Wyoming Valley Health & Education

KINGSTON, PA EIN: 24-0795505

Wyoming Valley Health & Education is a private foundation focused on Health, based in KINGSTON, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2022. In 2022, it awarded 8 grants totaling $5.8M. Net investment income was $605K.

Financial Overview

From 2022 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.8M

+1995.4% YoY

Grant Count

8

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$724K

+1471.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wyoming Valley Health & Education reported a distributable amount of $185K for 2022 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

About Wyoming Valley Health & Education

Based on IRS filings

Wyoming Valley Health & Education is a private foundation focused on Health, based in KINGSTON, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2022. In 2022, it awarded 8 grants totaling $5.8M. Net investment income was $605K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

DallasNanticokeScrantonWilkes Barre

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$6M20212022
Metric20222021
Total Assets$6,096,358
Revenue$773,003$574,084
Expenses$5,828,403$410,863
Qualifying Distributions$5,828,403
Net Investment Income$605,437$220,276
Distributable Amount$184,831$265,351

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$6M6 grants20218 grants2022

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2022

THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION$5.5MGEISINGER SCHOOL OF MEDI…$66KMARYWOOD UNIVERSITY$60KKING'S COLLEGE$40KMISERCORDIA COLLEGE$40KWILKES UNIVERSITY$40KLUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY…$30KLACKAWANNA COMMUNITY COL…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2022 grants, the largest include The Luzerne Foundation ($5,507,692), Geisinger School of Medicine ($66,000), Marywood University ($60,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
GEISINGER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SCRANTON, PACHARITABLE SCHOLARSHIP$66,000
KING'S COLLEGE WILKES BARRE, PACHARITABLE SCHOLARSHIP$40,000
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE NANTICOKE, PACHARITABLE SCHOLARSHIP$30,000
MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY SCRANTON, PACHARITABLE SCHOLARSHIP$60,000
MISERCORDIA COLLEGE DALLAS, PACHARITABLE SCHOLARSHIP$40,000
WILKES UNIVERSITY WILKES BARRE, PACHARITABLE SCHOLARSHIP$40,000
LACKAWANNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCRANTON, PACHARITABLE SCHOLARSHIP$10,000
THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION WILKES BARRE, PALIQUIDATING CONTRIBUTION$5,507,692

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

From 2022 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DEBORAH EASTWOODCHAIR1
JAMES BOBECKDIRECTOR1
TERI OOMSDIRECTOR1
JOSEPH KNECHTDIRECTOR1
TARA WILSON MUGFORDDIRECTOR1
JOHN THALENFELDDIRECTOR1
CHRIS SIEGELDIRECTOR1
JOHN PARENTEDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Wyoming Valley Health & Education?

Wyoming Valley Health & Education is a private foundation focused on Health, based in KINGSTON, PA. It holds — in total assets as of 2022.

Where does Wyoming Valley Health & Education operate?

Wyoming Valley Health & Education has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What size grants does Wyoming Valley Health & Education award?

In 2022, Wyoming Valley Health & Education awarded 8 grants totaling $5.8M — an average of about $724K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

How much is Wyoming Valley Health & Education required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2022, Wyoming Valley Health & Education reported a distributable amount of $185K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Wyoming Valley Health & Education's EIN?

Wyoming Valley Health & Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 24-0795505. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2022.

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

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