About Pocono Mountains United Way
Pocono Mountains United Way engages and mobilizes resources to improve lives through accelerated community change.
Focus Areas
EducationHealthFinancial stabilityFood security / hunger reliefHousing & crisis responseAdvocacy
Who They Fund
local communities/residentscommunity-based nonprofit organizationsgeneral public in targeted service areas
Funding Style
program supportdirect service fundingproject-based grants
About Pocono Mountains United Way
Pocono Mountains United Way uses its annual resource investment process to channel local dollars into education, health, and financial stability work across Monroe County. The grant pattern shows a strong emphasis on community-serving nonprofits that deliver direct support, with recurring awards to organizations such as Salvation Army - East Stroudsburg and The Growing Place across multiple years. That repeat funding points to a funder that supports ongoing operations rather than isolated one-time projects. The foundation’s recent awards also connect to housing and crisis response. Pocono Area Transitional Housing received both a community service grant and a program support grant in adjacent cycles, while Family Promise of Monroe County and Family Promise - Monroe each appear in the recent grants list. Other awards support food access, family stabilization, and service coordination through organizations like Monroe County Meals on Wheels, Safe Monroe, and Resources for Human Development Inc. Their giving is local by design, with all recent grants landing in Pennsylvania and many in Monroe County communities such as Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, and Delaware Water Gap. The result is a place-based funder profile built around recurring nonprofit partnerships and service delivery in the Pocono Mountains region.
What Pocono Mountains United Way Funds
In education, health, and financial stability, the foundation funds local nonprofits through an annual application process. One example is Lvhn Pocono - Nurse Family Partnership, which received $17,713 in 2025 for program support, tying health funding to family services. Housing and crisis response also appear repeatedly. Pocono Area Transitional Housing received $67,240 in 2025 for program support, following earlier community service and program support grants, showing sustained attention to shelter and stabilization work. Food access is another clear thread. Monroe County Meals on Wheels received $20,000 in 2025 for program support, while the Food Crisis Fund is described as supporting emergency food access for Monroe County families. Community safety and family support round out the portfolio. Safe Monroe received $35,000 in 2025 for program support, and Pocono Services for Families & Children received $14,000 in 2025 for program support.
How Pocono Mountains United Way Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$302K
Total Assets
$4.1M
Total Revenue
$3M
Total Expenses
$2.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $29K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$29K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CHRIS BARRETT
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