Giving Spree Donation Forms available now

The Adams County Community Foundation’s Giving Spree is set for November 5, and this year, Adams County’s Day of Giving is going virtual offering donors more ways to support their favorite Adams County nonprofits. Donors have the option to: Give Now: Support Adams County nonprofits with an immediate gift. Give Forever: Contribute to endowment and

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Canner Funds grant support District needs

Biglerville, PA – Upper Adams School District 10/20/2020 - Ellie Hollabaugh Vranich, Canner Fund Board Member; Jennifer Baugher, Canner Fund Board Member; Dana Newberry, Student Representative, Canner Fund Board; Wesley T. Doll, Superintendent; Dave Sandoe, Canner Fund Board Member. The Canner Funds, the education foundation for the Upper Adams School District, today announced a 2020

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Community Foundation Awards Grants

(Gettysburg, PA: 10/12/2020) The Adams County Community Foundation awarded $23,000 this month to fulfill a wide variety of charitable donor intentions through its field of interest grantmaking. Donors create field of interest funds to ensure their charitable interests continue to receive critical support for generations. Each year, the Community Foundation selects nonprofit programs to support

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2020 Charitable Planning Opportunities Under the CARES Act and Other Legislation

Bryan Clontz, Ph.D., CFP®, CAP®President – Charitable Solutions, LLCbr***@********************lc.com It goes without saying that 2020 has been a challenging year and given the host of tax law changes over the last 36 months, a refresher might be useful. First, consider the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which increased the deductibility of cash contributions. Prior

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Annual Meeting and Professional Advisor Seminar rescheduled for 2021

The Community Foundation’s Annual Meeting, our annual celebration for donors, fund holders, volunteers and professional advisors, and our Professional Advisor Seminar featuring Bruce Bigelow, both scheduled for September 2020, have been postponed until 2021. Our annual Giving Spree is on for November 5, 2020. Look for our 2019-2020 annual report to the community in your

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Community Foundation Celebrates the life of Bobbie Phillips

The Adams County Community Foundation celebrates the life of Bobbie Phillips as we mourn the passing of a member of our founding family. Our thoughts and sincere thanks to Bobbie and her family for breathing life into our community’s foundation. Bobbie E. Phillips, age 87, of Gettysburg, died on Thursday, August 13, 2020.  Bobbie was

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Community Foundation Awards Additional Round of Grants for COVID-19 Relief

(Gettysburg, PA: 08/19/2020)  The Adams County Community Foundation has awarded a third round of grants from its COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund bringing the total amount awarded to more than $162,000. The Fund has directed charitable grants to 21 area nonprofits since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn. Through the COVID-19 Fund, gifts

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