Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Scranton, PA
$495.5KTax year 2024
Support of humanitarian services provided
Foundation directory
The Lester G Abeloff Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 26-3528330 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- All Trustees Through Abeloff-Founda
- Phone
- (570) 236-5875
- Deadlines
- 9/30
- Application materials
- Application of funding provided by the foundation
- Restrictions
- At least 70% of contributions to go to 501(c)(3) exempt charites whose primary purpose is to benefit people of jewish religion or causes.
Original filing text
- Contact
- ALL TRUSTEES THROUGH ABELOFF-FOUNDA
- Address
- PO BOX 488 STROUDSBURG, PA, 18360
- Phone
- 5702365875
- INFO@ABELOFF-FOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- 9/30
- Application materials
- APPLICATION OF FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION
- Restrictions
- AT LEAST 70% OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO GO TO 501(C)(3) EXEMPT CHARITES WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO BENEFIT PEOPLE OF JEWISH RELIGION OR CAUSES.
Reported organization name: THE LESTER G ABELOFF FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | $1.5M |
| 2024 | 55 | $1.3M |
Where The Lester G Abeloff Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Scranton, PA
$450KTax year 2025
Support of humanitarian services provided
Jewish Resource Center of the Poconos
Stroudsburg, PA
$200KTax year 2024
Support of jewish resources
Jewish Resource Center of the Poconos
Stroudsburg, PA
$190KTax year 2025
Support of jewish resources
The Salvation Army East Stroudsburg PA Corps
East Stroudsburg, PA
$150KTax year 2025
Support of the hometown endowment fund for local operations
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (110 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from The Lester G Abeloff 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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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