These are funds in which the donors has placed specific restrictions for how and/or what the funds should be used.

Donor-Advised Funds

Donor-Advised funds are funds whereby the donor may recommend to the Foundation, grants to be made from the fund.   The income of the fund is to be distributed each year consistent with the exempt purposes of the Foundation.

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Donor-Designated Funds

Donor-designated funds are funds whereby the donor specifically designates a recipient organization or a specific purpose for which the fund has been created.

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Field of Interest Funds

Field of Interest funds are funds whereby a donor designates a special area of interest (i.e. education, arts, health, etc.) in which grants may be made from the fund.

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Organizational Endowment Funds

This type of fund is established when a non-profit organization agrees to transfer all, or part, of its endowment to a designated fund within The Foundation.

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Other Funds

Field of Interest funds are funds whereby a donor designates a special area of interest (i.e. education, arts, health, etc.) in which grants may be made from the fund.

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Scholarship Funds

Scholarship Funds are funds from which the income of the fund is presented annually to further education of students in the greater Scranton/Lackawanna Region.

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