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          <AddressLine1Txt>431 N 7TH AVE</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
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          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
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        <RecipientEIN>231856098</RecipientEIN>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>NATIVITY MIGUEL SCHOOL OF SCRANTON</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>1 KNOX ROAD</AddressLine1Txt>
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          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>NEIGHBORWORKS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>709 E MARKET STREET</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>18509</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>232187741</RecipientEIN>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA PHILHARMONIC</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 4525</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>231855655</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501(C)(3)</IRCSectionDesc>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>SCRANTON LACKAWANNA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>321 SPRUCE ST FIRST FLOOR</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>18503</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>231649434</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501(C)(3)</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>28334</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>TO PROVIDE JOB READINESS AND JOB PLACEMENT FOR VETERANS</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>SCRANTON TOMORROW</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>1011 N MAIN AVE</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>18508</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>232701934</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501(C)(3)</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>5000</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>CITY OF SCRANTON SUSQUICENTENNIAL</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>SENIORS INC</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>538 SPRUCE ST</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>18503</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>232170730</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501(C)(3)</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>10000</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES TO CLIENTS</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>THE SCRANTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL REV THEATRE COMPANY</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>1761 CAPOUSE AVE</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>18509</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>460796964</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501(C)(3)</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>5000</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>2015 SEASON OF FREE PRODUCTIONS OF ROMEO AND JULIET AND ROBIN HOOD</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF NEPA</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
        </RecipientBusinessName>
        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>425 ALDER STREET</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>18505</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>240759389</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501(C)(3)</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>36746</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FOR OLDER ADULTS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND TO BRIDGE THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY AND THE POPULATIONS UNC SERVES</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UNITED WAY OF LACKAWANNA AND WAYNE COUNTIES</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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        <USAddress>
          <AddressLine1Txt>615 JEFFERSON AVE</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>18510</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>240824164</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501(C)(3)</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>15000</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HEATING ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>WEST SCRANTON HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH INC</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>1509 JACKSON STREET</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>18504</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>273846901</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501(C)(3)</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>8145</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>TO INCREASE LIGHTING AND ADD A PROTECTIVE FENCE ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF MAIN AVENUE</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 975</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>SCRANTON</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>PA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>18501</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>232003915</RecipientEIN>
        <IRCSectionDesc>501(C)(3)</IRCSectionDesc>
        <CashGrantAmt>11000</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>TO PROVIDE QUALITY, HOLISTIC CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING SURVIVORS</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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        <GrantTypeTxt>HUMANITARIAN AWARD PRESENTED TO A WOMAN WHOSE VISION, DEDICATION AND COURAGE HAS ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND EXPANDED THE OPPORTUNIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF HER COMMUNITY</GrantTypeTxt>
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      <GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp>
        <GrantTypeTxt>TUITION ASSISTANCE TO AN INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP LACKAWANNA</GrantTypeTxt>
        <RecipientCnt>4</RecipientCnt>
        <CashGrantAmt>2480</CashGrantAmt>
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      <GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp>
        <GrantTypeTxt>SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM A PARTICULAR SCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE IN OUTWARD BOUND</GrantTypeTxt>
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        <CashGrantAmt>20172</CashGrantAmt>
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      <GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp>
        <GrantTypeTxt>TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO ENJOY CAMPING AT GOOSE POND SCOUT RESERVATION</GrantTypeTxt>
        <RecipientCnt>1</RecipientCnt>
        <CashGrantAmt>800</CashGrantAmt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 2:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>GRANTS REQUIRE THE ORGANIZATION TO SEND PROGRESS REPORTS TO THE FOUNDATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL THEN EMAIL THE 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BEGINNING IN 2008, AS DIRECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES, THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET REFLECTS SUGGESTED SALARIES IN TOTAL FOR THE FIVE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND SPECIFICALLY THE PRESIDENT FOR REVIEW AND ACTION BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FINAL RATIFICATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE SALARIES IN TOTAL. THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT IS SUBSTANTIATED BY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS - A NATIONAL ACCREDITING BODY.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. A COPY OF THE BALANCE SHEET IS INCLUDED IN FOUNDATION'S QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER. SINCE THE FOUNDATION IS REGISTERED WITH PENNSYLVANIA'S BUREAU OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, A COPY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE PA DEPARTMENT OF STATE.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NET ACTIVITY IN FAS 136 FUNDS HELD AS AGENCY ENDOWMENTS ($81,932) -81,932.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDITOR OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.</ExplanationTxt>
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