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Grant recipient EIN 23-2890364Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds Scranton Area Foundation Inc?

18 private foundations gave Scranton Area Foundation Inc in Scranton, PA $2.4 million across 93 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

93 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Margaret Briggs FoundationScranton, PA 2025

    Directors discretionary

    $4,000
  2. Richard C Marquardt Family FoundationWesterville, OH 2025

    Donation

    $2,500
  3. The Ross Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2025

    For general purposes

    $1,800
  4. North Penn Charitable FoundationWilmington, NC 2025

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  5. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2025

    Nepa learning conference

    $1,000
  6. Wesel FoundationClarks Summit, PA 2025

    To further designated work of organization

    $600
  7. The Shin Creek TrustLivingston Manor, NY 2025

    County development

    $500
  8. The Willary FoundationScranton, PA 2024

    Building for the future

    $35,000
  9. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2024

    Century club renovations

    $25,000
  10. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2024

    Transportation for congolese

    $5,000
  11. Margaret Briggs FoundationScranton, PA 2024

    General support

    $4,000
  12. The Ross Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    For general purposes

    $1,600
  13. Wesel FoundationClarks Summit, PA 2024

    To further designated work of organization

    $600
  14. The Shin Creek TrustLivingston Manor, NY 2024

    County development

    $500
  15. Neighborhood Development TrustScranton, PA 2023

    To establish the neighborhood development trust fund, a donor advised fund, with the scranton area community foundation to carry out the initiatives set forth in the private foundation.

    $389,764
  16. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $14,500
  17. The Willary FoundationScranton, PA 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  18. Margaret Briggs FoundationScranton, PA 2023

    General support

    $4,000
  19. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2023

    Nepa gives support for sar

    $2,000
  20. The Ross Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    For general purposes

    $1,500
  21. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $1,000
  22. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2023

    Nepa learning conference

    $1,000
  23. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $500
  24. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2023

    Susan burke foundation

    $500
  25. Wesel FoundationClarks Summit, PA 2023

    To further designated work of organization

    $300
  26. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2022

    To support the scranton area community foundation as the convener of the nepa thrives collaborative, so they can hire a project coordinator.

    $25,000
  27. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2022

    Susan burke foundation

    $10,000
  28. Robert H Spitz FoundationScranton, PA 2022

    For the purpose of women in philanthropy: empowering and lifting disadvantaged voices

    $10,000
  29. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2022

    To support the 2022 nepa gives program, which provides funds to local nonprofits that are making a difference in a variety of areas across the community.

    $10,000
  30. Margaret Briggs FoundationScranton, PA 2022

    General support

    $7,000
  31. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $5,000
  32. The Clinton Family FoundationChappaqua, NY 2022

    General

    $5,000
  33. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $4,900
  34. The Ross Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    For general purposes

    $1,250
  35. The Shin Creek TrustLivingston Manor, NY 2022

    County development

    $500
  36. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2022

    Grant - baseball fun

    $500
  37. Wesel FoundationClarks Summit, PA 2022

    To further designated work of organization

    $300
  38. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2022

    Mip payout for 01/27/2022

    $200
  39. Robert H Spitz FoundationScranton, PA 2021

    For the purpose of women in philanthropy: empowering and lifting disadvantaged voices

    $115,000
  40. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2021

    Sponsorship grant fundraising event

    $50,000
  41. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2021

    To support the annual learning conference.

    $15,000
  42. Equitrans Midstream FoundationCanonsburg, PA 2021

    Matching gifts

    $10,000
  43. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2021

    Fieldwork support and sponsorship program internal

    $7,500
  44. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2021

    Women in philanthropy breaking the cycle of poverty

    $7,500
  45. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $6,000
  46. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $5,000
  47. Margaret Briggs FoundationScranton, PA 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  48. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2021

    To support a regional youth baseball program with an emphasis on permitting children from economically challenged families to participate in little league baseball.

    $5,000
  49. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $2,500
  50. The Ross Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    For general purposes

    $1,200
  51. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $1,000
  52. Eureka FoundationWaverly, PA 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  53. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2021

    Learning conference

    $1,000
  54. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2021

    Mcgowan small family fund program internal

    $1,000
  55. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2021

    Mcgowan small family fund program internal

    $1,000
  56. Wesel FoundationClarks Summit, PA 2021

    To further designated work of organization

    $300
  57. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2021

    Board & staff matching grants internal

    $100
  58. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2020

    Daf - nepa workforce development

    $1,100,000
  59. Robert H Spitz FoundationScranton, PA 2020

    For the purpose of nepa covid-19 response fund

    $100,000
  60. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2020

    To support the general operations of the organization

    $50,000
  61. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2020

    To support the operations of various entities during the covid-19 pandemic

    $40,000
  62. Margaret Briggs FoundationScranton, PA 2020

    Molly calpin & megan hughes

    $31,000
  63. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2020

    To support the second annual learning conference

    $15,000
  64. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2020

    To support the annual community celebration

    $15,000
  65. Neighborhood Development TrustScranton, PA 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  66. The Willary FoundationScranton, PA 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  67. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $9,920
  68. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $9,000
  69. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2020

    Sponsorship nepa gives april, 2021

    $7,500
  70. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $6,000
  71. The Ross Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    For general purposes

    $6,000
  72. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2020

    Sponsorship nepa learning conference

    $5,000
  73. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD 2020

    To support the general operations of the organization

    $5,000
  74. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2020

    Mcgowan small family fund program 2020

    $1,000
  75. Wesel FoundationClarks Summit, PA 2020

    To further designated work of organization

    $400
  76. William G McGowan Charitable FundChicago, IL 2020

    Board & staff matching grants 2020

    $125
  77. Robert H Spitz FoundationScranton, PA 2019

    For the purpose of nepa moves transportation pilot

    $37,500
  78. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $30,000
  79. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  80. Eureka FoundationWaverly, PA 2019

    General support

    $10,000
  81. Tighe FoundationGladwyne, PA 2019

    In support of their tax exempt purposes

    $10,000
  82. Margaret Briggs FoundationScranton, PA 2019

    Molly calpin & megan hughes

    $9,000
  83. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $3,000
  84. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2019

    Women in philanthrophy

    $2,000
  85. Wesel FoundationClarks Summit, PA 2019

    To further designated work of organization

    $400
  86. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $20,000
  87. Margaret Briggs FoundationScranton, PA 2018

    Molly calpin & megan hughes

    $19,000
  88. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $15,000
  89. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $3,225
  90. The Hawk Family FoundationDunmore, PA 2018

    Charitable

    $2,000
  91. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $1,000
  92. Wesel FoundationClarks Summit, PA 2018

    To further designated work of organization

    $500
  93. Tighe FoundationGladwyne, PA 2017

    In Furtherance of Their Exempt Purposes

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in Scranton, PA and are not among Scranton Area Foundation Inc’s funders above.

  1. Highmark FoundationPittsburgh, PA 1 grant Accepts applications $25,000 to similar organizations
  2. North Pole Christmas Display IncNewfoundland, PA 4 grants Preselected only $7,500 to similar organizations
  3. Shikiar Family FoundationNew York, NY 3 grants Accepts applications $3,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Brown-Daub FoundationEaston, PA 1 grant Preselected only $500 to similar organizations
  5. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 3 grants Preselected only $44 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 23-2890364 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.