The Tambur Family Foundation
Wilkes Barre, PA · EIN 68-0616241. Reported 282 grants totalling $325,992 to 166 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. The Tambur Family 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 $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $1,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $35,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, PA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Penn State University | University Park, PA | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friedman Jewish Community Center | Kingston, PA | $15,225 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kings College | Wilkes Barre, PA | $13,850 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Geisinger Health Foundation | Danville, PA | $13,167 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bold Gold Broadcast Media | Honesdale, PA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lccc Foundation | Nanticoke, PA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northbranch Land Trust Gold Tournament | Dallas, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fm Kirby Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $7,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marywood University | Scranton, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Diocese of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $5,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands Society | Hazleton, PA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keystone College | Laplume, PA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nativity Miguel School | Dunmore, PA | $5,450 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Luzerne Foundation | Wilkes Barre, PA | $5,150 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| All About Kids Bicycles | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Theater of Wilkes Barre | Wilkes Barre, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul | Wilkes Barre, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Valley in Motion | Mayfield, PA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dinners for Kids | Edwardsville, PA | $3,550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Freedom | Allentown, PA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indo American Community of Scranton | Dunmore, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Osterhout Free Library | Wilkes Barre, PA | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maternal Family Health Services | Wilkes Barre, PA | $3,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blue Ridge Trail Pink and Blue | Mountain Top, PA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA of Luzerne County | Wilkes Barre, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Flag | Colleyville, TX | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wyoming Valley Cyc | Wilkes Barre, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bold Gold Broadcast and Media Foundation | Honesdale, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Misericordia University | Dallas, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Judes Children Hospital | Wilkes Barre, PA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Cancer Wellness Center of Nepa | Forty Fort, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| John Beno Borzell Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament | Wyoming, PA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downtown Pittston Partnership | Pittston, PA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Luzerne County Community College Foundation | Nanticoke, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph's Center | Scranton, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wv Habitat for Humanity | Nanticoke, PA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Luzerne County Head Start | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel of Towers | Staten Island, NY | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Service Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lccc Alumni Association | Nanticoke, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Miles for Michael | Yatesville, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mountaintop Area Little League | Mountaintop, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nepa Pet Fund & Rescue | Scranton, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pittston Festival Association | Pittston, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of Nepa | Forty Fort, PA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Greater Pittston | Pittston, PA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Valley Santa | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Churchhill Society of Pa | Honesdale, PA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allied Services Foundation | Clarks Summit, PA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brian Mattas Memorial Fund | Bethel, PA | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Luzerne County | Wilkesbarre, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Diocese of Scranton Vocations | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Service Association Northeastern Pa | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Farm Arts Collective | Damascus, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indo American of Scranton | Dunmore, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jcc of Nepa - Sara's Table | Kingston, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Nepa | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keystone Mission | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiss Theater | Wilkes Barre Township, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lcc Alumni Association | Nanticoke, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lcc Foundation | Nanticoke, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nativitymiguel School of Scranton | Dunmore, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nepa Inclusive | Pittston, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nrci- Celebration of Hope | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pa Inclusive | Pittston, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude's Childrens Hopital Golf Tournament | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Step By Step | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army Wilkes-Barre | Wilkesbarre, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Resource Center | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aj Rinaldi Foundation | Scranton, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aj Rinaldi Foundation for Children With Cancer | Scranton, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Service Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Everhart Museum | Scranton, PA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Frank and Dottie Henry Memorial Golf Tournament | Wilkes Barre, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Pittston Santa Squad | Pittston, PA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Luzerne County Childrens Advocacy Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Martz Bus-Frank & Dottie Henry Golf Tournament | Wilkes Barre, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association of Fundraising Professionals | Wilkes Barre, PA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania | Pittston, PA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shriner's Hospitals | Tampa, FL | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tee'd Off for Rich Golf Tournament | Harveys Lake, PA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross of Nepa | Wilkes Barre, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anthony J Rinaldi JR Foundation | Scranton, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brother Big Sister of Nepa | Forty Fort, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brandon's Forever Home | Hazleton, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cac Nepa | Scranton, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| County Detective Assoc of Pa | Wilkes Barre, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Dignity | Forty Fort, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Wyoming Valley YMCA | Wilkes Barre, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice of the Sacred Heart | Moosic, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Lehman Booster Club Golf Tournament | Lehman, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Luzurne County SPCA | Wilkes Barre, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Martz Group | Wilkesbarre, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moa Rx Fund | Kingston, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeast Regional Cancer Institute | Scranton, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Boone, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penn College | Williamsport, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penn State Dance Marathon (thon) | University Park, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittson Festival Association | Pittston, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Ann's Basilica | Scranton, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cody Barrasse Foundation | Scranton, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tracey's Hope | Duryea, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unite the World | Lawrence, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whickers World | Plains, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wvc of Penn State Alumni Association | Abington, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wyoming Valley Children's Association | Forty Fort, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity | Nanticoke, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leadership Northeast | Wilkesbarre, PA | $475 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph's Indian School | Chamberlain, SD | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City Detective Assoc of Pa | Wilkes Barre, PA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Vocations | Lexington, KY | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unico National Scranton Chapter | Dunmore, PA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coffee Inclusive | Pittston, PA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gwa | West Pittston, PA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pswb Alumni Society- Penn State Wilkes Barre | Dallas, PA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| All One Charities Foundation | Wilkes Barre, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association of Fundraising Professionals Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter | Wilkesbarre, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge | Dallas, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Advocacy Center of Nepa | Wilkes Barre, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fine Arts Fiesta | Wilkes Barre, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Geisinger Foundation | Danville, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Pittston Meals on Wheels | Pittston, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grtr Pittston Chamber of Commerce | Pittston, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Wyoming Valley | Kingston, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nepmta Luzerne County & Beyond Got Talent | Wilkes Barre, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Patriot's Cove- Holy Redeemer Student | Noxen, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe | Austin, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe | Wilkes Barre, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shriner's Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| SPCA | Wilkes Barre, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stop Abuse for Everyone | Austin, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Wilkes Barre, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victims Resource Center | Wilkes Barre Township, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wcva | Forty Fort, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America's Vet Dogs | Smithtown, NY | $225 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colleen Shea Foundation | Wilkes Barre, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kiwanis Club of Scranton | Peckville, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Sight Service | Exeter, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittston Memorial Library | Pittston, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plains Township Police Dept (annual Night Out) | Wilkes Barre, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Temple B'nai B'rith | Kingston, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plains Little League | Plains, PA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics | Allentown, PA | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cody Barasse Foundation | Moosic, PA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glenn O Hawbaker Inc Charity Golf Tournment | State College, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Redeemer High School | Wilkes Barre, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marley's Mission | Clarks Summit, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pheonix Performing Arts Center | Duryea, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Plains Township Police Department | Wilkesbarre, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Plains Township Police Dept | Wilkes Barre, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Ignatius Loyola Church | Kingston, PA | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Kingston, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mcglynn Center | Wilkes Barre, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Church of Christ | Plains, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan Shaffer - Benefit for Linda Caballero | Hunlock Creek, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wb Area Wolfpack Ice Hockey | Plains, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
63 of 166 (38%) 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 51%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Temple B'nai B'rith
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 114 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | $81,175 | $500 |
| 2022 | 69 | $83,180 | $600 |
| 2023 | 80 | $80,300 | $500 |
| 2024 | 79 | $81,337 | $500 |
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. 97% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $500. 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 The Tambur Family 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: 1140 Route 315, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. 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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