Community Giving Foundation: Sunbury Funds

Community Giving Foundation: Sunbury is made up of 29 total funds. In 2024, Sunbury received $372,587 total gifts and awarded $234,530 grants and $54,920 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 2024.)

Unrestricted Funds

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

    GRANTS:
    • ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer Fund—ThinkBIG Family Care Program ($1,300)

  • DONORS:
    • Martz’s Game Farm
    • Michael J. Martz

  • DONORS:
    • Jeffrey Hollenbach

    GRANTS:
    • Line Mountain Area Food Bank—Food Supplement Assistance for Line Mountain Area ($200)
    • The City Band—Sunbury City Band Music/Equipment ($1,000)

Donor Advised Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Stephen J. and Deborah Dagle

    GRANTS:
    • DIG Furniture Bank—Organization Support ($300)
    • Girls on the Run Mid State PA—Organization Support ($300)
    • Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic—Organization Support ($300)
    • Transitions of PA—Organization Support ($300)

  • GRANTS:
    • Friends of Joseph Priestley—Organization Support ($1,200)
    • The City Band—Organization Support ($1,000)

  • GRANTS:
    • Birthright of Sunbury, Inc.—Family Assistance for Infant Crib Mattresses ($1,400)
    • Mostly Mutts, Inc.—Organization Support ($500)
    • Spreading Antlers Children’s Foundation—Shuli Students YMCA Tuition ($1,000)

  • GRANTS:
    • Haven Ministry—Organization Support ($1,000)
    • Mostly Mutts, Inc.—Organization Support ($1,100)

  • DONORS:
    • Thomas Mertz, Sunbury Motors Company

    GRANTS:
    • DIG Furniture Bank—Sustainable Mattress Purchasing ($800)
    • Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA—Children’s Programs Financial Assistance ($1,200)
    • Spreading Antlers Children’s Foundation—Organization Support ($800)
    • Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic—Reducing the Wait for Denture Care ($1,000)

  • DONORS:
    • Stephen A. Engle
    • Purdy Insurance Agency Inc.

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

    GRANTS:
    • St. John’s Lutheran Church—Kate’s Kupboard ($1,500)

  • GRANTS:
    • Haven Ministry—The Building Fund ($5,000)
    • Mertz Family Memorial Fund—Annual Fund Transfer ($22,000)
    • Northumberland County Historical Society, Inc.—Organization Support ($1,000)
    • Sunbury’s Revitalization Inc.—Organization Support ($2,000)
    • The ReFuge—Organization Support ($2,000)

Field of Interest Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Clyde H. Jacobs Trust

    GRANTS:
    • Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.—2024/25 Social Service Support for Blind/Low Vision Customers
    • Degenstein Community Library—Storywalk
    • Spreading Antlers Children’s Foundation—Swim Safe Program
    • Susquehanna Council, Boy Scouts of America—Sunbury and Selinsgrove Area Scouting ($2,500)

  • GRANTS:
    • Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania—Girl Scout Leadership Experience ($2,500)
    • Sunbury Bible Church—Photography ($1,300)
    • ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer Fund—ThinkBIG Family Care Program ($500)

  • GRANTS:
    • Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.—2024/25 Social Service Support for Blind/Low Vision Customers ($2,500)
    • ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer Fund—ThinkBIG Family Care Program ($200)

  • GRANTS:
    • A Community Clinic, Inc.—Medical Care for Low Income, Uninsured Valley Residents ($50,000)
    • Girls on the Run Mid State PA—Fostering Mentally, Physically, Emotionally and Socially Strong, Healthy and Confident Girls ($5,000)
    • Line Mountain Area Food Bank—Food Supplement Assistance for Line Mountain Area ($1,800)

  • GRANTS:
    • 3P Ride—Stop Hopper Local Match ($5,000)
    • Degenstein Community Library—StoryWalk ($100)
    • DIG Furniture Bank—Sustainable Mattress Purchasing Initiative ($5,000)
    • Setebaid Services, Inc.—Camp Setebaide and The HDYC 2025 Camperships, Sunbury ($5,000)
    • St. Matthews Episcopal Church—Cole Allen Diaper Pantry ($2,100)

  • GRANTS:
    • Birthright of Sunbury, Inc.—Family Assistance for Diapers and Infant Formula ($6,000); Family Assistance for Infant Crib Mattresses ($1,400)
    • Geisinger Health System Foundation—Children’s Advocacy Center Sunbury: Utilizing Forensic Interviews for Trauma Victims ($10,000)
    • Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA—Children’s Programs Financial Assistance ($10,000)
    • St. John’s Lutheran Church—Kate’s Kupboard ($11,360)
    • Sunbury Bible Church—Photography ($270)
    • Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic—Dental Care for Uninsured/Underinsured Patients ($40,000)

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Alexandria Allbeck ($700)
    • Brooke Barwick ($700)
    • Emma Bronowicz ($1,707)
    • Braelyn Duncheskie ($700)
    • Mary Dunkelberger ($700)
    • Leah Hepner ($3,107)
    • Meghan Hudson ($3,107)
    • Samantha Hudson ($3,107)
    • Erika Meiser ($700)
    • Olivia Miller ($3,107)
    • Emma O'Neill ($3,107)
    • Lillian Rees ($3,107)
    • Addalyn Shingara ($3,107)
    • Zackery Smith ($3,107)
    • Taylor Zacharda ($3,107)
    • Queenlyn Zartman ($700)

  • DONORS:
    • Benjamin Bastian Trust
    • Easter Seal Society Trust
    • Elste Charitable Trust
    • 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:
    • Leadership Susquehanna Valley—LSV Nonprofit Scholarships 2024/25 ($1,000)
    • Line Mountain Area Food Bank—Organization Support ($700)
    • Line Mountain School District—Unified Inclusion Club ($1,000); Pep Club ($1,000); Archery Boosters ($2,300)
    • Shikellamy School District—Pull-Up Bars ($1,500)
    • Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic—Reducing the Wait for Denture Care ($5,000)

Scholarship Funds

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Emma Bronowicz ($1,400)

  • DONORS:
    • Cynthia J. Evitts

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Harley Rummerfield ($300)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Alexandria Allbeck ($2,417)
    • Brooke Barwick ($2,417)
    • Braelyn Duncheskie ($2,416)
    • Mary Dunkelberger ($2,416)
    • Erika Meiser ($2,417)
    • Queenlyn Zartman ($2,417)

  • DONORS:
    • David & Hilary Albright
    • Rev. Pamela H. Ford
    • Sybil Haddon Snee

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Erika Meiser ($1,925)
    • Alaina Soza ($1,925)

Designated Funds

  • GRANTS:
    • First Presbyterian Church—Support for The Deacons Fund ($650)
    • HandUP Foundation—Organization Support ($650)
    • Haven Ministry—Organization Support ($650)
    • St. John’s Lutheran Church—Kate’s Kupboard ($650)

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

    GRANTS:
    • Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy—Organization Support ($250)
    • The Merrill W. Linn Land & Waterways Conservancy—Organization support ($250)

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

    GRANTS:
    • Degenstein Community Library—Organization Support ($250)
    • Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library—Organization Support ($250)

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

    GRANTS:
    • Shikellamy Braves Foundation—Organization Support ($825)
    • Shikellamy School District—Forensics Program ($825)
    • Shikellamy School District—High School Tennis ($825)
    • Shikellamy School District—Theatre Program ($825)

Community Impact & Pass Through Funds