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Scranton Area Foundation
Suite 608
321 Spruce Street
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503
Phone (570) 347-6203
Fax (570) 347-7587

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We help plant the seeds of community by assisting donors to carry out their charitable giving through organized philanthropy. By providing a convenient, flexible vehicle for our donors, we are able to help you make a permanent contribution to the community.

We gather information, track local agencies, and monitor the community to determine the unique needs of our community.   Our grant-making facility allow us to pool the charitable donations of many donors into a coordinated investment.   It is through these generous donor contributions that we are able to provide many services and resources that offer long-term benefits for the residents of Lackawanna County.

 


 

Scranton Area Foundation as a community foundation has three special features:

  1. We Offer Personalized Services:
    • Educate people on charitable giving vehicles
    • Customize giving approaches to match personal interests and tax planning needs
    • Facilitate complex forms of giving
    • Share knowledge on community needs
    • Offer grant-making expertise and administrative services
    • Help people create personal legacies via named funds
    • Offer involvement in recommending uses of a gift
    • Provide the option to give anonymously
  2. We Have Local Expertise:
    • We are a Local organization with local staff and board members
    • We have Knowledge of Lackawanna County community issues, opportunities and resources
    • We Monitor our unique community needs…
      • Arts and culture
      • Economic development
      • Education
      • Environment
      • Health
      • Human services
      • Recreation
      • Neighborhoods
    • We Gather information and track local agencies and programs
    • We Direct grants and resources to appropriate areas
    Making a difference where it is needed most

  3. We Provide Community Leadership:
    • Act as a community catalyst
    • Build endowments to ensure grants are always available to support the community
    • Support high impact opportunities
    • Are governed by leaders with strong ties to our community
    • Foster development of new organizations and programs
    • Re-direct funds as community needs change

Our business is building community