The Margaret Trew Cline Foundation concentrates its giving locally through a single intermediary, directing all recorded grants to the Adams County Community Foundation to support the South Central Community Action Program. Its strategy appears focused on funding community-level social services in south-central Pennsylvania rather than making many direct grants to diverse organizations.
Margaret Trew Cline Foundation’s recorded giving is built around Adams County Community Foundation, with grants routed through that intermediary to support local services in south-central Pennsylvania. The largest recent award in the file was $84,050 in 2025 for general purpose support, showing that the foundation uses a substantial unrestricted grant to anchor its local giving. Other designated grants point to a narrow set of community institutions and programs: YWCA Gettysburg and Adams County received $30,000 in 2024, and Adams County Historical Society received $20,000 in 2023. Across the file, the foundation funds community action, library access, women and family services, heritage-related work, soup kitchen operations, and scholarships. The pattern is consistent with a place-based funder that channels resources into a single local grantmaking hub rather than spreading support across many organizations. Its grants are earmarked for specific purposes in several cases, including the Battlefield Overlook Event Center and South Central Community Action Program. The recent record shows a small number of recipients, repeated support for several local institutions, and a clear concentration on public-facing services for Adams County residents.
The foundation supports anti-poverty and social-service work through South Central Community Action Program, including a $10,000 grant in 2023 and another $10,000 grant in 2024 earmarked exclusively for Adams County. It also funds women and family services: Adams County Community Foundation received $30,000 in 2024 for YWCA Gettysburg and Adams County, plus $10,500 in 2023 for the same purpose. Library access is another recurring theme, with $10,500 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 for the Adams County Library System. Cultural and heritage-related support appears as well, including $20,000 in 2024 for the Adams County Historical Society designated for the Battlefield Overlook Event Center. Smaller grants reached Gettysburg Community Soup Kitchen and Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S. in 2024.
Typical grant size sits at $7,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $15,250 at the 75th percentile. The distribution includes one much larger 2025 award of $84,050, but most recent grants cluster around five-figure and sub-five-figure amounts. Recipients recur across years: Adams County Community Foundation appears in every listed grant, while several designated purposes reappear, including the library system, South Central Community Action Program, YWCA Gettysburg and Adams County, and the Adams County Historical Society. The foundation funds through a single intermediary rather than making direct grants to a wide set of organizations, and the record identifies designated, program-specific support more often than open-ended project funding.
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$128K
Most grants fall between $8K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Highly concentrated: all grants are to a single local community foundation (repeat, multi-grant relationship) likely used as an intermediary to fund one community action program; small number of grants but focused impact rather than broad diversification.
Notable grantees: Adams County Community Foundation, South Central Community Action Program (beneficiary/partner)
All recorded grants in the file went to recipients in Pennsylvania, and 100% of grants were awarded to organizations in the foundation’s HQ state. The giving is concentrated in Gettysburg, where Adams County Community Foundation is located and where the designated programs are anchored. That local pattern extends to Adams County institutions and services, including the Adams County Library System, Adams County Historical Society, YWCA Gettysburg and Adams County, Gettysburg Community Soup Kitchen, and Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S. The geographic scope is local rather than multistate or international.
It funds local community services in south-central Pennsylvania through Adams County Community Foundation. Recent grants support South Central Community Action Program, YWCA Gettysburg and Adams County, the Adams County Library System, Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg Community Soup Kitchen, and Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S.
The grant-size distribution centers on $7,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $15,250 at the 75th percentile. The recent file also includes a larger $84,050 award in 2025.
Yes. Adams County Community Foundation appears in every listed grant, and several purposes recur across years, including South Central Community Action Program, YWCA Gettysburg and Adams County, the Adams County Library System, and Adams County Historical Society.
All recorded grants in the file went to Pennsylvania recipients, with 100% of grants awarded in the HQ state. The listed grants are centered in Gettysburg and other Adams County-related organizations.
The foundation’s grants are often earmarked for specific local purposes: general purpose support, social-service work through South Central Community Action Program, YWCA Gettysburg and Adams County, the Adams County Library System, the Adams County Historical Society and Battlefield Overlook Event Center, and support for Gettysburg Community Soup Kitchen and Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $110,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TOTEM POLE PLAYHOUSE | FAYETTEVILLE, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $84,050 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $30,000 | 2024 | FOR YWCA GETTYSBURG AND ADAMS COUNTY |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | FOR ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - DESIGNATED FOR THE BATTLEFILED OVERLOOK EVENT CENTER |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | FOR ADAMS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS - TO BE EARMARKED EXCLUSIVELY FOR FOR ADAMS COUNTY |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | FOR GETTYSBURG COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | FOR GETTYSBURG C.A.R.E.S. |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | FOR ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $10,500 | 2023 | FOR THE ADAMS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $10,500 | 2023 | FOR YWCA GETTYSBURG AND ADAMS COUNTY |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM |
| ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $1,050 | 2023 | FOR 2022 SCHOLARSHIP |
TOTEM POLE PLAYHOUSE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOR ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - DESIGNATED FOR THE BATTLEFILED OVERLOOK EVENT CENTER
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS - TO BE EARMARKED EXCLUSIVELY FOR FOR ADAMS COUNTY
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM