How much funding does SACF Community Support Initiative Grant provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for SACF Community Support Initiative Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for SACF Community Support Initiative Grant?

Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

SACF Community Support Initiative Grant

Scranton Area Foundation Inc

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Capacity Building Grants Operating Support Grants

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Overview

Nonprofit organizations across Lackawanna County are navigating a wide range of challenges, pressures, and changes that are affecting their ability to meet community needs. These challenges include, but are not limited to:

Fund uncertaintyRising costsOperational strainPolicy shiftsStaffing pressuresIncreased demand for services

Eligibility

Lackawanna County 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations of all sizes are encouraged to submit an LOI if they:Are going through significant changes or have significant financial needs; orAnticipate significant impacts within the next 6-12 months; orHave been directly impacted by federal, state, or other funding reductions, eliminations, delays, or policy changes.

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