St Josephs Center Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Scranton, PA EIN: 23-2286365

St. Joseph's Center Foundation was founded by certain officers of the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, PA. It was formed to solicit, collect, hold, or distribute property, real or otherwise, for the benefit of St. Joseph's Center, a non-profit institution, also founded by the Congregation.

St Josephs Center Foundation at a glance

In short: St Josephs Center Foundation gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.5M), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,474,000
+19.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,474,000
+19.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,474,000
Total assets
$56,100,527
+13.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who St Josephs Center Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

St Joseph's Center: $1.5MSt Joseph's Center$1.5M

The largest 2025 recipient was St Joseph's Center ($1.5M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Scranton

How St Josephs Center Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $187K (2021) to $1.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Joseph's Center Scranton, PAThe $1,474,000 represents contributions to St Joseph's Center for capital items, capital projects, and for operating expenses.$1,474,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$56,100,527$4,265,633$1,865,224$1,474,0001$2,529,666
2024$49,426,511$3,645,709$1,605,585$1,235,0001$1,669,524
2023$44,515,944$2,313,301$1,471,077$1,115,0001$967,932
2022$41,110,129$3,335,530$1,796,555$1,439,0001$1,655,681
2021$46,737,082$4,050,521$495,977$186,9001$2,503,972
2020$36,726,546$2,147,799$1,382,487$1,081,5001$935,404

About St Josephs Center Foundation

Based on IRS filings

St Josephs Center Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Scranton, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $56.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $2.5M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

St Josephs Center Foundation is led by Christopher James, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christopher James

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sister Maryalice Jacquinot IHM

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Ghergo

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Flynn

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Mcllvreid

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melanie Opalka-Bentler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sr Grace Surdovel IHM

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Stella

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allan Karaffa

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff McLaughlin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Grazio

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin C Hayes

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Levy

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan McGowan

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Lisa Davis (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Maureen McLaughlin (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Terese Casey (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Emilie Deery (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Wiercinski (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: William Bender Jr. (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Ellen E Farrell (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Marisa Litwinsky (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Thaddeus Kenny (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Daniel J Santaniello (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jerome Musheno (2020) — 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 St Josephs Center Foundation

How much does St Josephs Center Foundation give each year?

St Josephs Center Foundation gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 1 grant.

How large is St Josephs Center Foundation?

St Josephs Center Foundation reported $56.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.

What is St Josephs Center Foundation?

St Josephs Center Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Scranton, PA. It holds $56.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does St Josephs Center Foundation operate?

St Josephs Center Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is St Josephs Center Foundation's EIN?

St Josephs Center Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2286365. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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