Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,674,591
Total expenses
$9,975,201
Contributions and grants received
$9,939,672
Grants paid
$6,328,639
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,576,709
Other revenue
$158,210
Total assets, end of year
$73,472,109
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,557,566
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$65,914,543
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,909,730
Management and general expenses
$631,999
Fundraising expenses
$433,472
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,909,730

Program services were 89.3% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,939,672

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $34,154

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,421,177 · excluded $1,421,177

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,420,340

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $9,264,808

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,155,532

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,155,532 · excluded $2,155,532

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEE

    total $159,826 · related or exempt $159,826

  • 11b · Other revenue: CHANGE IN CHARITABLE REMAINDER UN

    total -$1,616 · excluded -$1,616

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $158,210

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,020,940 · program services $5,020,940

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,307,699 · program services $1,307,699

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $327,178 · program services $103,509 · management and general $104,201 · fundraising $119,468

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $814,058 · program services $634,776 · management and general $105,334 · fundraising $73,948

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $66,272 · program services $42,873 · management and general $12,168 · fundraising $11,231

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $144,009 · program services $93,161 · management and general $26,441 · fundraising $24,407

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,303 · program services $53,890 · management and general $15,295 · fundraising $14,118

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,752 · management and general $2,752

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,250 · management and general $25,250

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $298,756 · program services $192,552 · management and general $106,204

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,465 · management and general $3,465

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $28,923 · program services $2,878 · management and general $26,045

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,401 · management and general $12,401

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $80,146 · management and general $80,146

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,649 · program services $63 · management and general $2,586

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,767 · management and general $8,767

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,703 · management and general $19,703

  • 24a · Other expenses: FUND DIRECT EXPENSES

    total $1,271,667 · program services $1,271,667

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOUNDATION AND DONOR DE

    total $190,424 · program services $124 · fundraising $190,300

  • 24c · Other expenses: CAPACITY BUILDING PROGR

    total $112,833 · program services $112,833

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOARD/STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $73,172 · program services $32,788 · management and general $40,384

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $80,834 · program services $39,977 · management and general $40,857

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,862,557 · end of year $2,379,105

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $523,907

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $75,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $33,914 · end of year $19,671

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,929,175

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $157,901

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $471,632 · end of year $1,771,274

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $60,962,494 · end of year $68,606,151

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $88,256 · end of year $97,001

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $38,918 · end of year $235,711

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $901,665 · end of year $768,285

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $997,210

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,683,090 · end of year $5,556,360

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,807,676 · end of year $20,126,466

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $38,987,504 · end of year $45,788,077

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BY DEVELOPING AND MANAGING PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS; AS A GRANTMAKER, BY GIVING SUPPORT TO ENABLE THE COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGING AND CHANGING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES; AS A CHARITABLE RESOURCE, BY ENCOURAGING AND EDUCATING DONORS AND PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE VEHICLE FOR INDIVIDUAL DONORS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE; AS A CATALYST, BY MOBILIZING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN RESPONSE TO ISSUES. IT IS A CHARITABLE RESOURCE THAT HAS BEEN CREATED BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO ASSIST DONORS TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN THEIR COMMUNITY WHILE CARRYING OUT THEIR CHARITABLE INTENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS A STEWARD, BY DEVELOPING AND MANAGING PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS; AS A GRANTMAKER, BY GIVING SUPPORT TO ENABLE THE COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGING AND CHANGING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES; AS A CHARITABLE RESOURCE, BY ENCOURAGING AND EDUCATING DONORS AND PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE VEHICLE FOR INDIVIDUAL DONORS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE; AS A CATALYST, BY MOBILIZING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN RESPONSE TO ISSUES. IT IS A CHARITABLE RESOURCE THAT HAS BEEN CREATED BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO ASSIST DONORS TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN THEIR COMMUNITY WHILE CARRYING OUT THEIR CHARITABLE INTENT.

  • FUND ADMINISTRATIONCELEBRATING ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2024, THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SACF) SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS IMPACT, DISTRIBUTING OVER $5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO HUNDREDS OF NONPROFIT AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND $776,660 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 207 AREA STUDENTS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE FOUNDATION ADDED 54 NEW FUNDS IN 2024, INCLUDING 30 NON-ENDOWED FUNDS AND 24 ENDOWED FUNDS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDS TO 370. THIS GROWTH REPRESENTS STRONG COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE IN SACF'S STEWARDSHIP AND EXPANDING PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE REGION.THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ALSO SERVED AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR TWO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, THE NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION AND THE ROBERT H. SPITZ FOUNDATION, OVERSEEING OPERATIONS, GRANTMAKING, AND COMPLIANCE.COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LEADS SEVERAL COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THESE PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS-NONPROFITS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EMPLOYERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS-TO CREATE LASTING SOLUTIONS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION ACCESS, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, ANIMAL WELFARE, AND NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING. WORKING TOGETHER, THESE INITIATIVES BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.NEPA THRIVESNEPA THRIVES, AN EQUITY-DRIVEN WORKFORCE INITIATIVE, ADVANCED COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS REGIONAL WORKFORCE CHALLENGES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE INITIATIVE DEEPENED PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN ASSET MAPPING, IDENTIFYING CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, HOUSING, AND BROADBAND ACCESS GAPS THAT IMPACT WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION. AS A HOST SITE FOR THE NEPA WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASPEN INSTITUTE, NEPA THRIVES BEGAN IMPLEMENTING KEY RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPED BY THE 2023 FELLOWS, TRANSLATING CROSS-SECTOR INSIGHTS INTO ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, NEPA THRIVES IS WORKING TO CREATE SYSTEMS-LEVEL CHANGE AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY ACROSS THE REGION.NEPA MOVESNEPA MOVES, A TRANSPORTATION EQUITY INITIATIVE, ADVANCED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE MOBILITY ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE INITIATIVE HOSTED REGIONAL FORUMS UNITING EMPLOYERS, TRANSIT AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS TRANSIT CHALLENGES. IT LAUNCHED THE NEPA TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS SURVEY TO GATHER CRITICAL INPUT FROM RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYERS ABOUT MOBILITY CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. NEPA MOVES ALSO WORKED WITH WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION PARTNERS TO BETTER ALIGN TRANSIT ACCESS WITH TRAINING PROGRAMS AND JOB HUBS, WHILE EXPLORING MICROTRANSIT, VANPOOLING, AND LAST-MILE SOLUTIONS WITH REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS. THESE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ARE HELPING TO BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE, RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO OPPORTUNITY ACROSS THE REGION.WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPY (WIP)IN 2024, SACF'S WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE AWARDED $35,000 IN STRATEGIC GRANTS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE INITIATIVE EXPANDED ITS FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT EFFORTS-OFFERING MATCHED SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS-WHILE ALSO ADVANCING A PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO RESTORATIVE DENTAL CARE. WIP CONTINUED TO INVEST IN LOCAL WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGH ITS MICRO-LOAN PROGRAM AND SUSTAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO STEAM EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS. WITH MORE THAN 125 ACTIVE SUPPORTERS AND OVER $1.6 MILLION RAISED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPY REMAINS COMMITTED TO CATALYZING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR WOMEN, GIRLS, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. NEPA ANIMAL WELFARE COLLABORATIVETHE NEPA ANIMAL WELFARE COLLABORATIVE, A REGIONAL INITIATIVE CONVENED BY THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, CONTINUED STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROMOTING HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE COLLABORATIVE SUPPORTED INCREASED ACCESS TO LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER AND VETERINARY SERVICES, HOSTED REGIONAL ROUNDTABLES TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES, AND PROVIDED CAPACITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL SHELTERS AND RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH SHARED RESOURCES, ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION, THE INITIATIVE WORKED TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ANIMALS AND THE COMMUNITIES CARING FOR THEM.NEPA GIVESIN JUST 24 HOURS, THE FIFTH ANNUAL NEPA GIVES RAISED OVER $1.23 MILLION FOR 241 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF NEARLY 7,000 DONORS. HOSTED BY THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS AND SPONSORS, THE JUNE 6-7 GIVING EVENT AWARDED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN PRIZES AND MATCHING FUNDS TO AMPLIFY DONOR IMPACT. SINCE 2020, NEPA GIVES HAS RAISED OVER $5 MILLION, STRENGTHENING LOCAL NONPROFITS THROUGH THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE GIVING.CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE OF THE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO BUILD CAPACITY AND STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE CENTER OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ACCESSIBLE WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, AND TRAININGS ON BOARD GOVERNANCE, FUNDRAISING, COMMUNICATIONS, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. PLANNING IS ALSO UNDERWAY FOR THE 2025 NEPA LEARNING CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL BRING TOGETHER NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS FOR CONNECTION, COLLABORATION, AND SKILL-BUILDING. THROUGH ITS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, THE CENTER REMAINS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR REGIONAL NONPROFITS SEEKING TO ENHANCE THEIR IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    Expenses $8,909,730 · Grants $6,328,639

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Barbara O'Hara Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen Burkey

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Price

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Gilmartin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryan Frantz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Patricia Fox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Joseph Bannon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Dimattio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Donohue

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Joyce

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerome Musheno Rph Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Conaboy Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Thomas Minora MD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Okrepkie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bobby Lynett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ryan McGowan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marion Munley Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul C Woelkers Rtr Hon Dhl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Ducceschi

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $230,469
    From this org
    $201,601
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,868
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,601
    Bonus
    $13,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,668
    Filer's total
    $230,469

  • Margaret Martinelli

    COO

    Total calculated
    $138,351
    From this org
    $119,269
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,082
    Hours/week
    40

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT IS REVIEWED AND PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND RATIFIED BY THE FULL BOARD OF GOVERNORS. THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT IS SUBSTANTIATED BY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS - A NATIONAL ACCREDITING BODY.

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

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 September 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512879349302101

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.