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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7014785

The Willary Foundation

A private foundation in Scranton, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 23 grants and $548,990 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
PNC Bank Co Kenneth Spruill
PO Box 283
Scranton, PA 18501
(570) 614-0088
Form and materials
The willary foundation grant application form
Deadlines
See application form
Restrictions
See application form

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $548,990

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $9,753,779

  • Tax year 2023

    $599,792

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $9,577,418

  • Tax year 2022

    $564,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,429,201

  • Tax year 2021

    $660,183

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,079,674

  • Tax year 2020

    $486,585

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $8,912,084

  • Tax year 2019

    $543,050

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $9,497,297

  • Tax year 2018

    $496,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,721,627

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Saint Joseph's CenterScranton, PA

    Children's learning center

    $50,000
  2. Geisinger Health FoundationDanville, PA

    Community behavioral health

    $50,000
  3. Northeastern PA EducationalPittston, PA

    General operating

    $50,000
  4. Food Dignity ProjectForty Fort, PA

    Farm stands

    $47,500
  5. Scranton Area FoundationScranton, PA

    Building for the future

    $35,000
  6. Philharmonic Society of Ne PAWilkes Barre, PA

    Building bridges

    $30,000
  7. Northeast Regional Cancer InstituteScranton, PA

    Community based cancer

    $30,000
  8. Catherine McAuley CenterScranton, PA

    Prevention of homelessness

    $26,000
  9. Nativity Miguel School of ScrantonDunmore, PA

    After school program

    $25,000
  10. Mycil Center for Independent Living CenterScranton, PA

    TSC is spreading petals for

    $25,000
  11. United Neighborhood Centers of ScrantonScranton, PA

    Pine brook neighborhood

    $25,000
  12. Allied Services FoundationClarks Summit, PA

    Local access to advanced

    $25,000
  13. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Scranton community

    $25,000
  14. Penn State Philanthropic FundUniversity Park, PA

    Teachers behavioral

    $25,000
  15. Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA

    Summer undergraduate

    $20,000
  16. United Way of Wyoming ValleyWilkesbarre, PA

    Parent support line

    $20,000
  17. Spring Hills FoundationN Abingtn TWP, PA

    Sensory scouts

    $6,490
  18. Bronx River Art CenterBronx, NY

    General support

    $6,250
  19. The Blanket IncRockingham, VA

    General support

    $6,250
  20. Community Kitchen PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $6,250
  21. Historic Jayhawk Theatre IncTopeka, KS

    General support

    $6,250
  22. Keystone Rescue MissionWilkesbarre, PA

    Pathfinders workforce

    $6,000
  23. Everhart Museum of Natural History and ArtScranton, PA

    Observation beehive

    $3,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health3 grants $105,00034% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $55,00018% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture2 grants $53,75017% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $26,0008% of the total
  5. Arts and culture4 grants $25,2408% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $20,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania19 grants $505,240
  2. California1 grant $25,000
  3. Kansas1 grant $6,250
  4. New York1 grant $6,250
  5. Virginia1 grant $6,250

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joseph C ScrantonBOARD CHAIR Hours 5Pay $0
  • William W Scranton IIITREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • S Caitlin ScrantonSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth S ValosekTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Julien ScrantonVICE CHAIR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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