Community Support Group

Robert Y Moffat Charitable Trust

Pittsburgh, PA

The trust supports charitable organizations in areas such as education, disability services, community services, veterans’ programs, and conservation, with most of its giving going to Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,200 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000. It accepts unsolicited written requests through the PNC Bank Charitable Trust Committee; no deadline is listed.

Scranton Area Foundation Inc

Scranton, PA

The foundation funds health, education, arts, the environment, human services, and civic affairs, primarily serving Scranton, Lackawanna County, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,020 to $338,272, with a median of $11,350; some programs offer smaller grants of up to $1,000 or $5,000. Unsolicited requests are accepted for certain programs, including Critical Needs Grants, which take letters of intent on a rolling basis.

Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care

Scranton, PA

Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care funds health education, community wellness, medical care for uninsured and underinsured people, and other health and well-being initiatives serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming Counties. In 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $320,000, with a median of $29,250. It invites applications from 501(c)(3) organizations through one annual cycle, beginning with an emailed letter of intent.

The Willary Foundation

Scranton, PA

The Willary Foundation funds creative, innovative projects benefiting communities in Northeastern Pennsylvania, across areas such as education, health, food access, and homelessness prevention. Its 2024 grants ranged from $3,000 to $50,000, with a median of $25,000; it lists application deadlines of April 1 and October 1 and requires its grant application form.

Moses Taylor Foundation Inc

Scranton, PA

The foundation funds health care access and quality, older adult and school-based health, and nonprofit effectiveness, primarily in Lackawanna County and nearby counties, while welcoming requests from an 11-county Northeastern Pennsylvania region. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $1.6 million, with a median of $37,450; it offers rolling grants under $40,000 and open-cycle grants of $40,000 or more. It accepts applications through its grant programs, but applicants must first schedule a meeting with foundation staff.

Katie Foundation

Scranton, PA

The Hawk Family Foundation

Dunmore, PA

The Hawk Family Foundation supports nonprofits and religious organizations working in education, services for children, families and seniors, support for incarcerated people and returning citizens, and community, arts and cultural programs, primarily in Northeastern Pennsylvania, especially Lackawanna County. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $100,000, with a median of $6,750. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Harrison House Personal Care Home

Scranton, PA

Housing for handicapped & elderly

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg

Owings Mills, MD

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation funds direct services, programs, general operations, and capital projects in housing, health, jobs, education, and aging for low-income and vulnerable people. Its 2024 grants had a median of $50,000; its Small Grants Program offers up to $50,000 over two years, with funding focused on Baltimore, Hawaiʻi, Israel, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. It awards grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Peoples Security Charitable Foundation

Scranton, PA

The foundation funds health, education, scientific and literary programs, social welfare, and programs protecting children and youth, generally not general operating expenses. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $60,000, with a median of $2,500; nearly all funding went to Pennsylvania and the rest to New Jersey. It accepts applications and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Allone Foundation

Wilkes-Barre, PA

AllOne Foundation funds specific, community-focused projects that improve healthcare delivery and residents’ health and welfare, with priorities varying by grant cycle across areas such as behavioral health, autism, food security, and healthcare workforce. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $1 million, with a median of $12,500, for work benefiting residents of its 13-county region in Northeastern and North Central Pennsylvania. It accepts a Letter of Interest as the first step; deadlines vary.

Margaret Briggs Foundation

Scranton, PA

The Margaret Briggs Foundation supports organizations working in youth programs, basic needs, housing, health, education, and community improvement, primarily in Pennsylvania, with 99% of its 2025 grant dollars going to in-state recipients. Its 46 grants ranged from $1,000 to $125,000, with a median of $9,950; the filing lists no formal application process or deadlines and says giving is not limited to preselected organizations.