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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3983456

Ruark Foundation

A private foundation in Tunkhannock, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $315,386 paid in grants.

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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
William Ruark
301 Shore Drive
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
(570) 833-2767
Form and materials
Letter requests should include all documents necessary to support request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $315,386

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,700,150

  • Tax year 2024

    $383,459

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,765,240

  • Tax year 2023

    $191,548

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,278,904

  • Tax year 2022

    $106,295

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,632,772

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,250,000

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Guthrie HealthcareSayre, PA

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  2. Kunkle Fire & AmbulanceDallas, PA

    Unrestricted

    $75,000
  3. Marley's MissionClarks Summit, PA

    Unrestricted

    $63,255
  4. Wyoming County FairMeshoppen, PA

    Unrestricted

    $33,491
  5. Seven Loaves Soup KitchenTunkhannock, PA

    Unrestricted

    $12,390
  6. The Wright CenterScranton, PA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Elk Lake Warrior Empowerment FundMontrose, PA

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  8. Patriots CoveNoxen, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Tunkhannock Ambulance AssociationTunkhannock, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Wyoming County United WayTunkhannock, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. Tunkhannock Area School DistrictTunkhannock, PA

    Unrestricted

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $12,39055% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00022% of the total
  3. Veterans and military1 grant $5,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania11 grants $315,386

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • William RuarkDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ryan RuarkDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lindsay ShalataDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Shawn WallaceDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Michael MeyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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