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Schuylkill Area Community Foundation

The mission of the SCHUYLKILL AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is to serve the interests of the philanthropic donors and to become stewards of financial gifts that support our community.

$1.5M
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$62k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$927kPublic Benefit$453kReligion$424kPublic Safety & Disaster$412kMembership Benefit$232kCommunity Improvement$114kHealth$104kHuman Services$92kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 25 grants below total $428,008, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,469,877 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,041,869 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k9 grants · $65k
  • $10k–50k14 grants · $250k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $113k
$13,281
Median grant
2
States reached
$51M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY BOARD OF$61,987
ASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY$51,314
CHARLES BABER PRESERVATION TRUST OF$38,040
EMMANUEL CHURCH OF CHRIST$35,740
MINERSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT$23,286
LASTING LEGACY FOR POTTSVILLE$18,625
WASHINGTON FIRE CO COMMUNITY$15,862
DONORSCHOOSEORG$15,000
ST NICHOLAS UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC$14,437
SCHUYLKILL HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION$14,409
SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE AND$13,281
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY SOCIETY OF$13,281
SCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS DBA$13,281
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN AREA EMS$12,401
NUREMBERG WESTON VOLUNTEER FIRE$11,913
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $111k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%HELP NET MINISTRIES INC: $6k → 12%SCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS DBA: $13k → 12%SCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS: $13k → 12%SCHUYLKILL HOPE CENTER: $12k → 12%SCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS: $12k → 12%SCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS: $12k → 12%SCHUYLKILL HOPE CENTER: $11k → 12%SCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS: $11k → 12%SCHUYLKILL HOPE CENTER: $11k → 12%SCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS: $11k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.2M · 31 repeat orgs$181k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +15% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
8

Total granted

$6.2M
$86k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+15%

Still filing today

48%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $95k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterAnimalsEnvironmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • AP
    ASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $391k · revenue +23% · 41% of their budget
  • TB
    THE BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONINC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $268k · revenue +44%
  • SW
    SCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS
    9× · 2017–2025 · $106k · revenue +37%

Funded once

  • HS
    Hillside SPCA Incgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +58%
  • RC
    RED CREEK WILDLIFE CENTER INC
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue 0%
  • GJ
    GYM JAM THERAPEUTICS INC
    one grant, 2021 · $11k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Sewickley Township Public Library

Public Library providing educational, recreational and public services to approximately 6,000 Sewickley Township and Westmoreland County residents.

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2
Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library

Provision of free library service to residents of the schuylkill haven, pa area.

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3
Scranton Public Library

Public lending library

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4
Saxton Community Library

Provide library services to Saxton, PA & the surrounding area.

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5
Susquehanna Fire Departmentinc

Fire & emergency protection

Public Safety & Disaster
6
Valley Community Library

Public lending library

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7
Schuylkill Valley Community Library Inc

The Schuylkill Valley Community Library is dedicated to providing resources and opportunities that support the literacy, technological and leisure needs of our patrons.

Education
8
Hughesville Public Library

Public library

Education
9
Southern Clarion County Ambulance

Emergency medical care

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10
Schuylkill County Volunteer Firemens Association of the State

To improve volunteer fire service in Schuylkill County

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11
Pocono Mountain Public Library Inc

Public library serving the public in the pocono region of pennsylvania

Education
12
Palmerton Area Library Association

Operate a public library

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Schuylkill County Historical Society; the most unlike its peers is Shenandoah Community Ambulance Assoc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 44 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
18/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VARIOUS ENTITIES5000: $2,866,168 · OtherVARIOUS ENTITIES5000SCHUYLKILL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: $448,969 · OtherSCHUYLKILL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY: $391,234 · OtherASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARYCHARLES BABER CEMETERY: $231,830 · OtherEMMANUEL CHURCH OF CHR: $218,230 · Other+25 more: $1,243,948 · Other+25 moreTHE BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONINC: $267,809 · EducationDONORSCHOOSEORG: $104,000 · EducationMINERSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $13,525 · Education+1 more: $5,596 · EducationSCHUYLKILL COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS: $98,469 · HealthPOTTSVILLE AREA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: $89,811 · HealthGAUDENZIA FOUNDATION INC: $7,250 · HealthShenandoah Community Ambulance Assoc: $88,962 · Public Safety & DisasterWASHINGTON FIRE COMPANY COMMUNITY AMBULANCE INC: $79,269 · Public Safety & DisasterSCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS: $105,669 · Human ServicesHELP NET MINISTRIES INC: $5,606 · Human ServicesSCHUYLKILL HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION INC: $84,942 · EnvironmentHillside SPCA Inc: $25,000 · AnimalsRED CREEK WILDLIFE CENTER INC: $20,000 · Animals
Other$5,400,379Education$390,930Health$195,530Public Safety & Disaster$168,231Human Services$111,275Environment$84,942Animals$45,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY: $391,234 over 9y, 41% of budgetTHE BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONINC: $267,809 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetSCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS: $105,669 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetNUREMBERG-WESTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY: $104,935 over 9y, 20% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $104,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center of Lebanon & Schuylkill Cou: $102,215 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetSCHUYLKILL COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS: $98,469 over 9y, 25% of budgetPOTTSVILLE AREA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: $89,811 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetShenandoah Community Ambulance Assoc: $88,962 over 2y, 6.8% of budgetSCHUYLKILL HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION INC: $84,942 over 8y, 10% of budgetWASHINGTON FIRE COMPANY COMMUNITY AMBULANCE INC: $79,269 over 7y, 4.6% of budgetRINGTOWN AREA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: $60,892 over 8y, 12% of budgetHillside SPCA Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetRED CREEK WILDLIFE CENTER INC: $20,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetSHAMOKIN-COAL TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY INC: $15,957 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetGAUDENZIA FOUNDATION INC: $7,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPOTTSVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $6,270 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY ACTION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHELP NET MINISTRIES INC: $5,606 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetSCHUYLKILL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $5,100 over 1y, 3.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds ASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ↗
  • Who funds THE BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONINC ↗
  • Who funds SCHUYLKILL WOMEN IN CRISIS ↗
  • Who funds NUREMBERG-WESTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ↗
  • Who funds DONORSCHOOSEORG ↗
  • Who funds The Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center of Lebanon & Schuylkill Cou ↗
  • Who funds SCHUYLKILL COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS ↗
  • Who funds POTTSVILLE AREA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds SUGARLOAF FIRE COMPANY INC ↗
  • Who funds Shenandoah Community Ambulance Assoc ↗
  • Who funds SCHUYLKILL HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON FIRE COMPANY COMMUNITY AMBULANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds RINGTOWN AREA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Hillside SPCA Inc ↗
  • Who funds RED CREEK WILDLIFE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds SHAMOKIN-COAL TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY INC ↗
  • Who funds MINERSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds GAUDENZIA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds POTTSVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY ↗
  • Who funds SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY ACTION ↗

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.

Will S & Anna S Fox F…Ben D Spagolio Charit…Benevolent Associatio…Herman Yudacufski Cha…Ppl FoundationSnayberger Memorial F…Helping Harvest Fresh…The Pfizer Foundation…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Will S & Anna S Fox FoundationPA19.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Will S & Anna S Fox Foundation · Ben D Spagolio Charitable Trust · Benevolent Association of Pottsville · Herman Yudacufski Charitable Foundation · Ppl Foundation · Snayberger Memorial Fdn (Pf) · Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Schuylkill Area Community Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Schuylkill Area Community Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Schuylkill Area Community Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Schuylkill Area Community Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 44 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 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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