Walter L Schautz Foundation
Kingston, PA · EIN 24-6018362. Reported 225 grants totalling $1,891,950 to 81 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. Walter L Schautz 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 $2,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $85,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross | Wilkes Barre, PA | $225,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Lacakwanna County | Scranton, PA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $163,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Poor | Scranton, PA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Scranton, PA | $127,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Francis of Assisi Kitchen | Scranton, PA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Scranton YMCA | Dunmore, PA | $70,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Lackawanna County | Scranton, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lackawanna Blind Association | Scranton, PA | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Neighborhood Center of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penn State University Scranton Campus | Dunmore, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Weinberg Food Bank | Jenkins Twp, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Visitation Church | Dickson City, PA | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bread Basket | Scranton, PA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lackawanna Blind Assoc | Scranton, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends With Paws Rescue | Scranton, PA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Griffin Pond Animal Shelter | S Abington Twp, PA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lackawanna County Library Systems | Scranton, PA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allied Services | Clarks Summit, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Convenant Presbyterian Church | Scranton, PA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lackawanna Pro Bono Inc | Scranton, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scranton Cultural Center | Scranton, PA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hospice of the Sacred Heart | Dunmore, PA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Resource Center | Scranton, PA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nativity Miguel School | Scranton, PA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Sacramento, CA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wvia Public Media | Pittston, PA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Villa Residence | Elmhurst, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vladimir's Church | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Scranton, PA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Outreach Center for Community Resources | Scranton, PA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Center | Scranton, PA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania | Scranton, PA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goodwill Industries | Scranton, PA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Century Club | Scranton, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals | Allentown, PA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Elan Skilled Nursing & Rehab | Scranton, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Everhart Museum | Scranton, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jessup Hose Co #2 | Jessup, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nepa Philharomic | Wilkes Barre, PA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northeast Regional Cancer | Scranton, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Serving Seniors Inc | Scranton, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sisters of IHM Foundation | Scranton, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wyoming Seminary | Kingston, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keystone College | La Plume, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Masonic Charities of the Rw Grand Lodge | Elizabethtown, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Scranton Jazz Festival | Scranton, PA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cancer Care Foundation | Clarks Summit, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friendship House | Scranton, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Home of Eastern Pa | Scranton, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Geisinger Health System Foundation | Danville, PA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Agency for Community Enpowerment of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant Presbyterian Church | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lackawanna College | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's Center | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Scranton, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Masonic Charities of the Gw Grand Lodge | Elizabethtown, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Petals for Goodness Sake | Waverly, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lake Ariel Fire Department | Lake Ariel, PA | $3,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Comm Resources | Scranton, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Geisinger Health System Fnd | Danville, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Northeastern Pa | Scranton, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Advocacy Center | Scranton, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dooley Intermed | Forest Hills, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success | Scranton, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easter Seals-Scranton Area | Scranton, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Honesdale Lions Club | Honesdale, PA | $1,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ectma | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ectma (trolley Museum) | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lackawanna Historical Society | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penn State University Office of Annual Giving | University Park, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Ariel United Methodist Church | Lake Ariel, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakeville United Methodist Church | Lakeville, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Pocono Dry Goods Pantry | Moscow, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maplewood Fire & Rescue | Lake Ariel, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
59 of 81 (73%) 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 79%, 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.
- American Red Cross
DISASTER RELIEF FOR LACKAWANNA CTY, HURRICANE HELENE & MILTON - Salvation Army of Scranton
THANKSGIVING MEALS & SCRANTON SOCIAL SERVICES - United Way of Lacakwanna County
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN & GIFT OF WARMTH - Friends of the Poor
FOOD FOR THE NEEDY AND GENERAL EXPENSES - Boys and Girls Club of Scranton
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, KIDS CAMPAIGN & SUMMER PROGRAM - Greater Scranton YMCA
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN, SUMMER CAMP, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 89 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | $403,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $470,900 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 54 | $459,050 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $559,000 | $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. 98% 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 Walter L Schautz 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: 575 Pierce Street 400, Kingston, PA, 18704. 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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