Nanticoke Conservation Club

Private foundation · Grantmaker Nanticoke, PA EIN: 23-6399302

Nanticoke Conservation Club is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Nanticoke, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500.

Nanticoke Conservation Club at a glance

In short: Nanticoke Conservation Club gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$500
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$500
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Nanticoke Conservation Club funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Earth Conservatory: $500Earth Conservatory$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Earth Conservatory ($500).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

AshleyConklinWilkes-Barre

How Nanticoke Conservation Club gives

  • Giving fell 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $330 (2020) to $3K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Earth Conservatory Ashley, PASupplies$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025—$30,141$12,551$5001
2024$8,856$20,904$22,223$5001
2023$10,175$11,238$11,298$7001
2022$10,235$13,251$22,746$3,2431
2021$10,678$10,234$11,019$1,0201
2020$12,526$6,172$8,053$3301

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nanticoke Conservation Club is led by Gary Grontkowski, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gary Grontkowski

    President

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Antolik

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul W Wazenski

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Katra

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Edward Slusarik (2020–2024) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Nanticoke Conservation Club

How much does Nanticoke Conservation Club give each year?

Nanticoke Conservation Club gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $500 across 1 grant.

What is Nanticoke Conservation Club?

Nanticoke Conservation Club is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Nanticoke, PA.

Where does Nanticoke Conservation Club operate?

Nanticoke Conservation Club has awarded grants in New York, Pennsylvania.

What is Nanticoke Conservation Club's EIN?

Nanticoke Conservation Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6399302. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 18, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 18, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 7, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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