Adams County Bar Foundation
Adams County Bar Foundation is a private foundation, based in Gettysburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $614K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $29K. Net investment income was $44K.
Adams County Bar Foundation at a glance
In short: Adams County Bar Foundation gave $29K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $28,500
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,125
- +50.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,900
- Total assets
- $614,270
- +2.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Adams County Bar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mid Penn Legal Services ($18K). Together the top 4 received $29K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Adams County Bar Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2023) to $33K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $29K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Penn Legal Services Gettysburg, PA | Low Income Legal Services | $18,200 |
| Bar Association Law Day Gettysburg, PA | LAW DAY | $4,500 |
| The Dwight D Eisenhower Society Gettysburg, PA | Senior Self Improvement Project | $3,300 |
| United Way of Adams County Gettysburg, PA | Ready to Learn Program | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $614,270 | $53,468 | $38,141 | $28,500 | 4 | $28,500 | $43,827 | $29,292 |
| 2024 | $599,982 | $58,168 | $38,104 | $28,470 | 6 | $28,470 | $48,534 | $28,427 |
| 2023 | $581,804 | $81,795 | $33,048 | $24,120 | 6 | $24,120 | $72,867 | $26,464 |
| 2022 | $534,023 | $-90,009 | $41,495 | $32,720 | 6 | $32,720 | — | $29,589 |
| 2021 | $667,566 | $88,752 | $39,440 | $29,120 | 5 | $29,120 | $78,432 | $30,656 |
| 2020 | $621,593 | $88,369 | $33,938 | $25,100 | 4 | — | $79,531 | $25,813 |
| 2019 | $571,535 | $101,340 | $33,777 | $25,036 | 5 | — | $92,599 | $25,609 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Adams County Bar Foundation reported a distributable amount of $29K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Adams County Bar Foundation is led by Miranda Blazek, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Miranda Blazek
President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brady Rogers
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Marritz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Zerfing
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Sheffer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taureen Moses
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Gaskin
Secretary
Treasurer → Director, 2024
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Alexander
Vice Predide
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Harold Eastman (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Jamison Entwistle (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kristin L. Rice (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Adam D. Boyer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steven Neibler (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Steve Rice (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rukshana Rahman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Rukhsana Rahman (2019) — Director
- Former: Steven D. Niebler (2019) — Treasurer
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.
Frequently asked questions about Adams County Bar Foundation
How much does Adams County Bar Foundation give each year?
Adams County Bar Foundation gave $29K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 6 grants.
What is Adams County Bar Foundation's typical grant size?
Adams County Bar Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,900, and its average grant was $7,125, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Adams County Bar Foundation give grants?
Adams County Bar Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Gettysburg, PA (4 grants).
Does Adams County Bar Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Adams County Bar Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Adams County Bar Foundation?
Adams County Bar Foundation reported $614K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $29K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $29K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Adams County Bar Foundation's EIN?
Adams County Bar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4332204. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
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