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John R. and Maureen J. Pesavento Penn State Scranton Scholarship Fund

Scranton Area Foundation Inc

Foundation Annual

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • High school graduate from Lackawanna County
  • Enrolling as a full-time undergraduate student at Penn State Scranton

Other requirements

  • Contact: Scranton Area Community Foundation, 612 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510 | Phone: (570) 347-6203

Overview

Established: August 2020

Geographic Scope: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Purpose: Provide scholarships for Lackawanna County high school graduates

Eligibility:

  • High school graduate from Lackawanna County
  • Enrolling as a full-time undergraduate student at Penn State Scranton

What Scranton Area Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
154
Total given
$3.74M
Median grant
$11K
Range
$5,020–$338K
  • By dollars: Pennsylvania >99%, New York <1%, Massachusetts <1%. Top recipient cities: Scranton, PA; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Philadelphia, PA.
  • 87% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 42% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • United Neighborhood Centers of Nepa · Scranton, PA

    To support general purposes, along with food assistance and nepa rise

    $338K

  • Geisinger Health Foundation · Danville, PA

    To provide funding for the janet weis children's hospital

    $258K

  • Commission on Economic Opportunity · Pittston, PA

    To support general purposes

    $256K

  • Friends of the Poor · Scranton, PA

    To support general purposes, along with food distribution

    $226K

  • Bloomsburg Area YMCA · Bloomsburg, PA

    To support general purposes

    $95K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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