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Clear Brook Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Scranton, Pennsylvania · EIN 232972628

Clear Brook Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $109,486 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,286 and the largest $105,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $203,375 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$203,3759$15.0 million
2024$109,4865$15.2 million

How to apply

Clear Brook Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania5$109,486

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Outreach - Center for Community Resources
Scranton, PA
General operating grant$105,000
Treatment Court Advocacy Center of Lackawanna County
Scranton, PA
General operating grant$2,000
Dress for Success
Wilkes Barre, PA
General operating grant$1,286
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
Scranton, PA
General donation$1,000
West Scranton Football Booster
Scranton, PA
General operating donation$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clear Brook Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Clear Brook Foundation Inc give?

$109,486 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,286.

Who runs Clear Brook Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Helen Lavelle (Chairperson), Suzanne Jaffe (Secretary/Treasurer), Brian Williams (Director) and Jennifer Cawley (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

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