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The Scranton Area Foundation funds are categorized as either Restricted Funds or Unrestricted Funds.
- Unrestricted General Endowment Fund:
Unrestricted Funds are essential for ensuring the Foundation's ability to meet the community's present and future needs. The Foundation's unrestricted "General Endowment" Fund consists of donations of all sizes on which the donors place NO RESTRICTIONS.
Learn more about the SAF Unrestricted General Endowment Fund
- Restricted Funds:
These are funds in which the donors has placed specific restrictions for how and/or what the funds should be used. These Funds are broken down by Fund Type.
The Foundation is here to assist you in your efforts to give back to the community. The basic fund types are listed below, although your giving is not confined to those listed.
Click on the link for each Fund Type to read more information.
SAF "Unrestricted" Endowment Fund
Unrestricted Funds are essential for ensuring the Foundation's ability to meet the community's present and future needs. The Foundation's unrestricted "General Endowment" Fund consists of donations of all sizes on which the donors place NO RESTRICTIONS.
Learn more about the SAF Unrestricted General Endowment Fund
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Donor Advised Funds
Donor Advised Funds allow you to make recommendations for grants from your fund. Since the Foundation administers your fund, you are assured of its permanence well beyond your own ability to advise.
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Donor Designated Funds
Donor Designated funds are funds whereby the donor selects a recipient organization or a specific purpose for which a fund is created to perpetually benefit one, or more, specific charities or organization.
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Field of Interest Funds
Field of Interest funds are funds whereby a donor designates a special area of interest (e.g.: arts, education, health, etc.) in which grants may be made from the fund.
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Organizational Endowments
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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Scholarships
Many donors find the creation of a scholarship fund within a community foundation the simplest and most cost effective alternative to a private fund.
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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. — Winston Churchill
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Types of Funds