The Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains

11/05/2026

The month of November offers extra opportunities for gratitude, and we are thankful for being part of the "United by Community, Funded by Gratitude" campaign with the United Way of Susquehanna County!

This campaign encouraged people to share stories of gratitude and showcased the many ways that kindness shows up in our community every day. The campaign also unlocked a $20,000 donation to the United Way of Susquehanna County from the Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains!

Thank you to everyone who helped make this campaign a success. The United Way of Susquehanna County does so much good in our region and we value our shared history serving Susquehanna County.

You can still read the stories of gratitude shared through the campaign and learn more about the United Way of Susquehanna county here: https://unitedwayofsusquehannacounty.org/unitedbycommunity/

10/30/2026

We were honored to serve as the host site and to be part of the Wills for Heroes event in Susquehanna County last weekend. The PA Bar Association and the Susquehanna County Bar Association partnered to offer this event for first responders, military veterans, and their spouses/partners.

Thank you to these Associations, to the lawyers who volunteered, and also to the law office staff and community members who volunteered to serve in other needed capacities. Most especially, we thank our veterans and first responders for their service!

10/29/2026

Over 200,000 children live in households headed by grandparents or other relatives and more than 80,000 grandparents in Pennsylvania are responsible for meeting the basic needs of these children.*

These grandfamilies have unique needs and Supporting Area Families Everyday (SAFE) is one of the nonprofit organizations helping to support them in Susquehanna and Bradford Counties. To learn more about grandfamily support and other vital programs offered through SAFE, please visit www.safenepa.org.

The Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains is glad to help support SAFE’s grandfamily program through recent grants from one of our Donor Advised Funds and from our Susquehanna County Community Fund! To learn more about how you can maximize your philanthropic impact in the Endless Mountains, please visit www.community-foundation.org. We’re here to help you make a lasting difference in our community!

*Data from PennState Extension

10/19/2026

𝙀𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡

National Estate Planning Awareness Week is coming up from October 19 through 25. This comes on the heels of August’s Make-A-Will Month. A reminder to “make a will” is good advice, of course, but a thoughtful estate plan usually involves much more than a single document. And if charitable giving is important to you, making sure all the pieces work together can be especially important.

National Estate Planning Awareness Week is coming up from October 19 through 25. This comes on the heels of August’s Make-A-Will Month. A reminder to “make a will” is good advice, of course, but a thoughtful estate plan usually involves much more than a single document. And if charitable givin...

10/12/2026

𝑺𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒊𝒑𝒔

If your email inbox and even your actual mailbox is any indication, year-end must be right around the corner! You’ve likely already started to get reminders, tax tips, charitable giving strategies, and appeals from organizations you care about. It can be a lot! The good news is that thoughtful year-end giving does not have to be complicated. Your community foundation can help you sort through the noise, coordinate with your tax and financial advisors, and focus on the decisions that really matter.

In that spirit, here are five action steps to help you make sense of the communications you’re receiving:

If your email inbox and even your actual mailbox is any indication, year-end must be right around the corner! You’ve likely already started to get reminders, tax tips, charitable giving strategies, and appeals from organizations you care about. It can be a lot! The good news is that thoughtful yea...

10/08/2026

Your first call for charitable giving - today is DAF Day!

The Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains is here for you! Whether you are making grants from your donor-advised fund on national DAF Day, moving your donor-advised fund to the community foundation from a commercial provider, or building a philanthropy plan for your family, our staff are here to help!

https://community-foundation.org/

10/05/2026

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝

If you’ve supported a particular charitable organization for many years, and perhaps even served on its board of directors, you are likely familiar with some basic concepts of “trust-based philanthropy,” even if you didn’t know that’s what it is called.

We can help you create a giving approach that provides both flexibility and confidence.

A donor-advised or other type of fund at the community foundation can give you a convenient home for your charitable giving while allowing you to recommend grants over time. Our team can also help you conduct due diligence, evaluate opportunities, and stay connected with the organizations you support, so that trust does not mean giving without information, but rather giving from a place of knowledge and partnership.

If you’ve supported a particular charitable organization for many years, and perhaps even served on its board of directors, you are likely familiar with some basic concepts of “trust-based philanthropy,” even if you didn’t know that’s what it is called. As a consistent supporter of the non...

10/01/2026

DAF Day is coming up on October 8!

Reach out to our staff at The Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains to learn why organizing your charitable giving through a donor-advised fund (DAF) is just the beginning of your journey to make an impact.

We're here to help you discover all the ways you can make a difference in the community you love during your lifetime and beyond!

https://community-foundation.org/

10/01/2026

Congratulations to United Way on reaching an incredible milestone of 200 stories! 🎉💛 What a wonderful accomplishment and such a meaningful reflection of the positivity, kindness, and connection happening throughout our community. Here’s to continuing to spread positivity and celebrate the good all around us!

💚 200 GRATITUDE STORIES. $20,000 BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY. 💚

WE DID IT! 🎉
Yesterday, we reached our goal of 200 Gratitude Stories!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who took a moment to share something—or someone—you’re grateful for. Your stories have reminded us just how much good is happening right here in our community.

And thanks to the incredible generosity of The Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains every gratitude story means $100 back into our community.

That’s $20,000! 💚

Think about what that can mean for local children and families. All because you took a moment to share your gratitude. That’s a BIG deal.

🌳 And because we are enjoying your stories SO much, we’re going to accept stories through October! 🥰

So even though we’ve reached our original goal, we want to keep the gratitude growing. Keep sharing the good. Keep celebrating the people who make a difference. Keep telling us what you’re grateful for.

🌳 Be sure to check out our Gratitude Tree and read all of the wonderful stories that have come in:
👉 https://unitedwayofsusquehannacounty.org/unitedbycommunity/

And who knows how many more stories we’ll collect by the end of October! 💚

Because when we recognize the good in our community, good has a way of growing.

💚 200 stories. $20,000. And now… more gratitude to come.

Thank you for being United By Community!