Private foundation · EIN 20-8227643

Essa Bank & Trust Foundation

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Stroudsburg, PA

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202501299349101640
Total assets (EOY)$4,515,675
Grants paid$320,000
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed16
Giving in home state (PA)100%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K2
$5K–$25K12
$25K–$100K1
$100K+1

Smallest $2,000 · Largest $125,000

Geographic focus

PA
100%

Common purposes

capitalcampaignimprovement

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$767,474$4,869,97724
2024$320,000$4,515,67516

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

ContactJOHN E BURRUS
Address200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG, PA, 18360
Phone5704220182
Form & materialsESSA BANK & TRUST FOUNDATION APPLICATION FOR GRANT REQUEST. MUST ATTACH: 1) ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET, 2) COPY OF IRS VERIFICATION OF EXEMPT STATUS/501(C)3 LETTER, 3) RECENT ANNUAL REPORT
DeadlinesNO SPECIFIC DEADLINE
RestrictionsGRANT RECIPIENTS MUST BE ORGANIZATIONS OR AGENCIES WITH IRS 501(C)3 STATUS, REQUEST MUST BE FOR AT LEAST $1,000, LIMITED TO ONE GRANT WITHIN FOUR YEARS PER AGENCY, AND FUNDS SHOULD BE USED TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE SERVICES WITHIN MONROE COUNTY AND ITS CONTIGUOUS SERVICE AREAS: LEHIGH VALLEY, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE AND PHILADELPHIA REGIONS.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Developmental Education Services FoundationSTROUDSBURG, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$125,000
Stroudsburg United Methodist ChurchSTROUDSBURG, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$80,000
Cypress House BakerySCRANTON, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$20,000
Mcti FoundationBARTONSVILLE, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$10,000
Suburban Emergency Medical ServicesSTROUDSBURG, PACAPITAL IMPROVEMENT$10,000
Maternal And Family Health ServicesWILKES BARRE, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$10,000
Stroudsburg Wesleyan ChurchSTROUDSBURG, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$10,000
Valor Clinic FoundationBRODHEADSVILLE, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$10,000
Youth Infusion IncDELAWARE WATER GAP, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$10,000
Northampton Community College FoundationBETHLEHEM, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$8,000
Quiet Valley Living Historical FarmBARTONSVILLE, PACAPITAL IMPROVEMENT$7,500
Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation And Education CenterSTROUDSBURG, PACAPITAL IMPROVEMENT$5,000
Clymer LibraryPOCONO PINES, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$5,000
West End Fair AssociationGILBERT, PACAPITAL IMPROVEMENT$5,000
East Stroudburg University FoundationEAST STROUDSBURG, PACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$2,500
East Stroudburg High School South Band Parent Boosters IncEAST STROUDBURG, PACAPITAL IMPROVEMENT$2,000
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