Essa Bank & Trust Foundation

How to apply, from its 2025 IRS return

How to ask

Essa 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

Deadlines

No specific deadline

Limits on who can apply

Grant 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.

Grants paid in 2025

$5.6 million, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.