Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$9,233,945

Total expenses

$7,736,883

Contributions and grants received

$7,198,204

Grants paid

$5,693,554

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$2,006,350

Other revenue

$29,391

Total assets, end of year

$52,409,547

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,778,786

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$47,630,761

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$6,947,102

Management and general expenses

$461,844

Fundraising expenses

$327,937

Program service expenses (Part III)

$6,947,102

Program services were 89.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• FUND ADMINISTRATIONTHE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SAF) ADDED TWENTY FOUR (24) NEW FUNDS IN 2022, INCLUDING 11 NON-ENDOWED FUNDS AND 13 ENDOWED FUNDS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDS TO 308. THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED OVER $6 MILLION DOLLARS IN HUNDREDS OF GRANTS TO NONPROFIT AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, AND NEARLY $1 MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 236 AREA STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED AN UNPRECEDENTED $1 MILLION DOLLAR SPECIAL GRANTS DISTRIBUTION FOR 2022, DOUBLING WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NORMAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CRITICAL NEEDS GRANT DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR. SAF ALSO MANAGES TWO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, THE NEPA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION AND THE ROBERT H. SPITZ FOUNDATION. THE NEPA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS INNOVATIVE CAREERS IN CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN 2022, HELPING TO ADDRESS THE NURSING SHORTAGE IN NORTHEASTERN PA. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE NEPA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO 61 STUDENTS IN LOCAL NURSING PROGRAMS. DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST YEAR, THE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION DECIDED TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR'S SCHOLARSHIP CYCLE. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO SUPPORTED A GRANT PROGRAM FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE PIPELINE PROGRAMS. TOTAL SUPPORT TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, HELP FURTHER EXPAND AND DEVELOP THE WORKFORCE PIPELINE AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES IMPACTING THE REGIONAL NURSING WORKFORCE WILL EXCEED $1.7 MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH THIS MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENT.THE ROBERT H. SPITZ FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED OVER $760,000 IN GRANT FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS OUR REGION IN 2022, FOCUSING ON BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, REMOVING ECONOMIC BARRIERS AND ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EDUCATION. PRIORITIES ALSO INCLUDED VETERANS' PROGRAMS, ANIMAL WELFARE AND SUPPORT FOR JEWISH CULTURE, HERITAGE AND COMMUNITY AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LEADS SEVERAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, MAKING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. NEPA THRIVES - THIS YEAR OUR WORKFORCE INITIATIVE, NEPA THRIVES, FURTHER DEFINED AND STRENGTHENED ITS FOCUS ON NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S WORKFORCE CHALLENGES, IN ORDER TO CREATE A ROBUST AND GROWING REGIONAL ECONOMY WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND EMPLOYERS THRIVE. THIS IS GUIDED BY A REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES FUNDERS, EMPLOYERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION. IN 2022, NEPA THRIVES HIRED A PROJECT MANAGER WHO BEGAN LEADING A MAPPING PROJECT TO HELP IDENTIFY THE ASSETS, NEEDS AND EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS IN LACKAWANNA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES. THE FOUNDATION WAS ALSO CHOSEN TO HOST THE NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LEADERS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE LOCAL WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEM. SAF WAS ONE OF ONLY EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SELECTED TO DELIVER AN ACADEMY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASPEN INSTITUTE. THE ACADEMY WILL RUN FROM MARCH THROUGH DECEMBER 2023.NEPA MOVES - COMPRISING OVER 90 REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS, THIS INITIATIVE FORMED IN 2017 TO ADDRESS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CONCERNS AND CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION. NEPA MOVES HAS FOCUSED ON THE CITIES OF SCRANTON, PITTSTON AND WILKES-BARRE TO IDENTIFY OPTIONS TO BETTER CONNECT THE 3 MAJOR CITIES UTILIZING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT FUNDING. A STRATEGIC PLAN IS BEING DEVELOPED, TO BE UNVEILED IN 2023. THIS PLAN WILL LEAD THE INITIATIVE FOR THE NEXT 3+ YEARS.WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPY (WIP) - WIP IS A COLLECTIVE PHILANTHROPY MODEL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY-MINDED INDIVIDUALS WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE SYSTEMIC, SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF DISADVANTAGED WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY COMMUNITY. THERE ARE SEVERAL INITIATIVES THAT WIP FOCUSES ON, INCLUDING: STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH) EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION. WIP'S MORE RECENT FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY. IN 2022, WIP COMMISSIONED A CHILDCARE STUDY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AGENCY FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION TO UNDERSTAND THE OBSTACLES WOMEN AND FAMILIES FACE TODAY IN NORTHEASTERN PA IN ATTAINING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE. WIP ALSO WORKED WITH THE CITY OF SCRANTON TO DETERMINE HOW TO MOST EFFECTIVELY USE AMERICAN RECOVERY PLAN ACT DOLLARS SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE FOR CHILDCARE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WIP LED GRASSROOTS EFFORT, TO ENHANCE VOTER EDUCATION AND REGISTRATION AND HOSTED A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SUMMIT WHICH PROMOTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL AS THE ENGAGEMENT OF YOUTH IN CIVIC EDUCATION AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP.NEPA ANIMAL WELFARE COLLABORATIVE - ESTABLISHED IN 2019, THE NEPA ANIMAL WELFARE COLLABORATIVE IS A COLLECTIVE OF OVER 40 ANIMAL SHELTERS, RESCUES, ADVOCATES, AND SANCTUARIES IN THE REGION THAT ARE INTERESTED IN COMING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE VARIOUS CAUSES IN ANIMAL WELFARE AND TO INCREASE THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THESE AGENCIES. ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLABORATIVE INCLUDE EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FUNDRAISING AND OTHER PRACTICES THAT MOVE THE GOALS OF THE COLLABORATIVE FORWARD TO ENSURE ANIMALS IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA LIVE A LIFE FREE FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT. IN 2022, THE COLLABORATIVE HOSTED A NEPA PET EXPO AND ANIMAL WELFARE SUMMIT WHICH DREW HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE MANY ANIMAL CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR AREA, MEET ADOPTABLE ANIMALS, AND TO SEE PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICS SUCH AS PET FIRST AID. IN ADDITION, THE NEPA RESCUE VET, SUPPORTED BY THE COLLABORATIVE, STARTED TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE VETERINARY SHORTAGE IN NEPA BY OFFERING LOW-COST APPOINTMENTS FOR ANIMALS IN PARTICIPATING SHELTERS, RESCUES AND SANCTUARIES.NEPA GIVES - A REGIONAL GIVING DAY THAT RAISES AWARENESS OF THE CRITICAL WORK BEING CARRIED OUT BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION, THE THIRD ANNUAL NEPA GIVES RAISED OVER $1 MILLION TO BENEFIT 216 LOCAL CHARITABLE CAUSES. DONATIONS WERE ENHANCED WITH BONUS FUNDS RAISED BY SAF AND ITS PARTNERS. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE - SAF PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS MANAGE THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NORTHEASTERN PA. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FUNDING, SAF HELPS TO MAXIMIZE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS' ABILITY TO MEET THEIR CRITICAL MISSIONS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO PROGRAMS, TRAINING, AND RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IN 2022, THE CENTER HOSTED 14 TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR HUNDREDS OF NONPROFIT LEADERS AND PROVIDED 12 CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS TO HELP BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI) - IN 2022 SAF HOSTED FOUR REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS ON ISSUES SPECIFICALLY SURROUNDING DEI IN OUR COMMUNITY. ABOUT 200 COMMUNITY LEADERS IN NORTHEAST PA PARTICIPATED IN THE DISCUSSIONS. SAF STAFF ARE COMPILING INFORMATION FROM THESE DISCUSSIONS FOR A REPORT THAT WE HOPE WILL ACT AS A RESOURCE AND BLUEPRINT FOR ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING TO CREATE OR CONTINUE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, AND FOR FUNDERS LOOKING FOR POINTS OF ENTRY.

  Expenses $6,947,102 · Grants $5,693,554

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF NEPA

  $365,819

  TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES AND THE NEPA RISE COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES PROGRAM

• JOHNSON COLLEGE

  $226,300

  TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES AND THE NEPA RISE COHORTS 1 AND 2

• GEISINGER HEALTH FOUNDATION

  $103,750

  TO SUPPORT THE JANET WEIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND MARWORTH TREATMENT CENTER

• UNITED WAY OF LACKAWANNA AND WAYNE COUNTIES

  $86,599

  TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES AND THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY

• NEIGHBORWORKS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

  $67,687

  TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES AND THE ACTION FOR NEIGHBORS PROGRAM

• BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

  $58,550

  TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES AS WELL AS AFTER SCHOOL, SUMMER, ART AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS

• MAKE-A-WISH GREATER PA AND WV

  $48,500

  TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES

• GREATER SCRANTON YMCA

  $42,150

  TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES

• MEALS ON WHEELS OF NEPA INC

  $38,259

  TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES

• LACKAWANNA PRO BONO INC

  $37,857

  TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

19 September 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202332729349300843

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