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.
Karen O’Connell Welles Leadership Lackawanna Fund
This fund was established in July 1984 in memory of Karen O’Connell Welles to provide tuition for a participant in Leadership Lackawanna. The award is given to an individual based on potential for leadership, need, and interest in promoting equality...
Karen O’Connell Welles Music Fund
The family and friends of Karen O’Connell Welles created this music education fund in April 1992 in memory of Karen for the Lucan Center. The fund now supports music and music education through the Scranton Cultural Center.
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Kathleen A Gallagher Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2021, the fund honors Kathleen A. Gallagher who was a painter and graduate of Scranton Central High School. This fund awards a scholarship to an individual graduating from Scranton High School or West Scranton High School who has an inte...
Keisling Family Scholarship Fund
The Keisling Family Scholarship Fund was established in December 2013 by Alice Keisling.
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Knesseth Israel Congregation Cemetery of West Pittston PA Fund
This fund was established in 2020 to exclusively care for and maintain the good condition of Knesseth Israel Congregation Cemetery, being an active Jewish cemetery on an approximately 0.689 acre parcel of land located in the Borough of West Pittston, L...
Koppelman/Dinner Fund
This fund was established in September 1997 when the Theodore Koppleman Foundation transferred its assets to the Scranton Area Foundation, creating the Koppleman/Dinner Fund. The Dinner family advises on grants from this fund.
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Lacawac Sanctuary Watres Fund
Established in January 2019, the Lacawac Sanctuary Watres Fund is an agency endowment to support Lacawac Sanctuary.
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Lackawanna Audubon Society Scholarship Fund
Established in June 2022 by the Lackawanna Audubuon Society, the purpose of this Fund is to award scholarships to students from Lackawanna or Wyoming County who have an interest in, or who are currently pursuing, a degree or certificate in environmenta...
Lackawanna County Fair and Recreation Authority Fund
The Lackawanna County Fair and Recreation Authority Fund was established in 2018 by the Lackawanna County Fair and Recreation Authority to support the establishing, organizing, and financing a permenant annual fair and festivals for recreational purpos...
Lackawanna Neighbors Joseph H. Young Award Fund
Lackawanna Neighbors established this fund in August 1999 in honor of Joseph H. Young. Awarded annually to a graduating senior who is a resident of Midtown Apartments for higher educational expenses.
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