Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc
Stroudsburg, PA · EIN 24-0861286. Reported 94 grants totalling $1,192,197 to 69 organizations across tax years 2022-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S41) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 69 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 54% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $7,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Jim Thorpe | Jim Thorpe, PA | $68,017 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pocono Township Police Department | Tannersville, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mauch Chunk Lake Park | Jim Thorpe, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Middle Smithfield Township | East Stroudsburg, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Barrett Township | Cresco, PA | $47,217 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tobyhanna Township | Pocono Pines, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jackson Township Reeders | Reeders, PA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wayne County Community Foundation | Honesdale, PA | $35,475 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Go Collaberative | Stroudsburg, PA | $35,346 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mount Pocono Borough | Mt Pocono, PA | $35,253 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Stroudsburg University | East Stroudsburg, PA | $34,016 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chestnuthill Township | Brodheadsville, PA | $29,877 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Honesdale Borough | Honesdale, PA | $29,229 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jim Thorpe Chamber of Commerce | Jim Thorpe, PA | $27,200 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Milford Enhancement Committee | Milford, PA | $26,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chamber of the Northern Poconos | Hawley, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Borough of Stroudsburg | Stroudsburg, PA | $22,769 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monroe County Historical Assoc Inc | Stroudsburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monroe County Transportation Authority | Scotrun, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pike County Historical Society Inc | Milford, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawley Borough | Hawley, PA | $19,990 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware Highlands Conservancy | Beach Lake, PA | $19,292 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kettle Creek Environmental Fund | Stroudsburg, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palmerton Borough | Palmerton, PA | $16,718 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs | Honesdale, PA | $15,819 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smithfield Township | East Stroudsburg, PA | $15,055 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tunkhannock Township | Long Pond, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayne County Historical Society | Honesdale, PA | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Stroudsburg Little League | East Stroudsburg, PA | $13,915 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dorflinger Suydam Wild Life Sanctuary Inc | Honesdale, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Downtown Honesdale Revitalization Inc | Honesdale, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monroe County Commissioners Rec Fields | Stroudsburg, PA | $11,930 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coolbaugh Twp | Tobyhanna, PA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Cooperage Project | Honesdale, PA | $11,350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mahlon S Kemmerer Memorial Park Center Inc | Jim Thorpe, PA | $11,035 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Jail Museum and Heritage Center Inc | Jim Thorpe, PA | $10,851 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Borough of Milford | Milford, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Economic Development Authority | Milford, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hamilton Township | Sciota, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs | Newfoundland, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pleasant Valley High School | Broadheadsville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Polk Township | Kresgeville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church | Stroudsburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Up for Growth National Coalition | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival Inc | Jim Thorpe, PA | $9,306 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lackawaxen Township | Hawley, PA | $8,529 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kidder Twp Police | Lake Harmony, PA | $8,340 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Downtown Hawley Partnership Inc | Hawley, PA | $8,161 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc | Lake Ariel, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiwanis Club of Stroudsburg Foundation | Stroudsburg, PA | $7,945 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Matamoras Borough | Matamoras, PA | $7,789 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotary International | Honesdale, PA | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayne County Arts Alliance | Honesdale, PA | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Harmony Presents | Hawley, PA | $7,135 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newfoundland Area Public Library | Newfoundland, PA | $7,086 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Honesdale Roots and Rhythm Music and Arts Inc | Honesdale, PA | $6,950 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future Business Leaders of America Phi Beta Lambda Inc | Jersey Shore, PA | $6,720 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weatherly Hillclimb Associates | Weatherly, PA | $6,580 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company | Lehighton, PA | $6,390 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Company Players | Hawley, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Panther Creek Valley Foundation Inc | Lansford, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm | Stroudsburg, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women Veteran Museum Inc | Mount Pocono, PA | $5,972 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lehighton Downtown Initiative Committee | Lehighton, PA | $5,808 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artisaship Inc | Lehighton, PA | $5,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mauch Chunk Cemetery Assoc | Jim Thorpe, PA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grey Towers Heritage Association | Milford, PA | $5,304 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farm Arts Collective | Damascus, PA | $5,128 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lehighton Downtown Partnership | Lehighton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
17 of 69 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Mauch Chunk Lake Park
MARKETING SUPPORT OF THE PROPERTY - Pocono Township
PLAYGROUND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT AT TLC PARK - Wayne County Community Foundation
CREATIVE COMMUNITIES ART TRAILS & SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL BELL AT HAWLEY SILK MILL - Borough of Jim Thorpe
DOWNTOWN VICTORIAN LIGHTING REFURBISHMENT & 2024 TOURISM PLANNING MANAGEMENT - FALL FOLIAGE - Jackson Township Reeders
BASEBALL FIELD RENOVATIONS - Tobyhanna Township
POCONO SUMMIT WEST TRAFFIC & SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 27 of 69 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 | $241,913 | $9,500 |
| 2023 | 21 | $241,185 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $709,099 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1004 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360.
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