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Essa Bank & Trust Foundation: 11 grants to organizations, $5.6 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Essa Bank & Trust Foundation, a private foundation in Stroudsburg, PA, paid 11 grants to organizations totaling $5,559,429 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $5,487,792 to Scranton Area Community Foundation in Scranton, PA for capital campaign.
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- EIN
- 208227643
- Based in
- Stroudsburg, PA
- Assets
- $0
- Grants paid
- $5,559,429
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202631349349101813. It reported $5,559,429 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton Area Community Foundation | Scranton, PA | Capital campaign | $5,487,792 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Stroudburg University Foundation | East Stroudsburg, PA | Capital campaign | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health | Newfoundland, PA | Capital campaign | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Garden of Giving | Saylorsburg, PA | Capital improvements | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nepa Educational Television Association (wvia) | Pittston, PA | Capital campaign | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northampton Community College Foundation | Bethlehem, PA | Capital campaign | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kettle Creek Enviromental | Stroudsburg, PA | Capital campaign | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fusia Community Arts | Stroudsburg, PA | Capital campaign | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lehigh Valley Monthly Meeting (LV Quakers) | Lehigh Valley, PA | Capital campaign | $2,637 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pocono Township | Tannersville, PA | Capital improvements | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Papillon Animal Shelter | Stroudsburg, PA | Donation in memory of william p. douglass | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202501299349101640. It reported $320,000 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental Education Services Foundation | Stroudsburg, PA | Capital campaign | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stroudsburg United Methodist Church | Stroudsburg, PA | Capital campaign | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cypress House Bakery | Scranton, PA | Capital campaign | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maternal and Family Health Services | Wilkes Barre, PA | Capital campaign | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McTi Foundation | Bartonsville, PA | Capital campaign | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church | Stroudsburg, PA | Capital campaign | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Suburban Emergency Medical Services | Stroudsburg, PA | Capital improvement | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valor Clinic Foundation | Brodheadsville, PA | Capital campaign | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Infusion Inc | Delaware Water Gap, PA | Capital campaign | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northampton Community College Foundation | Bethlehem, PA | Capital campaign | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm | Bartonsville, PA | Capital improvement | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clymer Library | Pocono Pines, PA | Capital campaign | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center | Stroudsburg, PA | Capital improvement | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West End Fair Association | Gilbert, PA | Capital improvement | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Stroudburg University Foundation | East Stroudsburg, PA | Capital campaign | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Stroudburg High School South Band Parent Boosters Inc | East Stroudburg, PA | Capital improvement | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $11,000 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $5,879,429 |
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Updated May 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.