Adams County Community Foundation

News and Events

Oct 8, 2015 Adams County Community Foundation announces its Grant-making support to the Robert C. Hoffman Charitable Endowment Trust. Our professional staff will be guiding the Advisory Committee of the Trust in their 2016 Grant Rounds. Grant applications are due January 15, 2016 and July 15, 2016. Organizations wishing to apply for a grant from the Hoffman Trust may access the Grant Proposal Packet for the Hoffman Trust on this website in RECEIVE. There will be a Grant Writing Workshop will be held at Adams Eclectic Corporative building, 1338 Biglerville Road Gettysburg PA, 17325 on December 10th 3:00pm to 4:30pm. This workshop is sponsored by the Robert C. Hoffman Charitable Endowment Trust.  

Nov 10, 2015 - SAVE THE DATE!!! 11/10/15 , 4-7pm at the Gettysburg Area Middle School. Be part of this amazing day! Click here to download 2015-2016 Gift Book (22MB pdf).

July 15, 2015Community Needs Assessment for Adams County is now available online. This survey asks questions about your perceptions on topics such as health, education, and the economy in Adams County.  Our goal is to have as many people as possible from Adams County fill out the survey, so please forward it to your Adams County friends and colleagues so they may also participate. The survey is anonymous and all responses will be kept confidential and viewed only as a whole.  Take the ACCF Community Survey.

May 1, 2014 - When you shop, AmazonSmile gives. For every purchase you make on AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the qualifying purchase price to Adams County Community Foundation, Inc. Search and purchase hundreds of the same products and same prices you love on Amazon, while supporting our charitable organization. Start shopping to donate.

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Please visit the new Adams County Dollars for Scholars website! A user-friendly way to help students in the community access more local and nation-wide scholarships.

COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND

The Emma G. Musselman Foundation and the M.C. Jones Foundation provided the initial seed money for the Community Impact Fund. Some of the annual donors were Adams County National Bank, Gettysburg Rotary Club and many other individuals. This fund is for unrestricted use and the earnings are distributed to charities demonstrating need. To give to this fund or to find out more about the many different funds available, click here.

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Make A Donation

Creating a New Fund

The staff of the Adams County Community Foundation will make it easy to create your charitable fund. We do all of the paperwork and will give you the information necessary to guide your fund. We recommend you follow these steps:

  • Discuss your charitable ideas and goals with your family, friends, attorney and financial advisor.
  • Determine how you might best achieve your charitable goals and discuss the size and type of gift that is suited for your resources.
  • Contact the foundation to consider the type of fund that meets your charitable interests. Our goal is to help you create the fund that meets your goals.
  • Name your fund. A new fund may be created in your name or a loved one's name, as a memorial to a loved one, or named for a charitable cause that reflects the fund's purpose. If you wish, you, as the donor, may choose to remain anonymous.

Click here to download a PDF of the new fund agreement paperwork.

For more information e-mail Barbara Ernico or call 717-337-0060.