Charitable
Funds
The Scranton Area Community Foundation responds to community needs and opportunities with grants in such diverse fields as health, education, arts, environment, human services, and civic affairs. We are able to do so through the generosity of individuals, organizations, and corporations.
Explore Our Charitable Funds
The Scranton Area Community Foundation manages more than 350 charitable funds. Explore all of our funds here.
Matt McGloin Fund
The Matt McGloin fund was established in 2018 by Matt McGloin when he returned to the area after his NFL career. He established the fund to support nonprofit organizations, related projects, and initiatives.
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Matthew D. Mackie, Jr. Fund
This fund was established in December 2013 by the Margaret Briggs Foundation in memory of Matt Mackie. Grants from this fund support the work and mission of two area nonprofit organizations: the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania and …
Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles Fund
Established in February 2019, The Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles Family Support Fund supports families with a child with a cancer diagnosis who may be experiencing financial hardship. The support through this fund could go towards an expense incurred by t…
Maya’s Mission Fund
Maya’s Mission supports individuals and organizations by providing access to mental health and supportive resources for marginalized populations. Very unfortunately and suddenly, Maya passed away in 2020 at the age of 13. Knowing the goals she had fo…
Melissa Chermak Liput Memorial Fund
Established in November 2022, The Melissa Chermak Liput Memorial Fund was created to support individuals with a colon cancer diagnosis and who are experiencing financial hardship. Awardees of this Fund will be selected on an objective and nondiscrimina…
MHA Memorial Shelter/Rescue Fund
Established in May 2019 in memory of Mary H. Acker, this fund supports animal shelters and rescues.
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Michael Jake Burkhardt Memorial Student Leadership Fund
This fund was established in February 2019 by Lacawac Sanctuary in memory of Michael Jake Burkhardt, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident on January 25, 2016. Jake was an active young man who enjoyed hiking, campfires, listening to mu…
Michael P. Sandone Memorial Fund for the Benefit of Dunmore High School
To provide a scholarship award each year to support a senior graduating from Dunmore High School who intends to pursue a secondary education.
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Michelangelo Amico Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Michelangelo Amico Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide scholarships to support graduating seniors from either Dunmore High School or Mid-Valley High School. A preference will be given to those students who plan to major in an art related program…
Michelangelo Amico’s Run for Life 5k Walk/Run and Car Show Fund
The Michelangelo Amico’s Run for Life 5k Walk/Run and Car Show Fund will support fundraising for suicide prevention awareness. Specifically, it will support the Michelangelo Amico Memorial Scholarship Fund to award scholarships to graduating seni…