GREATER HAZLETON COMMUNITY AREA NEW DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GREATER HAZLETON COMMUNITY AREA NEW DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC

EIN 23-6296551 · Homeowners & Tenants Associations (L50)

What they do

THE GREATER HAZLETON COMMUNITY AREA NEW DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, INC. ("CAN DO") WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1956 to SECURE NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES and to PROMOTE and ATTRACT THE ESTABLISHMENT of NEW BUSINESSES for RESIDENTS of THE GREATER HAZLETON AREA and SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $75.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders68 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

45.92%of revenue went to mission work75.6% of expenses · Program services

$60.72spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

14.80%of revenue went to management and office costs24.4% of expenses

$13.61in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

2.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$12,111,152

Mission workProgram services$5,561,94045.92% of revenue75.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,791,88314.80% of revenue24.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,757,32939.28% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$7,353,82360.72% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 75.6% mission · 24.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.72% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 71.1% mission · 28.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.40% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 70.8% mission · 29.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.59% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 50.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.95% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 52.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 53.81% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 33.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.11% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 33.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.71% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 33.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.28% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$12,111,152

Expenses$7,353,823

Annual surplus $4,757,329 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$5,561,940 · 75.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,791,883 · 24.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$12,111,152

Expenses$7,353,823

Assets$100,083,076

Income$21,039,489

Contributions$308,226

Mission work (program services)$5,561,940

Management and general$1,791,883

Stocks and bonds$18,697,466

Investing fees$66,243

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JOSEPH F LETTIEREPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $334,058Base $256,471 · Other $77,587

PATRICIA GENDLER CPAASSISTANT SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $193,150Base $167,391 · Other $25,759

MELISSA FREDERICKASSISTANT SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $80,787Base $63,869 · Other $16,918

DANA DELUCCAASSISTANT SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $55,409Base $47,223 · Other $8,186

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (68)

JOSEPH F LETTIEREPRESIDENT & CEO

PATRICIA GENDLER CPAASSISTANT SECRETARY

MELISSA FREDERICKASSISTANT SECRETARY

DANA DELUCCAASSISTANT SECRETARY

MICHAEL CHRISTINADIRECTOR

PETER KESLICKADIRECTOR

PAUL MALONEDIRECTOR AT LARGE

PAUL BAYNUMDIRECTOR AT LARGE

PATRICK J WARDDIRECTOR AT LARGE

NORBERT KOTZERDIRECTOR

NEAL DEANGELO IIISECRETARY

RALPH SHARPDIRECTOR AT LARGE

LUCI KULISHDIRECTOR AT LARGE

LLEWELLYM F DRYFOOS IIIPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

LISA MARIE HALECKYDIRECTOR AT LARGE

LIENNEA C DELFINEDIRECTOR

LANI DROBNOCKDIRECTOR AT LARGE

KRISTA SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR AT LARGE

TAMMY TORRESDIRECTOR

WILLIAM SPEARDIRECTOR

WILLIAM MAGNOTTAPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

VICKY PEREZDIRECTOR

TONI CHRISTMANDIRECTOR

TIM GENETTIDIRECTOR AT LARGE

TERRY MALLOYVICE CHAIRMAN

TERRENCE PURCELLDIRECTOR AT LARGE

TERRANCE M EYERLY DCPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

PETER J FAGAN ESQDIRECTOR AT LARGE

SHERRI HOMANKODIRECTOR

ROSSANNA GABRIELDIRECTOR AT LARGE

ROSEANN GABOSDIRECTOR AT LARGE

ROBERT SENSKY ESQDIRECTOR AT LARGE

ROBERT L HOEGGDIRECTOR

ROBERT J MOISEYPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

KEN OKREPKIEDIRECTOR AT LARGE

CARLA THALLERTREASURER

E THOMAS SANDROCKPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

DONNA DOUGHERTYDIRECTOR

DONALD M PACHENCEPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

DOMINIC ANTONELLIDIRECTOR

DAVID M MCCARTHYDIRECTOR AT LARGE

DANIEL BOOTEDIRECTOR AT LARGE

CHRISTINE JENSENDIRECTOR AT LARGE

CHARLES BURKHARDTPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

EUGENE M DOUGHERTYPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

CALVIN HERRINGVICE CHAIRMAN

BRIAN REESEDIRECTOR AT LARGE

BRIAN POVEROMODIRECTOR AT LARGE

BJ CRYDERDIRECTOR

BARBARA CASSISEDIRECTOR AT LARGE

ANGEL MAE WEBBY ZOLA ESQDIRECTOR AT LARGE

ALEXANDER SLOOTDIRECTOR AT LARGE

KERI NORKDIRECTOR

GARY PERNADIRECTOR

GARY F LAMONTPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

GREGG PAVLICKDIRECTOR

JANE KANYOCKDIRECTOR AT LARGE

JEFF MASON JRDIRECTOR AT LARGE

JENNIFER MOISEYDIRECTOR AT LARGE

JIM DINODIRECTOR

JOHN E SCHWEAR JRCHAIRMAN

JOHN J SPEVAKPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

JOHN MADDEN PHDPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

JOHN PATTON CPADIRECTOR AT LARGE

JOSEPH CLIFFORDDIRECTOR AT LARGE

JOSEPH M DEBIASPAST PRES./CHAIRMAN

JOSEPH ZELLER IIIVICE CHAIRMAN

ADAM HOOVERDIRECTOR AT LARGE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1959
Location: ONE SOUTH CHURCH STREET, HAZLETON, PA 18201
County: Luzerne
In care of: JOSEPH F LETTIERE
Primary officer: JOSEPH F LETTIERE, PRESIDENT AND CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(570) 455-1508

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SNYDER & CLEMENTE
NTEE classification: Homeowners & Tenants Associations (L50)
IRS tax category: Homeowners & Tenants Associations