North East Community Foundation
Donations deductibleNorth East Community Foundation's network
11 people3 organisationsi11 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Lewis Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christopher Miller | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan Adamus | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Meehl | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Deborah A Phillips | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Gorzynski CPA (also filed as Jim Gorzynski) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Smith | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kathleen Johnson | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kelly Montefiori | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Robert Jeffrey ESQ | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vernon Frye | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Bilowith | President | since 2022 |
| Michael Batchelor | President | 2020 |
| Suzanne Hauber | CFO | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lewis | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vernon Frye | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Jeffrey Esq | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Miller | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deborah A Phillips | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Adamus | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Meehl | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Smith | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Gorzynski | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Montefiori | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Johnson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Bilowith | President | 1 | $0 | $292k | $30k |
| Suzanne Hauber | CFO | 1 | $0 | $77k | $5k |
| Barbara Sambroak | Former CFO | 1 | $0 | $124k | $12k |
About
- Legal name
- North East Community Foundation
- EIN
- 251650208
- Address
- 459 W 6th St, Erie, PA, 16507-1215
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- The mission of the north east community foundation is to assist a diverse group of donors in improving the quality of life in and around north east by creating endowments making it easy to carry out the donors' philanthropic interests in a professional and timely manner. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T31Z Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1991
- Principal officer
- Karen Bilowith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1991
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedCTY FOUNDATIONErie Community FoundationRelatedCTY FOUNDATIONCorry Community FoundationRelatedCTY FOUNDATIONUnion City Community FoundationRelatedMANAGEMENTNon Profit Partnership
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsWilliam Lewis
≥8years on the filingsChristopher Miller
≥8years on the filingsDeborah A Phillips
≥8years on the filingsJames Gorzynski CPA
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $17.2m
- Total liabilities
- $50k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $17.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $235k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $516k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 11
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4m | $885k | $512k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
20 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fuller Hose Company | Various projects | $102k |
| American Heart Association - Erie | Various projects | $50k |
| Downtown North East Inc | Various projects | $31k |
| Erie Philharmonic | Various projects | $29k |
| North East Education Foundation | Various projects | $26k |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Nwpa | Various projects | $24k |
| Crescent Hose Co | Various projects | $19k |
| Park United Methodist Church | Various projects | $16k |
| McCord Memorial Library | Various projects | $15k |
| 4 Nine Place | Various projects | $14k |
| Door Student Services Inc | Various projects | $14k |
| North East Arts Council | Various projects | $13k |
| North East School District Foundation | Various projects | $11k |
| Triangle Chapter Dar | Various projects | $11k |
| Project Love Inc | Various projects | $8k |
| North East Chamber of Commerce | Various projects | $8k |
| Penn State Erie the Behrend College | Various projects | $7k |
| Penn State University | Various projects | $7k |
| Community Nursing Services of North East | Various projects | $7k |
| Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross | Various projects | $5k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.North East Community Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 10 December 1990
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (2)
- Billy Lewis Governor
- Karen Bilowith President
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.