Governor Signs Bill Eliminating Scholarship Displacement
(Gettysburg, PA: 07/11/2022) – On Friday July 8, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law HB1642, a sprawling public school system bill which includes a ban on scholarship displacement at public [...]
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In a Family Way of Giving
When my nephew and his wife married five years ago, they emphatically announced there would be no children. He travels extensively for work and coaches football. She teaches elementary school [...]
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Selby Fund Awards $45,540 in Grants for Littlestown
(Gettysburg, PA: 05/24/2022) — The late Dick Selby created The Bernard, Mary and Richard Selby Family Memorial Fund as a permanent charitable endowment to honor his parents, Mary and Bernard, [...]
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Community Foundation Awards $90,000 In Adams County Grants
(Gettysburg, PA: 04/15/2022) — With gratitude to its generous donors, the Adams County Community Foundation has announced $90,000 in grants through its Adams County Grants program to improve conditions for [...]
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Create your Charitable Legacy
In my twenties, I spent a few years as a hospital volunteer at a large university hospital. Each week I’d spend ten hours a night on Friday and Saturday, visiting [...]
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Welcoming Ashley Bievenour
Ashley Bievenour has joined the Adams County Community Foundation as Scholarship and Office Administrator. With roots in Adams County and a passion for nonprofits, Ashley is a natural fit for [...]
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Growing Your Designated Endowment
Over the last two years, Community Foundation and Giving Spree donors have directed more than $2 million to endowments designated for individual Adams County nonprofits. Learn how designated endowments work [...]
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2022 Giving Spree Nonprofit Application Available Now
Adams County nonprofits interested in participating in the Adams County Community Foundation Giving Spree on November 3, 2022, are invited to a Zoom orientation on Monday, March 28 at 9am. [...]
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Friends remember William Iannello
The Adams County Community Foundation mourns the passing of William (Bill) Iannello, 94 of Gettysburg on March 3, 2022. Mr. Iannello was the grandfather of Andrew Dalton, Executive Director of [...]
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