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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-1886434

Peoples Security Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Scranton, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $102,466 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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
Joan Rotondaro
150 North Washington Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
(570) 346-7741
Form and materials
All applicants should include completed standard application including copies of financial statements, proposed program budgets, total agency/organization budget for current year, number of full-time/part-time staff members, IRS verification of 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, and list of board members.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Areas of interest include health, education, scientific, literary and social welfare programs and the overall protection of children and youth. Generally, the foundation does not contribute to general operating expenses.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $102,466

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $115,415
  • Tax year 2024

    $203,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $103,599
  • Tax year 2023

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $179,261
  • Tax year 2022

    $64,333

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $156,457
  • Tax year 2021

    $43,333

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $101,882
  • Tax year 2020

    $42,834

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $41,754
  • Tax year 2019

    $65,450

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $74,942
  • Tax year 2018

    $43,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $88,034

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA

    Donation

    $60,000
  2. AclamoNorristown, PA

    Donation

    $5,000
  3. Bethel Ame ChurchScranton, PA

    Donation

    $5,000
  4. Howard Gardner SchoolScranton, PA

    Donation

    $5,000
  5. Innovation Arts AcademyCatasauqua, PA

    Donation

    $5,000
  6. Goodwill IndustriesScranton, PA

    Donation

    $3,966
  7. Providence Pregnancy CenterScranton, PA

    Donation

    $3,500
  8. Center for Humanistic ChangeBethlehem, PA

    Donation

    $2,500
  9. Endless Mountains Habitat for HumanityTunkhannock, PA

    Donation

    $2,500
  10. Greater Easton Development PartnershipEaston, PA

    Donation

    $2,500
  11. Wilkes UniversityWilkes Barre, PA

    Donation

    $2,500
  12. Empower Somerset IncSomerville, NJ

    Donation

    $1,500
  13. B-K Health Center DBA Nepa Community HealthKingsley, PA

    Donation

    $1,000
  14. Elijah's PromiseNew Brunswick, NJ

    Donation

    $1,000
  15. Sights for HopeAllentown, PA

    Donation

    $1,000
  16. Girl Scouts in the Heart of PAHalifax, PA

    Donation

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $62,50083% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $9,50013% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $2,5003% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania14 grants $99,966
  2. New Jersey2 grants $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William J Calpin JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph FerrettiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey A DrobinsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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