Schwartz-Mack Foundation
Waverly, PA · EIN 23-2625170. Reported 234 grants totalling $2,292,200 to 79 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $470,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way | Scranton, PA | $445,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Nepa - Herc | Scranton, PA | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nepa Youth Shelter | Scranton, PA | $87,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels | Scranton, PA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family Services | Scranton, PA | $82,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Poor | Scranton, PA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Neighborhood Centers of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community Center | Scranton, PA | $63,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Scranton Area Foundation (nepa Gives) | Scranton, PA | $59,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arc of Northeastern Pa | Scranton, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Scranton Area Foundation - Garden Room | Scranton, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wvia | Pittston, PA | $31,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Indraloka Animal Sanctuary | Dalton, PA | $31,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania | Scranton, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elan Skilled Nursing | Scranton, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Safety Net | Scranton, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Women's Resource Center | Scranton, PA | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Street Cats and Dogs of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nativity Miguel School of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Keystone Mission | Scranton, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Family Services Assoc of Nepa | Wilkes Barre, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Penn State - Campus Music Program | Dunmore, PA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Resource Center of the Poconos | Stroudsburg, PA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scranton Area Foundation(ducceschi Animal Welfare) | Scranton, PA | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Scranton Shakespeare Festival | Scranton, PA | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Black Scranton Project | Scranton, PA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lacawac Sanctuary & Biological Field Station | Lake Ariel, PA | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Child Hunger Outreach Partners | Scranton, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Deutsch Institute | Scranton, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everhart Musuem | Scranton, PA | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hospice of the Sacred Heart | Wilkes Barre, PA | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lackawanna River Conservation Asssoc | Scranton, PA | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pawsitively for Animals | Scranton, PA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Allied Services Rehabilitation Hospital | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Countryside Conservancy | La Plume, PA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lackawanna Pro Bono | Scranton, PA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Scranton Cultural Center | Scranton, PA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Breadbasket of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Here 4 a Reason | Scranton, PA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nepa Philharmonic | Wilkes Barre, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Nepa (silverberg) | Scranton, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary of Mount Carmel School | Dunmore, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ark Charity Project | Wilkes Barre, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Josephs Center Foundation | Dunmore, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Israel of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agency for Community Empowerment | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bcfsa | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Endless Mountains Habitat for Humanity | Tunkhannock, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lackawanna Blind Association | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neighborworks Nepa | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Scranton Counseling Center | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Telespond Senior Services | Scranton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marywood University | Scranton, PA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Elan Gardens | Clarks Summit, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lackawanna College | Scranton, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Pocono Dry Goods Pantry | Moscow, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Scranton, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scranton Area Foundation - Mlk | Scranton, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| St Francis of Assisi | Scranton, PA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Jewish Heritage Connection | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scranton Area Foundation - Animals | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| True Friends Animal Welfare Center | Montrose, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trus Friends Animal Welfare Center | Montrose, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
54 of 79 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 80%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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 activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 88 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2025 | 45 | $541,600 | $4,000 |
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
99% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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