CITIZENS FOR SMALLER GOVERNMENT

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $4K · expenses $4K · assets $1K

EIN
46-2449428
Address
423 JEFFERSON AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18510-2412
NTEE code
Z99
Exempt type
501(c)(4): social welfare (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
No
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Mission

EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE BENEFIT OF A SMALLER MORE RESPONSIVE AND REPRESENTATIVE COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA BY ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC OUTREACH.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Charles J Volpe PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN2013-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Frank J Ruggiero Esq VP-DIRECTOR2013-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Grace Potelunas SECRETARY/TREASURER2019-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Barbara Jones (former) SECRETARY/TREASURER2013-2018 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARY GRACE POTELUNAS SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARY GRACE POTELUNAS SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARY GRACE POTELUNAS SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARY GRACE POTELUNAS SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARY GRACE POTELUNAS SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARY GRACE POTELUNAS SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARY GRACE POTELUNAS SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA JONES SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA JONES SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA JONES SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA JONES SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA JONES SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHARLES J VOLPE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK J RUGGIERO ESQ VP-DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA JONES SECRETARY/TREASURER4 $0$0$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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,000$4,000 $1,110$1,110 $4,000$0 $000
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,000$15,000 $1,110$1,110 $15,000$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,500$12,500 $1,110$1,110 $12,500$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,100$5,000 $1,110$1,110 $5,100$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,100$25,045 $1,010$1,010 $25,000$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$581 $955$955 $0$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,500$5,000 $1,536$1,536 $5,500$0 $000
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,461$10,300 $1,036$1,036 $10,461$0 $000
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,000$2,500 $875$875 $3,000$0 $000
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,500$50,500 $375$375 $50,500$0 $000
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,000$25,161 $375$375 $25,000$0 $000
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$402,600$402,364 $536$536 $402,600$0 $000
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$323,112$322,812 $300$300 $323,112$0 $003

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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OUR BABYS LEGACYPAZ99 $6,927$2,109 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
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SWANK MEM A TUW FBO ALLEG LUTHPAZ99 $2,752$1,612 TRUSTEE$1,568 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
KARSAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAZ99 $4,428$66,132 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
THE JAMES R AND ELIZABETH P HOLT FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAZ99 $4,956$49,928 CO-TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x, same state
CITIZENS FOR SHELTERED ANIMALS INCCAZ99 $3,072$23,299 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x
BLACKS IN GOVERNMENTCAZ99 $3,055$1,354 President$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x
SAGLE SENIOR CITIZENS INCIDZ99 $3,594$26,368 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x
ALIVENTERTAINMENT FOUNDATIONNYZ99 $3,270$1,868 OFFICER/SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x
CENTER OF DESIGN FOR AN AGING SOCIETYORZ99 $6,000$5,289 President$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x
SARAPIS FOUNDATIONNYZ99 $5,283$10,509 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x
KIMO FOUNDATIONNMZ99 $3,951$1,637 PRESIDENT & TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x
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FIELD CLUB FOUNDATIONFLZ99 $5,430$2,492 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY INCNYZ99 $2,105$1,775 President/ Chair of Board$0 Same NTEE code Z99, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$110,7017 42014–2022 CHILDRENS PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH CENTER INC; RECHAV LEV INC; OUR BABYS LEGACY; ADIRONDACK MARATHON INC
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JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$24,0601 12017–2017 RECHAV LEV INC
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DAF sponsor$18,5002 12013–2018 FREMONT MORNING ROTARY FOUNDATION
SHASTA REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$11,2211 12023–2023 HORSETOWN-CLEAR CREEK PRESERVE INC
LEUPOLD & STEVENS FOUNDATION Private foundation$11,1032 12023–2024 CENTER OF DESIGN FOR AN AGING SOCIETY
DICKS SPORTING GOODS FOUNDATION Private foundation$10,0001 12021–2021 GAZMINE MASON FOUNDATION
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $4,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $4,000$4,000-- 100.0%
Total$4,000100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $15,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $15,000$15,000-- 100.0%
Total$15,000100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $12,500 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $12,500$12,500-- 100.0%
Total$12,500100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $5,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $5,000$5,000-- 100.0%
Total$5,000100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $25,045 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION $25,000$25,000-- 99.8%
Fees: other services $45$45-- 0.2%
Total$25,045100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $581 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $581-$581- 100.0%
Total$581100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $5,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $5,000$5,000-- 100.0%
Total$5,000100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $10,300 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $10,300$10,300-- 100.0%
Total$10,300100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $2,500 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $2,500$2,500-- 100.0%
Total$2,500100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $50,500 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $50,500$50,500-- 100.0%
Total$50,500100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $25,161 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $25,161$25,161-- 100.0%
Total$25,161100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $402,364 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $402,364$402,364-- 100.0%
Total$402,364100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $322,812 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $322,812$322,812-- 100.0%
Total$322,812100%

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