2025-11-14T16:08:48-05:00 2024-12-31 232426656 BUCKNO LISICKY & COMPANY PC 645 HAMILTON ST SUITE 204 ALLENTOWN PA 18101 990EZ 2024-01-01 922671006 SOCIETY OF ST JOSEPH OF BETHLEHEM SOCI 5042586018 PO BOX 1367 BETHLEHEM PA 18016 PAULA KYDONIEFS PRESIDENT 5042586018 2025-11-14 true false CHRIS BETLEY P02294249 6108218580 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X N/A X X 107778 X 104492 1000 2286 107778 579 2624 58734 61937 45841 186577 232418 186577 58413 174005 186577 232418 186577 232418 X SOCIETY OF ST JOSEPH OF BETHLEHEM IS A 501 (C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH AS A SACRED PLACE OF WORSHIP AND A TESTAMENT TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF SOUTHSIDE BETHLEHEM. PURCHASE OF ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH BUILDING FROM THE DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN. THE DIOCESE WAS INTENDING TO DE-SANCTIFY AND SELL THE BUILDING ON THE OPEN MARKET, AS IT HAS ALREADY DONE WITH MANY CHURCHES ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF BETHLEHEM. IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THIS HISTORIC 108 YEAR OLD BUILDING, ALONG WITH ITS MANY ORIGINAL FEATURES, THE SOCIETY WAS FORMED TO PURCHASE THE CHURCH, RESTORE, AND PRESERVE THE BUILDING AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND AN EXAMPLE OF THE EFFORTS, HERITAGE, AND HISTORY OF IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME TO BETHLEHEM IN THE LATE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY, TO WORK IN THE STEEL AND OTHER INDUSTRIES. BETHLEHEM STEEL WAS A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON THE CITY, THE REGION, AND ESPECIALLY DURING WORLD WAR II, THE COUNTRY. THE IMMIGRANTS WERE THE BACKBONE OF BETHLEHEM STEEL AND WE AIM TO TELL THEIR STORY, WITH ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH AS THE CENTER OF OUR MISSION AND OUR EFFORTS. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE CHURCH AS A SACRED PLACE, THE CHURCH IS STILL AFFILIATED WITH THE DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN FOR SACRED USE. 24865 PERFORM BUILDING REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS TO ADDRESS CODE DEFICIENCIES SO THAT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY MAY BE OBTAINED. A CITY BUILDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AS PART OF THE SALE PROCESS. THE CHURCH WAS FOUND DEFICIENT IN MANY AREAS. IN ORDER TO FULFILL OUR MISSION WE NEED TO OBTAIN OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, AND THUS PRIORITY HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADDRESSING CODE DEFICIENCY ISSUES. IN 2024, WE OBTAINED A STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING REPORT, MAINTAINED/REPAIRED THE EXISTING OVERHEAD SCAFFOLDING IN THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH, INITIATED PLUMBING REPAIRS, REPAIRED LOCKS, INSPECTED AND REPAIRED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, AND ADDRESSED OTHER MINOR ISSUES RELATED TO CODE DEFICIENCIES. 16801 SPONSOR SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE PUBLIC IN THE CHURCH. WE WORKED WITH THE CITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MITIGATION PLAN THAT ALLOWS OUR ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT LIMITED EVENTS IN THE CHURCH WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY REQUIRED FOR EACH EVENT. THIS INCLUDES RESTRICTING AREAS OF THE CHURCH AND GROUNDS, AS WELL AS OTHER MITIGATION TERMS. WE SPONSORED TWO FUNERALS FOR FORMER PARISHIONERS. WE ALSO GAINED PERMISSION TO OPEN THE CHURCH FOR A TOUR AS PART OF THE STEEPLES AND STEEL TOUR CONDUCTED BY ANOTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, STEELWORKERS' ARCHIVES, WHERE THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH WAS PRESENTED. 600 42266 PAULA KYDONIEFS PRESIDENT 30.00 0 ANNE KEYSER VP AND TREAS 20.00 0 REV BRENDON LAROCHE CHAPLAIN 2.00 0 false false false false false false false false false PA PAULA KYDONIEFS 4490 OLD SAUCON RD BETHLEHEM PA 18015 5042586018 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 198549 104492 303041 198549 104492 303041 32076 270965 33 2286 2319 305360 3286 0.88740 0.99000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES 364 IT 1,248 INSURANCE 9,693 PROPERTY TAXES 2,676 BANK CHARGES 177 CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS 20,286 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 16,801 SERVICES EXPENSE 600 FUNDRAISING EVENTS 2,310 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 4,579 TOTAL 58,734 FORM 990-EZ, PART III SOCIETY OF ST JOSEPH OF BETHLEHEM IS A 501 (C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH AS A SACRED PLACE OF WORSHIP AND A TESTAMENT TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF SOUTHSIDE BETHLEHEM. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 PURCHASE OF ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH BUILDING FROM THE DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN. THE DIOCESE WAS INTENDING TO DE-SANCTIFY AND SELL THE BUILDING ON THE OPEN MARKET, AS IT HAS ALREADY DONE WITH MANY CHURCHES ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF BETHLEHEM. IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THIS HISTORIC 108 YEAR OLD BUILDING, ALONG WITH ITS MANY ORIGINAL FEATURES, THE SOCIETY WAS FORMED TO PURCHASE THE CHURCH, RESTORE, AND PRESERVE THE BUILDING AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND AN EXAMPLE OF THE EFFORTS, HERITAGE, AND HISTORY OF IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME TO BETHLEHEM IN THE LATE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY, TO WORK IN THE STEEL AND OTHER INDUSTRIES. BETHLEHEM STEEL WAS A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON THE CITY, THE REGION, AND ESPECIALLY DURING WORLD WAR II, THE COUNTRY. THE IMMIGRANTS WERE THE BACKBONE OF BETHLEHEM STEEL AND WE AIM TO TELL THEIR STORY, WITH ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH AS THE CENTER OF OUR MISSION AND OUR EFFORTS. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE CHURCH AS A SACRED PLACE, THE CHURCH IS STILL AFFILIATED WITH THE DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN FOR SACRED USE. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 PERFORM BUILDING REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS TO ADDRESS CODE DEFICIENCIES SO THAT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY MAY BE OBTAINED. A CITY BUILDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AS PART OF THE SALE PROCESS. THE CHURCH WAS FOUND DEFICIENT IN MANY AREAS. IN ORDER TO FULFILL OUR MISSION WE NEED TO OBTAIN OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, AND THUS PRIORITY HAS BEEN PLACED ON ADDRESSING CODE DEFICIENCY ISSUES. IN 2024, WE OBTAINED A STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING REPORT, MAINTAINED/REPAIRED THE EXISTING OVERHEAD SCAFFOLDING IN THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH, INITIATED PLUMBING REPAIRS, REPAIRED LOCKS, INSPECTED AND REPAIRED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, AND ADDRESSED OTHER MINOR ISSUES RELATED TO CODE DEFICIENCIES. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 SPONSOR SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE PUBLIC IN THE CHURCH. WE WORKED WITH THE CITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MITIGATION PLAN THAT ALLOWS OUR ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT LIMITED EVENTS IN THE CHURCH WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY REQUIRED FOR EACH EVENT. THIS INCLUDES RESTRICTING AREAS OF THE CHURCH AND GROUNDS, AS WELL AS OTHER MITIGATION TERMS. WE SPONSORED TWO FUNERALS FOR FORMER PARISHIONERS. WE ALSO GAINED PERMISSION TO OPEN THE CHURCH FOR A TOUR AS PART OF THE STEEPLES AND STEEL TOUR CONDUCTED BY ANOTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, STEELWORKERS' ARCHIVES, WHERE THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH WAS PRESENTED.