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Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$300k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2025
34
Organizations funded FY2024
12%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,200
Largest grant, FY2025
$225,000
Organizations funded a year
31 to 43
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$1.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 12% of the organizations Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesPhilanthropyEducationHealthCrime & LegalPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving37$300k14%
FY202434$100k12%
FY202331$40k19%
FY202231$32k29%
FY202137$125k24%
FY202039$58k36%
FY201943$92k28%
FY201837$73k30%
83% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$282kHealth$172kHuman Services$78kPhilanthropy$45kYouth Development$39kFood & Nutrition$33kCrime & Legal$31kPublic Safety & Disaster$26kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Misericordia University$275,50040%
Catholic Youth Center$38,6006n/a
Geisinger Health$30,00060%
Brighter Journeys$30,00099%
Cori's Place$29,50080%
Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center Inc$17,50022%
Step by Step Foundation Inc$15,000312%
United Way of Wyoming Valley$11,50090%
Patriots Cove Inc$10,10061%
Catholic Social Services$10,00020%
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All grantees of Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Misericordia University$275,50040%
Catholic Youth Center$38,6006n/a
Geisinger Health$30,00060%
Brighter Journeys$30,00099%
Cori's Place$29,50080%
Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center Inc$17,50022%
Step by Step Foundation Inc$15,000312%
United Way of Wyoming Valley$11,50090%
Patriots Cove Inc$10,10061%
Catholic Social Services$10,00020%
The Arc of Luzerne County$10,00024%
Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund$9,92572%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc$9,57590%
Childrens Svc Ctr of Wyom Valley Inc$8,85060%
American Cancer Society Inc$7,82590%
Step by Step Inc$7,50020%
Camp Orchard Hill Inc$6,60050%
American Diabetes Association$6,55090%
YMCA of the Roses$6,50030%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$6,40070%
Keystone Rescue Mission Alliance Inc$5,35030%
The Cancer Wellness Center of Nepa$4,50021%
Victims Resource Center$4,40040%
Back Mountain Food Pantry$4,20071%
Lehman Sanctuary$4,0001n/a
The Lands at Hillside Farms$3,50010%
Little Eric's Foundation$3,40041%
Beyond Violence Inc$3,00011%
Domestic Violence Service Center Inc$2,75040%
Little League Baseball Inc$2,60041%
Meals on Wheels$2,50011%
Dinners for Kids Inc$2,45021%
Fork Over Love Inc$2,30030%
Mission Central Inc$1,52520%
Pa Lyme Resource Network$1,50021%
Greater Wilkes Barre Association for the Blind D/B/A Northeast Sight Services$1,40020%
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Luzerne County$1,00010%
Graniteville House of Recovery$90010%
Unicornucopia Incorporated$9001n/a
Hospice of the Sacred Heart$90020%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$50010%
Souper Sundays Incorporated$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 63 recipients with no EIN on record ($268k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMisericordia University: $275,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGeisinger Health: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBrighter Journeys: $30,000 over 9y, 8.7% of budgetCori's Place: $29,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetLuzerne County Child Advocacy Center Inc: $17,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetStep by Step Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetUnited Way of Wyoming Valley: $11,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetPatriots Cove Inc: $10,100 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetCatholic Social Services: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Arc of Luzerne County: $10,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetMedical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund: $9,925 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc: $9,575 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Svc Ctr of Wyom Valley Inc: $8,850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $7,825 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetStep by Step Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Orchard Hill Inc: $6,600 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $6,550 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA of the Roses: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSleep in Heavenly Peace Inc: $6,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetKeystone Rescue Mission Alliance Inc: $5,350 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Cancer Wellness Center of Nepa: $4,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetVictims Resource Center: $4,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBack Mountain Food Pantry: $4,200 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetThe Lands at Hillside Farms: $3,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLittle Eric's Foundation: $3,400 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetBeyond Violence Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDomestic Violence Service Center Inc: $2,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLittle League Baseball Inc: $2,600 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetMeals on Wheels: $2,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetDinners for Kids Inc: $2,450 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFork Over Love Inc: $2,300 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMission Central Inc: $1,525 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPa Lyme Resource Network: $1,500 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetGreater Wilkes Barre Association for the Blind D/B/A Northeast Sight Services: $1,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Luzerne County: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGraniteville House of Recovery: $900 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHospice of the Sacred Heart: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 38.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Luzerne FoundationPA40.4× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Luzerne Foundation · The Tambur Family Foundation · Maslow Family Foundation Inc · Allone Charities · Joseph B and Virginia H Banks Foundation · Nesbitt Family Charitable Foundation · The Blackhorse Foundation · Benco Family Foundation Fka Cohen Family Charitable Foundation · William G McGowan Charitable Fund · Allone Foundation · United Way of Wyoming Valley · Moses Taylor Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation

How much does Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation give?
Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation reported 37 grants totaling $300,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 43 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (32%), Health (20%), Human Services (9%).
Who are Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Misericordia University ($276k), Catholic Youth Center ($39k), Geisinger Health ($30k).
Does Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Luzerne Foundation, The Tambur Family Foundation, Maslow Family Foundation Inc.
Where is Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation based?
Joseph and Erma Paglianite Charitable Foundation is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 105 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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