PANTHER CREEK VALLEY FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.9M · expenses $157K · assets $3.6M

EIN
23-2563958
Address
PO BOX 287, LANSFORD, PA 18232-0287
NTEE code
A54 History Museums (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File, as A540)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 1996 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

TO PRESERVE THE HERITAGE OF ANTHRACITE MINING BY OPERATING A MINING MUSEUM AND REOPENING THE NO 9 COAL MINE FOR PUBLIC TOURS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Zachary Petroski PRESIDENT2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Alex Shereba VICE PRESIDENT2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Joe Greco TREASURER2016-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Dale Frudenberger SECRETARY2016-2024 5 $0 reported 1
David Kuchta (former) PRESIDENT2016-2019 5 $0 reported 1
Michael Knies (former) VICE PRESIDENT2016-2019 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 10 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZACHARY PETROSKI PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX SHEREBA VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
JOE GRECO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
DALE FRUDENBERGER SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 12 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZACHARY PETROSKI PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX SHEREBA VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
JOE GRECO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
DALE FRUDENBERGER SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 10 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZACHARY PETROSKI PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX SHEREBA VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
JOE GRECO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
DALE FRUDENBERGER SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 12 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZACHARY PETROSKI PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX SHEREBA VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
JOE GRECO TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
DALE FRUDENBERGER SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZACHARY PETROSKI PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ALEX SHEREBA VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
JOE GRECO TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
DALE FRUDENBERGER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID KUCHTA PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL KNIES VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
JOE GRECO TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
DALE FRUDENBERGER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID KUCHTA PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
MICHAEL KNIES VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
JOE GRECO TREASURER5 $0-- $01
DALE FRUDENBERGER SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID KUCHTA PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
MICHAEL KNIES VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
JOE GRECO TREASURER5 $0-- $01
DALE FRUDENBERGER SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID KUCHTA PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
MICHAEL KNIES VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
JOE GRECO TREASURER15 $0-- $01
DALE FRUDENBERGER SECRETARY5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,878,609$156,942 $3,628,043$3,625,408 $1,712,950$144,084 $0105
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$624,520$193,041 $1,908,829$1,903,741 $432,459$155,933 $0125
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$200,227$144,394 $1,479,747$1,472,262 $20,465$136,761 $01015
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,463,258$150,711 $1,426,217$1,416,429 $1,330,329$118,485 $0125
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,715$125,391 $103,882$103,882 $20,591$90,523 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,112$117,874 $96,558$96,558 $15,098$97,631 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,786$88,143 $84,320$84,320 $9,648$66,166 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,131$101,628 $98,679$98,679 $5,308$69,774 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,981$88,390 $125,387$125,179 $4,584$73,722 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $6,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
POCONO MOUNTAINS VACATION BUREAU INC $6,0001 $6,0002024 2024 Public charity Exact
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $156,942 spent · pay $81,995 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $74,825$74,825-- 47.7%
Occupancy $18,163$18,163-- 11.6%
Office expenses $12,730$11,849$881- 8.1%
Fees: other services $10,666$10,666-- 6.8%
Advertising and promotion $9,508$9,508-- 6.1%
Other (as described)OTHER COSTS $8,497$8,497-- 5.4%
Payroll taxes $7,170$7,170-- 4.6%
Insurance $5,888$5,888-- 3.8%
Fees: accounting $4,723-$4,723- 3.0%
Depreciation and depletion $4,499$4,499-- 2.9%
Travel $150$150-- 0.1%
Interest $123$123-- 0.1%
Total$156,942100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $193,041 spent · pay $101,370 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $85,193$85,193-- 44.1%
Occupancy $17,517$17,517-- 9.1%
Payroll taxes $16,177$16,177-- 8.4%
Fees: accounting $14,919-$14,919- 7.7%
Advertising and promotion $12,515$12,515-- 6.5%
Fees: other services $11,807$11,807-- 6.1%
Other (as described)OTHER COSTS $11,548$11,548-- 6.0%
Other (as described)OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVIC $8,827$8,827-- 4.6%
Depreciation and depletion $4,703$4,703-- 2.4%
Insurance $3,642$3,642-- 1.9%
Office expenses $3,087$2,942$145- 1.6%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $2,698$2,698-- 1.4%
Interest $258$258-- 0.1%
Travel $150$150-- 0.1%
Total$193,041100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $144,394 spent · pay $85,595 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $77,786$77,786-- 53.9%
Occupancy $15,484$15,484-- 10.7%
Advertising and promotion $11,911$11,911-- 8.2%
Payroll taxes $7,809$7,809-- 5.4%
Other (as described)OTHER COSTS $7,315$7,315-- 5.1%
Office expenses $5,638$2,819$2,819- 3.9%
Insurance $5,287$5,287-- 3.7%
Depreciation and depletion $4,607$4,607-- 3.2%
Other (as described)OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVIC $4,305$4,305-- 3.0%
Fees: other services $1,832$1,832-- 1.3%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $1,568$1,568-- 1.1%
Interest $352$352-- 0.2%
Other (as described)CONTRACT SERVICES $350$350-- 0.2%
Travel $150$150-- 0.1%
Total$144,394100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $150,711 spent · pay $86,512 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $78,644$78,644-- 52.2%
Occupancy $15,655$15,655-- 10.4%
Advertising and promotion $12,676$12,676-- 8.4%
Other (as described)OTHER COSTS $11,711$11,711-- 7.8%
Payroll taxes $7,868$7,868-- 5.2%
Office expenses $5,107$2,553$2,554- 3.4%
Other (as described)OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVIC $4,761$4,761-- 3.2%
Depreciation and depletion $4,607$4,607-- 3.1%
Insurance $3,382$3,382-- 2.2%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $2,982$2,982-- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $1,500-$1,500- 1.0%
Fees: other services $1,275$1,275-- 0.8%
Interest $443$443-- 0.3%
Travel $100$100-- 0.1%
Total$150,711100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $125,391 spent · pay $57,849 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,849 46.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,140 32.0%
Printing, publications, postage $13,810 11.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,592 10.8%
Total$125,391100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $117,874 spent · pay $58,511 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,511 49.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,039 30.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,410 11.4%
Printing, publications, postage $9,914 8.4%
Total$117,874100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $88,143 spent · pay $33,810 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $33,810 38.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,954 26.0%
Printing, publications, postage $19,940 22.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,079 11.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,360 1.5%
Total$88,143100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $101,628 spent · pay $39,723 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $39,723 39.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,845 27.4%
Printing, publications, postage $23,693 23.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,062 8.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,305 1.3%
Total$101,628100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $88,390 spent · pay $33,995 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $33,995 38.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,350 28.7%
Printing, publications, postage $19,413 22.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,407 9.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,225 1.4%
Total$88,390100%

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Federal grants and contracts

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Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

State business registration

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