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COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY INC

EIN 23-1669589 BETHLEHEM, PA

Revenue 2023
$47,237,365
Expenses 2023
$48,878,331

Program services were 95.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
2000
Street
1337 E 5TH ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY BY BUILDING A COMMUNITY IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, THE ABILITY TO PURSUE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND A VOICE IN THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR LIVES.

  • SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF LEHIGH VALLEY AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIADISTRIBUTED 15.9 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO OUR NETWORK OF MORE THAN 200 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES OF CARBON, LEHIGH, MONROE, NORTHAMPTON, PIKE AND WAYNE, COMPLEMENTING THEIR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 89,300 INDIVIDUALS EACH MONTH. DISTRIBUTED 13,219,733 MEALS ACROSS OUR SIX-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. DISTRIBUTED 29,100 BOXES OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO SENIORS THROUGH THE PA SENIOR FOOD BOX PROGRAM. DISTRIBUTED 6.8 MILLION POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, AND PERISHABLE PROTEINS. SERVED MORE THAN 500 MILITARY FAMILIES PER MONTH THROUGH OUR MILITARYSHARE FOOD BOX PROGRAM. ON AVERAGE, PROVIDED FOOD TO 87,030 INDIVIDUALS MONTHLY, INCLUDING 24,100 CHILDREN AND 14,000 SENIORS. THROUGH THE SEED FARM PROGRAM, 6 FARMERS UTILIZED THE FARM BUSINESS INCUBATOR, TOTALING 8.3 LEASED ACRES. OFFERED 5 EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS WITH 6 GUEST TRAINERS TO 75 ATTENDEES. SOLD 18,000 ORGANIC TRANSPLANTS AT SPRING AND FALL PLANT SALES. DONATED 2,700 TRANSPLANTS TO 14 COMMUNITY GROUPS.

    Expenses $38,681,423 · Revenue $418,025

  • WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMREPAIRED 10 HOMES WITH DOE READINESS FUNDS. COMPLETED 42 WEATHERIZATION JOBS WITH DOE FUNDING. COMPLETED 19 WEATHERIZATION JOBS UTILIZING UGI LIURP FUNDS. COMPLETED 24 WEATHERIZATION JOSBS USING FIRST ENERGY WARM FUNDS. RESTORED HEAT TO 194 HOMES. PREVENTED "NO HEAT" SITUATION IN 125 HOMES. SERVED 189 FAMILIES THROUGH THE LIHEAP COOLING PROGRAM.

    Expenses $3,554,478 · Revenue $880,204

  • SIXTH STREET SHELTER/TURNER STREET APARTMENTS/FERRY STREET APARTMENTSSERVED 91 FAMILIES RESIDING AT THE SHELTER. 50% OF FAMILIES SAVED MONEY TOWARD RENT OR A SECURITY DEPOSIT. 75% OF FAMILIES ACHIEVED THEIR FAMILY SERVICE PLAN GOALS. 100% OF FAMILIES CREATED A WRITTEN BUDGET TO UNDERSTAND CREDIT AND MONEY MANAGEMENT. REFERRED 15% OF FAMILIES TO CAREERLINK. 75% OF FAMILIES ACHIEVED THEIR BENCHMARK FAMILY CARE GOALS. DEVELOPED A ROSTER OF 30 LOCAL LANDLORDS WILLING TO WORK WITH SHELTER RESIDENTS

    Expenses $1,374,139 · Revenue $15,089

  • RACIAL AND ETHNIC JUSTICE PROGRAMADMINISTERED GENERATION NEXT IN FOUR SCHOOLS ACROSS THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT, BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND EASTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT. OF PARTICIPATING SENIORS, 100% SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. AWARDED 12 SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, RANGING FROM $500 TO $2,000. ASSISTED STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, FAFSA PREPARATION, SAT PREP, NETWORKING, RESUME DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLEGE EXPLORATION. ADMINISTERED THE SHE PROGRAM IN THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, SERVING 57 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND 99 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. CURRICULUM INCLUDED STEM ACTIVITIES, SIGNS OF HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, ART ACTIVITIES, AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS.

    Expenses $766,573 · Revenue $166,583

  • COMMUNITY ACTION HOMESSOLD ONE HOME IN SLATINGTON AND LISTED ANOTHER FOR SALE. MANAGED THE RENOVATION OF TWO PROPERTIES IN ANTICIPATION OF THEIR SALE: ONE IN ALLENTOWN ONE IN SOUTH BETHLEHEM. ACQUIRED ONE HOME FROM THE ALLENTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO BE RENOVATED FOR SALE. COORDINATED REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES FOR 40 HOMES THROUGH THE WHOLE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. COMPLETED 12 FAADE IMPROVEMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES: FIVE IN ALLENTOWN, THREE IN BETHLEHEM, AND THREE IN THE SLATE BELT.

    Expenses $1,836,432 · Revenue $344,065

  • HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM43 FAMILIES THAT UTILIZED THE HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE THEIR FIRST HOME. CONDUCTED SEVEN FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER SEMINARS, PROVIDING 8 HOURS OF HUD-APPROVED EDUCATION. 214 PROSPECTIVE HOME BUYERS EARNED A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION BY ATTENDING A SEMINAR. 55 PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUYERS WERE PROVIDED PRE-PURCHASE COUNSELING. 39 PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUYERS WERE PROVIDED PRE-SETTLEMENT COUNSELING. 1 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS UTILIZED THE HOME OWNERSHIP SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM, EARNED A $2,000 SAVINGS MATCH, AND PURCHASED A HOME. 2 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED A 6-HOUR FINANCIAL EDUCATION COURSE DEVELOPED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY. 4 PARTICIPANTS UTILIZED THE BETHLEHEM HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO PURCHASE THEIR FIRST HOME. PROVIDED DEFAULT AND DELINQUENCY COUNSELING TO 42 FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS. PROVIDED LOSS MITIGATION SERVICES TO 6 DELINQUENT HOMEOWNERS. ASSISTED 15 DELINQUENT HOMEOWNERS IN APPLYING TO THE PA HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND. ASSISTED 37 HOMEOWNERS IN APPLYING TO THE HOMEOWNERS' EMERGENCY MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. PROVIDED RENTAL/FINANCIAL COUNSELING TO 4 RESIDENTS OF THE TURNER STREET TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM.

    Expenses $356,399 · Revenue $2,195

  • SLATE BELT RISINGGRANTED 6 SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE BANGOR AND PEN ARGYL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. COMPLETED AND CONTINUED ONGOING 4 FAADE PROJECTS IN BANGOR AND PORTLAND. COMPLETED 2024 SLATE BELT ANNUAL CLEANUP, WITH OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING ACROSS SEVEN MUNICIPALITIES. COMPLETED A MURAL IN PEN ARGYL. PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 4 BUSINESSES THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL LEASE SUBSIDY PROGRAM. LAUNCHED THE LEAD-FREE HOMES CAMPAIGN IN EAST BANGOR BOROUGH. SPONSORED REGIONAL EVENTS INCLUDING QUARRY BITES & BREWS, COLLABORATED WITH THE SLATE BELT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON SLATE BELT RESTAURANT WEEK AND THE SLATE BELT GIFT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SLATE BELT HERITAGE & ART TRAIL.

    Expenses $286,501 · Revenue $12,868

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • LOUIS CINQUINO

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ZACHARIAH COBRINIK

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HILDA RIVERA

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ABBY OBERBECK

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LINDA A FAUST

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANNA BARBOSA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KAREN BECK-POOLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SANDRA BIEBER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KIM CAPERS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • YORMAN DE LA ROSA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHARLES DERTINGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LIDIA GONZALEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TOMIKA GOULD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JUSTIN GRIMSHAW

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN JACK GROSS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK HARTNEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALICIA MILLER KARNER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHAQUERA MARTINDALE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LUIS PEREZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHALANDA RIDDICK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR JOSEPH ROY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PASTOR JON D SCHWARTZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • STEPHANIE STEELE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BETTY JEAN WAGNER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAWN GODSHALL

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $206,392
    From this org
    $175,881
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,511
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,881
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,592
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,919
    Filer's total
    $206,392

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $47,237,365
    Expenses
    $48,878,331
    Contributions
    $45,322,320
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $43,606,694
    Expenses
    $45,464,375
    Contributions
    $41,908,768
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $49,289,706
    Expenses
    $53,008,806
    Contributions
    $47,354,213
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $52,943,464
    Expenses
    $53,617,515
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,786,551

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $40,517,893
    Expenses
    $34,262,137
    Assets (EOY)
    $24,914,072

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $27,514,627
    Expenses
    $25,818,112
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,095,631

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,665,447
    Expenses
    $22,562,968
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,719,815

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,259,057
    Expenses
    $21,766,930
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,110,032

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,021,005
    Expenses
    $20,323,618
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,369,237

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,176,342
    Expenses
    $19,555,337
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,565,248

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,653,448
    Expenses
    $21,107,082
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,729,256

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.