity in United States, based in Stroudsburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1951, 75 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Pocono Mountains United Way reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.0m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Pocono Mountains United Way sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Lodge Area Community Foundation ($3.0m), Parents with a Purpose Inc ($3.0m) and Pauline McFarlin Walter Memorial Trust 10910 ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $276k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $736k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $583k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 24 employees.