SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION INC
615 JEFFERSON AVENUE SUITE 102, SCRANTON, PA 18510 www.safdn.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL PEOPLE IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY AS A STEWARD, BY DEVELOPING AND MANAGING PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS; AS A GRANTMAKER, BY GIVING SUPPORT TO ENABLE THE COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGING AND CHANGING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES; AS A CHARITABLE RESOURCE, BY ENCOURAGING AND EDUCATING DONORS AND PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE VEHICLE FOR INDIVIDUAL DONORS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE; AS A CATALYST, BY MOBILIZING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN RESPONSE TO ISSUES. IT IS A CHARITABLE RESOURCE THAT HAS BEEN CREATED BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF SCRANTON AND LACKAWANNA COUNTY TO ASSIST DONORS TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN THEIR COMMUNITY WHILE CARRYING OUT THEIR CHARITABLE INTENT.

FUND ADMINISTRATIONTHE SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SAF) ADDED SIXTEEN (16) NEW RESTRICTED FUNDS IN 2019. THESE FUNDS, STARTED BY DONOR GIFTS, INCLUDE 5 DONOR-ADVISED, 3 DONOR-DESIGNATED, 3 SCHOLARSHIP, 3 FIELD OF INTEREST, AND 2 AGENCY ENDOWMENT FUNDS. WITH THESE ADDITIONS, SAF NOW ADMINISTERS NEARLY 200 RESTRICTED FUNDS. IN 2019, SAF WAS ABLE TO GIVE OUT A TOTAL OF NEARLY $1.9 MILLION IN GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FROM BOTH RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. FURTHERMORE, SAF MANAGES TWO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, THE NEPA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION AND THE ROBERT H. SPITZ FOUNDATION, WHOSE COMBINED ASSETS TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $32 MILLION.NEPA MOVESSAF SERVES AS A CATALYST AND A CONVENER TO BRING VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARDS SOLUTIONS ON THE CHALLENGES FACING OUR REGION. TO THIS END, NEPA MOVES, FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE NEPA EQUITABLE TRANSIT COUNCIL, WAS FORMED IN 2017 TO ADDRESS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CONCERNS. SAF PARTNERED WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA TO DEVELOP THE COUNCIL IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AN EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS, IMPROVE ACCESS, AND FOSTER GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SCRANTON-WILKES BARRE REGION. COMPRISED OF OVER 100 KEY REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS THAT CONVENE QUARTERLY AS A COUNCIL AS WELL AS MORE FREQUENTLY AT THE SUBCOMMITTEE LEVEL, NEPA MOVES WORKS DILIGENTLY TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPECIFIC BARRIERS OF CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS AND FOCUSES ON SOLVING THE TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES THROUGH A STRATEGY THAT PROMOTES EQUITY AND ENCOURAGES ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT EXCELLENCESAF PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP NONPROFITS MANAGE THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NORTHEASTERN PA. IN 2012, SAF REALIZED THAT IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FUNDING, THEY COULD HELP MAXIMIZE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS' ABILITY TO MEET THEIR CRITICAL MISSIONS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO PROGRAMS, TRAINING, AND RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. TO THAT END, THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE WAS ESTABLISHED. BY INVESTING IN THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGH FORGING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS. SAF HELPS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THEREBY BROADENING AND DEEPENING THEIR IMPACT IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. THROUGH SUPPORT FROM THE SAF AND PARTNERS SUCH AS THE MOSES TAYLOR FOUNDATION, THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND ITS REACH FURTHER INTO OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2019, SIX TRAINING SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED AND OVER 250 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION TOOK PART. THE CENTER ALSO HELD THE INAUGURAL NEPA LEARNING CONFERENCE WHICH FEATURED NATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, OVER 20 PRESENTATIONS FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO REVIEWED BEST PRACTICES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, AND NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN, IMPROVE, AND NETWORK.WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPYTHE WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPY (WIP) INITIATIVE IS A PROJECT OF SAF. WIP IS A COLLECTIVE PHILANTHROPY MODEL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY-MINDED INDIVIDUALS WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE SYSTEMIC, SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF DISADVANTAGED WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY COMMUNITY. THERE ARE SEVERAL INITIATIVES THAT WIP FOCUSES ON, INCLUDING: STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH) EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION.IN 2019, WIP CELEBRATED ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF EMPOWERING AND TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF WOMEN, GIRLS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. WIP RELEASED A BIENNIAL REPORT OUTLINING ITS MANY SUCCESSES TO DATE, INCLUDING WELCOMING 13 NEW SUPPORTERS AND PROVIDING $10,000 GRANTS FOR WOMEN & GIRLS SERVED BY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NEPA, WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER, AND NEPA YOUTH SHELTER. MATCHED SAVINGS AND FINANCIAL CONFIDENCEIN 2019, THERE WERE 15 GRADUATES OF MATCHED SAVINGS PROGRAM HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF NEPA. WE MATCHED OVER $37,000 TO HELP WOMEN WITH OWNING A HOME, BECOMING A U.S. CITIZEN, PAYING TUITION, PURCHASING A VEHICLE, OR MAKING HOME REPAIRS.WE OFFERED MONTHLY FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE CLASSES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING: FILING TAX RETURNS, STUDENT LOAN AND FINANCIAL AID, MODELING POSITIVE FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR, BUDGETING AND BANKING BASICS, UNDERSTANDING RENTAL AGREEMENTS, FINANCIAL RECOVERY, PURCHASING A HOME, RECOGNIZING FINANCIAL ABUSE, UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING CREDIT, SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND CAR PURCHASING AND LEASING. BUILDING CONFIDENT SMILESBUILDING CONFIDENT SMILES LAUNCHED IN 2019 WITH THE ENROLLMENT OF 13 WOMEN, WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING ACCESS TO RESTORATIVE DENTAL CARE FOR WOMEN IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO PROVIDE WOMEN WITH COMPREHENSIVE RESTORATIVE DENTAL CARE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF IMPLANTS) WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT REFERRALS TO HELP INCREASE A WOMAN'S SELF-CONFIDENCE AND HELP HER ACHIEVE HER IDENTIFIED PROFESSIONAL AND FAMILY GOALS. GOALS CAN RANGE FROM RE-ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE AND ADVANCING HER ECONOMIC MOBILITY TO INCREASING HER SELF-CONFIDENCE IN ORDER TO BECOME A MORE ENGAGED COMMUNITY OR CIVIC MEMBER OR VOLUNTEER.

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