Margaret Briggs Foundation
Private foundation · Scranton, PA · EIN 23-2719328 · reported 2023–2025
135grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$2.3Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 135 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $99K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 937
Scranton, PA 18501-0937
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Count | Scranton, PA | $150,000 |
| United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Count | Scranton, PA | $150,000 |
| United Way of Lackawanna Wayne ANNUAL CAMPAIGN & GIFT OF | Scranton, PA | $125,000 |
| Scranton Primary Health Care Center DENTAL SEALANTS AND FLORIDE | Scranton, PA | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Nepa AFTER SCHOOL-SUMMER PROGRAM | Scranton, PA | $36,500 |
| Women's Resource Center Inc FOOD GAS GIFT CARDS | Scranton, PA | $35,000 |
| All One Charities CARBONDALE SUMMER YOUTH | Pittston, PA | $35,000 |
| United Neighborhood Centers of Nepa | Throop, PA | $32,000 |
| United Neighborhood Centers of Nepa PROJECT HOPE & ANGEL'S | Throop, PA | $30,000 |
| Telespond Senior Services Inc | Scranton, PA | $30,000 |
| Catholic Social Services REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT | Scranton, PA | $30,000 |
| Lacawac Sanctuary FINDING PEACE BEYOND | Lake Ariel, PA | $30,000 |
| United Neighborhood Centers of Nepa PROJECT HOPE | Throop, PA | $30,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Nepa AFTER SCHOOL-SUMMER PROGRAM | Scranton, PA | $30,000 |
| Ignatian Volunteer Corps Inc | Scranton, PA | $30,000 |
| Scranton Counseling Center | Scranton, PA | $27,500 |
| Catherine McAuley Center | Scranton, PA | $27,500 |
| Children Hunger Outreach LACKAWANNA COUNTY EXPANSION | Towanda, PA | $27,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $27,000 |
| Wvia NEWSDAY | Pittston, PA | $25,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Nepa PHYSICAL EXPANSION | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Neighborworks Northeastern Pennsylvania HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Allied Services Foundation PEDIATRIC VISION THERAPY | Clarks Summit, PA | $25,000 |
| Scranton Tomorrow MAIN STREET PROGRAM | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Valley Youth House | Waverly, PA | $25,000 |
| Johnson College DENTAL HYGIENISTS PROGRAM | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Marywood University STARS PROGRAM | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania BUILDING RENOVATIONS | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Everhart Museum of Natural History EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Recovery Rises Foundation FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Cypress Huse at St Lukes CYPRESS HOUSE BAKERY | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Chop Out Hunger GRANT FOOD FOR NEEDY | Towanda, PA | $25,000 |
| Congolese Community of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Allone Charities VETERANS SUPPORTIVE | Pittston, PA | $25,000 |
| Valley Youth House | Waverly, PA | $25,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Everhart Museum of Natural History EMERGENCY A/C REPAIRS | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Keystone Rescue Mission | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Children Hunger Outreach | Towanda, PA | $25,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| St Francis of Asisi Kitchen FOOD PANTRY | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Neighborworks Northeastern Pennsylvania FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of PROJECT SAFE AND SMART | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Valley Youth House | Waverly, PA | $25,000 |
| University of Scranton SCRANTON MENTORS FOR TEENS | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Scranton Jewish Community Center CHRONIC DISEASE WELLNESS | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Everhart Museum of Natural History | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Broadway Theatre League of Ne Pa THE LYCEUM | Scranton, PA | $25,000 |
| Youth Arts Coalition | Peckville, PA | $25,000 |
| Penn State University Philanthropy Fund INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | University Park, PA | $25,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Nepa | Scranton, PA | $20,000 |
| Mom-N-Pa DENTAL SERVICES | Scranton, PA | $20,000 |
| Nepa Youth Shelter | Scranton, PA | $20,000 |
| Dress for Success SUITING PROGRAMS | Scranton, PA | $20,000 |
| Scranton School for the Deaf | Clarks Summit, PA | $20,000 |
| Dunmore Business Association Inc | Dunmore, PA | $20,000 |
| Lackawanna Blind Association RADIO READING SERVICE & | Scranton, PA | $15,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates Progra | Concord, CA | $15,000 |
| Nativity Miguel School | Scranton, PA | $13,230 |
| Greater Scranton YMCA HVAC EQUIPMENT | Dunmore, PA | $12,500 |
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