Schwartz-Mack Foundation
Waverly, PA · EIN 23-2625170. Reported 189 grants totalling $1,750,600 to 72 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Schwartz-Mack Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way | Scranton, PA | $345,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Nepa - Herc | Scranton, PA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services | Scranton, PA | $61,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Poor | Scranton, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nepa Youth Shelter | Scranton, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Neighborhood Centers of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center | Scranton, PA | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Scranton, PA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scranton Area Foundation (nepa Gives) | Scranton, PA | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arc of Northeastern Pa | Scranton, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania | Scranton, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Indraloka Animal Sanctuary | Dalton, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scranton Area Foundation - Garden Room | Scranton, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safety Net | Scranton, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keystone Mission | Scranton, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Resource Center | Scranton, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Street Cats and Dogs of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Services Assoc of Nepa | Wilkes Barre, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nativity Miguel School of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Resource Center of the Poconos | Stroudsburg, PA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Scranton Project | Scranton, PA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deutsch Institute | Scranton, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lacawac Sanctuary & Biological Field Station | Lake Ariel, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penn State - Campus Music Program | Dunmore, PA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scranton Shakespeare Festival | Scranton, PA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allied Services Rehabilitation Hospital | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elan Skilled Nursing | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice of the Sacred Heart | Wilkes Barre, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scranton Area Foundation(ducceschi Animal Welfare) | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lackawanna River Conservation Asssoc | Scranton, PA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breadbasket of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everhart Musuem | Scranton, PA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Here 4 a Reason | Scranton, PA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wvia | Pittston, PA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Countryside Conservancy | La Plume, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Nepa (silverberg) | Scranton, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pawsitively for Animals | Scranton, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lackawanna Pro Bono | Scranton, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scranton Cultural Center | Scranton, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Josephs Center Foundation | Dunmore, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Israel of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ark Charity Project | Wilkes Barre, PA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Agency for Community Empowerment | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bcfsa | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Hunger Outreach Partners | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Endless Mountains Habitat for Humanity | Tunkhannock, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Telespond Senior Services | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marywood University | Scranton, PA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lackawanna Blind Association | Scranton, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| ACLU Foundation of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nepa Philharmonic | Wilkes Barre, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary of Mount Carmel School | Dunmore, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elan Gardens | Clarks Summit, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Scranton, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scranton Area Foundation - Wic | Scranton, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Living City | Dunmore, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Advocacy Center | Scranton, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nepa Animal Adoption Network | Carbondale, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nepa Animal Welfare Collaborative | Scranton, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scranton Animal Association | Scranton, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Scranton Animal Shelter | Scranton, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad of the Abingtons | Clarks Summit, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastern Pa Animal Alliance | Sciota, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equines for Freedom | Factoryville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| True Friends Animal Welfare Center | Montrose, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trus Friends Animal Welfare Center | Montrose, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Francis of Assisi | Scranton, PA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
48 of 72 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 82%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Arc of Northeastern Pa
SERVICES TO MENTALLY CHALLENGED - Women's Resource Center
WOMENS PROTECTION SERVICES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 69 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $443,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 48 | $446,100 | $3,250 |
| 2023 | 45 | $370,500 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $490,500 | $3,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Schwartz-Mack Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 637, Waverly, PA, 18471. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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