Essa Bank & Trust Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 20-8227643 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $5.9M
- Grants reported
- 27
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | $5.6M |
| 2024 | 16 | $320K |
Where Essa Bank & Trust Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SCRANTON, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $5.5M |
| DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOUNDATION | STROUDSBURG, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $125K |
| STROUDSBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | STROUDSBURG, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $80K |
| CYPRESS HOUSE BAKERY | SCRANTON, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $20K |
| EAST STROUDBURG UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | EAST STROUDSBURG, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $16K |
| DEVEREUX ADVANCED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | NEWFOUNDLAND, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $10K |
| GARDEN OF GIVING | SAYLORSBURG, PA | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | 2025 | $10K |
| MATERNAL AND FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES | WILKES BARRE, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $10K |
| STROUDSBURG WESLEYAN CHURCH | STROUDSBURG, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $10K |
| NEPA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION ASSOCIATION (WVIA) | PITTSTON, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $10K |
| VALOR CLINIC FOUNDATION | BRODHEADSVILLE, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $10K |
| YOUTH INFUSION INC | DELAWARE WATER GAP, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $10K |
| SUBURBAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES | STROUDSBURG, PA | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT | 2024 | $10K |
| MCTI FOUNDATION | BARTONSVILLE, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $10K |
| NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | BETHLEHEM, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $8K |
| NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | BETHLEHEM, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $8K |
| QUIET VALLEY LIVING HISTORICAL FARM | BARTONSVILLE, PA | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT | 2024 | $7.5K |
| KETTLE CREEK ENVIROMENTAL | STROUDSBURG, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $6.5K |
| CLYMER LIBRARY | POCONO PINES, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $5K |
| WEST END FAIR ASSOCIATION | GILBERT, PA | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT | 2024 | $5K |
| POCONO WILDLIFE REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION CENTER | STROUDSBURG, PA | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT | 2024 | $5K |
| FUSIA COMMUNITY ARTS | STROUDSBURG, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $5K |
| LEHIGH VALLEY MONTHLY MEETING (LV QUAKERS) | LEHIGH VALLEY, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $2.6K |
| POCONO TOWNSHIP | TANNERSVILLE, PA | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | 2025 | $2.5K |
| EAST STROUDBURG UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | EAST STROUDSBURG, PA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $2.5K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- JOHN E BURRUS
- Address
- 200 PALMER STREET STROUDSBURG, PA, 18360
- Phone
- 5704220182
- Deadlines
- NO SPECIFIC DEADLINE
- Application materials
- ESSA BANK & TRUST FOUNDATION APPLICATION FOR GRANT REQUEST. MUST ATTACH: 1) ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET, 2) COPY OF IRS VERIFICATION OF EXEMPT STATUS/501(C)3 LETTER, 3) RECENT ANNUAL REPORT
- Restrictions
- GRANT RECIPIENTS MUST BE ORGANIZATIONS OR AGENCIES WITH IRS 501(C)3 STATUS, REQUEST MUST BE FOR AT LEAST $1,000, LIMITED TO ONE GRANT WITHIN FOUR YEARS PER AGENCY, AND FUNDS SHOULD BE USED TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE SERVICES WITHIN MONROE COUNTY AND ITS CONTIGUOUS SERVICE AREAS: LEHIGH VALLEY, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE AND PHILADELPHIA REGIONS.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Essa Bank & Trust Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.