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April 2026
Treasurer Stacy Garrity: $33,000 in Awards Available During Treasury’s 529 Day Promotion
Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity is encouraging families to save for education with this year’s 529 Day promotion. Families who save with the PA 529 College and Career Savings Program during the month of May could be eligible to win one of six regional awards – a $5,529 deposit into the associated PA 529 account. The promotion period starts tomorrow, May 1, and ends May 31, 2026.
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04/29/2026
Treasurer Stacy Garrity: Children of Pittsburgh Firefighters Get a Big Boost with PA 529 Education Deposits from BlackRock Foundation
Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today celebrated a big investment in the future of Pittsburgh-area children by The BlackRock Foundation. The BlackRock Foundation collaborated with the Pennsylvania Treasury Department’s PA 529 College and Career Savings Program (PA 529) to invest $586,000 for the education savings of 586 children of Pittsburgh Firefighters.
Read Article04/16/2026
Treasurer Stacy Garrity Congratulates Erie Civics Bee Winners with $500 to Boost Education Savings
Erie, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today congratulated the winners of the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership’s fourth annual National Civics Bee. Vihaan Koradia, Jared Kang and Fiona He were the top three finishers in the competition which was held on April 2 at Mercyhurst University. Each winner will receive a $500 deposit into a PA 529 College and Career Savings Program account to recognize their efforts.
Read Article04/16/2026
Treasurer Stacy Garrity Congratulates Lebanon Civics Bee Winners with $500 to Boost Education Savings
Lebanon, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today congratulated the winners of the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce’s National Civics Bee. Blake Summers, Delaney Gawel and Owen Dixon were the top three finishers in the competition which was held on April 7 at Lebanon High School. Each winner will receive a $500 deposit into a PA 529 College and Career Savings Program account to recognize their efforts.
Read Article04/09/2026
Treasurer Stacy Garrity: Keystone Scholars Partners with PA One Book to Promote Early Reading and Financial Literacy
Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced that Treasury’s Keystone Scholars Program, which provides every Pennsylvania child born in 2019 and after a $100 scholarship to jumpstart their education savings, has partnered with Pennsylvania One Book to help promote financial literacy for our youngest Pennsylvanians.
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Treasurer Stacy Garrity Celebrates $10 Million in Scholarships Claimed for Youngest Pennsylvanians
Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced that fees are again going down for many PA 529 Investment Plan (IP) account owners. The new fee cuts implemented by Vanguard will save PA 529 IP account owners about $500,000 annually across the plan.
Read Article03/11/2026
Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces New Fee Cuts for PA 529 Investment Plan
Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced that fees are again going down for many PA 529 Investment Plan (IP) account owners. The new fee cuts implemented by Vanguard will save PA 529 IP account owners about $500,000 annually across the plan.
Read Article02/04/2026
Treasurer Stacy Garrity: Families Can Open a Trump Account When Filing 2025 Taxes
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity is working to help families understand Trump Accounts (formally titled 530A accounts) established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This new investment account for American families has a pilot program that offers a $1,000 contribution for children born in 2025 through 2028.
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Treasurer Stacy Garrity: Need a Last-Minute Gift? Give the Gift of Education with PA 529
Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity wants Pennsylvanians looking for a last-minute gift for a child in their life to know that the gift of education is a perfect option this year, and Treasury has gift cards available to make gift-giving even easier.
Read Article12/03/2025
Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces Progress of WIC-Keystone Scholars Milestone Program
Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity detailed the progress of the WIC-Keystone Scholars Milestone Program (Milestone Program) in partnership with Adagio Health (Adagio). Program participants have now received their year-three education deposit into their Keystone Scholars accounts.
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