Funding search · EIN 232765498 · Wilkesbarre, PA

The Luzerne Foundation

Name: The Luzerne Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

325
grants reported: $9.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $13,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational development services social community health arts wellness

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “freelands” · $55,000

$35,000
Freeland Ymca · Freeland, PA · 2024
Community development
$10,000
Freeland Recreation Board · Freeland, PA · 2023
Youth development
$10,000
Freeland Ymca · Freeland, PA · 2022
Commuity development

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Patriots Cove3 grants · $780,000
Mmi Preparatory School3 grants · $570,699
Geisinger Health System Foundation3 grants · $471,500
Luzerne County Community College2 grants · $402,299
Hunts for Healing3 grants · $293,300
Greater Wyoming Valley Area Ymca3 grants · $292,973
Immanuel Christian School3 grants · $265,000
Ethel Walker School3 grants · $244,105
The Osterhout Free Library3 grants · $239,638
Misericordia University3 grants · $231,282

Giving over time

$3.0M

2022

$3.5M

2023

$3.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 325 grants.

$310,806
Luzerne County Community College · Nanticoke, PA · 2023
Educational
$300,000
Patriots Cove · Noxen, PA · 2024
Social services
$297,000
Patriots Cove · Noxen, PA · 2023
Social services
$220,000
Geisinger Health System Foundation · Danville, PA · 2024
Health & wellness
$205,387
Mmi Preparatory School · Freeland, PA · 2024
Educational
$202,374
Mmi Preparatory School · Freeland, PA · 2022
Sports/leisure
$183,000
Patriots Cove · Noxen, PA · 2022
Social services
$180,000
Vernon Baptist Church · Dallas, PA · 2022
Faith based
$162,938
Mmi Preparatory School · Freeland, PA · 2023
Educational
$151,000
Geisinger Health System Foundation · Danville, PA · 2023
Health & wellness
$135,000
Immanuel Christian School · Hazleton, PA · 2022
Educational
$129,000
Hunts for Healing · Laceyville, PA · 2023
Social services
$110,000
Penn State - Hazleton · Hazleton, PA · 2022
Educational
$107,218
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine · Scranton, PA · 2023
Educational
$106,260
Greater Wyoming Valley Area Ymca · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024
Health & wellness
$102,117
Ethel Walker School · Simsbury, CT · 2023
Educational
$100,731
Greater Wyoming Valley Area Ymca · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Community development
$100,500
Geisinger Health System Foundation · Danville, PA · 2022
Health & wellness
$95,411
The Osterhout Free Library · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Educational
$94,300
Hunts for Healing · Laceyville, PA · 2024
Social services
$91,493
Luzerne County Community College · Nanticoke, PA · 2024
Educational
$90,000
Christ Fellowship Church · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
Faith based
$85,982
Greater Wyoming Valley Area Ymca · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Educational
$85,200
United Way of Wyoming Valley · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Community development
$84,490
Fork Over Love · Forty Fort, PA · 2022
Food/nutrition
$84,300
Wyoming Seminary · Kingston, PA · 2022
Educational
$84,263
Ethel Walker School · Simsbury, CT · 2024
Educational
$83,697
St Luke'S University Health Network · Bethlehem, PA · 2024
Health & wellness
$83,500
St Luke'S University Health Network · Bethlehem, PA · 2023
Health & wellness
$82,407
Misericordia University · Dallas, PA · 2022
Educational
$80,000
US Charitable Gift Trust · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Philanthropy
$80,000
Immanuel Christian School · Hazleton, PA · 2023
Educational
$78,600
Misericordia University · Dallas, PA · 2023
Educational
$78,500
Penn State Wilkes-Barre · University Park, PA · 2024
Educational
$74,342
The Osterhout Free Library · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Educational
$73,900
Wilkes University · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Educational
$70,275
Misericordia University · Dallas, PA · 2024
Educational
$70,000
Hunts for Healing · Laceyville, PA · 2022
Social services
$69,885
The Osterhout Free Library · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024
Educational
$69,370
King'S College · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024
Educational
$69,000
Back Mountain Recreation · Lehman, PA · 2023
Community development
$68,700
United Way of Wyoming Valley · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024
Community development
$65,781
Business Card · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Social services
$61,218
King'S College · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Educational
$60,000
Miles for Michael Family Assistance Project · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Social services
$60,000
Penn State Hazleton · Hazleton, PA · 2023
Educational
$57,725
Ethel Walker School · Simsbury, CT · 2022
Educational
$57,720
Wilkes University · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024
Educational
$55,900
United Way of Wyoming Valley · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Social services
$55,400
Bear Creek Historical Society · Bear Creek, PA · 2023
Community development
$54,750
Allone Charities · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Educational
$54,000
Marywood University · Scranton, PA · 2024
Mental health
$50,500
Can Do Community Foundation · Hazleton, PA · 2023
Community development
$50,000
Back Mountain Recreation · Lehman, PA · 2024
Community development
$50,000
Immanuel Christian School · Hazleton, PA · 2024
Educational
$50,000
Christ Fellowship Church · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2023
Faith based
$50,000
Back Mountain Recreation · Lehman, PA · 2022
Community development
$48,344
St Luke'S University Health Network · Bethlehem, PA · 2022
Health & wellness
$47,640
Thinkbig Pediatric Cancer Fund · Bloomsburg, PA · 2024
Disease/disorder/disability
$45,820
Meals On Wheels of Greater Pittston · Pittston, PA · 2022
Food/nutrition
$44,000
Restored Church · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Community development
$44,000
Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center · Jim Thorpe, PA · 2022
Arts and culture
$43,850
Allone Charities · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024
Health & wellness
$41,700
Marywood University · Scranton, PA · 2023
Educational
$41,500
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine · Scranton, PA · 2022
Educational
$40,000
Hazleton Area School District · Hazle Twp, PA · 2022
Educational
$40,000
Mauch Chunk Historical Society · Jim Thorpe, PA · 2022
Arts and culture
$37,920
Marian Catholic High School · Tamaqua, PA · 2024
Educational
$37,427
Miles for Michael Family Assistance Project · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Social services
$35,600
Casa of Luzerne County · Plains, PA · 2024
Civil rights
$35,576
Liu Program for Exceptional Children · Kingston, PA · 2024
Educational
$35,000
Freeland Ymca · Freeland, PA · 2024
Community development
$35,000
Vernon Baptist Church · Dallas, PA · 2023
Faith based
$35,000
Marian Catholic · Tamaqua, PA · 2022
Community development
$35,000
National Christian Foundation · Alpharetta, GA · 2022
Faith based
$34,800
Jim Thorpe Area School District · Jim Thorpe, PA · 2024
Educational
$33,288
Luzerne County Historical Society · Wyoming, PA · 2024
Historical
$32,000
The Dollywood Foundation · Sevierville, TN · 2024
Educational
$31,450
Jim Thorpe Area School District · Jim Thorpe, PA · 2023
Educational
$30,000
The Dollywood Foundation · Sevierville, TN · 2022
Educational
$29,000
The University of Scranton · Scranton, PA · 2024
Educational
$28,750
Volunteers in Medicine · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Health & wellness
$28,592
Luzerne County Community College Foundation · Nanticoke, PA · 2022
Educational
$28,150
Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2024
Health & wellness
$27,511
Luzerne County Historical Society · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Historical
$27,040
Wyoming Seminary · Kingston, PA · 2024
Educational
$26,897
Luzerne County Historical Society · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2022
Historical
$26,500
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Wyoming Valley · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Faith based
$26,500
Penn State Wilkes-Barre · Dallas, PA · 2022
Educational
$25,500
Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2024
Educational
$25,500
Lackawanna College · Scranton, PA · 2024
Educational
$25,483
Vision Center for Spiritual Living · San Diego, CA · 2022
Faith based
$25,300
Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Health & wellness
$25,250
Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Social services
$25,000
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Health & wellness
$25,000
Vision Center for Spiritual Living · San Diego, CA · 2024
Faith based
$25,000
Keystone Mission · Scranton, PA · 2023
Housing/shelter
$25,000
City of Hazleton · Hazleton, PA · 2022
Community development
$25,000
Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress Hayden Tower at the Markle Bldg · Hazleton, PA · 2022
Arts and culture
$25,000
Valley East Little League · St Johns, PA · 2022
Crime related

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.