The November 6, 2025 Adams County Community Foundation Giving Spree saw donors making larger gifts to a greater number of nonprofits than in prior years. In total, $4,342,196 was donated to 100 nonprofits. Of that, $1,261,600 was donated as “forever gifts,” adding to endowments to benefit the nonprofits designated by the donors. This year, 2,700
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For 15 years, the Adams County Community Foundation Giving Spree has been a powerful day of giving for our community — a time when neighbors come together to support local nonprofits and give them a financial boost. Thanks to the incredible generosity of Adams Countians, the Giving Spree has become one of the largest per capita giving days
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The Adams County Community Foundation Giving Spree is more than just a day of giving—it’s a celebration of generosity, community, and the nonprofits that make Adams County a vibrant place to live. Each year, friends, neighbors, and families come together to learn about and support 100 local nonprofits working tirelessly to improve lives across Adams
Grants to help with struggles related to Federal-government shutdown and state-budget impasse Gettysburg, PA — Oct. 6, 2025 —In light of the federal-government shutdown and the state-budget impasse the Adams County Community Foundation is acting quickly to help nonprofits who provide food assistance across all of Adams County—to deliver food where it’s needed when it’s
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Matt Thomas Joins Adams County Community Foundation as Grants & Donor Services Officer (Gettysburg, PA: 08/01/2025) The Adams County Community Foundation has announced that Matt Thomas has joined its staff as Grants & Donor Services Officer. Matt will oversee the Community Foundation’s competitive grants programs and foster relationships with donors by connecting them with impactful
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Adams County nonprofits are invited to join us for a Volunteer Engagement Workshop presented by PANO (the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations) Recruiting, Retaining, and Recognizing Volunteers When: July 30, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Where: Adams County Historical Society 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Cost: Free to Adams County nonprofits Registration:
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Littlestown, PA — June 3, 2025 — The Bernard, Mary and Richard Selby Family Memorial Fund has awarded over $64,000 in grants to nonprofits serving Littlestown. Established by the late Dick Selby to honor his parents, Bernard and Mary Selby, and the family’s deep ties to their hometown, the Fund supports organizations that were meaningful
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(Gettysburg, PA: 05/15/2025) – The Adams County Community Foundation has announced over $180,000 in grants to local nonprofits through its Adams County Grants program. Adams County Grants are made possible by donors who contribute to The Fund for Adams County, the Community Foundation’s growing, permanent endowment addressing the needs of Adams County today and in
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The Adams County Community Foundation Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee is excited to invite our scholarship donors, scholarship award winners and their guests to the Adams County Community Foundation Scholarship Awards Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Wyndham Gettysburg, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, PA. We’ll be joined by Adams
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