A semi-annual grants program providing awards to nonprofit organizations that benefit residents of Adams County, PA; offers support across religious organizations, education, public safety (fire departments), prevention of abuse, medical and literary causes, youth sports, capital campaigns and other social welfare purposes.

Must be a 501(c)(3) public charity or qualify under Publication 526 (government entity or political subdivision) | Must benefit residents of Adams County, PA (nonprofits outside Adams County eligible only if they clearly demonstrate benefit to Adams County residents) | No grants to individuals | May not be used to retire debt | No funding for fundraising events or endowment drives | Limit: Up to two applications accepted each grant cycle

Robert C. Hoffman Charitable Endowment Trust

The Oak Hill Fund is a private family foundation (formed in 2002) that operates a Healthy People – Healthy Planet portfolio of six program areas and accepts letters of inquiry via an online grantee portal for open programs. It only awards grants to organizations tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3).

Must be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code | No funding for individuals, capital campaigns, endowments, or book and film writing/publication

Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS ($250-$2000) TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND IN SOME CASES, INDIVIDUALS DEMONSTRATING NEED TO IMPROVE FUTURE OUTCOMES.

Letter of inquiry (LOI) required | Applicant resume required | Proposed budget for expenditure of potential grant funds required | Documentary proof of non-profit IRS tax-exempt status (if applicable) | Non-profit prior year and current year-to-date balance sheet and income statement (if applicable) | Must be a qualifying distribution recipient per IRS 501(c)(3) and exempt under 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) (for organizational applicants)

Small Grants Program

Provides funds for course-marking safety and new initiatives that improve race/event safety. Funds are intended for additional safety measures and are generally paid directly to suppliers for materials or services; not for required services like onsite ambulances.

Use funds only for additional safety measures (not required services such as onsite ambulance services) | Requests submitted with less than 30 days notice may not be accepted | Funds are generally paid directly to the supplier for materials or services | Applications must meet the stated application deadlines (January 31 or July 31)

Event/Series Safety Support

General Support unsolicited grants to U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) public charitable organizations (fiscally sponsored projects eligible). The program accepts unsolicited proposals in two cycles per year with a maximum request of $25,000 and prioritizes work in the Foundation's program areas (agriculture, clean safe drinking water, community engagement, water management, watershed advocacy) and organizations focused on racial equity.

Must be a US-registered 501(c)(3) public charitable organization (including educational institutions) or a fiscally sponsored project | Organizations that have previously received a Campbell Foundation grant are not eligible to apply | Only one proposal per cycle may be submitted | Projects not based in the US are listed among excluded categories for unsolicited grants | If declined, there is a minimum two-year waiting period before reapplying

Unsolicited Grants Program

Accepting unsolicited proposals for General Support from 501(c)(3) public charities (fiscally sponsored projects eligible); two unsolicited cycles per year; maximum request amount $25,000.

Must be a US-registered 501(c)(3) public charitable organization (including educational institutions) | Fiscally sponsored projects are eligible | Organizations that have previously received a grant from The Campbell Foundation are not eligible to apply | Only one proposal per cycle may be submitted

Annual award recognizing work that strengthens or reimagines psychoanalysis; accepts individuals, teams, and organizations and honors completed work from the most recent decade.

Work submitted must have been created between 2016 and 2025 (most recent decade).

Sigourney Award

Invests in initiatives that expand access to high-quality financial education (especially for youth and young adults) and build educator capacity; supports creative approaches to advancing financial literacy.

Must be a charitable organization with a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status provided by the IRS | Must comply with The Charles Schwab Corporation's nondiscrimination policy | Not eligible: Individuals | Not eligible: Private foundations | Not eligible: Individual pre-K–12 schools or school-related activities at individual schools | Not eligible: Booster clubs, bands, or athletic teams/leagues | Not eligible: Organizations that are political in nature | Not eligible: Private clubs and fraternal or social organizations

Robert C. Hoffman Charitable Endowment Trust

About this program

Eligibility

Geographic eligibility

Contact & website

[email protected]

(717) 334-3033

adamscountyworks.org

Past recipients

2025

Trinity Lutheran Church

$4,416

2024

Trinity Lutheran Church

$4,049

2023

Trinity Lutheran Church

$4,273

2022

Trinity Lutheran Church

$4,916

2021

Trinity Lutheran Church

$3,932

2020

Trinity Lutheran Church

$4,005

2019

Trinity Lutheran Church

$4,137

2018

Trinity Lutheran Church

$4,362

Closes in 2 days

~$4K (8 grants)

Pennsylvania

Similar Grants

Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice

~$20K

Small Grants Program

$250.0–$2.0K

Event/Series Safety Support

~$51K

Unsolicited Grants Program

Up to $25.0K

Unsolicited Grants Program

Up to $25.0K

Sigourney Award

~$25K