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THE INSTITUTE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.5M · expenses $959K · assets $1.5M

EIN
87-4287656
Address
169 N PENNSYLVANIA AVE, WILKES BARRE, PA 18701-3603
Website
WWW.INSTITUTEPA.ORG
NTEE code
P05
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2022 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH MADE AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS NEEDING RELIABLE, OBJECTIVE DATA, RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Teresa Ooms PRESIDENT2023-2024 $207,292$393,994 1
Jill Avery Stoss CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER2024 $102,861$102,861 1
Theresa Ooms (former) PRESIDENT2022 $106,134$106,134 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
William Sordoni SECRETARY TREASURER2022-2024 2 $0 reported 26
Don Brominski DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 4
Charles Kasko CHAIR2022-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Alana Roberts VICE CHAIR2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Rob Luciani DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Korjeski DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Katie Pittelli Ed DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Rushton DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dr Greg Cant (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 9

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $310K · 12 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA OOMS PRESIDENT40 $207,292$0$0 $207,2921
JILL AVERY STOSS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40 $102,861$0$0 $102,8611
CHARLES KASKO CHAIR6 $0$0$0 $01
ALANA ROBERTS VICE CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM SORDONI SECRETARY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $026
ROB LUCIANI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT KORJESKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE PITTELLI ED DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DON BROMINSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $04
PAUL RUSHTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $187K · 10 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA OOMS PRESIDENT40 $186,702$0$0 $186,7021
CHARLES KASKO CHAIR6 $0$0$0 $01
ALANA ROBERTS VICE CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM SORDONI SECRETARY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $026
ROB LUCIANI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT KORJESKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GREG CANT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $09
DON BROMINSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $04
PAUL RUSHTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $106K · 7 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESA OOMS PRESIDENT40 $98,649$0$7,485 $106,1341
CHARLES KASKO CHAIR6 $0$0$0 $01
ALANA ROBERTS VICE CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM SORDONI SECRETARY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $026
ROB LUCIANI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT KORJESKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GREG CANT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $09
DON BROMINSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $04
PAUL RUSHTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Other organizations that listed this one among their highest-paid independent contractors. Contractor lists give no EIN, so these are matched on name and address; check the filing.

YearPaid byServicePaidFiling
2024WILLIAM G MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUNDPROGRAM CONSULTANT$151,375view vendor page
2023WILLIAM G MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUNDPROGRAM CONSULTANT$159,830view vendor page
2022WILLIAM G MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUNDPROGRAM CONSULTANT$107,824view vendor page

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 ↗
$1,477,187$959,199 $1,527,651$1,527,651 $241,375$1,196,671 $310,15312-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,053,688$774,912 $1,009,663$1,009,663 $221,450$818,008 $186,70210-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,015,870$352,109 $733,131$730,887 $262,500$753,370 $0710

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

12 grantors reported grants to this organization, $528,300 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MOSES TAYLOR FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE INSTITUTE” 2022-2024 5$226,500 2024$78,500
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SORDONI FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE INSTITUTE” 2023-2024 2$50,000 2024$25,000
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MICHAEL G CALLAS CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE INSTITUTE” 2022-2023 2$50,000 2023$25,000
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PPL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE INSTITUTE” 2022-2025 4$35,000 2025$10,000
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ROBERT H SPITZ FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE INSTITUTE” 2022-2024 3$32,000 2024$10,000
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SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$31,100 2024$13,600
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WILLIAM G MCGOWAN CHARITABLE FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE INSTITUTE” 2021, 2023-2024 3$30,000 2024$10,000
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UNITED WAY OF WYOMING VALLEY Public charity Exact 2022 1$25,200 2022$25,200
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WILLARY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE INSTITUTE” 2023 1$25,000 2023$25,000
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BERKS ALLIANCE Public charity Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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WRIGHT CENTER MEDICAL GROUP Public charity Exact 2023 1$7,500 2023$7,500
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THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION Public charity Exact 2023 1$6,000 2023$6,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$14,486,35028 122014–2024 ZERO TO THREE - NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES; FUND FOR GUARANTEED INCOME; CONNECTICUT VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC; CONSCIOUSNESS AND HEALING INITIATIVE and 8 more
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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 · $959,199 spent · pay $871,065 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $391,877$391,877-- 40.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $310,153$149,698$129,361$31,094 32.3%
Other employee benefits $76,906$59,329$14,171$3,406 8.0%
Payroll taxes $57,401$44,282$10,577$2,542 6.0%
Pension plan contributions $34,728$26,791$6,399$1,538 3.6%
Other (as described)DATA AND RESEARCH COSTS $18,705$18,705-- 2.0%
Fees: other services $18,268-$18,268- 1.9%
Other (as described)PRINTING $13,589$13,589-- 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $11,883-$11,883- 1.2%
All other expenses $9,739$9,739-- 1.0%
Office expenses $8,363$4,182$4,181- 0.9%
Insurance $5,826-$5,826- 0.6%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $1,208$604$604- 0.1%
Other (as described)PAYROLL PROCESSING $553-$553- 0.1%
Total$959,199100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $774,912 spent · pay $693,404 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $357,692$339,825$17,867- 46.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $186,702$65,346$93,351$28,005 24.1%
Other employee benefits $75,287$56,033$15,381$3,873 9.7%
Payroll taxes $41,062$30,561$8,389$2,112 5.3%
Other (as described)DATA AND RESEARCH COSTS $34,004$34,004-- 4.4%
Pension plan contributions $32,661$24,308$6,673$1,680 4.2%
All other expenses $10,386$5,193$5,193- 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $6,630-$6,630- 0.9%
Fees: other services $6,585-$6,585- 0.8%
Other (as described)PRINTING $6,079-$6,079- 0.8%
Occupancy $5,725-$5,725- 0.7%
Insurance $4,855-$4,855- 0.6%
Office expenses $4,302$2,151$2,151- 0.6%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $1,856$928$928- 0.2%
Other (as described)PAYROLL PROCESSING $854-$854- 0.1%
Travel $232-$232- 0.0%
Total$774,912100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $352,109 spent · pay $296,058 · grants $0 · events $1,098
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $227,609$151,153$41,578$34,878 64.6%
Other employee benefits $38,545$25,597$7,041$5,907 10.9%
Other (as described)DATA AND RESEARCH COSTS $25,238$25,238-- 7.2%
Pension plan contributions $16,751$11,124$3,060$2,567 4.8%
Payroll taxes $13,153$8,735$2,403$2,015 3.7%
Occupancy $8,015-$8,015- 2.3%
Insurance $4,966-$4,966- 1.4%
Other (as described)PRINTING $4,627-$4,627- 1.3%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $2,973-$2,973- 0.8%
Fees: legal $2,615-$2,615- 0.7%
All other expenses $2,199$2,199-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $2,183-$2,183- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,098$1,098-- 0.3%
Office expenses $941-$941- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $738-$738- 0.2%
Other (as described)PAYROLL PROCESSING $291-$291- 0.1%
Information technology $140-$140- 0.0%
Travel $27-$27- 0.0%
Total$352,109100%

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