POCONO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

POCONO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

EIN 24-0790064 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)

What they do

THE GREATER POCONO CHAMBER of COMMERCES MISSION is to ACT AS A UNIFIED VOICE of BUSINESS, DEDICATED to THE PROSPERITY of ALL COMMERCE LEADING to THE ENHANCEMENT of THE QUALITY of LIFE IN OUR REGION and SURROUNDING REGION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.

Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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

They name their leaders26 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

93.09%of revenue went to mission work79.5% of expenses · Program services

6.99%of revenue went to fundraising6.0% of expenses

$117.02spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

16.95%of revenue went to management and office costs14.5% of expenses

$1.00in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

50.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$315,422

Mission workProgram services$293,61493.09% of revenue79.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$53,45916.95% of revenue14.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$22,0396.99% of revenue6.0% of expenses

Total expenses$369,112117.02% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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

2025CurrentExpense mix: 79.5% mission · 14.5% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.02% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 78.1% mission · 16.1% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.57% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 13.6% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 116.03% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.3% mission · 14.0% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.61% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 14.6% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.57% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 66.2% mission · 33.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.14% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$315,422

Expenses$369,112

Annual shortfall $53,690 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$293,614 · 79.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$53,459 · 14.5% of expenses

Fundraising$22,039 · 6.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$315,422

Expenses$369,112

Assets$369,743

Income$339,744

Contributions$158,395

Mission work (program services)$293,614

Fundraising$22,039

Management and general$53,459

Stocks and bonds$214,322

Accounting fees$9,382

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (26)

DR COSMAS CURRYTRUSTEE

RICK FRANZOTRUSTEE

PHILIP POPETRUSTEE

PATRICIA DUMETRUSTEE

MICHAEL HARRISTRUSTEE

MELISSA KONTIRTRUSTEE

KRISTINE BUSHCHAIR

JERROD BELVINTRUSTEE

IAN HECKTRUSTEE

GEORGE ROBERTSPAST CHAIR

GEORGE JOHNSONTRUSTEE

EMILY HAUSERTRUSTEE

ELENA GUPKOTRUSTEE

ALANA ROBERTSTRUSTEE

DEE RANERIVICE CHAIR

DAVID WOODTRUSTEE

DANIEL W ROMAGNOTRUSTEE

DANIEL PERICHTRUSTEE

DANIEL MCDERMOTTTRUSTEE

COURTNEY QUARESIMOTRUSTEE

COLBY DANERITRUSTEE

CARMINE J CORRIDORETRUSTEE

BRIAN BOSSUYTTREASURER

BOB HAYTRUSTEE

ANDRE WILLIAMSTRUSTEE

ANDIE KATZTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1959
Location: 1004 MAIN ST, STROUDSBURG, PA 18360-1605
County: Monroe
In care of: KRISTINE BUSH
Primary officer: KRISTINE BUSH, CHAIRMAN

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcontact@greaterpoconochamber.com Phone(570) 421-4433

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: RILEY AND COMPANY INC
NTEE classification: Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
IRS tax category: Mutual & Membership Benefit