News Releases - July 2021


Treasurer Stacy Garrity Encourages Families to Invest Child Tax Credit Funds in PA 529 Accounts

Most families with children will receive $3,000 to $3,600 per child

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity is encouraging Pennsylvanians who receive money from the Child Tax Credit, under the American Rescue Plan Act, to consider investing some or all of those funds into their child’s PA 529 College and Career Savings Program  accounts.



Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces Milestone in Campaign to Highlight Pennsylvania’s Manufacturers and Makers

Treasury celebrates 10 weeks of #MadeInPAMondays social media campaign

Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced today that ten Pennsylvania manufacturers and makers, representing ten counties across the Commonwealth, have participated in the #MadeInPAMondays social media campaign since the initiative began in May.



Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces Record Growth for PA 529 College and Career Savings Program

More than 25,000 new PA 529 accounts were opened over the past year

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced the PA 529 College and Career Savings Program (PA 529) had its best year ever in fiscal year 2020-21, adding 25,004 new accounts while bringing in more than $732 million in total contributions. These numbers are the largest in the nearly 30-year history of PA 529.