Program areas at PFEW
The Foundation for Free Enterprise Education successfully operated three experiential youth Education programs that impacted more than 12,000 young pennsylvanians in 2023. Pennsylvania Free Enterprise week (pfew) teaches high school students about modern business and Free Enterprise and helps them develop relevant, job-ready skills. Pfew operated five week-long summer sessions on the campuses of lycoming college and Pennsylvania college of technology in williamsport, pa, educating 1,640 students statewide. The stock market game (smg) grew more than 10% from 2022, educating 9,747 students in grades 4-12 statewide during the 2022-2023 school year. Smg teaches students about investing, capital markets and financial literacy. The speaker series continued its steady growth, accumulating more than 2,000 additional views in 2023, bringing the total since 2020 to more than 9,000 unique views. In 2023, the speaker series added a regional opportunities section featuring scholarship, internship, leadership, and professional development opportunities available in 56 counties of pa.
Who funds Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at PFEW
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Karen M Musante | President and Chief Executive Officer | $165,809 | 2024-02-09 |
| Scott Lee | Vice President of Marketing and Development | | 2022-06-01 |
| Michelle Warofka | Vice President of Educational Relations | | 2022-06-01 |
| Elizabeth Rosales | Office Manager | | 2022-06-01 |
| Leslie Williams | Finance Manager | | 2022-06-01 |
| ...and 10 more key personnel |
Financials for PFEW
| Revenues | FYE 09/2023 | FYE 09/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,275,261 | $1,197,846 | 6.5% |
| Program services | $471,441 | $474,822 | -0.7% |
| Investment income and dividends | $223,737 | $284,626 | -21.4% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-90,970 | $-91,653 | 0.7% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,879,469 | $1,865,641 | 0.7% |
Organizations like PFEW
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| The Alpaugh Family Economic Center for Education and Research | 501(c)(3) | Cincinnati, OH | $2,118,812 |
| Florida Council on Economic Education | 501(c)(3) | Tampa, FL | $828,172 |
| Georgia Council on Economic Education | 501(c)(3) | Atlanta, GA | $1,192,676 |
| Arkansas Council on Economic Education | 501(c)(3) | Little Rock, AR | $834,013 |
| Arizona Council on Economic Education | 501(c)(3) | Phoenix, AZ | $826,431 |
| Via Institute on Character | 501(c)(3) | Cincinnati, OH | $1,878,345 |
| The American Antitrust Institute | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,107,490 |
| South Carolina Council on Economic Education | 501(c)(3) | Columbia, SC | $481,188 |
| Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,961,384 |
| Foundation for Economic Education | 501(c)(3) | Atlanta, GA | $8,193,047 |
Data update history
June 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsResearch centersCharities
Issues
Social sciencesEducationHuman servicesChildren
Characteristics
Conducts researchState / local levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 3076 W 12th St
- Erie, PA 16505
- Metro area
- Erie, PA
- County
- Erie County, PA
- Website URL
- pfew.org/Â
- Phone
- (814) 833-9576
- Facebook page
- PFEW1Â
- Twitter profile
- @pfew_orgÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 25-1394365
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1979
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- V20: Social Science Research Institutes, Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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