2020 Charitable Planning Opportunities Under the CARES Act and Other Legislation

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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

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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

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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

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(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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Community Foundation Awards Second Round of Grants For COVID-19 Relief & Recovery

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(Gettysburg, PA: 07/14/2020)  The Adams County Community Foundation has awarded the second round of grants from its COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund bringing the total amount awarded to $138,117. The Fund directs charitable grants to area nonprofits struggling to meet the extraordinary needs of our community during the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn. Through the COVID-19

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Community Foundation Awards $77,500 to Improve Lives in Adams County

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  (Gettysburg, PA: 07/01/2020)  —The Adams County Community Foundation has announced  $77,500 in grants from the Community Foundation’s Fund for Adams County. Supported by individuals, families and businesses, this Fund is a permanent, growing endowment dedicated to addressing the evolving needs of Adams County. “Our annual Adams County Grants focus on three goals identified by

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Gift To COVID-19 Fund Honors 1918 Service Of General Eisenhower

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(Gettysburg, PA: 6/19/2020)  The Adams County Community Foundation has announced receipt of a gift of $4,000 from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Society to the COVID-19 Relief  Recovery Fund. Individual members of the Eisenhower Society have contributed an additional $4,000. (left to right) James C. Roach, Board Member, Tony Ten-Barge, Vice-President, John M. Burt, President, Ralph

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Community Foundation Awards $17,500 In Grants for Littlestown

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The Adams County Community Foundation has announced its second annual grants from The Fund for Littlestown, made possible by the Bernard, Mary and Richard Selby Family Memorial Fund. The late Dick Selby created the memorial fund as a permanent endowment to honor his parents, Mary and Bernard, and the family’s commitment to their hometown of

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