The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry

Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes within The meaning of section 501(c)(3) of The internal revenue code, or The corresponding section of any future tax code, including without limitation to support, benefit, and carry out The section 501(c)(3) purposes of The Greater Wyoming valley Chamber of commerce, The Greater Wilkes-Barre industrial fund, and The Greater Wilkes-Barre development corporation by: (a) sponsoring, supporting, administering and overseeing programs and activities intended to promote The overall health and welfare of The Greater wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania area; relieve poverty, combat community deterioration, and create jobs;(b) enhancing regional employment through The creation and implementation of workplace development and education programs and events for The benefit of The entire region;(c) assisting in The development, construction, ownership and leasing of distressed real property in order to promote The overall health and welfare of The Greater wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania area;(d) providing administrative, managerial, marketing, accounting, bookkeeping and similar supporting services to affiliated not-for-profit organizations;(e) undertaking fundraising to support any of The corporation's activities or those activities of its affiliated not-for-profit entities;(f) awarding grants and gifts to support The programs and activities of affiliated not-for-profit entities; and(g) doing such things as are necessary to implement these purposes as well as any lawful purpose or purposes.