Charitable
Funds
The Scranton Area Community Foundation responds to community needs and opportunities with grants in such diverse fields as health, education, arts, environment, human services, and civic affairs. We are able to do so through the generosity of individuals, organizations, and corporations.
Explore Our Charitable Funds
The Scranton Area Community Foundation manages more than 350 charitable funds. Explore all of our funds here.
Junior League of Scranton Dues Assistance Fund
Established in December 2020 by the Junior League of Scranton, the JLS Dues Assistance Fund supports members of JLS who are in need of financial support with their dues. Any unspent balance each year will go to support the training needs of its members...
Junior League of Scranton Endowment Fund
This fund was established in December 2000 by the Junior League of Scranton to address women’s and children’s issues in our community.
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Junior League of Scranton Scholarship Fund
The Junior League of Scranton created this scholarship in February 2005 to be given to a female graduating senior at Scranton High School or West Scranton High School for colleges, universities, or vocational school degrees.
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Karen McCool Memorial Fund
The Karen McCool Memorial Fund was established in March of 2023 by Fund Advisor Alyssa Bonacci. Distributions from the Fund will be made to support charitable organizations and causes important to Karen, including but not limited to, support for the Du...
Karen O’Connell Welles Leadership Lackawanna Fund
This fund was established in July 1984 in memory of Karen O’Connell Welles to provide tuition for a participant in Leadership Lackawanna. The award is given to an individual based on potential for leadership, need, and interest in promoting equality...
Karen O’Connell Welles Music Fund
The family and friends of Karen O’Connell Welles created this music education fund in April 1992 in memory of Karen for the Lucan Center. The fund now supports music and music education through the Scranton Cultural Center.
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Kathleen A Gallagher Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2021, the fund honors Kathleen A. Gallagher who was a painter and graduate of Scranton Central High School. This fund awards a scholarship to an individual graduating from Scranton High School or West Scranton High School who has an inte...
Keisling Family Scholarship Fund
The Keisling Family Scholarship Fund was established in December 2013 by Alice Keisling.
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Knesseth Israel Congregation Cemetery of West Pittston PA Fund
This fund was established in 2020 to exclusively care for and maintain the good condition of Knesseth Israel Congregation Cemetery, being an active Jewish cemetery on an approximately 0.689 acre parcel of land located in the Borough of West Pittston, L...
Koppelman/Dinner Fund
This fund was established in September 1997 when the Theodore Koppleman Foundation transferred its assets to the Scranton Area Foundation, creating the Koppleman/Dinner Fund. The Dinner family advises on grants from this fund.
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