Charitable
Funds
The Scranton Area Community Foundation responds to community needs and opportunities with grants in such diverse fields as health, education, arts, environment, human services, and civic affairs. We are able to do so through the generosity of individuals, organizations, and corporations.
Explore Our Charitable Funds
The Scranton Area Community Foundation manages more than 350 charitable funds. Explore all of our funds here.
Matt McGloin Fund
The Matt McGloin fund was established in 2018 by Matt McGloin when he returned to the area after his NFL career. He established the fund to support nonprofit organizations, related projects, and initiatives.
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Matthew D. Mackie, Jr. Fund
This fund was established in December 2013 by the Margaret Briggs Foundation in memory of Matt Mackie. Grants from this fund support the work and mission of two area nonprofit organizations: the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania and ...
Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles Fund
The Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles Fund raises awareness of the lack of funding for pediatric cancer research and helps support local families with a child with a cancer diagnosis who may be experiencing financial hardship.
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Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles Fund
Established in February 2019, The Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles Family Support Fund supports families who have a child with a cancer diagnosis and who may be experiencing financial hardship. The support through this fund could go towards an expense incur...
Melissa Chermak Liput Memorial Fund
Established in November 2022, The Melissa Chermak Liput Memorial Fund was created to support individuals with a colon cancer diagnosis and who are experiencing financial hardship. Awardees of this Fund will be selected on an objective and nondiscrimina...
Melvin-Deininger Scholarship Fund
The Melvin-Deininger Scholarship Fund was established in 2021 by the Deininger Family to support a scholarship award. Scholarship criteria is: Graduating from a Lackawanna based school, plan to attend a college, university or technical school in Pennsy...
MHA Memorial Shelter/Rescue Fund
Established in May 2019 in memory of Mary H. Acker, this fund supports animal shelters and rescues.
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Michael Jake Burkhardt Memorial Student Leadership Fund
This fund was established in February 2019 by Lacawac Sanctuary in memory of Michael Jake Burkhardt, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident on January 25, 2016. Jake was an active young man who enjoyed hiking, campfires, listening to mu...
Midori Yamanouchi, Ph.D. Scholarship Fund
This scholarship fund was established in June 2009 by Dr. Jay Nathan in honor of Midori Yamanouchi-Rynn, Ph.D. to assist local high school students with expenses at a local college.
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Mind Over Matter Support (MOMS) Fund
The Mind Over Matter Support (MOMS) Fund was established in December 2022 with the charitable purpose to support the mental health of youth, along with the treatment and prevention of addiction and substance use disorder, particularly in youth and youn...