Sabia Family Foundation
Sabia Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations and individual scholarship recipients, with all grant dollars going to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Sabia Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sabia Family Foundation gave $93K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $92,675
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -36.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,792
- +100.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,250
- Total assets
- $2,277,698
- +0.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (3 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- 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 October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Sabia Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 402 Willow Street, Dunmore, PA 18512
Phone: (570) 344-6126
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sabia Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was All About the Kids Bicycles Inc ($50K). Together the top 10 received $79K.
Organizations only. It also paid 5 individual scholarships ($13,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
126 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 125 grants of 126 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Sabia Family Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 10 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $10K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 70% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 67% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2023) to $93K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $93K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All About the Kids Bicycles Inc Scranton, PA | To Further Designated Work of Organization | $50,000 |
| Child Hunger Outreach Partners Organization Scranton, PA | To Further Designated Work of Organization | $16,500 |
| Chop Out Hunger Scranton, PA | To Further Designated Work of Organization | $5,000 |
| 5 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $13,000 |
| Elizabeth Lalli Scholarship Holy CR Dunmore, PA | Scholarship for holy cross high school student to further education | $2,000 |
| Cody Barrasse Foundation Scranton, PA | To Further Designated Work of Organization | $1,000 |
| Olyphant Hose Co #2 Olyphant, PA | Christmas Coat Giveaway | $1,000 |
| Providence Pregnancy Center Scranton, PA | To Further Designated Work of Organization | $1,000 |
| St Joseph Center Scranton, PA | To Further Designated Work of Organization | $1,000 |
| Greater Scranton YMCA Dunmore, PA | To Further Designated Work of Organization | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,277,698 | $108,752 | $108,304 | $92,675 | 16 | $92,675 | $91,252 | $139,209 |
| 2024 | $2,277,250 | $91,399 | $110,391 | $72,087 | 25 | $72,087 | $90,399 | $129,447 |
| 2023 | $2,296,242 | $90,052 | $64,640 | $34,200 | 18 | $34,200 | $89,047 | $119,072 |
| 2022 | $2,270,830 | $103,270 | $111,055 | $90,208 | 36 | $90,208 | $83,125 | $156,434 |
| 2021 | $2,278,615 | $88,049 | $83,984 | $76,100 | 31 | $76,100 | $81,446 | $172,562 |
| 2020 | $2,274,550 | $1,447,496 | $75,466 | $74,483 | 30 | — | $75,696 | $141,166 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sabia Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $139K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations, scholarships for local high school students, and a Christmas coat giveaway.
Among its grantees, Providence Pregnancy Center describes its mission as serving pregnant women and their children with support and material resources throughout pregnancy and motherhood. Upper Valley YMCA describes its work as building strong kids, families, and communities through programs promoting healthy lifestyles, values, leadership, and community interaction; it also states that all persons are welcome regardless of ability to pay.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $92,675. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $50,000, with a median of $1,250.
The largest reported grants included $50,000 to All About the Kids Bicycles Inc. and $16,500 to Child Hunger Outreach Partners Organization, both in Scranton. Other grants included $5,000 to CHOP Out Hunger, $5,000 to an individual recipient for a Dunmore High School scholarship, and $3,000 to an individual recipient for a an individual recipient High School scholarship. Providence Pregnancy Center received $1,000, and Upper Valley YMCA received $675.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Peter A Sabia Jr. as treasurer and trustee, and Lisa Sabia Calciano as secretary and trustee.
Sabia Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa Sabia Calciano
Secretary & Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter A. Sabia Jr.
Treasurer & Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Peter A. Sabia Sr. (2020–2024) — President & Trustee
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 Sabia Family Foundation
How much does Sabia Family Foundation give each year?
Sabia Family Foundation gave $93K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $72K across 25 grants.
What is Sabia Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Sabia Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,250, and its average grant was $5,792, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sabia Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Sabia Family Foundation give grants?
Sabia Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Scranton, PA (6 grants) and Dunmore, PA (3 grants).
Does Sabia Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Sabia Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Further Designated Work of Organization" (9 grants).
Who are Sabia Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Sabia Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include All About the Kids Bicycles Inc ($50,000), Child Hunger Outreach Partners Organization ($16,500) and Chop Out Hunger ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 5 individual scholarships ($13,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sabia Family Foundation?
Sabia Family Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $93K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $139K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Sabia Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations, scholarships for local high school students, and a Christmas coat giveaway. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sabia Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Sabia Family Foundation's EIN?
Sabia Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1960211. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Sabia Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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