{"id":149688,"date":"2026-05-31T13:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T17:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149688"},"modified":"2026-05-31T13:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T17:51:46","slug":"treasurer-stacy-garrity-celebrates-529-day-with-more-than-33000-in-awards-for-pennsylvania-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149688","title":{"rendered":"Treasurer Stacy Garrity Celebrates 529 Day with More Than $33,000 in Awards for Pennsylvania Families"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harrisburg, PA\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today encouraged families to celebrate 529 Day by taking advantage of the Pennsylvania Treasury Department\u2019s 529 Day promotion, which is offering more than $33,000 in awards. Families who save with the\u00a0PA 529 College and Career Savings Program<\/a>\u00a0may be eligible to win one of six regional awards \u2013 a $5,529 deposit into their PA 529 account.\u00a0The 529 Day promotion ends May 31, 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery child\u2019s future is full of possibilities, and I\u2019m thrilled Treasury is able to offer over $33,000 in awards to help encourage families to start saving early,\u201d Treasurer Garrity said. \u201cEven small contributions made today can grow over time and help families prepare to fund their child\u2019s education – no matter what path they choose after high school.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be eligible for the promotion, families must contribute at least $10 to a new or existing\u00a0PA 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan (GSP)<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0PA 529 Investment Plan (IP)<\/a>\u00a0account by May 31, 2026, and the account owner must be a Pennsylvania resident. Official rules and additional information are available at\u00a0pa529.com\/529day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gift contributions of at least $10 made during the promotional period also qualify. Family and friends can contribute to a child\u2019s PA 529 account by visiting\u00a0\u00a0pa529.com\/gift<\/a>. Here you can find information about purchasing and redeeming PA 529 gift cards as well as making online contributions using Ugift.<\/p>\n

The PA 529 program has been helping families save and pay for education for more than 30 years. There are two plans to choose from, the PA 529 GSP and the\u00a0Morningstar Gold-Rated<\/a>\u00a0PA 529 IP.<\/p>\n

The PA 529 GSP lets families save at today\u2019s tuition rates to cover tomorrow\u2019s tuition costs and PA 529 GSP\u00a0fees are waived<\/a>\u00a0through June 30, 2026. The PA 529 IP has multiple investment options to choose from and returns tied to financial markets. Treasurer Garrity has cut PA 529 fees numerous times, resulting in over $22 million in savings for Pennsylvania families.<\/p>\n

Both plans offer state and federal\u00a0tax advantages<\/a>, and PA 529 assets don\u2019t impact a student\u2019s eligibility for Pennsylvania state financial aid. PA 529 accounts can be used for a wide variety of qualifying technical, collegiate, and apprenticeship expenses like tuition, fees, books, equipment, room and board, and more.<\/p>\n

Every child born in Pennsylvania on or after January 1, 2019 \u2014 as well as children adopted by Pennsylvania families \u2014 have a $100 jumpstart to their education savings through Treasury\u2019s Keystone Scholars program. Families can claim their child\u2019s scholarship and learn more at\u00a0pa529.com\/keystone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0pa529.com<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about saving with PA 529 and\u00a0pa529.com\/529day<\/a>\u00a0for 529 Day promotion details and official rules.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Pennsylvania Treasury, visit\u00a0patreasury.gov<\/a>\u00a0and be sure to stay up to date with all Pennsylvania Treasury news on Facebook (PA Treasurer Stacy Garrity<\/a>) \u00a0and Instagram (@PATreasury<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nSteve Chizmar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harrisburg, PA\u00a0\u2014 Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today encouraged families to celebrate 529 Day by taking advantage of the Pennsylvania Treasury Department\u2019s 529 Day promotion, which is offering more than $33,000 in awards. Families who save with the\u00a0PA 529 College and Career Savings Program\u00a0may be eligible to win one of six regional awards \u2013 a $5,529 … Continue reading Treasurer Stacy Garrity Celebrates 529 Day with More Than $33,000 in Awards for Pennsylvania Families<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pennsylvania-Treasury.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=149688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149689,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149688\/revisions\/149689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/120734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=149688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=149688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=149688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}