Public Charity

BERKS COUNTY CHAMBER FOUNDATION

Based in READING, PA, BERKS COUNTY CHAMBER FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $25K in revenue, $25K in expenses, $2K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 9 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $305K.

EIN: 222661138 READING, PA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25K
Total Expenses$25K
Total Assets$2K
Grant Records9
Funding Total$305K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ADVANCE THE GENERAL WELFARE AND PROSPERITY OF THE BERKS COUNTY AREA SO THAT ITS CITIZENS AND ALL AREAS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SHALL PROSPER. ALL NECESSARY ATTENTION SHALL BE PROVIDED AND PARTICULAR ATTENTION AND EMPHASIS SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE ECONOMIC, CIVIC, COMMERCIAL, CULTURAL, INDSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE AREA.

Where $100 goes at Berks County Chamber Foundation

How Berks County Chamber Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $99 for programs

$99
Contributions are utilized to support charitable projects in the community, focused on workforce and educational initiatives
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2020
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$15,000
2019
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$10,000
2018
Salary for a local Economic Development Coordinator to assist Berks Countys Main Street communities
$60,000
2018
General Support of Berks Alliance
$25,000
2018
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Alan Shuman
DIRECTOR (JOINED 01/2025) Benjamin Ross
DIRECTOR David W Stonesifer
DIRECTOR (JOINED 01/2025) James Sarro
DIRECTOR /TREASURER John Perate 012025
DIRECTOR John Weidenhammer

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Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$60,000 1 grant
General Support
$60,000 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$10,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$175,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $25K $25K $2K
2024 $10K $10K $2K
2023 $22K $22K $2K
2022 $41K $61K $2K
2021 $52K $116K $25K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $52K to $25K (-52%), with total assets most recently reported at $2K.

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