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Thalenfeld Family Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania · EIN 276379432

Thalenfeld Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $86,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $37,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $91,500 the year before.

60% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$91,50013$2.2 million
2024$86,5005$2.3 million

How to apply

ContactThe Luzerne Foundation
34 South River Street, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Phone or email(570) 822-2065
What to submitApplications should be submitted in the form of a letter and should contain a specific proposal
DeadlinesApplications accepted at any time

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Thalenfeld Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania5$86,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Luzerne Foundation
Wilkes Barre, PA
General support$37,500
The Jewish Community Alliance
Wilkes Barre, PA
General support$24,000
Allone Charities
Wilkes Barre, PA
General support$10,000
Temple B'nai B'rith
Kingston, PA
General support$10,000
Childrens Service Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thalenfeld Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications accepted at any time.

How much does Thalenfeld Family Charitable Trust give?

$86,500 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Thalenfeld Family Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists The Luzerne Foundation (Trustee).

What does Thalenfeld Family Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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