Guard Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 23-3013490
Foundation Overview
Based in Wilkesbarre, PA, Guard Foundation has awarded 174 grants totaling $184,933 to organizations in Pennsylvania, New York and 15 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $15 to $41,688, with a median award of $100.
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
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New Applicant Friendliness
16 of 50 recipients (32%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
68% of grants are awarded in Pennsylvania, with additional funding distributed across 16 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Pennsylvania, funding concentrates in Wilkes Barre (32%), Scranton (9%), Allentown (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 8% change over 2 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Guard Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | $50 | Bala Cynwyd, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| American Cancer Society | $50 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| American Heart Association | $550 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Boy Scouts Of America Nepa Council | $250 | Moosic, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Cedar Crest College | $50 | Allentown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Foundation | $125 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Community Food Bank Of Nj | $75 | Hillside, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Endless Mountain Nature Center | $60 | Tunkhannock, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Greater Hazleton Partners In Education | $2,000 | Hazleton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Greater Wb Ymca | $440 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Greater Wilkes-barre Chamber Of Commerce | $5,000 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Headstrong Foundation | $250 | Holmes, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Leadership Wb | $2,275 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $75 | Allentown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Luzerne County Historical Society | $750 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Mountain Top Area Comm Ambulance Assoc | $50 | Mountaintop, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| New Hampshire Catholic Charities | $150 | Concord, NH, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| New Hampshire Food Bank | $470 | Manchester, NH, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Noxen Community Ambulance Association | $50 | Noxen, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Noxen Volunteer Fire Company | $50 | Noxen, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Osterhout Free Library | $500 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Partners For Women And Justice | $100 | Bloomfield, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Penn State Thon | $100 | State College, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Plains Volunteer Ambulance Association | $100 | Plains, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Shavertown Volunteer Fire Department | $100 | Shavertown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Spca | $500 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| St Josephs Center | $25 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| St Jude's Children Research Hospital | $175 | Memphis, TN, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Tecbridge | $1,500 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Trucksville Volunteer Fire Co | $50 | Trucksville, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| United Way Of Wyoming Valley | $41,688 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Aclu | $25 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Alzheimer's Association | $35 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| American Rescue League Of Nh | $25 | Bedford, NH, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Arthritis Foundation | $50 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Back Mountain Memorial Library | $100 | Dallas, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Boston College | $150 | Chestnut Hill, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Catholic Youth Center | $500 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Gannon University | $50 | Erie, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Good Shepherd Academy | $25 | Kingston, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Humane Society International | $25 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Institute Of Public Policy & Economic Development | $250 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Masonic Children's Home Of Pa | $40 | Elizabethtown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | $30 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Mcglynn Learning Center | $100 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $50 | Needham, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Plymouth Public Library | $25 | Plymouth, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $1,510 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Tunkhannock Community Ambulance Association | $50 | Tunkhannock, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Worcester County Food Bank | $50 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | $50 | Bala Cynwyd, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| American Cancer Society | $1,385 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| American Diabetes Association | $50 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| American Heart Association | $250 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Animal Welfare Association | $25 | Vorhees Twp, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Back Mountain Regional Fire And Ems Inc | $200 | Dallas, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters | $550 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Boy Scouts Of America Nepa Council | $100 | Moosic, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Little Theatre Of Wilkes-barre | $275 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Noxen Volunteer Fire Company | $50 | Noxen, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Children's Hospital | $100 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Catholic Relief Fund | $75 | Baltimore, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Luzerne County Historical Society | $750 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Cedar Crest College | $50 | Allentown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Community Foundation Of Endless Mountains | $325 | Montrose, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | $25 | Wellesley Hills, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Lebanon Valley College | $50 | Annville, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Community Food Bank Of Nj | $81 | Hillside, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Hurricane Response United States | $25 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Cycle For Survival | $1,350 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $35 | Bethesda, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Lccc Foundation | $500 | Nanticoke, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Endless Mountain Nature Center | $35 | Tunkhannock, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Fm Kirby Center | $500 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Huntington's Disease Society Of America | $25 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Greater Wilkes-barre Association For The Blind | $250 | Exeter, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Greater Hazleton Partners In Education | $2,000 | Hazleton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Greater Wb Ymca | $500 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Greater Wilkes-barre Chamber Of Commerce | $5,000 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Headstrong Foundation | $300 | Holmes, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Jewish Home Of Eastern Pennsylvania | $500 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Leadership Wb | $250 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $25 | Allentown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Partners For Women And Justice | $100 | Bloomfield, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Samaritan's Purse | $1,000 | Boone, NC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Villanova Law School | $25 | Villanova, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Misercordia University | $2,000 | Dallas, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Mountain Top Area Comm Ambulance Assoc | $50 | Mountaintop, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Muscular Dysthrophy Assoc | $125 | Tucson, AZ, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| New Alternatives For Children (via A Perales) | $238 | Harrisburg, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| New Hampshire Catholic Charities | $100 | Concord, NH, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| New Hampshire Food Bank | $550 | Manchester, NH, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Noxen Community Ambulance Association | $100 | Noxen, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Trucksville Volunteer Fire Co | $50 | Trucksville, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Osterhout Free Library | $500 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Plains Volunteer Ambulance Association | $100 | Plains, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Penn State Thon | $590 | State College, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Shavertown Volunteer Fire Department | $100 | Shavertown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Spca | $450 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| The Lands At Hillside Farms | $35 | Shavertown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| St Josephs Center | $525 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| St Jude's Children Research Hospital | $600 | Memphis, TN, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Tecbridge | $900 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Wilkes University | $500 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| United Way Of Wyoming Valley | $39,455 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Wvia | $120 | Pittston, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| American Foundation For Suicide Prevention | $100 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| American Red Cross | $3,940 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Make A Wish Foundation | $25 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| March Of Dimes | $50 | Harrisburg, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Allied Services Foundation | $50 | Clarks Summit, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Alzheimers Association | $25 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| American Cancer Society | $1,590 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Aki Foundation | $100 | Woodside, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| American Diabetes Association | $50 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| American Heart Association | $110 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Arthritis Foundation | $50 | Atlanta, GA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Back Mountain Regional Fire And Ems Inc | $100 | Dallas, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters | $250 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Bloomsburg Ymca | $25 | Bloomsburg, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Blue Chip Farms | $100 | Dallas, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Boston College | $25 | Chestnut Hill, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Carroll County Food Sunday | $15 | Westminster, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Catholic Relief Fund | $50 | Baltimore, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Catholic Youth Center | $500 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Cedar Crest College | $50 | Allentown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Chrohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America | $100 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Colleen Shea Children's Foundation | $250 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Community Food Bank Of Nj | $50 | Hillside, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Ct Breast Health Initiative Inc | $25 | New Britain, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Cycle For Survival | $135 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $25 | Bethesda, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club | $39 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Endless Mountain Nature Center | $35 | Tunkhannock, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | $25 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Feedmore | $25 | Richmond, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Gannon University | $50 | Erie, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Go Joe | $25 | Moosic, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Greater Wb Ymca | $860 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Griffin Pond Animal Shelter | $60 | S Abington, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Interfaith Food Pantry | $55 | Morris Plains, NJ, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Jewish Community Center | $3,000 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Leadership Wb | $2,025 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $25 | Allentown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Loyola Univ-new Orleans School Of Law | $500 | New Orleans, LA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Marguerite's Place | $130 | Nashua, NH, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Marywood University | $200 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center | $599 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Misercordia University | $2,050 | Dallas, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Mountain Top Area Comm Ambulance Assoc | $45 | Mountaintop, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Muscular Dysthrophy Assoc | $125 | Tucson, AZ, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| New Alternatives For Children (via A Perales) | $195 | Harrisburg, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| New Hampshire Catholic Charities | $100 | Concord, NH, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| New Hampshire Food Bank | $200 | Manchester, NH, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Noxen Community Ambulance Association | $50 | Noxen, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Operation Warm | $36 | Chadds Ford, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Osterhout Free Library | $250 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Partners In Education | $2,000 | Hazleton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Penn State Thon | $390 | State College, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Shavertown Volunteer Fire Department | $100 | Shavertown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Spca | $550 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Special Olympics | $50 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| St Josephs Center | $500 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| St Jude's Children Research Hospital | $125 | Memphis, TN, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Tecbridge | $1,000 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| The Cancer Center At Chop | $50 | Doylestown, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Thirteen | $25 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| United Way Of Wyoming Valley | $35,797 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Voluntary Action Center | $500 | Scranton, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Wounded Warriors | $50 | Topeka, KS, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Wright Twp Volunteer Fireman's Association | $50 | Wilkes Barre, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Wvia | $120 | Pittston, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Wyoming Valley Children's Association | $500 | Forty Fort, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Central Park Challenge | $35 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 23-3013490 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 39 PUBLIC SQUARE Wilkesbarre, PA 18701-0000 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Guard Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Carl J Witkowski |
|---|---|
| Treasurer | Eitan Ajchenbaum |
| Secretary | Matthew O'connor |
Forms 990-PF
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- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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