September 11, 2025
Community Giving Foundation: Sunbury announces grant awards totaling $202,330 to local charitable nonprofits and government agencies through their 2025 competitive process. The awards were supported through the following funds: Bill and Ann Roll Fund, Clyde H. Jacobs Fund, Gladys C. Dagle Fund, Gloria Faylor Karchner Healthcare Fund, Martz’s Game Farm Fund, Mary E. and J. Guy Lesher Fund, C. Preston and Kathryn S. Geist Fund, Sunbury Area Health Fund, and Sunbury Charitable Purposes Fund.
2025 Competitive Grant Awards
- A Community Clinic, Inc.—2025/26 Medical Care for Low Income/Uninsured Valley Residents, $50,000
- Birthright of Sunbury, Inc.—Family Assistance for Diapers and Infant Formula, $5,000
- Birthright of Sunbury, Inc.—Family Assistance for Infant Crib Mattresses, $1,000
- Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.—2025/26 Prevention of Blindness Programming for Children and Adults, $4,000
- Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.—2025/26 Social Services Support for Blind/Low Vision Customers, $4,000
- Degenstein Community Library—Mother Goose on the Loose Early Literacy Program, $2,500
- DH&L Ambulance—Video Laryngoscope, $2,000
- DIG Furniture Bank—Free Furniture Delivery Support, $5,000
- Family Planning Plus—Outreach for Essential Supplies Awareness, $500
- Family Service Association of NEPA—PA 2011 NE/Help Line, $1,000
- Geisinger Health System Foundation—Children’s Advocacy Center Forensic Interviews, $6,000
- Girls on the Run Mid State PA—Meeting the Mental, Physical, Emotional, and Social Health Needs of Girls, $2,500
- Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA—Children’s Financial Assistance, $10,000
- Haven Ministry—Renovation Phase 2 Support, $15,000
- Leadership Susquehanna Valley—Nonprofit Scholarships, $1,000
- Line Mountain Area Food Bank—Feed the Masses, $4,000
- Line Mountain Nourishing Eagles to Soar Weekend Backpack Food Program—Feeding Hungry Kids, $8,330
- Nicholas Wolff Foundation, Inc.—Camp Victory 2025 Camping Season, $5,000
- rabbitcares—Stop Hopper Local Match, $10,000
- Setebaid Services, Inc.—Camp Setebaid HDYC 2026 Camperships, $5,000
- Sunbury Bible Church—Photographing Accessible Communication, $1,000
- Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic—2025/26 Dental Care for Uninsured/Underinsured Patients, $45,000
- Susquehanna Valley CASA, Voices for Children—Court Appointed Special Advocate Recruitment and Engagement, $4,000
- Susquehanna Valley United Way—United in Recovery, $2,500
- The Arc Susquehanna Valley—Driving to Accessibility, $2,000
- The Salvation Army—Sunbury Food Assistance Program, $5,000
- The Sunbury City Band—Equipment Support, $1,000
Sunbury administers 30 charitable funds, investing over $240,000 annually to local nonprofits and students. A complete list of funds and more information about the Foundation can be found at csgiving.org/sunbury. Nonprofit organizations that provide programming in the Sunbury community and surrounding areas are encouraged to apply during the 2026 competitive grant round, which will open January 5th at csgiving.org/grants.
Sunbury is an affiliate of the Community Giving Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that develops, manages, and distributes funds for charitable purposes, helping donors maximize their community impact in the Central Susquehanna region both now and for future generations.