Sordoni Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · EIN 46-0749551. Reported 114 grants totalling $1,888,351 to 67 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Sordoni Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $6,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $175,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marywood University - Scholarship | Scranton, PA | $280,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marywood University | Scranton, PA | $176,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lackawanna College | Scranton, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternat | Harrisburg, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Wyoming Valley | Wilkesbarre, PA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wyoming Seminary | Kingston, PA | $92,715 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School | Kingston, PA | $89,536 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Wilkes Barre Growth Partnership | Wilkesbarre, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Misericordia University | Dallas, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley | Wilkes Barre, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Geisinger Health | Danville, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Geisinger Health Foundation | Danville, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Institute | Wilkes Barre, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA of Luzerne County | Plains, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Ruffed Grouse Society | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Lackawanna County | Scranton, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alvernia University | Reading, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Branch Land Trust | Dallas, PA | $23,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Luzerne Cnty Child Advocacy Ct | Wilkes Barre, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center Inc | Wilkes Barre, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties | Scranton, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteers in Medicine | Wilkes Barre, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Patriots Cove Inc | Noxen, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc | Easton, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Hunters Sharing the Harvest | Harrisburg, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Freedom Inc | Carbondale, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsyl | Wilkes Barre, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hunters Sharing the Harvest Inc | Greenville, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Scranton Preparatory School | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center Cdl Program | Springville, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wilkes University | Wilkes Barre, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wyoming County United Way | Tunkhannock, PA | $8,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA | Wilkesbarre, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Osterhout Free Library | Wilkes Barre, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Diamond City Partnership | Wilkesbarre, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forty Fort Recreation Fund - Forty Fort Park | Forty Fort, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Tier Industry Education Consortium Inc | Tunkhannock, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Society | Willow Grove, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes Barre, PA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society | Harveys Lake, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Luzerne County Historical Society | Wilkes Barre, PA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scranton Public Library | Scranton, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Luzerne Foundation | Wilkesbarre, PA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Candys Place | Forty Fort, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Dignity Project Inc | Forty Fort, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maternal and Family Health Services Inc | Wilkes Barre, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penns Northeast Inc | Pittston, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fine Arts Fiesta | Wilkes Barre, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forty Fort Borough | Forty Fort, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agricultu | Harrisburg, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Back Mountain Regional Fire and Ems Inc | Dallas, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forty Fort Volunteer Fire Company | Forty Fort, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Wyoming Valley YMCA | Wilkesbarre, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harveys Lake Fire & Ambulance Association | Harveys Lake, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kunkle Fire Company Inc | Dallas, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Lackawanna | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Northeast | Wilkes Barre, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nepa Racing Inc | Kingston, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Wilkes-Barre & Wyoming Valley Veterans | Plains Twp, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unite the World | Kingston, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley in Motion | Mayfield, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tunkhannock Tiger Fund for Excellence | Tunkhannock, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
33 of 67 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 58%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Marywood University
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE SUPPORT - Commonwealth Foundation
UNRESTRICED USE OF RECIPIENT - Geisinger Health Foundation
UNRESTRICTED USE OF RECIPIENT - Alvernia University
O'PAKE INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley
FUNDING OF MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS AND CHILD FORENSIC INTERVIEWS FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE - Greater Wilkes Barre Growth Partnership
GENERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 76 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $315,900 | $6,250 |
| 2022 | 24 | $601,915 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $480,078 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 33 | $490,458 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $6,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sordoni Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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