Adams County Arts Council
Incorporated in 1993, the Adams county arts conucil is a nonprofit organization which supports the arts throughout Adams county, Pennsylvania. Acac's mission is to cultivate an arts-rich community. Acac's primary goals are to provide high quality arts education opportunities for students, to support local arts presenters, schools, and artists, and to promote economic development through the arts.
Adams County Arts Council at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,774,625
- -9.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $567,447
- -27.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $5,731
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $662,311
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Adams County Arts Council
- Next open deadline
- February 1, 2027 (Mel Shull and Nanette Hatzes Memorial Fund Grants)
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from Adams County Arts Council
Adult Scholarship
Adams County Arts Council
Amount
Full scholarship
Deadline
Deadline not published
Arts Education Grants
Adams County Arts Council
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Mel Shull and Nanette Hatzes Memorial Fund Grants
Adams County Arts Council
Amount
Up to $675 (Mel Shull Grant) and up to $1,000 (Nanette Hatzes Grant)
Deadline
Expected ~February
Based on past cycles
Who Adams County Arts Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $42K (2021). In 2023 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County Community Founda Gettysburg, PA | Scholarships | $41,504 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,774,625 | $567,447 | $662,311 | — | — | $5,731 |
| 2024 | $1,954,848 | $779,390 | $697,002 | — | — | $6,027 |
| 2023 | $1,956,047 | $804,854 | $718,460 | $2,500 | Total only | $2,158 |
| 2022 | $1,823,412 | $684,429 | $658,939 | — | — | $1,298 |
| 2021 | $1,821,265 | $908,537 | $646,347 | $41,504 | 1 | $393 |
| 2020 | $1,609,213 | $502,232 | $528,537 | — | — | $2,177 |
| 2019 | $1,553,812 | $645,297 | $610,860 | — | — | $1,554 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Adams County Arts Council
Based on IRS filings
Adams County Arts Council is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Gettysburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $6K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Adams County Arts Council is led by Donald Sanders, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Donald Sanders
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Bucher
Director
Director → 1st Vice President, 2020
1st Vice President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pauline Levan
Director
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stuart S. Kravits
Director
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lois Starkey
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Singley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Gillis
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zhanibek Zhumadil
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori McCullough
Executive Di
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$51K (2025)
Brenda McCabe
Secretary
Secretary → Director, 2022
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra K Westmoreland
2nd Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Flickinger
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Coyle
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Lisa Cadigan (2022–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Robert Phillips (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Tammie Woolgar (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Darlene Brown (2019–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Cassondra Selby (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jill Rakowicz (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Leona Rega (2020–2022) — Past Executive Director
- Former: Jennie Dillon (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Holly Purdy (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Judie Butterfield (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Todd A. King (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kim Bond (2021) — Director
- Former: Montserrat Fonseca-Estrada (2021) — Director
- Former: Chris Glatfelter (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Danny Sebright (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Roger Lund (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Holly Fox (2019) — Director
- Former: Jane Hyde (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $51K, to Lori McCullough (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Adams County Arts Council
How large is Adams County Arts Council?
Adams County Arts Council reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $567K.
What is Adams County Arts Council?
Adams County Arts Council is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Gettysburg, PA. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Adams County Arts Council operate?
Adams County Arts Council has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Adams County Arts Council's EIN?
Adams County Arts Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2735477. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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