Raises contributions from the community to support charitable and educational activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$215K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.7M a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$215K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $62.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $209K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.8M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.1M
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$6.2M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$56.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.1M
FY2023▼ -66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$21.0M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$7.4M
Expenses
$6.2M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$6.5M
Net assets
$56.9M
FY2023▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$37.1M
FY2021$42.7M
FY2022$50.2M
FY2023$56.9M
FY2024$63.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1994.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $4.4M Management & general 12% · $718K Fundraising 17% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $215K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$205,440Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$9,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

C David Pedri ESQ’s $199K as President and CEO is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
C David Pedri—$205,440$195,170$52,673—
C David Pedri ESQ$199,392————
Charles M Barber———$138,009$148,995
Paul J Oswald$88,577————
Robert Korjeski$13,900$9,600$6,900$8,000$8,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Collects and manages donor funds to award strategic grants that support charitable, educational, and emerging community needs across Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

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1 program · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The luzerne foundation is a community foundation serving all of luzerne county, pennsylvania. We promote philanthropy and serve as stewards of the resources our donors invest through us to support the community programs they fund.

$4.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Allone CharitiesFY2025$128K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$209K
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Grants paid · 523 grants · $15.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$400,477
Patriots Cove INCPA · FY2024$300,000
Geisinger HealthPA · FY2024$220,000
Mmi Preparatory SchoolPA · FY2024$205,387
Christ Fellowship Church INCFL · FY2024$90,000
Ethel Walker SchoolFY2024$84,263
St Luke's Health Network INCPA · FY2024$83,697
The US Charitable Gift TrustMA · FY2024$80,000
Penn State Wilkes-BarreFY2024$78,500
Misericordia UniversityPA · FY2024$70,275
Osterhout Free LibraryPA · FY2024$69,885
King's CollegePA · FY2024$69,370
United Way of Wyoming ValleyPA · FY2024$68,700
Individual RecipientFY2024$65,781
Wilkes UniversityPA · FY2024$57,720
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$386K
Money outPt IX
$6.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$718K
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$56.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$67.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$219K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$386K
Gains on assetsLn 7$119K
Total revenueLn 12$7.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$613K
Total assetsLn 16$67.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.8M
Net assetsLn 32$56.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$57.0M$62.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$632K$613K
Total assetsLn 16$61.4M$67.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.2M$10.8M
Net assetsLn 32$50.2M$56.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.9M$3.9M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$330K$330K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$250K$48K$58K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$324K$118K$174K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$16K$25K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$12K$16K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$137K$137K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$42K$42K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$42K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$53K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$906K$40K$866K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.2M$4.4M$718K$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7.4M$6.5M$900K$63.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $7.1M$6.2M$895K$56.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.0M$5.7M$15.3M$50.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$3.2M$1.6M$42.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$3.9M−$119K$37.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,103,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,422,420$5,228,010
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,558,850$1,489,828
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,309$386,139
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,972,961$7,103,977
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,509,160$4,238,646
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $588,690$661,841
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,610,796$1,308,158
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,708,646$6,208,645
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,264,315$895,332
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,103,977 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$298,426
VIII-1d Related organizations$124,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,805,584
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$218,957
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,228,010
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,370,967$1,370,967
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $410,535$410,535
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $118,861$118,861
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$33,912−$33,912
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9,516$9,516
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,875,967$7,103,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,208,645 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,908,386$3,908,386
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $330,260$330,260
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,125 · Management $57,725 · Fundraising $144,374$250,224
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $118,317 · Management $173,697 · Fundraising $32,357$324,371
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,163 · Management $3,355$5,518
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,333 · Management $24,972 · Fundraising $1,548$42,853
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,806 · Management $15,689 · Fundraising $11,380$38,875
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,736$1,736
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,275$29,275
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $136,847$136,847
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $42,066$42,066
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $42,258$42,258
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $23,152$23,152
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $52,845$52,845
IX-17 TravelManagement $11,673$11,673
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $16,097$16,097
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $19,003$19,003
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $23,923$23,923
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $40,068 · Fundraising $865,797$905,865
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,418$3,418
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,435,390 · Management $717,799 · Fundraising $1,055,456$6,208,645
Part X · Balance sheet $67,693,225 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$100
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,801,472$3,023,222
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,028,805$2,099,203
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $631,795$612,792
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $51,179,745$56,160,102
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,797,806$5,797,806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $61,439,723$67,693,225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,233,048$10,773,352
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,233,048$10,773,352
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,000,222$55,605,524
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,206,453$1,314,349
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,206,675$56,919,873
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $61,439,723$67,693,225
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,919,873 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,103,977
XI-2 Total expenses$6,208,645
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$895,332
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,206,675
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,709,969
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$107,897
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,919,873

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