About our Foundation


The Abigail L. Longenecker Memorial Foundation provides funds to local nonprofit organizations for specific projects that benefit children.

All supported projects are through LOCAL organizations and 100% of contributions go to funded projects, not operating expenses!

Since 1998, the Foundation has contributed to over 60 projects, 30 local nonprofit organizations, and has distributed over $65,000 in funding. Past projects supported cover a large spectrum of need, including:

  • Funding for two inner city after-school and self esteem programs for teens.
  • Sponsorship of activities for children whose parents were recovering from drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Providing safety equipment for handicapped children attending a therapeutic activity program.
  • Sponsoring programs at summer camp for disabled children.
  • And many more. See more about Past Recipients.
If you would like to submit a project to the Abigail L. Longenecker Memorial Foundation, please view our application page for funding consideration.

Donations to the Abigail L. Longenecker Memorial Foundation can be made by filling out our secure Donations Form or mailing your gift to:

The Abigail L. Longenecker
Memorial Foundation
P.O. Box 4692
Lancaster, PA 17604-4692

All donations are tax deductible.

The Abigail L. Longenecker Memorial Foundation is an exempt organization under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section 501(c) (3). It is also determined that The Abigail L. Longenecker Memorial Foundation is a private foundation within the meaning of section 509 (a) of the code.

The eyes of a child see the needs of a child...

In just 9 years, Abby Longenecker developed a vision far beyond her age. She saw need and she wanted to help. In 1997, just weeks before her death, she was visiting Deb's House, a facility for children and families in crisis, when she looked at her mother and said, "Mommy, can I volunteer here?"

Abby never had the opportunity to volunteer at Deb's House, but her spirit is still helping children who face challenges that children should never have to face.

A vision to bring fun and innocence back to childhood...

Childhood should be a time of innocence and fun, but for many children, it is a time of stress. By raising and distributing funds to organizations for projects that directly benefit children, The Abigail L. Longenecker Memorial Foundation is helping to put some fun and innocence back into many childhoods.

Abigail L. Longenecker Memorial Foundation
P.O. Box 4692 • Lancaster PA, 17604
Phone: (717) 898-9376 • Email: info@abbysfoundation.org

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