Community Giving Foundation: Sunbury Funds

Community Giving Foundation: Sunbury is made up of 28 total funds. In 2023, Sunbury received $259,888 total gifts and awarded $241,920 grants and $54,478 scholarships. We are grateful for all the donors who partnered with us last year, increasing opportunities for grantmaking to support area nonprofits and scholarships to support the futures of local students. A list of charitable funds under the Sunbury affiliate is included below. See listings of donors and grants/scholarships under each fund name. (Note: Funds marked ** were established in 2023.)

Unrestricted Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Bill and Ann Roll
    • William J. and Ann R. Roll Foundation

    GRANTS:
    • Geisinger Health System Foundation—Child Abuse Forensic Interviews to Support Child Victims in Sunbury ($1,000)
    • Spreading Antlers Children’s Foundation—Swim Safe Program ($100)

  • DONORS:
    • Martz’s Game Farm

  • DONORS:
    • Hugh McGowan—in memory of Kerena L. Carr

    GRANTS:
    • Sunbury Bible Church—Night to Shine ($1,000)

Donor Advised Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Stephen J. and Deborah Dagle—in memory of Jane and Roy Mathias

    GRANTS:
    • Girls on the Run Mid State PA—Organization Support ($200)
    • Salvation Army, Sunbury—Organization Support ($200)
    • Snyder-Union-Northumberland Habitat for Humanity—Organization Support ($500)
    • Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic—Organization Support ($200)

  • GRANTS:
    • The ReFuge—Organization Support ($2,100)

  • GRANTS:
    • Birthright of Sunbury, Inc.—Organization Support ($2,000)
    • Mostly Mutts, Inc.—Organization Support ($900)

  • GRANTS:
    • Haven Ministry—Organization Support ($2,000)

  • DONORS:
    • The Mertz Fund
    • Thomas Mertz, Sunbury Motors Company

    GRANTS:
    • A Community Clinic, Inc.—Healthcare for Uninsured Residents of Sunbury ($1,000)
    • Spreading Antlers Children’s Foundation—Organization Support ($800)
    • Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic—Organization Support ($1,000)

  • DONORS:
    • J. Donald Jr. and Joanne K. Steele

    GRANTS:
    • Green Dragon Foundation—Organization Support ($1,300)

  • GRANTS:
    • First Presbyterian Church, Sunbury—Elijah’s Bowl ($2,500)
    • Northumberland County Historical Society, Inc.—Organization Support ($2,000)
    • Sunbury’s Revitalization, Inc.—Albright Center ($3,000)
    • Zion Lutheran Church—The Takery ($2,500)

Field of Interest Funds

  • GRANTS:
    • Geisinger Health System Foundation—Child Abuse Forensic Interviews ($9,000)
    • Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA—Children’s Programs Financial Assistance ($8,000)
    • Haven Ministry—Building Addition ($10,000)
    • Sunbury Bible Church—Night to Shine ($500)

  • GRANTS:
    • DIG Furniture Bank—Providing a Good Night’s Sleep for Sunbury Area Families ($4,300)

  • GRANTS:
    • Shape of Justice, Inc.—Sunbury Area Menstrual Hygiene Supplies ($2,500)

  • GRANTS:
    • A Community Clinic, Inc.—2023/24 Healthcare for Uninsured Residents of Sunbury Area ($50,000); 2023/24 Caring for Kids: Addressing Food Insecurity Program ($6,800)

  • GRANTS:
    • A Community Clinic, Inc.—2-23/24 Caring for Kids: Addressing Food Insecurity Program ($3,200)
    • Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.—2023/24 Prevention of Blindness Programs for Sunbury Area Children ($8,000)
    • Degenstein Community Library —Early Childhood Programming ($1,000)
    • Setebaid Services, Inc.—Camp Setebaid and The HDYC 2024 Camperships

  • DONORS:
    • Class of 1974

    GRANTS:
    • DIG Furniture Bank—Providing a Good Night’s Sleep for Sunbury Area Families ($700)
    • Girls on the Run Mid State PA—Supporting the Social, Mental, Emotional & Physical Health of Girls ($5,000)
    • Spreading Antlers Children’s Foundation—Swim Safe Program ($19,900)
    • St. John’s Lutheran Church, Kate’s Kupboard—Food Bank & Baby Station ($7,220)
    • Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic—2024 Project Oral Health Care Uninsured/Underinsured in Sunbury Area ($40,000)

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Genna Abdou ($1,950)
    • Alexandria Allbeck ($13)
    • Emma Bronowicz ($1,950)
    • Savannah Conrad ($1,950)
    • Alayna Davis ($1,950)
    • Rosella Delgado ($1,950)
    • Braelyn Duncheskie ($13)
    • Mackenzie Heddings ($13)
    • Leah I. Hepner ($1,950)
    • Meghan Hudson ($1,950)
    • Cole Knauss ($1,950)
    • Makayla Masters ($550)
    • Olivia Merwine ($1,950)
    • Olivia Miller ($1,950)
    • Mia Peifer ($1,950)
    • Lillian Grace Rees ($1,950)
    • Haley Reitz ($13)
    • Sydney Schmouder ($1,950)
    • Keera Scholl ($13)
    • Zackery Smith ($1,950)
    • Hannah E. Swineford ($1,950)
    • Zoe Tomko ($1,950)
    • Abigail Wolfe ($1,950)
    • McKenna Zellers ($13)

  • DONORS:
    • Benjamin Bastian Trust
    • Easter Seal Society Trust
    • Elste Charitable Trust
    • Stephen and Maryellen Engle
    • Friedman Memorial Charitable Trust
    • J. Simpson Kline Trust
    • Jennie L. Weinreich Trust
    • Martha E. Culp Trust
    • Sunbury Northumberland Community Trust - W. Paul Fegley Community Trust Fund

    GRANTS:
    • Community Giving Foundation—Nonprofit Leadership Series Program Support ($2,000)
    • Concerned Citizens for Child Care, Inc.—Healthy Workplace Grant ($500)
    • DIG Furniture Bank—Healthy Workplace Grant ($500)
    • Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA—Healthy Workplace Grant ($500)
    • Leadership Susquehanna Valley—LSV Nonprofit Scholarships 2023/24 ($1,500)
    • Susquehanna Valley United Way—Healthy Workplace Grant ($500)

Scholarship Funds

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Makayla Masters ($1,400)

  • DONORS:
    • Cynthia J. Evitts

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Reagan Wiest ($300)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Alexandria Allbeck ($2,400)
    • Braelyn Duncheskie ($2,400)
    • Mackenzie Heddings ($2,400)
    • Haley Reitz ($2,400)
    • Keera Scholl ($2,400)
    • McKenna Zellers ($2,400)

  • DONORS:
    • Linda L. Young
    • Ann Zimmerman
    • Robert and Rebecca Zimmerman Jr.

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Adam Oakes ($1,000)

  • DONORS:
    • Rev. Pamela H. Ford
    • Eva and Chris Snee
    • Sybil Haddon Snee

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Mackenzie Heddings ($900)
    • Haley Reitz ($900)
    • Keera Scholl ($900)
    • McKenna Zellers ($900)

Designated Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Anonymous
    • William J. and Ann M. Roll Foundation

  • DONORS:
    • Bill and Ann Roll

  • DONORS:
    • Bill and Ann Roll

  • DONORS:
    • Bill and Ann Roll
    • William J. and Ann M. Roll Foundation

    GRANTS:
    • Shikellamy Braves Foundation—Organization Support ($750)
    • Shikellamy School District—Forensics Program ($750); High School Tennis Teams ($750); Theatre Program ($750)

Community Impact & Pass Through Funds