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Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc at a glance

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Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc

The mission of the pocono mountains vacation bureau is to promote the pocono mountains, pa, tourist destinations of carbon, monroe, pike and wayne counties as the designated tourist promotion agency.

$752k
Granted FY2025still arriving
39
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$123k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$403kCommunity Improvement$234kArts & Culture$214kPublic Safety & Disaster$81kEnvironment$68kEducation$51kHuman Services$30kHousing & Shelter$30kOther$0
02FY2025 · 39 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 39 grants below total $604,293, the rows itemized in this filing. The $752,264 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $147,971 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k19 grants · $134k
  • $10k–50k18 grants · $298k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $173k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
POCONO MOUNTAINS UNITED WAY$122,762
MAUCH CHUNK LAKE PARK$50,000
SHERMAN THEATER$49,558
PHILADELPHIA VISITOR CENTER$30,000
WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS$20,000
MOUNT POCONO BOROUGH$20,000
PIKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$19,102
DELAWARE HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY INC$16,000
BOROUGH OF JT$16,000
BARRETT TOWNSHIP$14,000
WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$13,726
HAWLEY BOROUGH$12,225
CHAMBER OF THE NORTHERN POCONOS$12,000
GREATER HONESDALE PARTNERSHIP$12,000
LACKAWAXEN TOWNSHIP$12,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 14%FOUNDATION OF HARMONY PRESENTS: $7k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 5% of Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 99% of the giving stays in PA; by stated purpose, 92%.

Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 4.2% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 39 repeat orgs$535k to everyone else

39 repeat relationships: 29 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

39
29

Total granted

$1.2M
$289k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
0%

Still filing today

38%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $246k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureCommunity ImprovementEnvironmentPublic Safety & DisasterPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • PC
    Pike County Historical Society Inc
    2× · 2024–2025 · $49k · revenue +6% · 26% of their budget
  • TC
    THE CHAMBER OF THE NORTHERN POCONOS
    2× · 2024–2025 · $37k · revenue +1%
  • GC
    GO COLLABORATIVE
    3× · 2022–2024 · $35k · revenue +88%

Funded once

  • MC
    MONROE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
    one grant, 2024 · $20k
  • MC
    MONROE COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue 0%
  • KC
    Kettle Creek Environmental Fund Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $18k · revenue -13%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Tour-Ed Mine & Museum
Arts & Culture
2
Johnstown Historical Society
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3
Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce

Promote civic, commercial, recreational, historical, environmental and general interest in the ligonier valley of westmoreland county pennsylvania

—
4
Wayne Economic Development Corp

Promotion of economic development in and throughout wayne county, pa

—
5
Anderson Twp Historical Society Inc
—
6
Central Pennsylvania Tasting Trail

Promote tourism in Centre County PA

Community Improvement
7
Dingmans Ferry Delaware Township Historical Society

Historical Society

Arts & Culture
8
Wasco Co Historical Museum
Arts & Culture
9
Wyoming County Historical Society

To make historical information about wyoming county, pa available to the public

—
10
Pennsylvania Classic Foundation

The organization assists local governent agencies to promote tourism in fayette county pannsylvania by developing tourist attractions on teh national road and orther tourism areas.

Philanthropy
11
Washington County Cultural Trust

The organization shall be anon-profit entity comprised of interested citizens and business leaders throught the region that will actively engage in the preservation of historical buildings, properties and artifacts throughout washington…

Human Services
12
Kernersville Downtown Preservation and Development Council

Promotion activities for downtown kernersville.

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Delaware Highlands Conservancy; the most unlike its peers is Kettle Creek Environmental Fund Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

35 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 35 of the 76 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/35
Grantees still filing
12/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MAUCH CHUNK LAKE PARK: $100,000 · OtherMAUCH CHUNK LAKE PARKBOROUGH OF JIM THORPE: $94,017 · OtherBOROUGH OF JIM THORPEBARRETT TOWNSHIP: $61,217 · OtherBARRETT TOWNSHIPPOCONO TOWNSHIP: $60,000 · OtherMIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP: $56,200 · OtherMOUNT POCONO BOROUGH: $55,253 · OtherJACKSON TOWNSHIP REEDERS: $47,500 · OtherTOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP: $40,000 · Other+40 more: $616,532 · Other+40 moreFINE ARTS DISCOVERY SERIES INC D/B/A SHERMAN THEATER: $49,558 · Arts & CultureFINE ARTS DI…Pike County Historical Society Inc: $49,102 · Arts & CulturePike County …THE COOPERAGE PROJECT: $18,416 · Arts & CultureTHE COOPERAG…Wayne County Arts Alliance: $14,413 · Arts & CultureWayne County…HONESDALE ROOTS & RHYTHM MUSIC &: $13,450 · Arts & CultureHONESDALE RO…COMPANY PLAYERS: $11,500 · Arts & CultureCOMPANY PLAY…OLD JAIL MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER INC: $10,851 · Arts & CultureOLD JAIL MUS…Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival Inc: $9,306 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $22,432 · Arts & Culture+4 moreTHE CHAMBER OF THE NORTHERN POCONOS: $37,000 · Community ImprovementTHE CHAMBER…GO COLLABORATIVE: $35,346 · Community ImprovementGO COLLABOR…Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation: $30,000 · Community ImprovementPhiladelphi…MILFORD ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE: $26,500 · Community ImprovementMILFORD ENH…DOWNTOWN HONESDALE REVITALIZATION: $24,000 · Community ImprovementDOWNTOWN HO…DOWNTOWN HAWLEY PARTNERSHIP: $19,419 · Community ImprovementDOWNTOWN HA…WAYNE COUNTY COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY: $15,819 · Community ImprovementWAYNE COUNT…POCONO MOUNTAINS UNITED WAY: $122,762 · PhilanthropyPOCONO MOU…WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $49,201 · PhilanthropyWAYNE COUN…DELAWARE HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY: $35,292 · EnvironmentKettle Creek Environmental Fund Inc: $18,000 · EnvironmentLACAWAC SANCTUARY FOUNDATION INC: $15,500 · EnvironmentFranklin Township Volunteer Fire Company: $12,369 · Public Safety & DisasterLEHIGHTON AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION INC: $8,400 · Public Safety & DisasterUP FOR GROWTH: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterFoundation for Harmony Presents: $7,135 · Human Services
Other$1,130,719Arts & Culture$199,028Community Improvement$188,084Philanthropy$171,963Environment$68,792Public Safety & Disaster$20,769Housing & Shelter$10,000Human Services$7,135

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPOCONO MOUNTAINS UNITED WAY: $122,762 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetFINE ARTS DISCOVERY SERIES INC D/B/A SHERMAN THEATER: $49,558 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetWAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $49,201 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetPike County Historical Society Inc: $49,102 over 2y, 26% of budgetTHE CHAMBER OF THE NORTHERN POCONOS: $37,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetGO COLLABORATIVE: $35,346 over 3y, 14% of budgetDELAWARE HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY: $35,292 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetJIM THORPE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $35,200 over 3y, 28% of budgetPhiladelphia Visitor Center Corporation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMILFORD ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE: $26,500 over 2y, 13% of budgetDOWNTOWN HONESDALE REVITALIZATION: $24,000 over 2y, 4.6% of budgetMONROE COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetDOWNTOWN HAWLEY PARTNERSHIP: $19,419 over 2y, 17% of budgetDORFLINGER SUYDAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY: $18,500 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetTHE COOPERAGE PROJECT: $18,416 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetKettle Creek Environmental Fund Inc: $18,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetWAYNE COUNTY COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY: $15,819 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLACAWAC SANCTUARY FOUNDATION INC: $15,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetWayne County Historical Society: $14,500 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetWayne County Arts Alliance: $14,413 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetHONESDALE ROOTS & RHYTHM MUSIC &: $13,450 over 2y, 14% of budgetFranklin Township Volunteer Fire Company: $12,369 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetCOMPANY PLAYERS: $11,500 over 2y, 9.5% of budgetOLD JAIL MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER INC: $10,851 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetUP FOR GROWTH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGREENE-DREHER-STERLING FAIR ASSOC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetJim Thorpe Independent Film Festival Inc: $9,306 over 1y, 99% of budgetFoundation for Harmony Presents: $7,135 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetNEWFOUNDLAND AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY: $7,086 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetQUIET VALLEY LIVING HISTORICAL FARM: $6,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPANTHER CREEK VALLEY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGREY TOWERS HERITGAGE ASSOCIATION: $5,304 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetFARM ARTS COLLECTIVE INC: $5,128 over 1y, 1.8% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds POCONO MOUNTAINS UNITED WAY ↗
  • Who funds FINE ARTS DISCOVERY SERIES INC D/B/A SHERMAN THEATER ↗
  • Who funds WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Pike County Historical Society Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE CHAMBER OF THE NORTHERN POCONOS ↗
  • Who funds GO COLLABORATIVE ↗
  • Who funds DELAWARE HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds JIM THORPE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ↗
  • Who funds Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation ↗
  • Who funds MILFORD ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE ↗
  • Who funds DOWNTOWN HONESDALE REVITALIZATION ↗
  • Who funds MONROE COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds DOWNTOWN HAWLEY PARTNERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds DORFLINGER SUYDAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ↗
  • Who funds THE COOPERAGE PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds Kettle Creek Environmental Fund Inc ↗
  • Who funds WAYNE COUNTY COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds LACAWAC SANCTUARY FOUNDATION INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Honesdale Nationa…The John & Helen Vill…Wayne County Communit…Hickory Hill Foundati…Abram M and Mabel B S…Litzenberger Family F…William E Chatlos Fou…Pennsylvania Environm…Essa Bank & Trust Fou…Scranton Area Foundat…The Grimm FoundationPpl Foundation
The Honesdale National Bank FoundationPA28.1× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Honesdale National Bank Foundation · The John & Helen Villaume Foundation · Wayne County Community Foundation · Hickory Hill Foundation · Abram M and Mabel B Skier Foundation Inc · Litzenberger Family Foundation · William E Chatlos Foundation · Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc · Essa Bank & Trust Foundation · Scranton Area Foundation Inc · The Grimm Foundation · Ppl Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 76 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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