Community Foundation Awards First Grants For COVID-19 Relief & Recovery

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The Adams County Community Foundation has awarded the first round of grants from its COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund. The Fund was established to direct 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 Fund, the Community Foundation will

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Community Foundation Awards $118,700 in Scholarships

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May 18, 2020 - The Adams County Community Foundation today announced $118,700 in new scholarship awards to students in Adams County and beyond. The amount awarded brings the total amount of scholarships granted by the Adams County Community Foundation since its founding to more than one million dollars thanks to scholarships funded by private donors

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Adams County Community Foundation Announces Covid-19 Relief & Recovery Fund

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AAdams County Community Foundation Announces Covid-19 Relief & Recovery Fund (Gettysburg, PA: 5/1/2020)  The Adams County Community Foundation has established the COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund to direct charitable grants to area nonprofits struggling to meet the extraordinary needs of our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund is a logical extension of the role

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Community Foundation Welcomes Puhl, Riggs and Sebright to Board

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The Adams County Community Foundation has named Edward G. Puhl, Janet Morgan Riggs and Danny E. Sebright to its board of directors. The board provides broad oversight for the Community Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Adams County and promoting philanthropy in the region. Community Foundation Chair John S. Phillips

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Community Foundation Presents Charitable Planning Seminar for Professional Advisors

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The Adams County Community Foundation will host a breakfast seminar for attorneys and other professional advisors at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg, PA on September 10, 2020 entitled "Options for Making a Lasting Impact on Charity” presented by Dr. Bruce Bigelow. This seminar will focus on charitable estate planning, giving options by asset type and

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Giving Spree Donors Give Big. Final Results Posted Here!

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It's a Wrap: Donors give $1.25 million to Local Nonprofits Our 2019 Giving Spree donors packed a jumbo helping of generosity into three short hours. Between 4 and 7 p.m. on November 7, no fewer than 4,000 people streamed through the doors of Gettysburg Area Middle School and donated $1.247 million to the 84 Adams

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Giving Spree Launches with $100,000 in Incentives.

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(Gettysburg, PA: 10/31/2019)  — The Adams County Community Foundation announced today that the Giving Spree, Adams County’s Annual Day of Giving, will kick off November 7 at the Gettysburg Area Middle School with at least $100,000 in Stretch Pool gifts.  The Stretch Pool provides an incentive for donors to help raise $1 million dollars for

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