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.
The Scranton Area Community Foundation manages more than 350 charitable funds. Explore all of our funds here.
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...
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.
...Established in January 2019, the Lacawac Sanctuary Watres Fund is an agency endowment to support Lacawac Sanctuary.
...Established in June 2022 by the Lackawanna Audubuon Society, the purpose of this Fund is to award scholarships to students from Lackawanna or Wyoming County who have an interest in, or who are currently pursuing, a degree or certificate in environmenta...
The Lackawanna County Fair and Recreation Authority Fund was established in 2018 by the Lackawanna County Fair and Recreation Authority to support the establishing, organizing, and financing a permenant annual fair and festivals for recreational purpos...
Lackawanna Neighbors established this fund in August 1999 in honor of Joseph H. Young. Awarded annually to a graduating senior who is a resident of Midtown Apartments for higher educational expenses.
...This fund was established in January 2005 by Lackawanna Pro Bono to support their mission to recruit local attorneys who volunteer to provide free legal representation for indigent families and individuals regarding civil matters in Lackawanna County.<...
Establihed in October 2015, distributions from the Fund shall be made in such amounts and at such times for charitable purposes to support issues related to the care and welfare of animals and humane education. Both 501(c)(3) organizations and veterina...
The Laura Wesolowski Scholarship Fund was established in memory of a long-term employee and manager of the McDonald’s in Clarks Summit, PA. The scholarship is intended to support an employee of a McDonald’s in the Northeastern Pennsylvania region w...
The Leadership Lackawanna Collegiate Fund, which was established in May 2022, provides tuition assistance to individuals who have been accepted into a collegiate program at Leadership Lackawanna.
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