Allone Foundation

Allone Foundation is a healthcare-focused private foundation headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA, with approximately $110-117M in assets and a singular geographic mission: improving health and welfare across a 13-county region of Northeastern and North Central Pennsylvania. The giving philosophy is thematic and Board-directed — each grant cycle, the Board of Directors identifies specific 'Impact Areas,' and applications outside those themes are simply not considered. For recent cycles, those areas have included behavioral health, women and children's healthcare, autism spectrum disorder services, opioid crisis solutions, food security, and healthcare workforce development.

The Foundation operates a two-stage, invitation-based process. Organizations submit a succinct Letter of Interest (LOI) during an open window; staff review for eligibility and fit; approved applicants receive a formal invitation to submit a full proposal. Multiple LOIs from the same organization are permitted, but strictly one per impact area per cycle. This design rewards focus — applicants who understand the current cycle's priority areas and write tightly aligned LOIs advance more reliably than those who submit broadly hoping something connects.

The grantee roster reveals a strong preference for established regional institutions with multi-year track records. Children's Service Center ($1.77M across 2 grants), The Wright Center ($768K), Step By Step Inc. ($700K), and Pennsylvania CASA Association ($450K) represent the profile of a typical top-tier AllOne Foundation grantee: large-footprint organizations with deep local roots, measurable service delivery, and clear health impact metrics. First-time applicants are unlikely to receive top-tier grants immediately; the Foundation's pattern suggests a progression from smaller initial awards toward larger, sustained partnerships.

The companion organization — AllOne Charities — offers a lower-barrier entry point with grants of $5,000-$25,000 and two annual cycles (Spring, opening March 10; Fall, opening September 10). Smaller organizations should strongly consider AllOne Charities as a first engagement with the AllOne ecosystem, building a relationship before approaching the Foundation for larger grants. Both entities are staffed by the same program team, so positive engagement with AllOne Charities directly informs Foundation staff familiarity with your organization.

Allone Foundation maintains consistent annual grantmaking of $4.2-5.1M in grants paid per fiscal year, drawn entirely from investment income on its endowment (no external contributions). The payout track record:

• FY2023: $4,519,453 grants paid ($5,419,629 total giving)
• FY2022: $4,447,717 grants paid ($4,704,626 total giving)
• FY2021: $4,779,538 grants paid ($5,503,854 total giving)
• FY2020: $5,066,839 grants paid ($5,606,755 total giving)
• FY2019: $4,208,413 grants paid ($5,117,525 total giving)

Asset values have ranged from $97.4M (2022, a down market year) to $123M (2021 peak), currently sitting near $110M. All funding is PA-exclusive.

From the 49-grant dataset, the grant size profile is: median $60,000 | average $103,405 | range $5,000-$550,000. This wide range reflects the dual-tier structure: AllOne Charities grants cluster at $5,000-$25,000, while AllOne Foundation grants can reach $250,000-$550,000 for multi-year strategic investments.

By program area (from top grantee analysis): - Autism Spectrum Disorder: ~$1.07M visible — the Autism Collaborative Centers of Excellence Initiative simultaneously funded East Stroudsburg University ($261K), Misericordia University ($255K), Geisinger ($233K), Goodwill Industries ($233K), and Hope Enterprises ($90K), demonstrating willingness to fund coordinated regional consortia. - Food Security: ~$785K visible across five grantees (CEO Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank $200K, Central Pennsylvania Food Bank $200K, Second Harvest Food Bank $150K, Child Hunger Outreach Partners $75K, Dinners for Kids $60K). - Children and Family Services: ~$2.1M — Children's Service Center ($1.77M), Pennsylvania CASA ($450K), Wyoming Valley Children's Association ($100K), Women's Resource Center ($143K). - Healthcare Access/Workforce: ~$1.3M — The Wright Center ($768K), North Penn Comprehensive Health ($300K), Wayne Memorial Hospital ($200K), Mansfield University ($252K).

The Foundation funds repeat grantees consistently — all 41 tracked grantees received exactly 2 grants each in the database, suggesting annual or biennial renewal cycles rather than one-time awards.

Allone Foundation sits in a peer group of similarly-sized private foundations (~$117-118M in assets), all categorized under Philanthropy & Grantmaking:

Allone Foundation occupies a distinctive niche among this asset peer group: it is the only one with an explicit, narrow 13-county geographic restriction, making it a dominant philanthropic force within that footprint. Unlike Segal Family Foundation (which operates globally in Africa) or Alabama Power Foundation (a utility-affiliated corporate funder), AllOne is a pure endowment-funded independent foundation with no corporate strings. DSF Charitable Foundation is a PA-based peer worth monitoring for complementary funding strategies. The dual-entity structure (Foundation + Charities) gives AllOne unusual deployment flexibility — grant seekers in the 13-county region face less competition per dollar from AllOne than they would from a national foundation of equivalent size.

AllOne Foundation & Charities entered 2025-2026 with significant momentum tied to its 10th anniversary milestone. On October 10, 2025, the foundation celebrated a decade of grantmaking at The Banks Waterfront in Pittston, PA — a symbolic date (10/10 for the 10th year) — during which it publicized the cumulative $46.5M distributed in 1,153 grants to 404 nonprofit organizations since 2016.

In December 2025, Chief Program Officer Mary Carroll Donahoe received the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) NEPA Chapter's '2025 Outstanding Fundraising Professional Award,' signaling the program team's rising regional profile. Donahoe remains the primary point of contact for Foundation-level grant inquiries.

CEO John Cosgrove and Chief Advancement Officer Jesse Ergott attended the Grantmakers in Aging Conference in Long Beach (October 2025), directly foreshadowing the January-February 2026 investments in senior services: a PA Aging Connect program partnered with the Greater Wyoming Valley YMCA and Weill Cornell Medicine, and a NEPA Youth Shelter Housing Program investment in stable housing for at-risk youth.

AllOne Charities' Spring 2026 grant cycle opened March 10, 2026, with a virtual briefing; the Fall 2026 cycle is set to open September 10, 2026. AllOne also awarded a notable $25,000 grant to Keystone Human Services in recent activity. The 2024 annual report showed $5,121,973 in total grants with 58 individual awards — a slightly elevated cycle consistent with the five-year average.

Know the current cycle's Impact Areas before writing a single word. AllOne Foundation's Board selects specific focus areas each cycle — behavioral health, autism, food security, opioids, workforce, women and children's health have recurred, but aging and senior services are rising in 2025-2026. Visit allonefoundations.org or attend the cycle briefing to confirm current priorities. Submitting an off-topic LOI wastes your organization's capital with program staff.

Write your LOI for the program staff who read hundreds of them. AllOne's LOI is explicitly described as a 'succinct summary' — this is not the place for organizational history. Lead with the specific problem you are solving in the 13-county region, your proposed intervention, the measurable outcome, and the dollar amount requested. Two to three focused paragraphs outperform five rambling ones.

Use the foundation's own language. The program team evaluates against five explicit criteria: collaborative, innovative, measurable results, highest and long-term impact, leveraging other funding. Mirror these terms in your LOI and proposal — not as buzzwords but as substantive claims backed by evidence. If your program is not collaborative, consider how to build in a partnership component before applying.

Timing matters for AllOne Charities. The Spring cycle opens March 10 (LOI due ~March 20; proposals due ~April 20; awards by end of May). The Fall cycle opens September 10. Mark these dates and be ready to submit within 10 days of the open date — LOI windows are short.

Build a relationship before a large grant ask. The grantee data shows consistent multi-year partnerships with large organizations. First-time applicants should start with AllOne Charities ($5K-$25K) or a modest Foundation request ($60K range) and execute flawlessly before asking for $200K+. Attend Give Day, go to community events the foundation sponsors, and introduce yourself to Nora Kern or Mary Carroll Donahoe at regional convenings.

Demonstrate regional specificity. Generic program descriptions fail here. The Foundation serves Bradford, Carbon, Clinton, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming counties — name the specific counties you serve, the specific zip codes where your program operates, and cite regional data (NEPA health indicators, county poverty rates) in your proposal narrative.